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Newspaper
Santa Fe Weekly Sun
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1891
Page
2
The Santa Fe Weekly Sun reports a bright New Mexico outlook and Santa Fe prospects. It notes the 25th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Detroit with about 42 000 veterans. Also mentioned are royal scandal rumors about the Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria, and Sara Bernhardt’s claimed French identity, ending with a controversial last digression on racial stereotypes.
Last week readers noted an appeal to Miss Lorena Fanning to join the Kingston Shaft editorial team led by John P. Hyland. The piece hints at her mounting the fiery paper with style, promising her forthcoming explanation in her own hand.
The A T and 8 F and A and P railroads announce one cent per mile rates for the Territorial Fair in Albuquerque this September, expected to boost attendance and usefulness. Santa Fe Southern and D R G railroads urged to match generosity to northwestern New Mexico to strengthen ties and expand the fair’s impact. Officials note the D R G’s role as the only link to Tasos Rio Arriba and Sem Juss counties and applaud public-spirited support. The piece also comments on the U S land court to convene in Santa Fe in December, promising clearer titles and greater investment in the territory.
A Hog e Libel criticizes Adobe land for false portrayals of Governor Prince and Santa Fe prominent citizens in its August 1 issue. The letter denounces the governor as decisive and independent, denounces the pictorial biography as rogue’s gallery, and praises proposals to build storage reservoirs by the Santa Fe Irrigation Company while urging restraint from sensationalized depictions.
Santa Fe benefits from incorporation with a fresh impulse and new life to the capital city. Renovations cover catron and Webber blocks, widespread repairs, new paint, tin roofs, improved orchards and gardens, and abundant home grown fruit in markets. Business activity is modest but optimism grows as beautifying efforts promise healthier urban life.
The Commercial club of Albuquerque moved to hold a railroad convention on September 15 to press Denver Rio Grande for early Santa Fe Southern extension from Cerrillos and San Pedro to Albuquerque and south to El Paso. Key cities Denver Pueblo Santa Fe Cerrillos San Pedro Albuquerque San Marcial Socorro White Oaks El Paso invited delegates. The aim is direct Denver New Mexico link boosting regional prosperity.
Lieut W E Safford reports five examples of ceremonial Jirabo and Zaparo costumes for the Latin American department. A Jibaro outfit includes feather skirt crown ear ornaments and a back bone and teeth trophy. One dress features a desiccated human head as a neck trophy. Zaparo garments weave human hair and shells and teeth. Also found in Anconi aboriginal cemetery are seventeen mummies and pottery fragments. General Aycardi governs Panama as reported.
The Boston Herald notes the Great Question about why bluefin baits escape and questions Cleveland's political fate. The Providence Journal suggests Cleveland would lack renominated odds if certain Republicans did not reveal strong fear.
Secretary Foster remains optimistic about McKinley with a possible 30,000 lead this year. The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Republicans would not grumble if the margin fell to 20,000, a figure likely to be touched.
The New York Post notes that even tariff supporters admit prosperity has not emerged under McKinley. The piece argues that prosperity is lacking and attributes dullness to various causes acknowledged by policymakers.
The Philadelphia Times notes two pragmatic Republican figures like Quay and Dudley have withdrawn from active party management, indicating they deem current opportunities for practical politics not promising at present.
The World notes that the 1892 Democratic National Convention will not nominate any candidate who cannot carry New York. It emphasizes the decisive role of New York opinions and voters in the nomination process.
A Chicago Herald voice questions how long the promised home market will take to materialize after 30 years of benefits to the "home market soakers." The Cape Cod Mass and Massachusetts tribute to ex president Cleveland is noted as honorable, reflecting on his honest, fearless duties as a neighbor and man.
The New York Sun notes Governor Goin avoids single minded tariff reform and supports moderation. It argues Governor Ross may gain success this year, possibly elevating him in national politics by 1892.
The Farmers Alliance proposes raising wheat prices to lift bread prices, seeking worker cooperation, while also aiming to lower prices of manufactured goods, anticipating higher wages pressure on factory workers and seeking their support.
The New York Times notes Quay and Dudley bear blame for corrupt tactics in the seat campaign, but party leaders deny use of such methods. With no purge of party councils, the pair decide to resign amid widespread dissatisfaction and shifting party sentiment.
The Free coinage advocates want 22 to 23 cents per dollar minted by the government, arguing it already benefits them more than producers of other high value goods. They seek the government’s coinage profits, insisting free coinage would let them take 77 to 78 cents worth of silver to the mint and receive 100 cents in return.
ER observers? political watchers anticipate Maryland senator Gorman as the probable AG 319 nominee, with insiders noting his alignment on key policy issues and support from party factions.
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