Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-26
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

Justice Garcia's little girl is very sick
with the grip.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday.
Ambrosio Valdez, a prominent citizen
of Taos, is here on Il visit. He is at the
Bon Ton.
The d. & R. q. has snow plows now
ahead of each train south of Antonito,
so that there are no more delays.
Alexandra Baca was arrested and
fined SIS and costs yesterday by Justice
Garcia. for disturbing the peace. The
fine was paid.
There will be a Raymond & Whit
comb excursion in this city at 1880 p.
M, Saturday, to remain ove1 until 300
p. M, the next day.
The weather is much more agreeable
today than for the past four days, and
| the power of the sun is beginning to be
felt during the middle of the day.
The new assembly hall and school
room at the government Indian school
has been completed by Contractor
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on Tuesday. The building has been in
use since the first of the year, although
not completed.
Mrs. Frank McClintic, wife of the
assistant weather observer in this city,
who has been a patient at the SANTA
rum for several months, died this
afternoon from consumption, and will
be taken back to Michigan for inter-
ment.
Captain Bunker, of San Juan, says
that the d. & r. G road will not have to
build far south from Durango to get
into the San Juan coal fields. The
veins there are 10, Is and 20 feet thick,
of excellent bituminous coal, just the
thing for railroad use.
Hon. l.. B. Prince has just received
from Omaha, two gold medals of tho
late exposition, two and a half inches in
diameter. One was awarded for his eX-
hibit Of stone tools and the other was
presented in recognition of services as
vice president.
Adiutant General Whiteman is look
ing over the military reservation for
suitable quarters for the band, as the
musicians must \vacate their present
Quarters in the old barracks to make
way for Indian Agent Walpole's offices
which are to be removed from their
present location on Hillside venue
John Fayette arrived from the south
last night with the remains of his moth
er, Mrs. Anna Fayette, and arrange
ments for the funeral were in progress
this noon. Mrs. Fayette was a native
of Galway, Ireland, and SO years old at
the time of her death. She was pro-
prietor of the Atlanta house in Ell Paso
for the last four years.
Yesterday the thermometer at the local
weather bureau registered as follows:
Maximum temperature, 32 degrees, at
2:45 p. M; minimum, IL degrees, at GAO
a.. M. mean temperature for the "a hours
was 22 degrees; mean daily relative
humidity, 50 per cent.
There is a trunk and package at the
armory in this city which was left there
by a Rough Rider named r. L. MARITIME,
before he went to San Antonio, Texas,
and the property has never been claim
ed. Some of the boys here think Mar
tine may have been one of those who
died in the hospitals. AT any rate the
adjutant general would like to hear
from MARITIME, if he is alive, or his peo-
pie to whom the property may be sent.
The people of Cerrillos are feeling we'll
these days. In a number of the silver
lead claims north of the town, the work
recently done shows ore that assays
better than ever before and is of q
special value on account of smelling
qualities. 1t will pay to ship to Pueblo
but is being kept for the present to see
when the local ssmelter will start. In
addition to this there is a fair prospect
of a large plant being established there
before the summer, which will be Of
great benefit. The latter project is not
yet public, but we hope oon to give
particulars.
Captain Fritz Muller has presented to
the Historical Society a very interesting
relic from the Cuban campaign. This
is a heavy chain which was found fas-
tened to a tree, the loose end encircling
the bones of a man who had died while
thus confined. Whether he was so
chained and then left to starve or be
devoured by wild beasts, or had been
killed in some more merciful manner, of
course no one knows; but the chain will
| always possess a strange and gruesome
interest. Captain Miller will also pre-
sent the Historical Society with the
! Arabic manuscript he found in a block
house during the siege of Santiago.
A fine line of fresh candies just