Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-08-19
LAS VEGAS FIRE.
Pope's Fruit Store DestrOyed--A Poll
tical Pow WOw--COmlng Marriage
Of Prof. kGRaV.
Y0UNG MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
La Vegas, N. ~, Aug. 1S.-The fire
alarm yesterday afternoon at 4:So
O'Clock brought the company and a
large crowd to the fruit and confec-
tionery store Of r. I. Pope, on Sixth
street, next to Mrs. Wa-'1g's. The
rear end of the shop, which was closed
OF from the store part, and which was
used as living quarters by MIR. and
Mrs. Pope, was found to be ablaze. The
company lost no time in getting a
stream of water playing on the fire,
and the chemical was also turned on
and the fire soon ~eXtinguished, but not
until the entire rear end was complete
ly Quilted and charred. The store was
not burned, but damaged by water and
the crowd to some extent. A trunk
and some of the bedding was all there
was saved from the living quarters.
The fire caught from the flue, which ig-
nited the ceiling. made of canvas
stretched over the ~rafters and covered
with papers. Mr.. and Mrs. Pope were
in the front end and the fire was acct
dentally discovered by Mr., Pope going
to the rear for some fruit. There was
insurance of 800 On furniture and
fixtures. which will hardly cover the
loss.
Mrs. Chris Christensen returned yes
terday afternoon from her extended
visit back to her old home at Oelwein,
IOxua Mr. Chrictn. AN has taken the
property vacated by C. V. Hedgcock,
and will go to housekeeping.
Some went to church, some bummed
the streets, and some had a political
meeting at the home of Adelaide Con
zales back OF the west side Catholic
church, last night. 1t was a muttering
~disgruntled combination of natives
and Judge Long and George P. Money
trying to talk politics and get a plat
form on which to resurrect the old I'm
ionist party. There are said to have
been over 100 present, and they pow
vowed and motioned and accomplish
ed nothing by midnight. when they
gave it up and went to bed like re
spectacle citizens should do on Sun
day night. The meeting was composed
mostly of democrats, and natural,
there was not enough harmony in tn
whole bunch to even get a committee
appointed.
The 20-year-old son of Salvino Con
zales, Guadalupita, was struck by light
ming Saturday afternoon, and Instant,
killed. He was returning home wit
the cows from the nearby grazinl
grounds, and was in the open. Hi
clothes were fairly torn from his bod,
and death wa instantaneous.
A car load of girders have been re
ceiyed for the street railway and ar
being unioaded.
Edward S. Scott, who has been visi'
ing his parents here for the past fe'
weeks, will tomorrow return to schoC
at Wichita Falls, Texas, where he wi
resume his studies for another yea
at the end of which time he will r
turn to Las Vegas to make his HON
The engagement OF Miss Ruth Ra
nolds to Prof. James G. McNary is a
nounced. This estimable couple are
present with the Hewitt camping exp
dItion at Cochiti, but will return in
few days. A large number of co
CALCULATIONS are awaiting their retur
Eugene Fisk, the well known San
Fe attorney, is over from the capt.
city today seeing friends and transa'
ing business.
Mrs. William Malbeouf left this a.
ernoo for Denver on a purchasing e
pedition.
Sol Floersheim is down from Sprin
er today shaking the hands of his ma
acquaintance here.
b. 4. Spencer returned Saturday eN
ming from his trip up nea Denver. N
Spencer is looking after a mining dc
here and trying to get hold of sol
properties. He will do some deyelc
ment work in the Coyote district
Ollie E~arickson returned yesterd
afternoon from his trip to Glasgo
MO, where he went upon the recei
of the news Of his fathers illness. +
father is now getting better. but
buried a brother while home, who to
sick after his arrival.
Hon. j. s. Clark left yesterday aft