Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-11-06
OFFICIAL BUDGET.
Timely News Paragraphs Gathered
Here and There About the
Capital City.

District court convenes at Eddy or
Monday next, Judge Freeman presid
ing.
Edward Medler, jr of Albuquerque, i:
to be the new court stenographer unde1
Judge Collier.
A new postoftice has been established
at Hunton, Rio Arriba county, James T
Hagan postmaster.
Chief Justice Thos. Smith left thic
morning for Las Vegas where the U. S
district court opens to-day.
John p. Casey, jr,, is now deputy CLERK
of the Sd judicial district court, n place
of w. P. Fall, who has gone to Lincoln
county.
The new clerk of the 4th judicial dis
trict, Mr.. Felix Martinez, will not enter
upon his official duties as Mr.. Otero's
successor until the close of the term which
opened to-day.
From the way things look, salaries OF
territorial officials will 60 glimmering
from now until after January l, next
Reason why: The bank failure at Albu-
querque last July.-Socorro Chieftain.
Should the attempt for the removal OF
District Attorney j. A. Ancheta, of the
Grant and Sierra district, stick, Messrs.
A. H. Haree and j. j. Bell, of Silver City,
are in the field to fill the vacancy.
Deputy United States Marshal LOOMS
came up from Albuquerque yesterday and
escorted Frank Ryan, VIM. Sullivan and
Chas. Rogers to the penitentiary. They
will serve one year each for breaking the
seal of freight cars on the Atlantic &
Pacific road.
Judge Collier will, in all likelihood,
appoint his former law partner, N. O.
Marion, clerk of the I'd judicial district.
It is well to remark right here that Chas.
f. Hunt, who will step down and out, has
made a very good and competent official
Those who were removed from their
presumption claims on account of being
on Indian lands, and who expected to
pre-empt another place will not be pre-
vented from doing SO by the repeal of the
presumption law, according to recent
ruling from Washington.-San Juan
Index.
Judge Seaman Field, of Deming, and
Charles App, of Lordsburg, are candi-
dates for the position of deputy customs
collector at Deming. The appointment
will be made by the new collector at Ell
Paso, Capt Charles Davis. There are a
umber of Ell Paso candidates also in the
field.
Hon. Amado Chaves has received all
but three of the reports of the county
school perintendents of the territory.
The law prescribes that annual reports
be made to the territorial superintendent
to date October 1. Mr.. Chaves is now
engaged in preparing his annual report,
which will show gratifying advance
ment of the public school system of New
Mexico.
At the expense of losing slice of his
official mileage, U. s. Attorney Heming-
way went through yesterday direct from
Albuquerque to Las Vegas, where court
opened to-day. Deputy U. S. Marshal
LOOMS went over this morning, taking
with him valuable papers for the U. s.
attorney.
Hon. Samuel W.. Sherfey, superinten-
dent of schools of this county,. has for
warded to Hon. Amado Chaves, terrific
rial superintendent, an elaborate and sta
tistical report. He places the number of
children of school age at Bills, of which
1875 are males and l ,440 females. Num-
Der of schools %, number of teachers 25.
The number of teachers is now larger,
but that fact will be shown in next years
report. Total amount of school fund
$15,259.93.-Las Cruces Republican.
The board of penitentiary commission
ers is in session to-day. The new mem
Der, W. E. Dame, of Cerrillos, was present
and took the oath of office. The others
present were Messrs. H. H. Belts, R. A.
Baca, ]. L. Lopez, N. B. Laughlin and
Thos. McQuiston. Ex-Gov. Hadley is not
in attendance. Mr.. Laughlin was elected
secretary vice L. G. Read, resigned. A
few accounts were audited and at noon
recess was taken to 2 p. m.