Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-24
OFFICIAL GRIST.
of Collector Chas. NJ. Shannon
His official Bond-Capital
News Notes.

The newly named U. S. collector of
internal revenue for the district of New
Mexico and Arizona, Hon. Charles M.
Shannon, reached the city yesterday, COM
ing from Clifton, A. T., where he has long
made his home. Having formerly resided
in New Mexico Mr.. Shannon found many
friends here to welcome him. The new
collectors official bond has been ap-
proved by Chief Justice O'Brien and has
gone forward TO Washington for the ..
X. mark of the treasury department. 1t
is for the penal sum of $4,000 as Apllec-
tor, and for the further sum of $4,000 as
discussing officer. The several sureties
on the bond justify in the total sum of
$4,000. The bond Is expected to be
returned from Washington by the close
of the week and on Monday next the Of
fec records will be checked over and the
formal transfer made.
While he didn't say so in as many
words, there is little prospect that Mr..
Shannon will make any move toward the
transfer of the revenue Office from Santa
Fe to some other point. This could not
be we'll done for the reason that the fed
eral building is a treasury department
building, and that the collector is obliged
to be custodian of it for the reason that
there is no other treasury officer here.
The removal of the collectors office from
this point would necessitate the expense
of a salaried custodian, which change the
department would hardly authorize, and
without such authority the collector could
not change his headquarters.
It is to be hoped that the new custodian
of this building and grounds will carry
on the improvements begun under MI
Hughes direction. The building has re-
Gently undergone repairs. a good side
walk has been laid, and the grounds now
require attention. They should be seed
ed to blue grass and set to shrubbery
this fall. If Mr., Shannon wants to earn
the eternal gratitude of the people of this
tify the federal park. The new water sup
ply will make this easy where it was i'm
possible before.
OFFICIAL BITS.
John c. Spears, the efficient U. S. coal
mine inspector, is in the city from Gal
lup to-day on public business.
At the U. S. land Office to-day Capt.
Ford is proving up on his homestead, the
old Sinners property. near Cerrillos.
Hon. G. F. Easley to-day received his
commission as surveyor general and the
transfer Of the Office is being made this
afternoon. L. L. Sluder, the well known
mining man of Cerrillos, is to hold down
the chief clerks desk.
Official announcement Is made else
where in these columns that the New
Mexico school of mines will open its first
term on September S. Floyd Davis, Phi.
D., the president, is a thoroughly compe-
tent man and the outlook for the new
institution is very flattering.
Judge Z. P. Seeds writes that he will
return from Iowa on Thursday or Friday
next accompanied by his family. The
Judge delivered one of the principal
orations at the dedication of the Worlds
fair Iowa state building last fall, which
has just been issued in print in the shape
of handsome souvenir.
The First National bank of Ration has
made application for its quota of terrific
rial funds and Treasurer R. j. Palen has
deposited in the bank the sum of 81 200.
The bond furnished by the bank is for
$4,000 and is signed by J John 3. Dawson,
Manly M. Chase, Charles Springer, Law
renee p. Brown. 1t is approved by Gov.
Thornton, Auditor Perez and Treasurer
Palen.
The New MEx1cAN's publicatio on of the
figures from the auditors Office showing
the delinquencies of various sheriffs has
stirred up much interest in the subject in
several counties. Gov. Thornton has been
furnished by the auditor with the state
ments of some five or six sheriffs and will
soon issue circular letter calling on the
sheriffs and county commissioners to
make settlement with the territory.
Hon. A. l.. Branch, one of Sheriff Abey-
tia's bondsmen, came in from Mora last
night and has been in consultation to-day
with territorial officers over the sheriff's
accounts. He says it is the fault of the
county board in not having settlement
with the sheriff that 30 large an amount
appears against Mr.. Abeytla on the audi
tors books. He will insist that the
sheriff and county board have settle
ment at once and balance accounts for
the past two years, so that the proper
credits may appear of record. He says
Sheriff Abeytia is very prompt in his
monthly payments.
The governor, treasurer and auditor
held short session this forenoon and
took action toward issuing bonds for
several territorial bills under the casual
deficit act of the last legislature. A res
olution WAS introduced by the governor
and adopted which will be far reaching
in its effect upon all sheriffs and tax col
lectors who are behind with the territory
in their accounts. It provides that
wherever the auditors books show a
sheriff and collector to be indebted to the
territory for unsettled balances any &C.
count presented by such sheriff and col
lector or his assignee shall not be funded
into bonds until said sheriff and collector
has fully settled and paid up all such in
debtedness.