El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-10

devOured by wild beasts. Identiflca-
tion would have been impossible ex-
cept for fragment of the shirt which
on one arm, the cuff bearing
the name of Vicente J. Rubin.
New Mexico.
Chama is being rebuilt. the buildings
destroyed by the recent fire being re-
placed with brick structures. AT
present business men are doing bust
ness in private houses.-Ex.
Colfax, Taos, Mora and Union cour-
ties will combine aud hold a union
county fair at Springer from Septsm
Der Goth to 29:h. Ration will also hold
fair this fall.-Ex.
The steel on the Ell Paso & North
eastern railway is now laid to Jakes
springs about twenty miles from No
gal, and the grading is completed to
within five miles of the center of the
Salada coal felds.-Ex.
Ground has been broken at Albu-
querque for the foundation of the Had
ley laboratory, and work from this
time on will be continued without in
corruption. It will be q handsome
brick and stone structure.-EX.
Civil Engineer D. M, White. locat-
ing agent for the United States land
commission, has gone to Las Cruces to
locate 100, 900 acres of unsppropriated
land for the New Mexico College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.-Ex.
Colonel c. G. Coleman has been ap-
DO nted to succeed his son, Lieutenant
Sherrard Coleman, as special agent of
the department of justice, assigned for
the inspection of surveys of the court
of private land claims.--New Mexican,
The territorial horticultural fair will
be held in Santa Fe on October 4, 3,
and 6. Large exhibits are eXexpected
from San Juar, Colfax and Chaves
Counties, and Otero county is counted
on for some surprises with her pro-
ducts.-EX.
According to the tabulated returns
of Col. H. II. Belts. city assessor. the
value of the property within the limits
of the Town of Silver City. for the year
able increase over last year.-The In
dependent.
A convention is to be held in Albu-
querque in September to discuss the
question of irrig alton in the territory
1t is proposed to endesvor to secure
government assistance to provide for
the irrigation of the public lands of
Arizona ana New Mexico,-Ex.
The water in Lake Mcmillan near
Carlsbad has ceased to rise, but there
is good supply stored, the headgates
being raised six feet and the water
passing down the river channel to Lake
Avalon. At the latter point water is
being wasted, six spillway gates being
open. Irrigation water Is ABUNDANT
Optic.
The contemplated disposal of thou
sand of acres of land by the Maxwell
Grant company adjacent to Springer,
will no doubt be big boost for south
ern Colfax county. The company has
for some time had this land on the
m arket at very reasonable figures and
easy terms. Several large deals are
on fOot.-Ex.
The marble quarries at White Oaks
are now looked on as q source of profit
and it Is figured that the product can
be laid down in FL Psso at q profitable
figure. AS soon as the railroad reaches
there q few trial shipments will be
made and the operators will endeavor
to create market in the southwest
White Oaks Eagle.
Governor Otero Is engaged in the
preparation of his report on the con-
ditions of the territory for the year
ending June 30th, 1899, to the secre-
tary of the interior. The indications
are that this years. report will be bet
ter and more elaborate than ever, and
will be splendid advertising medium
for the territory. New Mexican.
Brockmeler and Cox, plumbers Of
Albuquerque, have been notified by
United States Indian Commissioner
Jones that they have been awarded the
codtract of connecting the government
Indian school, near Albuquerque, with
the sewer system of the city. This
contract represents about 500, 900 work
aud is to be completed by January ],
l900.-Optic.
The Grand Lodge of the New Mexico
I. o. o. F. will meet in Las Vegas early
in October and preparations are al
ready being made for the entertain
ment of the member There are
about twenty lodges and 1000 mem bers
in the territory of New Mexico. The
order is in a prosperous condition and
the coming meeting promises to be of
considerable interest to the order
Elk.
Territorial Treasurer J. b. Vaughn
yesterday made 80 per cent distri-
button to the appropriations for the
fftieth fiscal year, which ends Deem
Der 2. Thus far 95 per cent has been
applied on all appropriations except
the salary appropriation, on which %
per cent has been apportioned. 1t
seems now as il there will be good