Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-06
OFFICIAL AND OTHERWISE.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Office OF the Secretary,
Washington, D. c., July Ii, 1889. }

Washington, ID. g., July 10, 1889.
To His Excellency, the Governor OF New Mexico.
Dear Sir: DR.. George Massey, the chief
Of the botanical division OF this depart
ment, visits New Mexico for the purpose
of studying its climate and forage condi-
tons with view OF cooperating with the
New Mexico experimental station, in
grass and forage experiments. Will you
please give him such information and as
slstance as you may be able to do, to the end
that your territory may receive its share
of consideration from this department,
especially in the line of an increase OF
for aye productions. Yours respectfully,
j. M. RUsK, Secretary.
The gentleman referred to in the above
letter arrived in Santa Fe last night and
will be guest at the Palace for several
days. 1t is suggested that citizens who
are interested in New Mexico agriculture
confer with him during his stay here.
THE NEW SURVEYOR GENERAL.
The dispatches OF last night bring word
OF the appointment Of Mr.. L. F. Hobart,
of Las Vegas, to be surveyor general.
The gentleman Is bona fde citizen of
New Mexico, having been manager OF the
Aguas Pura Ice company at Las Vegas hot
springs for some eight years or more, and
he is very we'll known all over the terri
tory. He has been in the race from the
start and has made good fight. Mr..
Hobart is native of Minnesota, it is
believed, is a practical surveyor and a
man of ability tempered with large
share OF hard common sense. He is a
brother Of Mr.. II. r. Hobart, one of the
editors OF that sterling class journal, the
Railway Age, and went into the contest
with strong senatorial backing from sew
eral northwest states, also with a good
word OF Endorsement from Gen. Lew Wal
lace.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
In the district court this morning his
Grace Archbishop Salpointe appeared
and was admitted to full American citi-
zenship, taking the formal oath before
the clerk of court. The case OF the y. S.
vs.. DR.. Kittredge, of Taos county, charged
with violation of the "Edmunds act" was
called up and continued, the defendant
being absent In California. At the sug.
gestion OF Mr.. Catron, the members OF
the bar concurring, Judge Whiteman
then adjourned court till 10 a. m. to-mor-
row, in order to permit those about the
court to take part in the election for dele
gales to the state convention.
THE ELECTION.
The election of delegates to represent
Santa Fe county in the state constitution
al convention, which assemblies for a
thirty days session at the capitol on Sept.
3, is in progress to-day, and goes OH with
out incident. The chances are that the
vote will be light one. The delegates
being voted for are Messrs. 7. B. Catron,
Anicito Abeytia, Nicolas Pine, F. W.
Clancy, 2. l.. Vanderveer and J..D. Sena.
FALSE ALARM.
The street had it this morning that
new internal revenue collector for the dis.
trct of New Mexico had been appointed
by President Harrison, and rumor also
said that such appointee was prominent
colored man, friend Of ex'Gov. War
mouth, of Mississippi, but there seems to
have been no basis whatever for such
report, at least no such dispatch came
over the wires as was currently stated.