Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-18

the "a judicial district reached Washing,
ton yesterday and has been accepted
Gov Ross is to-day closing up his pri
waite huSlnc>s affairs here and he and Miss
Eddie Ross will depart Tor Albuquerque
tomorrow.
The law in regard to allowing the ace
quias to overflow their banks should be-
enforced The public roads are rendered
almost useless by the continued careless.
ness Of the irrigatorS.
ON tomorrow the iNw prohibiting
women from entering saloons, either fol
the purpose OF drinking, playing musical
instruments or running gambling devices,
goes into effect in New Mexico
The morning sheet is opposing the ap.
pointmcnt OF James A. Sprudling as re.
ceiyer Of the Santa Fee land office 1t is
safe TO bet that Mr.. Spradling will get
there. The rule holds good in this city
and territory, that the opposition OF the
Democrat insures success Albuquerque
Citizen.
1--WE understand Geo. W. Lane, who
has made one OF the best territorial sec
retares ever holding that position, is
about to resign and accept a position in
the internal revenue department OF Ari-
IONA" This from the Folsom Idea.
Secretary Lane said to-day it was all news
to him.
We did due honor to Gov. Prince when
he passed through Las Vegas this morn
ing, and although our brass band was a
little wheezv, our intentions were so
Transparency correct that musical dis
cords were overlooked, and the governor
smiled Just as pleasantly as though Gil
more's band was on deck.-Optic.
G.. D. Bantz, at Silver City, as special
master, finished last week the taking Of
testimony in the ease Of Patrick vs..
Patrick. The hearing consumed three
months time. Out of this case grew the
Hudson-Mc Afee imbrogio, the investlga-
ton Of which will occupy much of the
time OF the next grand jury OF Grant
county.
1t seems al though III luck followed
the Lincoln land district. The bill to es-
tablish that land Office passed late in the
session and was sent to the land commits
sioner so late that it could not be proper
ly examined in time for correction, the
trouble being that congress changed the
boundaries from those given by the com
missioner
The Ration Range published telegram
some lew weeks ago referring to the Col
fax or Folsom land district in which it
stated that there was mistake or clerical
error, and which would cause a renewal
OF the whole matter. Now we wish to say
that such telegram was wrong. 1t should
have read Lincoln land district instead OF
Colfax land district The Colfax land
district is all right, so SAYS the Folsom
Idea,
Ex-senator Thomas NJ. Bowen, OF Colo
RADIO, and Mrs. Bowen, spent yesterday
in Santa Fe They are en- route to Mex
leo where the senator will spend several
weeks. lie is looking after some landed
investments OF friends OF his in the land
of the AZtecs. Senator and Mrs Bowen
attended the reception given last night to
Gov. Prince. Both expressed them
selves very highly pleased with their
Santa Fe visit. They left last night for
Mexico,
The first official act OF Gov. Prince was
to sign a commission to-day appointing
eX-Ciov, Ross notary public for Berna-
lilo county. He also commissioned his
competitor, Gen. John B. Bowman, as
the territorial representative at the CEN
tennial anniversary of Washington. Gov.
Prince was appointed notary public by
Gov. Ross, and had occasion, while in
Washington, to use that TACT as a refuta-
ton OF the charge that he was not citi-
zen OF the territory.