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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

Snow fell in the mountains and the
canon to-day.
Pedro Gonzales, of Jemez Hot
Springs, is in the city on lane office
business.
Juan Herrera was arrested Saturday
euening fer being drunk and was lodged
in the county jail.
Eluterio Aragon an insane patient
from this county in the territorial insane
asylum, died there last week.
The Santa Fe Mercantile Company is
making extensive alterations in its
store Vol on San Francisco street.
Having secured a permanent position,
Celso Ortiz, has withdrawn his applica.
ton for appointment as census enumera-
tor in Santa Fe county.
Governor Otero and Secretary Wallace
are receiving a number of applications
from persons who are anxious to repre-
sent New Mexico at the Paris exhibition.
The Republican county central COM
mittee is in session this afternoon at
the office of Colonel Frost to attend 70
some political business.
Word ome from Espanola thai a
Republican primary meeting to select
two delegates from that precinct to the
Republican county convention was he. d
last Saturday.
Santa Fe Chapter Nc. l, Royal Arch
Masons, will hold it's regular monthly
conversations this evening ait Masonic
hall. Visiting companies are cordially
invited to attend.
1t was Lewisohn & Bros. of New
York and not Loewenthal & Meyers of
Albuquerque who last week in the dis
trict court received Judgment for $1,1OO
against Richard Giblin, being a renew
al Of an old Judgment.
To-day is Lincoln's birthday a%nniver-
sary. A few flags were displayed. In
many states the anniversary is a legal
holiday, and is generally observed with
the display of flags and patriotic exer-
| cises.
George Hill Howard, who returned
Saturday from Albuquerque, states
that the Pueblos along the low-line
canal in Bernalillo county have served
notice on the builders of the canal, that
they will resist further work with force
of arms. Albuquerque people who
know the Pueblos do not believe that
any of them contemplate lawless acts.
An Indian wedding took place ait the
%cathedral this morning. The contract
ing parties We're Carcio Padillo, of San
TIA Clara, and Mosela Romero, OF Tesu-
que. Elias Suazo and wife, Of Tesuque,
attended the couple. Vicar General
Fourchegu was the officiating priest
This evening a big feast and dance will
be held at Tesuque to celebrate the
event.
Miss Eleanore M. Hill, teacher of elo-
cution ait THE Normal University, Las
Vegas, is a talented reader and enter
tanner, who win appear at the court
house Thursday evening. Her coming
to this city to give an entertainment Is
a noteworthy event that no one should
miss.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
Sheep Owner Murdered.

The body Of Juan Antonio Valerde, a
sheep owner, whose ranch is ear Glad
stone, east of Springer, and who had
not been seen Since January 3, was
found about three miles from his home
Wednesday, with three bullet holes in
his head. Evidently he was murdered
on the same day he left Springer. After
was killed the body wa thrown OK err
a precipice about 80 feet. Deceased is
said to have had many enemies, and
several indictments were against him
In the district court Of Union county at
the time Of his death. Many believed he
was mot dead, but those who knew him
best believed otherwise, and a vigorous
search was kept UP for his body. There
ID as Yet no clew as to the identify of
murderers. The body was found by
a sheep herder.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
OFFICIAL MATTERS,
TIE TAX SCHEDULES.

The public printer is sending out tax
schedules for the present year to the
different assessors, and will have them
all sent out by tomorrow noon. The
tax schedules are dated the LIST of
March, and must be filed with the as
SCISSOR between the 1st Of March and the
8Oth of April OF each year.
TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
Territorial Treasurer Vaughn to-day
received from Marguerite Romero, COL
lector of San Miguel county, $1,251.9G of
1899 taxes, of which $975.34 is for ter
ritorial purposes and $2Ss.S0 for terri
torial institutions.
A NEW CORPORATION AGENT.
The New Mexico Gold and Copper
Mining Company has notified Secretary
Wallace that Richard Cole has succeed
ed Frank Trumble at Tres Piedras as
local agent of the company.
THE CONFIDENCE MINING co.
The Confidence Gold Mining Company
to-day filed Incorporation papers at the
office of Territorial Secretary Wallace.
The i~ncorporators and directors are
William r. Powell, j. r. Yorks, Phila-
delphia: j. A. Zwergel, EliZabethtown;
George l.. Van Allen, Blackwood, N. j.;
Carroll Robbins, Trenton, N. j.; l.. o.
Haberstich, Elizabethtown. The CAPT
tai is $25, 900, and the headquarters OF
the company are at Elizabethtown.
Don't miss the inducements in our
bargain columns.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
GetYkX eetfNsfY,

A MasnYto iotEs ts 10 W ihstitVtsa Al
springer
The three smallpox patients at Cats
kill have all recovered.
John Carroll, the only son of Mrs. Lii
lie Carroll, died ait Catskill.
T. Evans moved his mill from Spring
canon to the head of Yerkes' canon.
wv. A. Witherton and family have re-
moved form Elizabethtown to Hematite.
A. B. Strong, of Winfield, Kan, has
accepted a position at the depot at
Springer.
The Elizabethtown cornet band will
give a hard times ball on Washdngton's
birthday.
C. c. Collins, Of Springer, has been
appointed deputy supreme guardian OF
the supreme circle of the Woodmen of
the World for New Mexico.
The county commissioners have or
dered the building of "a new bridge in
the Clmarron canon above Ute creek.
George Spinner has been awarded the
contract.
The Springer Stockman says that To-
bias Levata eloped from Catskill with
Mrs. Maria Garcia. taking with him the
woman's 9-year-old son. Levata left a
wife and family and Mrs. Garcia a hus-
band.
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.
Six inches of snow fell ait Chama last
week.
The grip and measles are epidemic at
Lumberton.
Smallpox is reported in the country
districts twenty miles from Lumberton.
The new depot at Chamla has been
completed, and Is a very pretty build
ing.
A fiat car loaded with groceries broke
loose from n of the New Mexico Lum-
ben Company's trains at Lumberton
and dashed down a two-mile incline,
The damage was slight.
UNION COUNTY.
Father Lammert has built a fine par
sonage at Bueyeros.
Smallpox exists in mild form at Fol
som and other places i'm Union county
but every a ~ is strictly under quar-
antine. The disease was imported from
Oklahoma. The Colorado & Southern
trains do not stop at Folsom at present
for that town seems to be the center OF
the epidemic. The Clayton Enterprise
says smallpox has existed at Folsom
continually for over a year.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
STORM WARNING SAVED LIVES,
People We're Deferred From Starting fntd
the Mountains,

Director Hardinge, of the local wealth.
er bureau office, has received word from
the postmaster at Clayton, in eastern
Union county, that the warning of last
Wednesdays storm In all probability
saved the lives OF several men. A party
was about to start for their ranch, 40
miles away, but remained in Clayton on
the strength of the storm warning.
Letters of thanks are being received from
a number of other places in the territory,
where precautions were taken for the
comfort Of the people or for the welfare
Of the stock. The telegraph and tele-
phone bill for distributing these warm
ings all over the country must have been
considerable, but the resulting benefit
In the preservation of live stock and
perishable produce, and In the health
and comfort of human beings, is beyond
calculation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

Forecast for New Mexico: Tonight
much colder with fair in south and snow
hurries in north portion: Tuesday fair.
cold.
Saturday the thermometer registered
as follows: Maximum temperature, 81
degrees, at $40 p. M; minimum, Is de-
grees, at 500 a. M. The mean tempera-
lure for the "a hours was 20 degrees;
mean daily humidity, Sc per cent.
Yesterday the thermometer registered
as follows: Maximum temperature, SO
degrees, at 400 p. M; minimum, II de-
grees, at sos a. IN. The mean tempera-
ture for the "a hours was 20 degrees:
mean daily humidity, 40 per cent. TEN.
perature at 600 d. m. today, 90.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

The concert that will be given to-.
morrow night ait the court house by the
Brehany ballad and opera company
should not be overlooked by the people
of this city, as 1t will be a musical treat
-one that INT seldom hears In this coun-
country. 1t is under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias Of Santa Fe, and
they desire that the citizens give this
company a rousing reception. Seats at
1reland's drug store, and only a few
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

II. N. ChitWOCd has returned from
Tucson.
M. P. Martinez returned Saturday
from Ell Paso.
j.. W. Akers returned last evening
from Bland.
Hon. H. G. Bnrsum has returned from
a visit to Albuquerque.
F. Bond, the Espanola merchant, spent
yesterday in the capital.
Justin H. Mccarthy, of Espanola,
was a visitor yesterday in the capital.
Frank Becker, the merchant at Santa
Cruz, Is in the capital on legal business.
Miss Mary La Rue, of Las Vegas, is
the guest of Mrs. Otero at the executive
mansion.
F. w. Clancy. the we'll known Albu-
querque attorney, is in the capitol on
business.
A. E. Lund, ESQ.,, OF Lincoln county,
arrived in the capital yesterday on a
business visit.
Deputy Sheriff Huber returned Satur-
day evening from a trip to Santa Cruz
and Chimayo.
W. j. Mcpherson, s~tenographer of the
court of private land claims, returned
yesterday from Tucson.
E. Clark, the Plaza del Alcalde mer-
chant, spent Sunday in the capital and
left for home this forenoon.
A. Mennet, of Las Vegas, represent
ing the Browne & Manzanares company,
called on local merchants today.
D. s. Osmun, Jr., of Denver, general
agent of the New York Life Insurance
company, Is in the city on a business
visit.
Judge McFfe returned home this noon
after a visit to Albuquerque and Las
Cruces. He left Albuquerque yesterday
morning.
d. S. Osmun, Jr, of Denver, repre-
senting the London and Lancashire Fire
Insurance Company, is the guest of s.
E. Lankard.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Salmon returned
home Saturday from an extensive trip
to the east, including Kansas City and
Chicago.
Miss Minnie O'Brien, a Montana
school teacher. who went to Albuquer-
que W weeks ago, was brought to st.
Vimcent's hospital Saturday seriously
i'll.
Capt. Samuel l.. Woodward, 10th cav
airy, who was stationed In this city for
several years during the SOs, has been
promoted to be q major in the cavalry
branch of the regular army.
Victoria Alire, wife of francisco RI
bera Y Padflla, died Saturday. Mass
was said this forenoon In the cathedral
by Vicar General F%ourchegu, and inter
ment was in San Miguel cemetery.
Hon. H. L. Waldo, solicitor for New
Mexico for the Santa Fe railway, is in |
the capital on legal business. The judge |
and family have just returned from a
trip east, which they extended az far as
Canada.
Pierre Lorrillard and party Of eight
arrived Saturday night from the east on
two special cars attached to No. II OF
the Santa Fe railroad. They spent yes.
;erday sightseeing about the city and
eft for the south In the afternoon at
|:10 o'clock.
Mrs. Solomon Luna arrived in the
iapital yesterday with Mrs. Berenice X.
luna, Of San Antonio, Tex, who will
pend "a month In the city as the guest
( Mrs. Isabel Luna. Mrs. Solomon Lu-
a Intends to return to Los Lunas to-
ay.
J. e. Erwin, Of Denver, route agent Of
ne Denver a Rio Grhnde Express Com
any. was . visitor IN THE city to-day.
left on tfys marrow sauge train
lortiy befors noon. <
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
Las Vegas Notes.

While fighting with two burglars at
his home Friday night Hugh Loudon
was shot in the left arm
Pablo Lucero, while drunk Saturday,
was shot, but not fatally, by Primetero
Escudero, a bartender, who VAS as
saulted by Lucero.
Cipriano Martinez has been lodged in
Jail again. He escaped two years ago.
Martinez is said to be a cattle thief,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
PRRRRCT
laundry
Work..

W. j. SLAUGHTER, Agent.
Orders taken at Slaughter's barber
shop, south side Of plaza.
Basket leaves at Z q. m. on Wednes-
days and roturn's on Friday night; laun.
dry ready for delivery Saturday morning.
No extra freight or delivery charges.
The Las Vegas Steam laundry makes
q specially Of fine laundry W Ork,
and its work is first class in all particu-
ars. PHONE 1O7
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

French Tansy Waters. the, worlds IA
nous remedy for irregular and painful
periods of ladies; are never failing and
safe. Married ladies' friend. French
Tansy Waters are the only reliable fe-
male remedy In the world; imported
from Paris; take nothing else, but insist
on genuine; In red wrappers with crown
trade mark. La France Drug Company.
importers. 108 Turk st., San Francisco.
For sale by Fischer & Co., sole agents
for Santa Fe.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
Operator Charged With Robbery.

A telegraph operator named Wright,
arrested at Clayton on a charge of rob-
bling the express office of a package
containing $225. and who was afterward
released, has been rearrested at Anna.
covered the larger portion of the money
taken.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

HsIe % So! pusinseei eTcNl ners Hs
goes to albuquerque, ~'here he viii re.
main for a week or SO to take testimony
in the partition suit of the Cochiti land
grant, in which he is one of the atto"-
neys. Mr.. Knaebel is a Santa Fe boy,
who, since settling in Denver, is maxi
ing a most enviable reputation as an
attentive and bright young lawyer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
USED DYNAMITE.
A Sierra County Man Says His Wife Wished
to Kill Him.

An attempt was made to blow up the
residence of Judge j. E. Smith known
as the Wiley house, at Hillsboro, with
Dynamite. Mrs. Smith and boy were
out In the garden at the time and the
judge claims that his wife was the one
who tried to blow him up with the house.
ne also accuses her of trying to poison
him. The floor, table, and other furni-
ture in the house were shattered and
Judge Smith was injured quite severely.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
Bricklayers Wanted.

The Cochiti Gold Mining company, ac-
cording to a letter received by W. FL.
Goebel from Fred. w. Hart, consulting
engineer, will this week commence lay
ing 100, 900 brick as settings for the
boilers at the power house at Madrid.
The work will take six weeks. There is
a scarcity OF bricklayers at Madrid and
three or four can at once secure remu-
nerative employment at the power house.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
The Supreme Court.

The territorial supreme court ad-
journed ait Albuquerque Saturday. 1t
Will meet in special session in this city
May ! to- hand down opinions and to
hear the appeal in the Elephant Butte
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

THOSE who have poor looking letter
heads should see the engraved and en-
POSED stationery supplied from the New
Mexican office. A thousand sheets cost
bat little more than inferior articles.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled fer
in the postofice at Santa Fe, N. NJ, fer
the week ending Feb. 10, 1900. If not
called for within two weeks, will be sent
to the dead letter Office at Washington.
Blamey, VIM Mcclure, Mrs
Bondra, Stephen (2) Milton, l. H
Duran, Urbano Marques, Refugio
Fulmer, Samuel d Padilla, Sabina
Goodin, j Rodrigues, .uan Ala
Griego. FRANCESCA rid
Haywood. Mrs Thomas odrigues. Polonio
Herrera. Juan Jose Romero. Benito
Legges, Mrs NJ L Stems Capt Gu
Luker, ] H az Wheelau. Edgar
Meyer, Lucy Whelan, Martha
In calling please say advertised and
give the date.
SIMeN NUsBAUM,
Postmaster.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

WANTED-A travelling salesman to
sell special makes of dry goods direct
from our mills to the retail trade. Good
commission. Schuylkill Mills. Box 1892,
Philadelphia.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
Best Cigar in Town.

Is to be found at the Arcade. Sole
agents for the peer of all cigars--the
Vera Cruz brand.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
SrMoN NUsBAUM,
Postmaster.

Difficulties give way to diligence"
and disease germs and blood humors dis.
appear when Hoods Sarsaparilla Is
faithfully taken.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

This paper is for sale at tho
drug store of !. Ross Forsyth,
CerrillOs, New Mexico.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

The Bon-Ton Is popular Because
they feed you we'll.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

Paper for typewriters in quantities to
suit at low prices at the New Mexican
printing office.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

You will find everything in our bar
gain column.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

II Wonder Why" every good liver
stops at the Bon-Ton?
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
q. s. Weather Bureau Notes.

Read them-our bargain columns.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12
Letter List.

Oysters fresh from the bay at the
Bon-Ton.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-12

Don't miss the inducements in our
bargain columns.
The sun., 1900-11-29
THREE BURNED ~ A PIERCE BIAzE.
East Side Fire Swept Through Tenement Halls
IN Twinkling 200 in Peril.

In fire started on the fourth foor OF the
six-s'ory double tenement NJ rs and III Essex
street at 5 80 O'Clock yesterday morning four
persons were burned, ono Of them seriously,
and young woman was severely cut by
broken glass Like most East Side fires. II IS
not known how this one started Like a fash
IT. swept across the airshaft, and UP through
the main stairway to the scutte. which had
been opened by some Of the fleeing tenants
Th.4 made Il straight drauEht for the flames
and those who had not had time 70 escape s,f-
fnred Before the Tenement Houses Commission
Vocated the abolition Of the present narrow
airshaft- in tenemeuts
The fire was discovered hy Joseph Allison.
who was awakened by tho smoke. A private
wa,chmau -ent In an alarm and when the
engines arrived the fire escapes were crowded
with excited tenants and smoke was pouring
ladders and Car'icd down most Of the 2uo men,
women ana chIdr"n in the house. Then they
drruCncd the r1lwdvs with water. When
thcy rcuched the fifth floor they stumbled
over the bodies of a man and two boys. They
were carried 10 the street. where an amhl-
lance, called from Bellevue when the fire
started was waiting.
The man. who Was Joseph Sayotzky. n shirt
waist mdkor living on the nth floor. was
scorchcd about the hands aud face. The BOYS.
who wore las SONS. ~ and years old. were
IS in the hospital and may die
sitting in the doorway of a barber shop
across the street the ircm"n found Young
prl IN a stup"r She was Gu~se karteginer.
who lived ON the sixth door. She had reached
the roof IN SAFETY and from there had Jumpei
10 the rogf OF the next building. fifteen feet
tn fir vas the third in the house in three
months.
The sun., 1900-11-29
WANTS BOUyD-OUT DArGHTRR BtCk.
Mrs Dunlap Says She Did Not Surrender Her
wholly Girl Doesnr Want to Come.

Justice Fitzgerald OF tho supreme Court re-
served decision yesterday on an application of
Mrs Ellen Dunlap 70 compel the New York Juv
emile Asylum TO return her daughter Nellie.
whom she says she surrendered 70 the institu-
ton on July 2s. 1894 for the term Of two years.
The society indenturei the child on April 90
1895, 20 Frederick Bauman OF Mount Pulaski,
Ill. 10 serve until she attains her majority. Mrs.
Dunlap.!who is widow. AYERS that she Is now
able TO maintain her daughter.
A letter, which Supt. Charles L. Blauvelt
Of the Institution received In response 10 one
he wrote asking tue glrI II she wanted 'o return
to her mother. was submitted 20 the Court. lt
sad.
Your letter was a hard thing for ne 70 an
swer. | have been out here for over tour years
and feel as If / am at home. and Ike IL ont
here know II ! 90 back now wont get any
thing. and II | stay until my time i w ! viii
get my wages. so guess my mother had better
wait until my time Is up Two years viii -
around soon aud then can ~ back any time.
The people are 80 nice out l"r' that | hat" to
leave them uHUl my time i up, when GEI ~
age, and then | can always ~ back Then /
can do my mother some good lt makes mo
feel sorry and bad. and II al.o makes Mr-,
Baumdu leel bad so this VIII end II guess
] will stay out here uu'Il my I'll q l. up.
Mrs. Duulp said that uotWItL standing the
etter she knew her daughter would return.
II permitted To. and that, anyway. the asylum
should not have sent the girl away for more
than two wears
The sun., 1900-11-29
MANY TEACHERS RETIRED.
school Board Votes Them out OF Service and
Grants Them Annuitlcs.

The Board of Education pnssod n resolution
last night asking for si o3l 32j for the expenses
Of the school Department the coming year.
OF this s. ~, ,9n5 viii go to Manhattan. II the
Board of Estimate and Appcrtonment should
pas favoralR on ii. si."S35'N TO Brooklyn.
sr..7ia2I +" Queen, and sc5o.nco to Richmond.
\ resolution wo~ also passed retiring the fol-
lowing teachers with aunlltlc-
iuIly \. White. principal of Primary School
4. appointed lu iSJ2. 10 be rcIIred Jan. l with
an annuity ol 5000, Julia \. Fell. principal Of
Primary school q, appointed 1857. to be re-
T. N,tloskcy, assistant N Public School 81,
appointed lN6s. to he retired Dec with an
annuity of S2D catherine G. Shcehan, assist
ant IN Public School %, appointed 1870. to be
retired Feb. /. 1901. with an annuity Of s62D
Mary Gillian, assistant in Public School 30.
appointed 1855. to h" retired Feb. :, 1901, with
annuity Il sd?p. Mary ". GrigCS assistant in
Primary school 37, appointed 1869. To hc re-
tired Dec. 7. win annuity Of Si2p, Mary T.. Kelly
Assistant ~ Primary school ~. appointed ISIS
tu b." retired lrh. T. l"pl, with Iuuulty of s721
Blanche L.. MlhnEru. assistant in Grammar
! with annuity uf S'Gr Iur"uC" T. Ray, assist
ant ia Primary school -. appointed 1894, TO be
retired Sept =, 1901, with annuity of sega. Nancy
Vaughan, assistant III Primary School ss, ap-
pointed 1854, 10 b" retired sept !, 1901, with
annuity Ct S12p.
pointed eNeCutiv" oilC"r Of the schooship st,
Nary'~ yc" Lieut. Henry 4. WHEY. who was
Diet !Cncd shortly after hiS appointment three
weeks ago.
The sun., 1900-11-29
CROTON NOT TNVHOIESONR
So Far as a Preliminary Examination by the
Health Hoard Shows.

The following abstract from a preliminary
report Of the Health department inspectors
who were sent to anayze the Croton water
was made public yesterday:
The water when it leaves Croton Lake re-
QuircS about twenty-four hours to reach l35th
street and Amsterdam avenue Samples of
water taken from both places show the same
amount of solids, but that there il a gradual
settling ont Of suspended organic matter the
amount present at the mouth OF the aqucduct
being ? 90. by the time the water reached the
city AT laith street and Amsterdam avenue
the amount contained was reduced toi7u
Nothing has been found that l. detrimental
to health and tine baCteriplpglCal examination
rcvcA!s no pAthOg1uic germs. Investigation
i hang carried on, and on the completion OF
the same a iull report viii be made.
President Murphy said that the inspectors
would keep on with their work uutil thcy dis
covered beyond q doubt whether ANYTHING
wa, the matter with the watcr.