Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-05
ALBUQUERQUE NEWS,
The Committee in Charge Of the Biz Excursion
to Santa Fs Sunday, August 81, Held
An Enthusiastic Meeting.
Special Correspondence New Mexican

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Albuquerque, Aug. S.
j. j. Henry, representing Denver
capitalists, who recently purchased a
controlling interest in the Albuquerque
Electric Light Company and the Albu-
querque gas works, appeared before
the city council last night and made
application for franchise of 25 years
| duration for each corporation A COM
mittee was appointed to investigate
and report to special meeting of the
council Wednesday night. The new
owners contemplate large improve
ments in the plants and the construc-
tion of an electric street railway.
Mrs. L. Aldrich some time ago pre-
sented a claim to the city for damages
done to her property by the building
of the Coal avenue aqueduct. The
council refused to consider the claim
and last night the city was served with
notice of a suit for $1,000 damages.
( DR.. Jacob Kaplin has been elected
rabbi of the Jewish congregation of
this city, The congregation owns a
beautiful little synagogue and numbers
many Of the most wealthy citizens of
Albuquerque. DR.. Kaplin came on
trial and made most favorable i'm
preston.
Word comes from Laguna, that Con-
ductor John Blake was very severely
burned. He was standing by the in
jector of an engine when the steam be-
gan to blow off. His right leg is so
badly burned that he may lose the use
of it. He was brought to the Santa Fe
Pacific hospital here.
The train-load of Ohio Pythians,
which visited Santa Fe yesterday ar
rived in Albuquerque very early this
morning. The local lodge turned out
in force and presented the visitors with
so baskets filled with home grown
grapes, peaches, apples, pears and
plums. Each basket was also literally
supplied with Albuquerque literature.
The committee in charge of the big
excursion to Santa Fe, Sunday, Aug
ust 81, held an enthusiastic meeting
last night The committee estimates
from the enthusiasm with which the
idea has been received and the ex-
tremely low rates granted by the
Santa Fe that 1000 Albuquerqueans
will attend. Among the features
planned by the committee, a baseball
match, an athletic contest and pie
eating match may be mentioned.
Mckinney, 2:11 IA, known as the
Champion Sire one of the most fam
Gus stations of the world, passed
through the city last night on his way
from the Durfee stock farm at San
Jose, Calf, to the Gentry stables at
Bloomington. Mr.. Gentry has just
purchased the great horse in Califor-
mia for $4,000.
Mrs. Henry Mann, wife of well
known market gardener of the city,
died last night after six weeks ILL
ness of typhoid fever. The lady was
esteemed among wide circle Of
friends. She came here with her nus
band from st. Louis seven years ago.
The colored folk of the city celebra-
ted Emancipation Day in rather elab-
crate fashion yesterday afternoon and
evening. A big dinner was served at
noon. Speeches were made in the park
in the afternoon by Hon. E. s. Slower
and Hon. o. N. Marron. In the even
ing there was musical program and
addresses were delivered by Attorney
M. E. Hickey, Delegate Rodey and
Professor G. E. Hodgin.
In Kansas City at noon today, Sup
erintendent A. B. Stroup of the Albu-
querque schools, and Miss Jessie Nc