Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-15


the Mogollon mountains. ninety miles
north Of Silver City. has obscured the
sun. The fire has been raging on the
Gila river in the Mogollon mountains
Tor several weeks past, although
strenuous efforts have been made by
Supervisor Mcclure and the forest
rangers, assisted by ranchmen In the
reserve. to confine the fire 10 4 re-
stricted area.
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN DEAD:
News Las been received 81 the death
Of Colonel j. T.. Bennett n the City
OF Mexico. Colonel Bennett was one
81 the pioneer residents Of Silver City.
He built the block Q known as
the Southern Hotel, and The row III
office buildings now the property of
j.. Il. Sheridan. Colonel Bennett came
10 New Mexico with The California
column In 1862, and later served on
the staff Of General Roseerars as
lieutenant colonel For the last few
years he has been residing with his
son IL the city of Mexico.
CHANGE or BUSINESS; X was
stated In Albuquerque Oh very relia.
bic authority that 4 deal Ii pending,
and will probably De closed within the
ncst few days, whereby tho lumber
busincss Of John a. Lee In the Duke
City viii be sold 10 ". II, Hahn, The
transfer To take place at once. John
A. Lee II 4 81 the pioneer bus;-
meas men Of Albuquerque. and for
many years has conducted a large
and profitable business In lumber and
building supplies on North First
street. He has always becnd prom.
inent citizen and q leader III bus
mess IIfc Of the town. HIS tetife'
mcnf from active business life Is I'm,
derstood 10 be IN order 10 regain his
health. which has been falling for
some time I,ast.
VICTIM or SHOOTING DIES:
Luz padilla, who was shot late Sun
day afternoon at Las Padlllas by Il
catfj@ thief named benjamin Lopez,
died q his home some time Tuesday
nfGht II Is said that Lopez called nt
the paliIla home and asked Luis 70
take 4 ride with him, promising a
drink Of whisky. Tho two men were
on fhc same horse, and after ,idtng
several hundred yards they dismount-
I'd lopez then accused PadiIla Of
proving q traitor. Yelling the officers
md owners Of stolen cattle on him.
padllla denied The charge. but Lopez
vas not satisfied and shot the man
through the body. Iopcx ana Two
other stock thieves mounted their
horses and left for the Manzano noun.
tains They have not been appre.
hcndcd.
SILVER CITY FIRE: The harness
and saddlery SHOP OF ]. J. Kelly In
Silver City burned 10 the ground. The
Ire burned with such rapidity that by
he time the flames were discovered
he entire interior Of tho shop was on
Ire. None OF the stock was saved.
rhe loss on the building is 81, 500, COY.
red by $500 insurance The loss
n the stock Is $500. with 81, 900 III.
urancc. The origin of The fire Is d
nystcfs rs there had been no fire
bout the shop for ten days previous.
The night was very calm. otherwise
he slightest wind would undoubtedly
ave caused the flames 10 spread III
djoining buildings, as the burned
trueture was surrounded ON all sides
y business blocks.
CLAIMS BIG SUM. An important
was instituted By the county OF
iernalillo. alleging that under a re-.
act OF the legislature d commits
was appointed 10 ascertain The
Indebtedness which should be borne
The several counties after the di.
ision Of Bcrnalillo county ii year
80; that this county performed its
uty, made a report aud aseeriaiped
he share Of Indebtedness due IRON
andoyal county 20 be $4,000. upon
be suit filed this morning an alter.
atiyc writ was issued requiring Inc /
uhoriues of Sandoyal county "a
how u why that county should
issue ifs bonds for this sum, or
,ther TO assume that portion of the !,
ebt of the old county and % issue III
,nds therefor.
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SUIT SETTLED: After litigation .
blending over thirteen years. the I
IL Of the town d Tome. III Valencia
tunty a~0alnaf puttan PL