Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-15
OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL.

Deputy U. s. Marshal LOOMS left this
morning for northern New Mexico to
serve U. S. warrants.
Collector G. M. Shannon returned this
morning from Deming where he was get
ting up an additional bond of $4,000 as
custodian Of public buildings here.
The next session of the district court
will be held in the Bird judicial district,
beginning at Las Cruces, on the first
Monday, 4th day OF September.
Governor Thornton has received word
that large invoice of ordnance stores
for distribution to the territorial militia
by the adjutant general is on the way
from Washington.
Notice is given by County Treasurer
Kremis that Colfax county warrants up to
No. 493, series of 1892, are now payable
on presentation at the Office of the county
treasurer in Springer.
DR.. D. w. Manloy secretary of the
board of dental examiners and who leads
in his profession, dental surgery, returned
this morning from Albuquerque where he
has been OH oficial+buslness.
R. P. Barnes, an attorney from Silver
City, arrived this morning and will apply
to Judge Fall for writ of mandamus to
compel the Grant county commissioners
to make certain allowances on Sheriff
Laird's accounts.
Receiver Schofeld, of the Albuquerque
National bank, will enter upon his duties
about the LIST. His papers are expected
from Washington tonight. His salary is
$4,000 per annum, and Il bond of $4,000
must be given.
On the petition of the county board of
Lincoln county Gov. Thornton to-day
offered reward of $500 for the capture
of the party or parties responsible for
the brutal murder of Wah Sing, the White
Oaks laundryman.
Political and official matters are warm
ing up somewhat over in Union county.
Paz Valverde and VIM. A. Thompson are
after the sheriff's Office and Salome Garcia
may get the Democratic nomination for
member of the county board from
Folsom.
Townships 16, II, Is, 10 and 20 south.
of ranges "a, rs, 26 and ~ east, compris-
ing the district known rs Seven Rivers,
have been released from suspension by
the general land Office. Filings may be
made on any of the above lands on or
after September 4, 1898.
Col. Leigh Chalmers and Mr.. F. Eas-
hey Smith, who have been investigating
official matters connected with the clerks
Office at Albuquerque and with the de.
partment of Justice in that city, have
finished their work there and have gone
to Socorro.
The governor is in receipt of advices
from Valencia and Sierra counties to the
effect that the county boards are now
engaged in making settlements of the
will file same with the auditor the last OF
this month. Taos county is also moving
in this important matter
The New Mexico board of dental ex-
aminers was in session al, Albuquerque yes
terday. There we're present; DR.. Oh
ney, Of Las Vegas, president; Dr.. d. w.
Manley, Of Santa Fe, secretary and treas
urer; DIR. A. A. Bearup; of Eddy, and DR..
4. H. Chamberlain, Of Albuquerque. DR..
King, the member from Deming, has not
yet qualified. @s+st
Official Stenographer L. F. Parker, of
the land court, is having numerous calls
for copies of the minority opinion of the
court, rendered few days since in the
case of the Nicolas Duran y Chavez grant,
and which deals at length with the rights
Of those holding u 8. homestead or other
patents to lands within the boundary Of
Spanish or Mexican land grants.
The general public school fund in
Grant county has been augmented by
$1,000 as result of the law which turned
the gaming Licenses TO the general in
stead of the precinct fund. E. L. Hall,
now U. 8. marshal for New Mexico, of
this county, and ]. F. Hinkle, of Lincoln,
were the chief promoters of this law in
the council and house respectively Of the
last legislature.
Hon. Geo. W. Lane, former territorial
secretary, who has been in Washington
the past two years, advises the Springer
Stockman that his address will be Eddy,
N. M. Mr.. Lane is the fortunate owner
of quarter section of soil down in that
end of sunshine land, and he will improve
the same. From political standpoint
this is construed by Mr.. Lanes friends
here to mean that he will eventually be
appointed secretary of the territory, but
not for sometime or until he establishes
himself once more as a resident of New
Mexico.