Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-14
OFFICIAL RAKINGS.
OF Moment to officials, Poll
tIciaps and Common Folks Cen
eral1y.

As it is drawing near the time when
the new school law will become actively
effective, it may be well to note that II
REQUIRES the district judge to appoint two
competent persons in each county, who,
with the county superintendent, shall
constitute board for the examination OF
candidates for teachers. The superln.
tendent and one member so appointed
constitute a quorum for making examl-
nations. On the second Monday IN May
the county superintendent shall post
notices of an election for school directors
to be held on the first Monday in June
thereafter. After this year the directors
shall give the notice of election.
Nestora Martinez de Samora, sentenced
at Albuquerque last week to three months
in the penitentiary, was released to-day
by order of President Harrison. On
April 5, the day following his induction
into office, Warden j. Frank Chavez
noted the unfortunate condition of this
woman and recommended to the board of
managers that she be pardoned out, sug'
costing also this recommendation be Tor
warded to Washington through Governor
Prince. This was done and IN seven
DAYS comes back the favorable answer.
Pretty Quick work that. The woman was
sent back to Albuquerque on this after
Moons train.
Chas. H. Tandy, colored citizen OF
St. Louis, recently appointed as special
agent of the general land office, arrived
from Washington last night accompanied
by his clerk, j. w. Browder, also OF st.
Louis. Capt. Tandy is a solid looking
man. full of business and most inter
esting conversationallst He is of the
Branch Bruce type of the colored race,
and greatly resembles brother OF that
distinguished colored citizen who has
long been esteemed as one OF the best
citizens of northern Missouri. Capt
Tandy has been assigned to duty IN the
Santa Fe land district.
Judge W. T. Thornton returned this
morning from Socorro where he attended
the meeting of the directors of the school
of mines yesterday. The contract was
conditionaly let to Berardinelli for com
pleting the building. 1t seems that less
than $4,000 is on hand to pay for this
work, and it was a question with the
board if it had authority to let contract
for $25, 900 worth of work with only sc &c
much cash in sight. The question viii
be submitted to Solicitor General Bartlett
In the Weekly New MEXICAN, issued or
Thursday next, will appear an advertise
ment calling for bids for the construction
of the New Mexico insane asylum at Las
Vegas. Contractors should look out to-
| IL. The president of the board writes tt
the New MEXICAN: "We are more thar
anxious to begin the erection OF the build
ing and get ourselves in shape to care TO-
the insane of the territory"
In the election contest OF 1gnacio 10
pez vs.. Pedro Delgado, involving th'
Santa Fe county clerkship, the attorney
for Lopez concluded the taking OF test
mony this morning and the attorneys TO
Delpado have commenced to hear evi
depce on their side of the cast. The.
asked for further time, but it has no
been granted as yet by Lopez attorney.
Everybody is now interested in tn
matter of filing on homesteads, and a
there appears to be difference OF oplni
| ions as to the amount OF filing lees,