El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25

at about three times as much as they
were year ago.-Albuquerque Jour-
nal-Democrat.
stolen last night and have been unable
to find any trace of them so far-Al-
buquerque Citizen.
Major Luna Is confined to his resi-
dence by 40 attack of fever. q relic he
brought from the Santiago campaign.
Santa Fe New Mexican.
F. E. Dusan, w. +. Davis, and P.
Sheridan, brick layers of Ell Paso, came
building and stopped at the Bon-TOn.
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Guadalupe Garcia, an old time and
respected citizen of the west side, died
at his home yesterday after four
days illness of pneumonia at the age
OF 81 years-Las Vegas Optic.
The Ell Paso HERALD prints an ex-
cellent photo of Governor Otero, be-
sides publishing an elaborate account
of the trip of the governor and party
to the new county of Otero.-Albu-
querque Citizen.
frage in New Mexico are just bit too
early. The people of the territory will
wait a while and watch. The Colorado
example is none too alluring.-Santa
Fee New Mexican.
John Casey, is confined Co his home
with broken right leg the result of
his horse falling upon him. He is do
ing quite as well as could be expected,
but will necessarily be confined to the
house for some time yet.-Silver City
Independent.
Jefferson Reynolds, whose name is
prominently mentioned for appoint
ment as territorial treasurer, has re-
turned to Las Vegas from a lengthy
sOjOurn in Washington and other east
ern points, on business connected with
mining and financial enterprises in
this territory.-Santa Fe New Mex
lean.
In the council bill was introduced
and passed providing for q levy of a
tax of one half mill on horses and
the payment of wild animal bounty
script. The bounties are fixed at So so
for wolves, ST. for lynx and fifty cents
for coyotes or wild cats.-Albuquerqu
Citizen.
The ella Valley, Globe & Northern
railroad was completed to Globe few
days ago, and an excursion rain from
California. Ell PasO and points in Ari-
| IONA, carrying about seventy passen-
gers, was run to Globe to help cele-
brate the event. After speaking and
| other ceremonies on the program, Miss
Maud Kenyon gracefully performed
the task of driving the golden spike
EX.
There is a great deal of speculation
around Santa Fe as to the names of
= a NJ
to fill the various territorial offices.
The coal oil inspector aud the insur-
aDce commissioner are supposed to be
the fat Offices, and there are many
patriots In the territory who would be
willing to accept then, 'simply to help
the governor out. Lords burg Lii
beral.
Owing to the smallpox scare in
Clifton the authorities in Lordsburg
concluded that som ething in the way
of protection was needed. At pub
lie meeting held Monday night it was
decided to quarantine against Clifton.
AT present the quarantine extends
only against Mexicans If the diseas
does not become epidemic there it is
proba BILE this will not be extended but
If 1T becomes very bad there a strict
gun quarantine will be made.-Lords-
burg Leberal.
The government is preparing to
make forest reserve in the Moeollon
country, and another in Otero county,
much to the disgust of the people VINO
| are living in the neigh borhood of the
| section of county IL is proposed to re-
| serve. Senator Ancheta introduced a
resolution requesting the government
not to make any reserve until the ter
ritory had picked out the land that is
coming t. it under the recent act OF
congress donating land to the territory
for school and other purposes 1t is
hoped by that time the forest reservoirs
will have forgotten about New Mexico
l-Lordsburg Liberal.
| Mexico.