Santa Fe Weekly Sun Issue Details
The Santa Fe Weekly Sun from October 17, 1899 lists J H Crist as editor and a subscription price of 60 cents per year. It notes post office publication as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Santa Fe Weekly Sun
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1891
Page
2
The Santa Fe Weekly Sun from October 17, 1899 lists J H Crist as editor and a subscription price of 60 cents per year. It notes post office publication as second class matter.
Parsi lies in his grave after fevers and rivals fail to touch him. He earned the title uncrowned king through sheer will and strength, leaving a legacy among patriots. Two hundred thousand countrymen escorted his funeral, the most remarkable pageant of modern times. Grattan Emmett O Connel Parnell are cited in tribute.
A recent Aztec visit by Governor Prince featured a newborn presented to him, a gesture the writer frames as a sign of political prosperity and popular acclaim. The piece critiques the act as a display of personal prestige rather than reflective governance.
A Albuquerque Citizen note denies Catron ownership claims in Tz Sun and asserts its editor holds its franchises. Dr Duncan of Chicago, president of the American Health Resort Association, hails New Mexico as ideal for consumptives and says Santa Fe is the premier site for a sanitarium, promising wealth from health.
The article stresses Sawra Fs citys primary duty to develop more water supply. It notes the summer shortage as proof of need and highlights expensive consequences of water scarcity for lawns and daily use.
Proposition backed by private interests was sent to a special committee and reported adversely after examination but halted before release. The council awaits a private firm's feasibility engineer report, while the city risks delay on essential water development under public supervision and credit. Citizens demand clarity as public water needs grow.
The renewed push for New Mexico statehood gains praise as Delegate Joseph claims Republican pledges for an enabling act. Public sentiment across the territory and nationwide supports making territories sovereign states, with statehood seen as a catalyst for railways, irrigation, and sanitariums through attracting capital and confidence.
Albuquerque pursues a Durango to Albuquerque line extending to Eddy to connect with the Pecos Valley road. The plan would create a Gulf of Mexico to Puget Sound air line, boosting New Mexico commerce. Denver backs a Santa Fe narrow gauge extension, not a separate New Mexico line, while rumors of an A T S F and D R G alliance circulate, denied by both sides.
The letter debates Santa Fe influence on D and R G routes, urges Denver and Albuquerque to focus on separate lines, and champions statehood to unlock funding and growth. It notes mining and smelting needs, cattle rustling issues, immigration surges, and local business movements in Grant, Las Vegas, Mora, and San Juan counties.
National politics notes praise for Platt in relation to Fassett. The New York Tribune remarks Fassett is Platt's man and his character and works are widely deemed good. The charge would reflect more on Fassett than Platt.
Senator Sherman argues sound currency needs a protective tariff while a Ohio representative questions free trade and specie payments. The Providence Journal cites this exchange as part of coverage on Massachusetts Democrats presenting principled candidates and hopeful spirit in this campaign, noting strong party enthusiasm.
The Republican national committee favors an early next year convention, preferably by May. The June or July crowds enduring heat at a late meeting deserve pity, as urged by the Philadelphia Press.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph argues that if the legislature is elected and Republicans hold a majority, Foraker would likely have more votes than Sherman. The piece calls Ohio politics grotesque under such a scenario.
The New York World argues the Democratic party has much to gain from open discussion of tariff silver force bill and state issues. It condemns Reed's usurpation and the Billion-Dollar Congress while warning of rotten boroughs and house of representatives misdeeds. The piece frames public support for Democrats.
The Galveston News states that Cleveland did more than any man this century to elevate politics in the country. It credits him with telling the truth and performing his duty courageously and well, and suggests he would be satisfied with his achievements if no further honors come.
The Cleveland Leader argues 205 electoral votes are certain for Democrats with only 18 needed for victory. It warns that Democratic control of Ohio's next legislature could push the district plan for electors, risking fatal effects for Republicans, though unlikely.
The Democrats favor silver more than Republicans, with both parties’ paths long shaped by a small pool of swing voters. For fourteen years, currency legislation and party stance have hinged on this undecided vote and its likely movement toward one side or the other.
Governor Boies urged Iowa farmers to demand specifics on reciprocal tariff benefits. He argued reciprocity primarily helps eastern manufacturers, not farmers, criticizing Republican rhetoric as misleading.
The Cleveland household welcomes a daughter and newspapers nationwide praise Mrs Cleveland for beauty grace and sincerity. The public admirers credit President Cleveland's courage duty and honesty for earned respect. The Ledger notes the past week bolsters his Democratic nomination prospects. A garbled line about Hall's Hale Resewer appears as a misread fragment.
An excerpt presents August Flower and its claimed effects on appetite and eating behavior. It notes crankiness from dieting and habit changes, a gnawing insatiable appetite, loss of desire to eat, criticality at meals, and eventual abhorrence of food with irregular bowels.
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