Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-16

in filling in the new Riverside street.
Yesterday the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature, II de-
grees at Las p. m: minimum, SO degrees
at $50 a. III. The mean temperature for
the "a hours wa GO degrees.
An important meeting of the city coun-
Gil will be held this evening at s o'clock.
As q subject of more than ordinary pub
lie moment will be considered and acted
upon, it would be well for a goodly num-
Der of outsiders, who have property and
business interests in the city, to attend
this meeting.
kilograms have been received in the
city from Captain Max. Luna, Lieuten-
ant Sherrard Coleman and Arthur Hud-
son announcing the safe arrival of the
Rough Riders at Montauk Point, l..
|. The dispatches all state that the
boys are well, although worn out by their
services in Cuba.
The cake walk will begin tonight at 8
o'clock. Gray's hall has been arranged
for the occasion, and one of the funniest
and most enjoyable entertainments ever
given in this city will result from the
efforts of those who have volunteered to
take part to learn the most approved
step for the occasion.
Saturday evening Hon. j. d. Sena en-
t%ertained a number of the employees of
the NEW MEXICAN at his home with an
elegant lunch and other nice things to
refresh the inner man. The boys
present are of the opinion that Mr..
Sena is a prince of good fellows and
thoroughly understands the art OF look
ing after the comfort of his guests.
County School Superintendent Pine is
doing all in his power to promote the
| success of the Teachers institute now
in session in Santa Fe, and the teach
ers of the city and county W it to
themselves and their noble profession to
aid him by generally attending the in
stitute and participating in the exer-
cises.
Deputy Sheriff Huber returned from
| Bonanza late last night, whittier he
went to serve q warrant, sworn out of
Justice Germans court, charging A. +.
Laudenslager with the larceny of a
burro. The personal recognizance of
the accused was accepted for his APP
pearance in court in his own proper
person.
Don't miss seeing the cake walk at
Gray's hall tonight. Funniest thing
ever heard OF in this part of the coun-
try.
Alberto Garcia, who has been engaged
in the collection of the city school poll
tax for three days, reports that he has
collected 1925, out of a total of about
81, 800 due the schools from this source.
In this connection, it may be added
that the clerk of the board of education
has authorized the collectors to bring
suit against persons refusing to pay this
tax.
The heavy and timely rains of the past
ten days have proved a blessing to the
fruit growers and ranchmen of this re-
gion. and, while contributing very much
to freshness and beauty of this fair city,
have made it more than ever important
to guard against disease by thoroughly
cleaning up the streets, alleys and back
yards. Excessive moisture invariably
makes garbage heaps much more threat
ening to health than they are in dry
weather.
The commanding officer of the New
Mexico National Guard, acting during
Colonel Whiteman's illness, on yesterday
%telegraphed Captain Strover at Whipple
barracks that peace had been declared
Land for the New Mexico battalion of the
territorial regiment to suspend hostili-
ties i%nstanter. As no reply has been
received to the order, it is not known
whether the cruel war in Arizona is
over or not.
The excavation for the Santa Fe Fruit
Company's evaporator is almost COM
pleted, and by Saturday evening the
machine will be in place and ready for
work. So Soon as the iron ordered for
the additional building arrives work on
that part of the concern will be pushed
to completion. The lumber is on the
ground, the foundation ready, and
things are fast assuming a very business
like appearance at the company's prop
erty near the depot.
Yesterday afternoon another serious
washout occurred on the Denver " Rio
Grande railroad, this time between EN-
budo and Barranca, on the grade lead
ing out of the Rio Grande canon. The
train which left yesterday morning did
not get any further than Embudo, and
the train due last evening did not ar
rive until this afternoon. A transfer of
passengers, mail and express was made
this morning and traffic resumed. A
large force of men is at work repairing
the damage to the road bed and track,
and it is thought that the work will be
finished either this evening or early in
the morning,
According to the report of City Physi.
clan Knapp, there is at present but one
case of smallpox in the city, but, as
many cases Of the dread disease are
known to exist in the southern part OF
the territory, it is clearly the duty OF
the city council to take immediate and
effective measures to prevent the APP.
%pearance Of any more cases in the city,
The New MEXICAN fully agrees with
Aldermen Mcpherson and Solignac that
compulsory vaccination should be adopt.
ed by ordinance at the special meeting
of the city council this evening. An
ounce of preventive is as much superior
to a pound of cure as a golden eagle is
more valuable than q smooth nickel.