Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-27
SOUTHERN BREEZES
Las Cruces, Under Influences Of
Spring Weather, is Taking
On New Life.
POLITICAL NEWS and GOSSIP
Major Llewellyn Almost Recovered from
Cuban Fever-New Mexican's Special
Correspondent Better Pleased Than
Ever with Dona Ana's Capital.
Special correspondence New Mexican.

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Las Cruces, March 26.-To the casual
observer, it is patent that Las Cruces is
enjoying a fresh start in life. Perhaps
the warm south winds which sweep up
from the gulf are playing exhilarating
tunes on the stately Organs dividing
the Panhandle of Texas from the other
handle of New Mexico, and the inhab-
itants of the town are trying to keep
step; perhaps the legislature, which has
just adjourned, restored confidence and
caused the wave of prosperity to visit
the section in a tourist car; or perhaps
it is merely spring blood medicine get
ting in it's work on that tired feeling.
In any event, Las Cruces has evidently
awakened to the fact that it is the only
place of commercial Importance be-
tween Ell Paso and Albuquerque, and
that it intends to assert claims to met
ropolitan distinction. Old buildings are
being overhauled and repaired, and new
buildings are being erected to accom-
modate the rapidly increasing popula-
ton. The general appearance of the
town is being tidied and spruced up, and
the fellows who last year sat around in
front of the stores and whitfield on the
benches have spit on their hands and
started in to carve out a living for
themselves. Matters seem so active and
bright that the stranger within the
gates feels like busting off his shoes
and rustling around for a portion of the
business that every one else seems do
ing.
town is the San Bernardo hotel, ably
conducted by Morris Prudential and
wife. This is a welcome innovation to
travelling men, for everything about the
place is the personification of cleanli-
ness and good taste. The cuisine is
equal to the best furnished by the Har-
vey houses at a higher rate, and one is
made to feel at home, whether he wants
to or not. The American dishes are de-
licious and enchilades like mother used
to make" and other delicacies, which |
can't spell, but delight in disposing of,
are dispensed. Mine host is a genial fell
low, and nothing gives him more pleas
ure than to show courtesy and attention
to guests. Mrs. Prudential looks after
the details of the hotel in matters where
help is required, and the results demon
strate that she is discerning as to de-
tails and efficient as to general manage
yoont Tho Naur NTavtoo, n n ,, ofa1y ~
dict for Don Bernardo a long and pros
porous career.
The many Santa Fe friends of the
gallant Major Llewellyn will be glad to
know that he is now padding around
in the front yard" and rapidly gaining
health and strength. The major believes
that he is now on to a remedy that will
knock Cuban fever germs into a cooked
hat and place himself in a position to
pursue his law business without inter-
ruption.
Politically speaking, nearly every one
here of 1.-THE faithful is satisfied, and
politicians now point with pride to the
part they look in the last campaign.
The new ditch law is liable to prove In
satisfactory because of giving mayor
domos too much power, many claiming
that some of the high moguls Of the
bitches can not read or write. On the
other hand, the former ditch commits
sion idea is accused of being conducive
to partially, so it is a Ease of six of
one and half a dozen of the other"
However, it is generally conceded that
the voters did a good thing when they
knocked the kinks out of the Tammany
tiger and gave the G. o. P. bullifant an
opportunity to run the legislative jun
gle to suit himself.
The members Of the board Of regents
of the agricultural college look on the
land commission as the Moses who will
lead the educational institutions to the
land of corn and wine and place them in
a position to be independent Of legisla-
tive aims.
The merchants expect the m
commission to throw an arc light on the
oil trust lit would be impossible to Sc
cure enough light from coal oil sold in
the territory without straining i) and
effect a state of affairs that will permit
the consumers to buy oil and save
enough money to live on and pay taxes.
the legislature, it is thought. has done
it's duty, and it now remains for the off,
Gals appointed to carry out the provi-
sions Of the laws enacted.
Court business has not been very ex-
tensive in this county during the term,
but three important matters having
been considered by the judge. In the
case of the territory VS.. Francisco Raw