Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-21
THE LAS VEGAS
DAILY NEWS LETTER
Two Deaths in the 0ity-Large Attendance
of Teachers at County Instituts-Oom-
mander Booth Tucker Passes Through
Enroute to California.
MYSTERIOUS FIRE At ELDORAO0 HOTEL.
LOSS FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE
Joys Special Daily Service.

| TFeu Menuennall, VINO was incarCera
ted in the insane asylum last June
from in the vicinity of Bell ranch, th
morning escaped from the asylum be
tween and O'clock. Tt is not know
yet how the escape was made, nor i
which direction he went A search /
being made for him today.
The Hebrew Ladies' Whist Club me
yesterday afternoon at the home o
Mrs. Benjamin Lewis.
j. c. LaMasters has resigned his DO.
sition as engineer at the tie picker
and today left for Los Lunas. where he
will have charge of the Jones e Smith
Touring mill.
Chris Weigand has entered suit in
Guadalupe county against Goldammer
G. Noise, to acquire Judgment in the
sum of about 5000 for goods and mer-
chandise sold to defendants.
| George j. Irwin who came here a
short time ago from Sandwich, Ills, for
his health, died yesterday at the Ell
dorado hotel, The deceased had been
ailing for several days, and had not
| been up. He took his breakfast in his
room yesterday morning, but was not
seen during the day. As he did not ap-
pear in the evening, some of the people
| in the hotel became suspicious. and
went to his room. The door was lock-
| ed, and no response came to their
knocks. An entrance was forced, and
Mr.. Irwin was found dead, lying across
the bed. He was cold and stiff, and
had evidently been dead some hours,
The death resulted. evidently, from
weakness and exhaustion, as he was in
the act Of dressing himself when he
died. He was a sufferer from con-
sumption and letters found on his
clothing gave a clew as to his home.
kilograms have been sent to the adj
dresses to ascertain what disposition
shall be made of the remains.
Yesterday at the County Institute
Which is being held at the Normal
school, there We're 2s present. The in
stitute this year is proving one of the
largest, as well as most successful ever
held. There are two applicants from
Guadalupe cou~ty today there being
no institute held in that county.
Mrs. Griffith and Miss Kittie Hill,
who have been visiting in the city,
yesterday returned to their home at
Albuquerque.
Roy Mondragon, one of the men who
were shot by tramps near Littleton,
Colo, a few days ago, proves to be an
ex-resident of Las Vegas. He left here
about year and half ago, and is II
very well known here. He was a driver
for Sig. Moye at one time, and has rel
atves in this city.
Buffalo Bills purchasing agent for
the show was here today and made ar
rangements for feed here. The aggre-
cation of "the wild and wooly' will
show in Las Vegas on October 4, and
will make jump from here to Hutch
inson, Kas.
Mrs. H. T. Unsel1 entertained the
Young Ladies' Whist Club this after
noon.
John Ryan of st. Louis, died last |
night shortly after 9 o'clock at the La |
dies Home of tuberculosis. He came
here about the middle of July seeking
was too far advanced. He roomed at |
the Shenck house until Sunday, when |
he was taken to the home. His folks in |
st. Louis We're te1egraphed, and are on
their way here now.
Dave Condor has a girl at his house. |
Miss Condor arrived last night and her
father is the recipient of many con-
gratulations today.
Mrs. j. o. Sherman is on today's in
list.
The fire alarm sounded last night |
about 1870 and brought the company to
the Eldorado hotel, to extinguish al
blaze in the rooms of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Barling, the proprietors of the hotel.
The fire was confined to one room, and
besides the loss of a dresser, gold
watch, pearl opera glasses and some
clothing, little damage was done. The
fire was peculiar one, inasmuch as it
evidently originated in the dresser in
the room. it being entirely consumed.
The room in other places was scorched
badly, and things wet by the stream of
water. but the only damage outside of
the room was to some of the screens
nj xxyipI ;,, otI, wi, pf tJa
building. How the fire originated is a
mystery. Mrs. Barling thinks some
one had been rifling the drawers and
dropped a match in them, setting them
on fire. 1t may also have been some
in the drawers, which, in some
way became ignited. The insurance of
1000 on the furniture and personal ef
fects, will more than cover the dam
ages.
The ball given by the eastside fire |
at the city hall last night |
was largely attended, and a very en-
joyable affair. The large upstairs floor
had been planed down and waxed, and
was in fair shape. The hall had been |
nicely decorated with bunting, and an
arch was formed over the platform for (
the musicians by the erection of a
couple of the ladders. with some of the
fire fighting apparatus as decorations.
The music was furnished by four men,
bers of the company, and the merri- |
ment continued until about o'clock |
this morning. A nice sum was netted !