El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-18
New Mexico.

The bill to divide and bankrupt Col
fax county was killed in the council
Friday.-Rston Range.
The supreme court of the territory
Is to open its next session February 20
at Santa Fe.-Roswell Register.
The proposed new sanitsrium is now
certainty, the stock having all
been subscribed.-Las Crucet 1nde-
pendent Democrat.
An effort is being made, instigated
by the ladies of Raton, to have home
for the destitute poor erected in this
city. The legislature will be called
upon for an appropriation to help out.
Ration Range.
The citizens of Taos county are cir
culating resolutions for the purpose of
refuting the dispatches of q sensational
character sent out short time ago by
various business men of that place. re-
lative to the race riots there.-Santa
Fee New Mexican.
George Curry passed through here
Thursday on his way to Santa Fe. We
understand the captain will not be re-
luctant to take the appointment OF
sheriff for the new county of Otero. In
fact he is considered q strong candi-
date .-Albuquerque Citizen.
M. M. Salazar, who was arraigned
before Chief Justice Mills last week
for contempt of court in failing or neg
Letting to obey an order OF court to re-
move the records of Colfsx county to
Ration, made the necessary affidavits to
purge himself and was discharged
Ration Range.
The addition of the Lower Penyasco,
Elk and Upper Feliz country to Chaves
county, adds very nearly 100000 to
the tax roll Of this county-over $4,000
for each of the 60 voters included.
More than that, they have the reputa-
| ton of paying their taxes and are good,
law abiding citizens.-Roswell Regis
ter.
DR.. Frank V. Cantwell of Tranton,
N. j., who hos been rusticating at
Hudson, Hot Springs, has been joined
the east, and has rented the re-
sidence formerly occupied by Mrs.
Isbell in this city, and will make Sill
yer City his permanent home.-Silver
City Independent.
The advance guard of the territorial
regiment, which was mustered out at
Albany, Ca, on Saturday, reached the
city Wednesday night. Those from
Albuquerque, who returned, were
John Mum, Dee MacKee, Thos. J.
Lswler, Napoleon E lLord, Charles E.
Collins, l.. Nickoson and Johnny
Egger, the mascot of company E.-Al-
buquerque Citizen.
Yesterday morning persons interest
ed in the construction of q sewer along
Palace avenue, made measurements OF
the distance considered necessary to
furnish drainage for the residences on
the avenue, and it was found that q
sewer of sufficient carrying capacity to
supply the needs of the avenue and con.
tiguous streets will cost 81. 7OO.-San-
ia Fe New Mexican.
Anent the organization OF q ranger
company for the protection of the live
stock interests, why would it not be 9
| good idea for the cattle sanitary board
to take charge of the maintenance Of
such company and levy special ta1
on stockmen for the money necessary
| Business men object to paying for pro
lection to other industries and the
cattle men seem willing to stand the
brunt of the matter.-New Mexican.
Railroad men from the south bring
on account of killing which occurred
at Midway, near San Msrcial. Jose
Gonzales and Juan Abeytia, two mer
who are quite we'll known in that par
of the territory, have had a quarrel o.
long standing. Last night Gonzales
caught Abeytia at his house and sbo
him while he was trying to make hi
escape. Gonzales at once surrendered
himself to an officer and made no at