Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-29
OFFICIAL GRIST.
Indian School Changes-The New |.
S. Attorney Sworn in-Supreme
Court official Notes.

Mr.. Thos. W. Jones, special agent of the
interior department attached to the U. S.
Indian bureau, arrived here yesterday
from Warrenton, Va, and has taken up
his headquarters at the government In
dian school. lie comes to remain some
time, as the transformation of this insti-
tuition into normal school for the train
ing of young Indian men and women as
teachers has been given overto his control.
Mr.. Jones is a very agreeable gentleman
and evidently knows just what he is here
for. He takes hold of the work in earnest,
and with no little enthusiasm, and says
the change is not only gong to be Of
benefit to the cause of Indian education
but will make this institution of much
greater value to Santa Fe than any or
binary Indian school.
After the pupils now at this school
have all been sent away and distributed
to other schools, new corps of teachers
will be provided and the higher grade
pupils will be brought here. These
pupils will be selected from the Indian
schools all over the country and will con-
stitute the very brightest in all these
schools. These young men and women will
be given a thorough training here in all
that pertains to school teaching. About
200 pupils will probably be on hand at
the opening of the school one month
hence.
SWORN IN.
Hon. j. B. Fl. Hemingway received
from Washington last night his commits
sion as U. S. district attorney for New
Mexico and he wss in rather pleasant
frame of mind when he walked into Sec.
Miller's office this morning, presented
the all-important document and request
ed to be sworn in. Judge Hemingway
will enter upon his official duties on
Monday next, Mr.. Flske's resignation
taking effect on that date. His first du-
ties will be in Albuq uerque where the U.
s. district court opens on Monday. Judge
Hemingway will make his home in Santa
Fe and is now looking up rooms suitable
for office purposes.
TERRITORIAL SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice O'Brien and Justice Seeds
opened an adjourned term of the terri
torial supreme court this morning and
took a recess until 2 p. IN. tomorrow. A
telegram from Justice Fall at Las Cruces
stated that washouts above Albuquerque
prevented his arrival. Justice Lee is
also detained at Albuquerque by this
cause. Justice Freeman is at Eddy and
is not expected to be present at this
short term. 1t is probable that at to-
morrow's session further recess will be
taken till Monday, by which time Justice
Fall is expected to arrive and mako a
quorum.
OFFICIAL NOTES.
Chief Justice O'Brien's resignation
takes effect on Monday next. The APP
pointment of Col. Thos. Smith as his
successor has not yet been confirmed by
the senate.
AT the New Mexico school for the deaf,
dumb and blind there are nine pupils in
attendance, two of whom are blind. Tho
superintendent is advised of tho arrival
shortly of a number of pupils from vari-
Gus parts of tho territory.
James Marshall and Joseph Btachan,
having served one year in the peniten-
tiary for horse stealing in Eddy county,
were released yesterday. They had com
piled faithfully with the rules of tho in
stitution and as a reward they were given
certificates by Acting Governor Miller
restoring them to full citizenship.
Judge A. A. Chaplin, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, special agent OF the interior depart
ment to investigate Indian depreciation
claims, arrived from the north last night.
He has been engaged in San Juan, Taos
and Rio Arriba counties for more than a
month and has about cleaned up all
claims in his hands in which citizens there
are interested. Judge Chaplin will be
here week or SO to take testimony in
numerous claims hereabouts and goes
then to Albuquerque on similar duty.