Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-06
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

U. S. weather bureau f%orecastfo New
Mexico: Fair tonight and Saturday.
The Democrats of precinct No. IS
have nominated Ascension Rael or
Justice of the peace and Pablo Lucero y
Vigil for constable.
Yesterday the thermometer at the local
weather bureau registered as follows:
Maximum temperature, n degrees, at
2:4O D. M; minimum, 13 degrees, at 1915
a. m. The mean temperature for the
"a hours was 20 degrees; daily rela-
tive humidity, 4s per cent.
The Historical Society has recently
received two important gifts. The first
of these is an ancient copper bell cast
in this territory and bearing the date
174l and a Latin inscription signifying.
II ring for the living and toll for the
dead" This valuable relic was present.
ed by Colonel E. II. Bergman. The
other is the original commission of Kit
Carson as second lieutenant of mounted
| rfemen, dated June 0, 1s4T, and signed
| by James X. Polk, president, and W.. l..
Marcy, secretary of war. This was sent
by Mr.. John A. Ross, of Las Vegas, to
Governor Otero, and by the latter trans
mitted to Hon. L. B. Prince as president
of the Historical Society, to be preserved
| and exhibited in the rooms of that insti-
tuition. An autograph signature of Kit
| Carson as Indian agent is attached to
| the commission.
The w. B. Y. has received the follow
ing periodicals for the reading room at
| the public library: Harpers' Monthly,
Harpers' Weekly, Harpers' Round Ia
BILE, Scribners' Magazine, The Century,
| The Bookman, Review of Reviews,
Youths Companion, Land of Sunshine,
st. Nicholas and the Boston Woman's
| Journal. The Christmas numbers of
these publications may be found on the
tables in the library rooms, which are
open to the public on the afternoons and
evenings of Wednesday and Saturday
of each week.
Grip has become so prevalent n so
virulent in it's attacks in eastern cities
that business firms are sending out an
nouncements to the effect that custom
ers must be patient in waiting for goods
| OlteltN, do lltli ChipicS - "a 'NSi's go
down with the disease. The past week
The New Mexican has been almost dis
abled from the same cause, but the SICK
are recovering and returning to their
positions.
The funeral of Mrs. Refugio j.. Con
zales, who died night before last, took
place this morning with impressive GER
emonies at the cathedral and interment
in Rosario cemetery, and vas largely
attended, the military band leading the
funeral cortege, as the grandson of the
deceased, Rudolfo Gonzales, is a mem
Der of that organization.
A crazy gentleman who signs himself
king of the Universe is interviewing
local people of prominence. He accost-
ed one of Santa Fe's capitalists the 9TH
err day and requested him to pay the
$50, 900, 900 that he owed. Newspaper
men are carefully scanning their large
debts for the purpose of seeing II they
have overlooked any million-dollar ac-
counts.
Rev. G. S. Madden is in receipt OF a
telegram from Dwight l.. Moody, the
evangelist, stating that he will arrive
in this city Tuesday and will speak
Wednesday. The Presbyterians and
Methodists will hold union services at
that time. The hour and place will be
announced later.
Last evening Hilario Lucero was ar
rested for drunkenness and disturbing
the peace and placed in the jail over
night to reflect upon the error of his
way. This morning Justice Garcia fin
ed him SIS and trimmings, and in default
of payment Hilario will spend ten days
in the county bastile.
A number of Santa Fe Elks will go to
Las Vegas Sunday to meet the croWo
which is coming to assist in the work OF
installing the new lodge.
The new management of the Claire
reports that everything about the hotel
is full except the proprietors.
The sidewalks of Santa Fe have not
improved in condition during the WIN
ter.
Rabbit hunting with ferrets is now
the fashionable sport.
At the Hotels.
l A++Lo Eyohooro. Thomas Warner.