The Las Vegas Weekly Optic and Stock Grower, 1898-03-19

Adjutant Oeneral Uersey says he has "0U well equipped men ready for duty, and In seventy-two hours could have 1,500 ready to start for Cuba lie says there are '."i .(XX) able bodied men In N't w Mexico fit for militaiy service, and that 6,(MjO could be made ready for such r r-vics - vics r-vics In llfleen days. Lists of available men are now Ix-uig made up In everv county In the Territory, tor the use of the adjutant general's ollice. The above information has been ImpHrted to the war department and Col. f learsey Is in teceipt of a letter from the adjut adjutant - ant adjutant general's ollice thanking him tor the same. In city politics a hot fight U on over the Republican nomination for the city clerkship. The city U poor, but the clerk' salary has nevertheless leen re recently - cently recently raised to $40 per month. Charlie Couklin is a candidate for reiiomina reiiomina-tlon. - tlon. reiiomina-tlon. but several of the party leaders are said to have promised the lace to Marcelino Ortiz, who was turned dowu for the iiiterpreterohip of the district court As for tha mayoralty, it appears that Mayor Spies will likely be re nominated. As yet the Iiemocrats are saying nothing but 'sawlug wood " Clint HiKgs, the Chama river lumber man, is organizing a meicantlle com - fiany to enuiige in business at KspitDola, il competition with llond liros.. who have nisde half a dozen fortunes there. Mr. J. F. Manning, lute of Uaton formerly editor of the (!ulf road's mag ar.iue. In Denver, and a bright ami active young man, has taken a ponition

Joseph A. Coram, one of the ireat financiers of Moxton, and a lot of Mat achusetts and New York men, today tiled artirles in Secretary Wallace's ollice for the Cochitl (iold Mining com company, - pany, company, capital stock l,!0ll,U)O. They own the Altx-marle group of mines and their charter.whit'h is formed under the laws of New Jersey, authorises them not only to mine and erect mills, smelters, etc.. Imito build towns, rail railroads, - roads, railroads, corrals, pipe lines, etc. Cochitl 1 In luck 'o have such men Ideut'.ilcd with its prosperity. The Trans Mississippi exposition board meets here tomorrow to decide what New Mexico lady Is to have the honor of sending In the prollle of her pretty face and shoulders, along with Mrs. Nilomoa Luna, to serve for the composite picture on the exposition

Uprritil Corrftjiomltnt of Vie titif. tANTA Fit. March II. M. It. Wil Williams - liams Williams and a forre or A. T. & S. F. méchame arrived here from Las Ves, thla morillo-, and itHrted some much needed Improvements at the depot. That unsightly wind mill 1 to be removed, a Witter crane put lu and 400 feet of pipe laid, so that henceforth the railroad water aupply will come from the city water system Instead of the depot well. The depot paik it hIbo to be Improved and the fountain set going again. For these small favor Sanu lean are lhaukful.

(WHOLESALE & RETAIL.) Tho Ingest atoro of tho kind in tlio Territory U now lillcd coinplcU-ly with gteat aovorvmenti in every department. Dry Goods, Millinery, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Carpets. Furniture, Crockery, Hardware, Stoves. Tinware. Implements, Bain Wagons, Ranch Supplies Always vlait ua when In town. Band ua your mall orders.