Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-02

Among business men generally and
all those having the host interests of tho
city at heart and desiring Il clean and
efficient city administration, Mr., H. b.
Cartwright, senior member of the well
known and reliable firm of II. b. Cart
wright & Bro, seems to be the favorite
for the nomination for mayor at the com
ing city election.
The woman who was killed at Taos,
on Friday. by Felipe Gonzales.
as reported in these columns yeSter-
day. was widow named Rapita Con
Zales. The homicide is undoubtedly in
sane and unaccountable for his terrible
deed. He is still in the county jail at
Taos. but will doubtless soon be removed
to the asylum for the insane at Las We
gas.
George West. well known as IA black
smith in Santa Fe. seems to have land
ed on his feet over at Bland. lmmedi-
ately after establishing his blacksmith
shop there, he was awarded a contract
by Freighter w. l. Trimble to shoe l50
head of horses@nd mules per month at
81 per head and he has all the other
work in his line that he can possibly at
tend to. He writes his friends in this
city that the Golden Cochiti is "A grand
success.
A court martial is in progress this
afternoon at the headquarters of the Ma
tional Guard in this city, with Major N.
l.. King presiding and Lieutenant f. W.
Wientge acting as Judge advocate. The
other members of the court are Captain
w. E. Griffin and Lieutenant John
Shoemaker. The person on trial is
Jose Cienfuegos. a private in company
B, who is charged by Captain Matthews
with non-attendance.
+. C. Bennett and L. A. Goodwin, OF
this city, are arranging at once to es'
tablish a tirst-class meat market al
Bland. They have been promised the
meat contract for the big boarding
houses at the Albemarle mine, which
alone insures the firm plenty of bust
ness from the start. Mr.. Goodwin, who
is an expert plumber and pipe filter,
will take his kit of tools along and will
probably take Il contract on the pipe
line from Media Dia canon to the Abe
marie nine. distant about five and Il
half miles.
Messrs. Goodwin and Bennett. who
were sent out by the pu~blic-spirited
merchants of Santa Fe to repair the
Santa Fe and Bland wagon road u,
Cienega hill, came in last night, report
ing that they had accomplished the i'm
portant work assigned to them and ask
ing that a committee be sent out to in
spect the road. They had seven men a.
work for three days and say that the re
pairs have been made in such a sub
~stantial manner that there need be nc
fear of washouts in future, Freightel
John Nagel had no difficulty in hauling
5000 pounds up Cienega hill yesterda,
with four animals. He IA pleased a
the well-timed achievement of the loca
merchants. The rest of the road tt
Bland is in good condition.
The NEW MEXICAN takes pleasure il
calling the particular attention of it,
numerous readers to the statement o
the condition of the First Nationa
bank, of Santa Fe. which appears else
where in these columns. This statemen
as usual reflects the careful, conserva
tive and able management of Presi
dent Palen, and the other di
%rectors. This is the Oldest and mos
substantial banking house in New Mex
leo and justly enjoys the confidence o
the people to Il larger degree than an,
other institution of the kind in the ter
ritOry. The current statement show
it to be in a most satisfactory condition