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the franchise.-Sen Antonio Express.
New Mexico.

the franchise.-San Antonio Express.
New Mexico.
The republicans of Ration have nom
mated Matthias B. Stockman as their
candidate for mayor.
| Mrs. Ida Steele, who was on trial
| last Tuesday, at Ration for horse theft,
was found not guilty by the jury.
| Some worthless, boys entered the
home of Mrs. Moore, OF Ration and
| purloiped some money and valuables.-
Ration Range.
Juan B. Arellano one of Raton's
Oldest and more favorab ly known citi-
zens, died Friday evening. at his home
in East Ration, of Bright's Disease.
! Five wagons with fine conditioned
teams, passed through Ration yester-
day containing farmers and their fami-
lies, for Alamogordo, New Mexico.
They were from Rocky Ford, Colorado.
Ration Range.
The Normal University is indebted
to County Superintendent Martinez for
the gift of a set of the International
Library of Famous Literature, which
contains twenty octave volumes, finely
illustrated.
Through the efforts of the city board
|
the city school buildings has been re-
duced from one and half to one per
cent. This effects an annual saw
ing of about S325-Albuquerque Citi-
zen.
Hiram M. Strong has fled suit in
attachment against Willamina Strong,
of Chicago, owner of the famous Valley
ranch in the upper Pecos valley. The
sum of SO, 800 is involved, which. Strong
- L. \ Co.,
vices rendered.-Las Vegas Optic.
Pr. McCanna and Frank Harris
went up to Ration last night as wit
nesses in the case against Conductor
King and the brakeman, who are
charged with robbery from Santa Fe
freig bit cars. The case will be tried
today. Five witnesses will be present
from Topeka and one from Deming.-
Albuquerque Democrat
The city council has passed q re-
solution submitting to the voters at the
election on Tuesday next proposition
to increase the appropriation for the
library from one quarter of mill to q
half mill. The library now receives
about 5000 annually. The increase
will give it about 81, zoo. -Albuquerque
Citizen.
It is learned that the manager of
the smelter at Socorro has received
telegraphic orders from the owners
not to sell any more of the machinery
of the smelter. For some time past the
machinery has been sold piece by
piece and this last order from the own
ers is interpreted to mean that they
have decided to rehabilitate the smell
ter and put it in running order again.
Albuquerque Citizen.
F.S. Trew and Mr.. Gilpin of Gal
lup are out Gobdenor canyon on an
exploring expedition. Mr.. Trew is
an enthusiast on archaeological SUD
iects and in quest of relics of the by
gone races has delved in many ancient
ruins in this region. The scene of his
latest researches is one not often visit
ed. Gobdenor canyon empties into the
San Juan river above Large. Mr..
Trew expects to make his camp about
forty miles from the river, Aztec In
dex.
The body of man badly torn by
wild beasts was found Saturday near
chihuahua and buried. It was impos-
siole to Identity the remains.
Advices from Monclova state that the
Santa Gertrudis ranch near that place
Maxine Sanchez got drunk and meet
ing Manuel Nolasco in the road shot
and killed him. The assassin is in Jail.
Mexico is growing with great rap
l idity. She has resources of marvellous
: value. Some day there will probably
, be population of 200. 600, 900 in the re-
gion comprised in the republic of
1 Mexico. It is the most prosperous and
promising country in the western hem
isphere next to the United States.
The established merchants of Pachu-
= ca have presented petition to the gov
= eminent to the effect that travelling
merchants be taxed whenever they Wis
it this district to effect sales. This has
1 been acceded to and in consequence all
from -door-to-door merchants will be
taxed according to their stock. This
new law was to take effect On the 10TH
s of March.
The residence of Senior Villsr in the
City of Mexico was totally destroyed by
fire last Saturday. Mr.. Villar's loss
On account of this catastrophe is SER
: iOus and in some senses irreparable.
In painting and works of art alone it is
4 creditably stated that his loss is about
J, $40, 900. One painting by the celebrat-
o ed Mexican master, Cabrera, was
many other pictures of value, all now
being destroyed.
The Russian baths of the San Juan
mine near Pachuca were re-opened on
: Thursday last; several hundred charges
OF dynamite were fired from the San
Cristobal mountain in honor of the
event. These baths we're esta blished
some sixteen years ago by the Real del
Monte Mining company for the benefit
| of their employees but owing to the
ST 0pping of the mine, thew have not