El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-25

| NEW MEXICO.
The people of Pennington have
| again taken steps to hold fair this
fall, IMPLYING and illustrating the pro-
ducts of this great county.-San Juan
| Index.
The wonderful revival of mining in
| the Magdalena mountains, and the
establishment of new camp at Tim
Der Peak, Is putting new life into bust
| ness in this section.-Socorro Adver-
| tiser.
Governor Otero while in the east
Rough Riders. Governor Otero Is
fsvorably spoken of as nominee for
delegate to congress by the territorial
republican press.
The price OF cattle still keeps up
though there are few large sales as the
| war has tied up money so that buyers
| who are borrowers find it impossible to
get the money they need in their bust
ness.-Deming Headlight.
A suit has been filed in the district
court for Taos county, by the territory
of New Mexico against the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad company to re-
cover the sum of $4.614,76 delinquent
| taxes. G. A. Sppiess for the plaintiff.
New Mexican.
b. S. Church, as superintendent of
the company's mines, at Jarillas, is
working a force of thirty-ive men and
| A. j. DeMules is working about fifteen
men on his properties.-The Jarillas
camp is going to prove bonanza
Sacramento Chief.
Brown g. Msnzanares Co., having
changed their mind about erecting q
s,,at ~ hot mi
warehouse, have, today, commenced
| the foundation for large, three story
addition, to their already large estab
lishmert.-Las Vegas Optic.
The standard Pullman car Lyons,
which was the only one of the four cars
which went into the Little Colorado at
ST. Joseph that was recovered, went on
| to the east for repairs last night. The
car was pretty badly bruised up all
over and one side was caved in entire
ly.-Abuouerque Democrat.
During the fracas on Saturday night
II persons, under arrest for being
drunk and disorderly on the public
streets of Santa Fee, broke out of the
| shabby apology for city Jail. 1t ap-
pears that almost any able bodied thug
ger can knock down the door of this al
legged Jail with his bare knuckles.-
New Mexican.
Water is now flowing through the
entire length of the canal, having
reached the Black river district last
Wednesday night. The ditch riders
were instructed to deliver water to
farmers, beginning Thursday morning.
w. M. Reed came down from Roswell
and Is now in full charge of the water
service of the irrigation association
Eddy Argus.
Noah w. Ellis, of Lincoln county,
while here last week, bought through
Judge Lea, 440 acres of land four miles
south of town. belonging to j. Smith
Lea. Mr.. Ellis already owned 800
acres adjoining the tract, which gives
him $50 acres in body, all fine land.
He will prospect for artesian water
and if successful will make a fine stock
farm of the tract.-Roswell Record.
In the district court for Santa Fee
county. in the two cases of the Terri
| tory of New Mexico VS.. Francisco
Chaves sheriff and ex-officio collector,
| ct al. Judge Laughlin and c. II. Gill
ldersleeve, attorneys for the defendants,
| have filed q counter claim, in which it
| Is claimed that there is due from the
county to Chaves' estate the sum of
from January 4, 1892. This claim is
made in both cases. making the coun-
| TVS alleged indebtedness to the estate
of Chaves amount to about $40, 900.
This, with the attorneys fees in their
case, should they be allowed. will
make q considerable increase in the
| amount of the county debt.-New Mex
lean.
Deputy Sheriff Meadows returned
yesterday from nine days trip
through the mountains and around the
plains, where he has been with a posse
searching for Lee and Gilliland.
Sheriff Garrett and posse also met
| them on the plains and assisted him in
| the search of all of Lees ranches and
neigh borhood and they failed to find
| trace Of the fugitives- Mr.. Meadows
| says that his pOsee met the negro Ed.
and says that he was badly scared.
Ed said that he did not know
| where Lee was nor had he been seen
for two weeks. The cowboys on the
roundup, several of whom were per-
sonal friends of Meadows report that
he had not been seen by anyone for two
weeks. Mr.. Meadows says that he is
satisfied that both Lee and Gililland
have left the country. Garrett went
back to Las Cruces and hopes to cap
ture them with ,the aid of the tele-
lgra.-SacrameutO Chief.
ARIZONA.