El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-24


washout occurred on the Denver q Rio
Grande railroad, this time between
I'm budO and Barranca, on the grade
leading out of the Rio Grande canyon.
New Mexican.
Wheeler, Larson Il Weyland, leasers
on the K. K, are working in an ex-
tensive body of $3.50 ore this week,
and will soon make a shipment of sixty
tons to the Ell Paso smelter.-Sierra
County Advocate.
The Albuquerque Browns and the
Santa F'e Indian club divided the
victories in Saturdays and Sundays
games. The Santa Fe team won
Saturdays game by score of ii to 10.
The Browns yesterday won by score
of "a to 7.-Albuquerque Citizen.
The county board today certified the
Oax rolls. They also appointed the
Oldest son of Felix Martinez-Felix, Jr.
AS cadet to the New Mexico military
academy, Roswell, Cecil Hays, son of
Conductor Richard Hays, being ap-
pointed as alternate.-Las Vegas OPP
tic.
M. ]. Coyle arrived home Saturday
morning. He is one of Rston's gal
liant members of Troop G, Trough Rid
ers," and he would have been given q
public reception had it been known to
his family that he was coming. His
wound is healing, and he is feeling in
good cOndition.-RatOn Range.
Jim De Moss and Carl lGordon emp
Gied their revolvers at each other while
at the roundup in Dark canon above
the stand pipe Saturday last in the
evening. Each shot five times and
Gordon had bone of the left little
finger shattered by bullet.-Roswell
Register.
Major w. H. H. Llewellyn has offer
ed the Mesa Del Orc company S2OO,OOO
for the Hillsboro gold placers. A big
New York syndicate of capitalists is
backing Major Llewellyn in this mat
ter. 1t is not known whether the Mesa
Del Orc company has refused it, but it
is considered altogether likely.-Sier
RS County Advocate.
The total amount of property return
ed for taxation in San Miguel county
for 1898 is "a, 2S3, All; total amount of
exemptions, $219, 4S2; leaving q balance
subject to taxation of $4,073, 932, and
resulting in q revenue to the territory,
city and county, if all taxesare collect
ed, of Sl29, 801.91, under the present
rates of taxation.-Optic.
Hon. II. B. FERGUSON arrived here
ou uOhody IdSG duu was
mediately driven out to the Rosedale
mine by Charles Featherston. He re-
turned to town on Wednesday and took
the afternoon train for Albuquerque
We understand his mission included
the examination of this valuable min
ing property for a syndicate having in
view its purchase.-San Msrcial Bee
Subscriptions to the amount of 1872 90
we're donated by the good people of
Las Vegas, and forwarded today to Ell
PasO, by Rev. j. f. Kellogg, to the
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church at that place, to assist in max
ing the first payment OF $500 OF an in
debtedness now due upon the new
church and parsonage of that church
in that citv.-Las Vegas Optic.
A number of Socorro county boys
stood an examination Monday in an eff
fort to secure the county appointment
as cadet to the New Mexico Military
Institute at Roswell, and all made a
most creditable showing. Leo Watel-
let, of this city, stood first and secured
the appointment as cadet. Charlie
was appointed first alternate
and Max MontOya, bright young man
from San Antonio. was appointed sec
ond alternate.-Socorro Advertiser.
The United States land department
has taken steps to prosecute all persons
having government land under fence,
legal authority. Government
inspectors are at work invest eating |
such cases in Union county. This eff |
fort on the part Of the government |
will no doubt result on forcing the |
land grabbers to take down many miles |
Of fence adjacent to their homesteads |
and presumption claims as we'll as on
land on which there has not been q
fling made.-Las Vegas Optic.
The Washington correspondent of
the Denver News writes: Governor
NJ. A. Otero is at the Shoreham. He
is here looking after some belsted ap-
Dointments. He claims that the ad-
in New Mexico is largely with
the Republicans, and says President
McKinley's administration is
immensely popular. In an
Interview with the Post he
brings Luna out for congress He
says: Captain Max Luna, of Spanish
lineage, especially distinguished him
self in the charge at San Juan. 1t was
that he was killed, but he is
very much alive, and it would not be
If his Republican friends
lid not insist on his running for con-
yress in November. MIR. FERGUSON,
he present delegate, lis Democrat and
vas elected by large majority, but l
lon't think that he would stand any
chance against Captain Luna, who has
Ilready filled offices of Importance in
he territory and whose war record has
made him new friends by the hun
lred.'