Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-05

Sheriff Higgins and Lieutenant Bal
lard brought up from Roswell last night
William Hall, found guilty of murder in
the first degree, for safe keeping pend
ing his appeal to the territorial supreme
court. Hall is a gambler, and on Jan
uary s last shot a man in a house OF i'll
fame and beat his head to a jelly with a
gun afterwards Hall. was sober at the
time. The officers also brought up
Thomas MoseIy, to serve nine months
in the penitentiary for tl%Ourishing Il
deadly weapon.
Contractor j. w. Prough, who suffered
a stroke of paralysis Monday, is i'm
proving rapidly and is now able again to
move his paralyzed limb. He expects to
be at work in a few days.
The military clothing and equipment
that has been accumulating for a long
time in the Fort Marcy s%torehouse, is
being overhanled by a board of survey
today preparatory to condemnation and
sale. The board is composed OF Lieu
tenant Colonel r. G. Rankin. of Las We
gas: Captain Fritz Muller, of this city,
and Captain John Borradaille. OF Albu-
querque. Adjutant General Whiteman
is assisting the board in their labors.
Captain Muller may be back in time
from Cerrillos to take part in the work.
Yesterday the thermometer at the local
weather bureau registered as follows:
Maximum temperature, AS degrees, at
1870 a. M; minimum, IS degrees,
at 500 D. M. The mean temperature
for the "a hours was 40 degrees; mean
daily humidity, Sc per cent. April $
trace of rain.
U. S. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Sho wers in south or NOW fur
ries in north portion tonight; Thursday
fair.
There will be a regular meeting of
Carleton Post, G. A. R., at s p. m. sharp.
Business of Importance is to be tram
sacted in connection with the depart
ment encampment to be held in Santo
Fe on April 10, and the dedication of
the Downs tablet on April IA. Visiting
comrades are cordially invited.
A light shower fell this noon, barely
laying the dust, and her the weather
cleared off bright and pleasant. How
| ever, considerable rain could be seen
| falling in the hills to the east Of the
city.
The New Mexican is in receipt of a
copy of the Official Army Register for
| 1899, from Colonel James Allen of the
| United States signal service, a popular
| and capable officer, we'll and favorably
| known in Santa Fee.
Butchers say there is a scarcity of
| cattle for slaughter in the market,
largely on account Of heavy shipments
| of feeders to Kansas, and other north
ern states, and that there is a slow but
steady tendency to higher prices.
Local dealers in millinery goods re-
port a good demand for fine hats this
Easter season. The styles seem almost
innumerable, and the colors are of the
seems to run to shades of red, and the
more crushed appearance the hat has
the better, only the crush must be ar
tistic in outline.
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the report from the railroads, as the
| territory is being settled up more rap
idly than ever.
A pretty and impressive sight was
last evening at sunset. There IA a rift
in the soggy, sodden clouds along the
western horizon, and the light Of the
sun as it streamed through struck full
on Mt. Badly, but did not reach the re-
mainder of the hills. There is some
snow on. Badly, and the rose-red rays of
the sun played over the streaks of snow
and the bare rocky surface of the UNI
covered parts of the crest, showing the
great knob off in strong contrast with
the sombre blue and gray of the lower
range of mountains. 1t vas as though
a pink arch light had been cast upon
the timberless mountain top, and the
effects of the varying light as the suns
rays faded We're well worth noting by
anybody with an eye to the beautiful
in lights and shadows.
Sheriff Kinsell has brought up from
Cerrillos Jesse Williams, colored, bound
over by the local magistrate to await
action of the grand jury on a charge of
breaking into Louis Darts saloon and
loading his retort on what wine and
whiskey he could lay his hands upon.
| He also stole Sc and a s~ix-shooter from
Chris Green at the Palace hotel, it is
| said.
The water is steadily accommodating in
the reservoir, but it does not come down
| with a rush, because the cold weather
hangs on up in the mountains.
The adjutant general re-equipped the
local cavalry band this morning with
full dress outfits.
1t is reported that the fire department
will be the happy and proud possessor Of
a chemical engine some time this sum
mer; an engine that will be run by cleo
tricity. Santa Fe has a good depart
ment, and that it is capable Of doing
good work has been proven by the effec-
tive way it has handled such fires as
have happened in the last few years,
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