Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-14
MANY HOLES
\ IN THE AJR
Wild Eyed frsanhmsd Treat
the Atmosphere With
Utter Disregard.
TWO DUELS WERE FOUGHT
They Were Lovely Affairs With
De6ances Shouted, Many
Spectators and No
One Hurt.


One Hurt.
Paris, Feb. 4.-Max. Regis, the for
mer mayor Of Algiers and anti-Semit
leader, took part in two duels toda!
and will figure in two more. The frs
was fought with swords, his adversar,
being M. La Barbecue. 1t grew out O.
a private controversy In the secont
encounter pistols We're used and M
Regis exchanged shots with Jacques
Landau. Newspaper criticisms wer'
responsible for this quarrel. The meet
ings occurred in the suburbs and were
| witnessed by a large crowd of people
| including a number of women. Befcr'
the first encounter, Regis shouted or
insulting defiance at his adversary. Th'
former was slightly wounded in the
right arm in the third bout and the
bout was stopped. Regis again insult
ed M. La Barderque who named his
seconds for another encounter, declar.
ing that he intended to kill his adver-
sary next time they met. Regis also
challenged the master of ceremonies
for protesting against his insulting
methods on the field, but friends inter-
vened and brought about reconcilia-
tion. The pistol duel followed. Two
shots were exchanged without effect.
Observation-Disclosures
pointed by the Governor and vacancies
in county offices of the old county are
also to be filled by the Governor. The
question of the debt is to be settled by
a commission consisting of the Solici-
tor General, the Auditor and Treasurer
Of the Territory 1t is believed that In
this shape the bill will be pushed to a
speedy passage and will be acceptable
to all concerned.
Governor Otero is attending strictly
to executive business, and Is taking no
hand in legislation except in the mat
ter Of approving or disappearing bills
and resolutions that have passed both
houses and have come before him for
attention. So far he has not had very
much work in that direction. Three
bills have been approved by him, and
two joint resolutions for the payment
of extra employees have been vetoed.
Alyino Baca of Ell Pine ranch, San
Miguel county, is the legislative mes
senger at the Executive Office. He is
quite a familiar figure in the Council
and in the House, as he appears quite
often with messages from the Governor
to either Of the houses. His announce
ment: IA message from the Governor
of the Territory to the Honorable Coun-
Gil" or "a message from the Governor
to the Honorable House Of Representa-
tives" is always listened to with atten-
tion.
Talk concerning territorial appoint
ments is being heard in Legislative
halls, in capitol corridors and In hotel
lobbies. In this district it is said that
there are three candidates for the Of
flee of district attorney, namely, E. G.
Abbott, the present hard working and
efficient incumbent Of the office, w. j.
Mcpherson and Hon. B. M. Read, all Of
this city. However, no intimation
from the executive office has been CIV
en- out and all talk seems to be entirely
premature.
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Council Bill No. 46, now pending IN
the Council, provides that all taxable
property should be assessed at Is pei
cent of it's actual value. The bill In
creases the powers Of the territorial
board of equalization to a very grea'
extent and empowers 1t to equalize
raise, or lower assessments. 1t Is
very important measure and should re-
ceive careful attention at the hands
of the legislative assembly. 1t was IN
troduced by Councilman Saturnino Pin
ard.
Laughter is cheap and WHOLESOME
luxury, and relieves the strained emo
tions often created in heated debate
Then let the legislators have thei
hearty laugh at each others expense
1t is the cheapest luxury man enjoys
and, as Charles Lamb says: us wort
hundred groans in any state of tn
market" 1t stirs up the blood, ex
| pands the chest, electrifies the nerves
clears away the cobwebs from tn
brain, and gives the whole system
shock to which the voltaic-pile Is
nothing.
| The New Mexican was in error in an
nouncing in yesterdays Council pro
ceedings that Council Bill No. 60, intro
duced by Councilman Pinard, provide
4 that the district attorney for the coun
ties of Colfax and Union should receiv
$500 salary per annum from the count
of oClfax and $500 per annum from tn
county of Union. The correct amour
of salary provided in the bill for tn
district attorney is $500 from the couh
i ty of Colfax and $500 from the count