Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-31
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

A picnic party for a pleasure trip to
Monument Rock is talked of for next
Sunday.
The city authorities are looking after
the condition OF Upper Palace avenue.
| 1t is well.
John Bach, section foreman at Hot
Springs, has been transferred to the
Lamy branch.
U. S. weather bureau forecast for
New Mexico: Partly cloudy weather
tonight and Thursday.
There was a very large attendance at
Juan Jose Luian's funeral as he was a
man who was much thought of.
The territorial board of dental ex-
aminers hold their annual meeting in
Silver City on September 2 and 3.
The justices of the territorial Supreme
court are busily engaged preparing
opinions in cases that have been argued.
The Santa Fe road is doing such a
heavy through freight business that the
yards along the main line are often
blocked and passenger trains are delayed
in getting through.
The Postof1ice department decides
that all printing in. imitation of type
writing must hereafter pay letter post
age, because of clever limitations OF
printing establishments.
Juan Lopez. q little hunchback boy
who was always about the streets, died
yesterday at the home of his parents on
the south side, and will be buried from
Guadalupe church tomorrow.
Yesterday the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol
grees at $3.50 p. M; minimum, 81 degrees
at 2:1O a. m. The mean temperature fol
the "a hours was 6s degrees.
Tomorrow the U. S. Indian school
ball team and the team composed of
city players, who played last week, will
play at the college grounds; as the town
teams are strong and a great deal OF
rivalry exists between them, a good
game is assured.
The New MEXICAN has from time tt
time called attention to the fact thai
the county Jail is in a very weak con
dition, and as the escape of Cano, th'
murderer, yesterdays bears it out, it il
to be hoped that the commissioners viii
take the matter in hand.
Says the Albuquerque Democrat: "A
5%4-pound brick of gold and silver com
bined was shipped to the refinery by the
Cochiti Gold Mining Company last week
1t was the result of a clean up of tw,
watts which had only been partially filled
with ara md Nyos aStinatan nv nl1t
siders to be worth something Owe
81, 900"
A prominent Indiana physician de
clares that one death in seven through
out the world results from consumption
Many other physicians are posting the
public on the deadly extent of tuber
culosis, and as sufferers inquire as tt
the best location of sanitariumS, theil
attention will be more and more turned
towards Santa Fe.
Assistant Postmaster Kaune has re
ceived a letter from Captain Muller, O
the ''Rough Riders" The letter II
principally on business matters, but thu
captain notes that whereas he left thi
city with 103 men, there are now of tina
number AZ, either dead or sick-sOme ii
Cuba, some in Florida, and some a
Montauk Point. 1t is a sad, sad tale il
brief %the-captain has to tell.
Arrangements have been made t.
have one of the most interesting bicycl
tournaments that ever took place il
Santa Fe. in connection with the base
ball games at the college grounds Of
September 7, 8 and 9, between the San
ia FEES and Albuquerque's. Entries t
the bicycle races will be received at 4,
Andrews store up to September
The grounds and track at the colleg'
are being placed in good condition.
The family of w. W. Smith, Of Audi
bon, Ia, who have been in Silver Cit
since July /, last, went north over tn
narrow gauge today, en- route home.
w. b. Starr, of Centralia, Mo-, VIII
came to this country to buy sheep, re
turned north today over the D. & r. G
He says buying is slow because grower
are holding for higher prices than feed
ers can pay, and the market must re
main quiet until prices come down.
Business in Santa Fe is evidentl,
picking up. The Wells-Fargo EXPIRES
Company has, by its reports, done tn
best business this past month than il
any month for the past ten years.
j. G. Schumann has settled with tn,
insurance adjusters for the fire losses o.
his boot and shoe stock, and the stool
was disposed of at private sale today t.
Charles Haspelmath, who will make
special sale of the same.
Mr.. R. L. Baca vas arrested on
warrant issued out of Justice Romero
court OF the charge of carrying deadl
weapons. He gave bonds and the hear
ing will take place tomorrow.
The Oyster Season.
The oyster season opens tonight i
Santa Fe, and Mr.. Conway, of the Bo
Ton restaurant, desires to say to hi
patrons that the restaurant will be cor
stantly supplied with the finest in tn
market from now until the season closes