Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-05
OFFICIAL BUDGET.
Alleged Pension Frauds in New Mex.
leo and Other Matters of
Official Moment.

From a Washington Dispatch to tho
Globe-Democrat it is learned that the
pension bureau officials claim to have
information of pension frauds commit
ted in New Mexico. Corrupt practices
arc believed to exist, and it ia thought
that largo number of pensions have
been illegally granted to men in this sec.
ton. As an initial step, the following
order has been issued: The chief of the
finance division is directed to obtain by
correspondence with the proper United
States pension agents, as far as may be
possible the names, services and post
Office addresses of all pensioners resident
in New Mexico or appearing on their
rolls as having served in New Mexico
organizations. 1t is hereby ordered that
q full military and medical history be
called for by the chief of the western d.
vision in all claims based upon service
in the New Mexican volunteers, and be is
likewise instructed to suspend action
upon all pending claims based on service
in New Mexico organizations. and to re-
fer the papers to the law division for
consideration and appropriate action.
The law division will draw all the New
Mexico claims, generally known as tho
'box K Socorro" cases, and the claims in
which medical examination has been
mado by DR.. George N. Kellogg, of East
Las Vegas, N. NJ, or cases based upon
service in the New Mexico volunteers, In
which it may be found necessary to de-
termine whether or not elements of fraud
exist, requiring action by this bureau.
OFFICIAL NOTES.
Gov. Thornton has no information to
the effect that j. II. Crist has declined to
servo az district attorney.
Tho territorial district court for the
counties of Santa Fe, San Juan, Rio
Arriba aud Taos opens here on Monday
next.
Special Agent j. A. Cooper, OF the In
dian Office, is in Santa Fe on official
business inspecting the Indian schools
here.
Frederick Grace is circulating petit
tion among citizens praying the presi-
dent to appoint new judge for this iu-
dicial district.
Gov. Thornton expresses much salts
faction over the decided lull that has
come to criminal affairs throughout the
territory of late.
Messrs. N. B. Laughlin, 4. B. Mills and
W. Fl. Hulvey will represent New Mexico
in tho antitrust congress which occurs at
Chicago to-day and tomorrow.
The services of U. s. timber agent are
sadly needed in these parts Just now to
extinguish numerous forest fires now
getting foot-hold in the Santa To and
Vale mountains.
The candidates for appointment as
United States deputy marshal at Albu-
querque are Deputy Sheriff Anaya, Mo-
desto Ortiz and j. Ed. Priest. Each of
those announced have long list of en-
dorsers.
Francisco Nunez, ono year, stealing and
killing cattle; William Holland, two years,
breaking and entering houses in the night
time; both from Socorro, were brought
up yesterday and turned over to the peni-
tentlary.
Adjutant General W. s. Fletcher, who
has most ecceptably served the territory
under Gov. Princes administration, has
rendered his resignation to the governor
and it has been accepted. Major Geo.
W. Knaebel will tomorrow be appointed
by Gov. Thornton to fill the vacancy.
Owing to the delay in serving process.
aes occasioned by the change in the U. s. |
little or no business has as yet
been done in the U. S. district court. |
Deputies are out now executing the SER
vice, and by Wednesday it is expected
court will get down to actual business.
Chief Clerk Serapio Romero and U. s. |
Marshal Hall this forenoon finished check |
ing over the U. s. marshal's records and |
the Office was formally turned over to |
Mr.. Hall at 10 O'clock Marshal Hall is !
very comfortably quartered in rooms on |
the second floor of the q. s. court house |
building.
Washington dispatch to the New
MEXICAN announces that the president |
Today appointed J. NJ. Webster, of Sierra
county, U. s. Worlds fair commissioner
10 succeed Richard Mansfield White. Mr..
Webster is ex-clerk of the county of
Sierra, which Office he held for eight years
md in which he gave the fullest satisfac.
ion. He is Republican in politics.