El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-13

cient and honorable art of fishing
Fort Worth Register.
New Mexico.
Tularosa is to have democratic
newspaper in the near future. Rumor
has 1t that Attorney Msthison, of La
Luz, is to be editor-ip-chief-Sacra
mento Chief.
Architect johnson is busy drawing
up plans for the new opera house,
which Frank P. Mcclure expects to
commence building on Monday next
Albuquerque Citizen.
The Optic is proud of it-and is
prepared to substan tiate the fact-that
it Is the only daily newspaper In New
Mexico that dares tell the truth in it's
reports on legislative matters. Las
Vegas Optic.
One OF the clauses in Hon. G, A.
Richardson's appropriation bill now
before the legislature. is an item of
So, 900 from the territorial treasury
for the benefit of the Eddy county
hospital Eddy Argus.
It is safe to state that there is not q
man out of employment who is in need
of it. It is also gratifying to note that
the city is free Of that rowdy element
characteristic to all new towns. Par
ents contemplating moving to Alamo
gordo need not hesitate as the town is
morally good and the school facilities
are in keeping with the isms of the
city.-Sacramento Chief.
Thomas Moore died at Ell Paso night
before last. His body was brought up
the road last night accompanied by
son of deceased, Ronald B. Moore, and
taken TOT Santa Fe for interment.
Thomas Moore, whom the writer has
known for years, had character pecu.
liarly unique. He invented the "sun"
lamp burner. He was author, poet
and musician.-Lss Vegas Optic.
The national house of representa-
tives has passed Mr.. FerRusson's bill
authorizing the city of Albuquerque to
Issue S65 ,O00 in bonds to fund it's float
ing Indebtedness. These bonds will be
in excess of the limit prior to the pass
age of the Bateman law, and If the
n easure gets through the senate the
effect will be to put into circulation
here an amount of money equal to the
face of the acknowledgements Jour-
nal-Democrat.
District Clerk Sec. Romero is ad vised
from Santa Fe, in regard to the insur-
ance commissioner act, that the bill
will be SO changed as not to deprive
the volunteer fire companies of the 2
per cent they now receive under the
operation of law. The 2 per cent that
goes to make up the proposed terrific
rial insurance commissioners salary
will be taxed in the bill against life in
surance companies and not against the
fire companies.-Albuqu Journal
Democrat.
A motion will be made before Judge
praisers appointed to appraise the
value of the land involved in the case
of the Albuquerque Land and Irriga-
tion com pany vs.. the Pueblo of Saudia.
This motion was argued before Judge
| McFie in Santa Fe the other day but
he refused to take any action for the
reason that decision would anticipate
| q judicial action on another matter
germane to the question now at issue.
Albuquerque Citizen.
It is stated that million and a half
dollars have been raised for the erec-
tion of sanitarium at Phoenix. Ari-
| IONA, and that work on it will coon COM
| mence. If Phoenix, with its compare
| lively poor climate, can, by push and
enterprise. raise such q sum for such
| purpose, Eddy, with its incompatible
elm stic adva ntages ,oug to be able to
raise about ten millions IT necessary
| for the same purpose. "There's mill
lions in it" for the Pecos Valley If the
people will but wake up and get q
| Phoenix-like move on them.-Eddy
Argue.
| The bill before the legislature chang
ing the penalty for murder from hang
ing to imprisonment for life, is as bad
as the murder bill passed by the last
Arizona legislature. 1t will be re-
memb ered that bill practically pardon
ed all the men who had committed
murder in the territory previous to its
passage. The bill before the New
Mexico legislature makes no pro-
vision for the continuance OF
the present law for the punish
ment of the crimes that have been
committed, and il it becomes q law
not q man who has ever committed q
murder in New Mexico can be con-
victed, for the constitution OF the
United States provides that no Law
can be provided to punish man for
a crime that has been committed be-
fore the law was passed. Oliver Lee
Broncho Bill, and some other people
would be greatly pleased to see this
bill become law.-Lordsburg Libe-
raj.
Mexico.
The position of introducer of am
bassadors, vacant through the ap.
preaching departure of Mr.. sRamon
Pacheco, as secretary of the Mexican
legation in Japan, will be filed by Mr..
Manne] Zapata Vera.-Ex.
i While Cornelio BATH was jefe politi-