Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-01
OFFICIAL GLEANINGS.
Capital City News Notes of Interest
a to Readers Throughout All
New Mexico.
SURVEY OF IRREGULAR LAND CLAIMS.

SURVEY VI IRREGULAR LAND CLAIMos
Surveyor General Easley informs the
New MEXICAN that there are about 400
land claims in surveyed townships in
New Mexico that the claimants can not
prove up on in the land Office on account
of the irregular and uncertain boundaries
of their possessions. An act of congress
authorizes the survey of these claims at
the expense of the United States, and the
commissioner of the general land office
has decided that deputy surveyors may be
paid by the day (not exceeding SIS and
expenses) for doing the work. The sur
veJor general is engaged in preparing
instructions to deputy surveyors on the
sub ject. Hereafter claims of this class
will be surveyed at the time township
surveys are made.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
No action has yet been taken by the
board of regents of the agricultural col
lege as to the appointment of principal
to succeed Prof. Hadley. A special meet
ing of the board was held last week when
the matter came up, but it was postponed
till the regular meeting in March. 1t is
understood that the board at present
stands three in favor of Register McCrea,
one in favor of Prof. Hadley and one in
favor of departmental man at Wash
ington. Final action will be taken the
1st of next month.
TRANSFERRED BY COLLECTOR SHANNON.
In compliance with orders from WASH
ington, U. s. Collector G. NJ. Shannon
yesterday transferred the internal rev.
enue Office from himself as a presiden-
tial appointee to himself as an appointee
confirmed by the senate. 1t was expected
that the transfer would be made in the
presence of special agent, but no agent
was deemed necessary.
WAITING ON THE GRAND JURY.
The U. S. grand jury will unquestiona-
bly, make its final report and adjourn to-
morrow. The court will adjourn imme-
diately thereafter. So far this term the
United States has called $50 witnesses
Only fifty of these have appeared before
the court. The others were summoned
by the grand jury.
CHINESE HANGING BACK.
The Chinese are not registering very
fast at the internal revenue Office in this
city. So far only three have registered
from Arizona, forty from Albuquerque
one from San Marcial and one from Santa
Fe. The Chinese population of Arizona
is LILO and of New Mexico is 361. Many
of these people registered under the ole
law, and probably do not realize that
they must re-register under the new law
Collector Shannon will send his deputies
into the field this month for the purpose o.
Fastening registration. All Chinese mus
be registered by May s, 1894, or be de
ported.
OFFICIAL NOTES.
Judge Seeds this morning ordered thai
Jesus Antonio Romero, who has for some
time been confined in the county Jail, b'
sent to the insane asylum at Las Vegas
He thereupon adjourned the territorial
branch of the district court sine die.
The NEW MEXICAN was in error il
stating that the U. s. jury fund was ex
hausted. Merely the witness fund ii
short. U. s. Marshal Hall says that S.,
600 was expressed to him from Washing
ton on Monday to pay jurors. He ex
poets to receive the money tomorrow.