Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-07

There was four inches of snow at
Antonito Wednesday night, but it has
since vanished.
w. A. Mckenzie is building on his
recently purchased plaza site a two
story business structure, to be about
the same size as the one that was burn
ed during the holidays.
This is tree-trimming time, and Da-
vid Miller, the expert tree-trimmer, is
kept busy from dawn to sunset in va
rious parts of town. He has work
enough on hand now to last him for six
weeks.
John X. Mckenzie, a Chicago assayer,
who is investigating mining property in
this part of the territory, returned to
Santa Fe last evening from a few days
visit to the mines around Espanola and
Tres Piedras. He left for Chicago early
this morning on the Flyer.
Bland and the Cochiti district people
are ~patronizing this market pretty well
these days, as the size of the camp is
increasing, and it is realized hat Santa
Fe is the best potato and grain market
in this part of the country.
John Catron went to Cerrillos on his
bicycle yesterday. He covered the rs
miles in an hour and a half going and
in two hours coming home. The road
to Cerrillos is one of the best in this
part of the territory for bicycling, and
at present is in splendid condition.
Alexander Jordan, the well-known sa-
loon man, has bought a property on
Lower San Francisco street, which he
will improve and occupy as a residence.
George Burleith, of Trinidad, has
opened a tinsmith shop and store next
to John Hample's on San Francisco
street. Plumber Davis will be in CON-
pany with him.
The Stygian darkness in which Santa
FEES streets We're wrapped last evening
was ~unfavorably commented upon by
the many strangers in the city, who had
come to Archbishop Bourgade's recep-
ton. They stumbled around in dark al
leys and streets on their way to the
archbishop's palace, and several had
road by local residents.
At the pontifical mass Sunday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock Archbishop Bour-
gade will preach in Spanish and Bishop
Matz in English. A special programme
of music, including Farmers mass in
E, will be rendered by the choir.
The Rio Grande river has fallen two
feet in two days, owing to this weeks
freeze in the watershed up north, and
at present the flow is less than normal.
A passenger for the Denver & Rio
Grande got hold of an old time table
last night, giving the time of depart
ure at 1910 a. M, when the present time
is one hour earlier. He barely reached
the train in time in consequence, and
his trunk was put on board as the con
ductor waved the signal to go ahead.
Yesterday the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature. 40 de-
grees at 5:l5 p. m. minimum, 80 degrees
at $40 a. M. The mean temperature
for the "a hours was 36 degrees; mean
daily humidity, SO per cent.
u. S. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Fair and warmer tonight and
Saturday.
Acting Mayor Baca and the council
%canvassed the returns of the late city
election this morning. They are the
same as published the day after the
election by the New Mexican, but will
be published in tomorrow's paper in
tabulated form for reference and as be-
ing official.
There is considerable complaint about
stray stock getting into the capitol
grounds were they not only eat the
grass, but nibble and gnaw the bark on
the trees, and do general damage to
the property.
The Santa Fe Meat Company William
f. Esther, manager, has put a large ice
box into its storeroom on the plaza.
The box measures nine by ten feet and
is the largest cold storage in the city.
An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held until 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The proceedings will be
published tomorrow.