Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-22
OFFICIAL BUDGET.
Land Office Matters-Judge Falls
Resignation-Judicial and Other
Topics of the Day.

The land office has, during the past few
days, made two important decisions upon
cases which have been pending for some
months. One of these is the controversy
between D. S. Patterson and E. A. Can
trell as to about eighty acres of land in
the remote suburbs of Albuquerque.
Patterson contested Cantrell's entry on
the ground that he had not complied with
the law governing timber culture entries.
The land Office, however, decided that
Cantrell's entry was good and accordingly
dismissed the contest filed by Patterson.
In the case of the A. q p. railroad com
pany against Pablo Garcia y Baca in
volving the validity of the entry on 100
acres IN Valencia county, the land office
cancelled the homestead entry made
by Garcia on the ground that he had not
compiled with the law regulating home
stead entries. This leaves the property
open for the filing of another claim.
JUDGE FALLS RESIGNATION.
Judge A. B. Fall is expected in this city
next week. One of the close friends of
that able and fearless judicial officer says
that whatever idea he may have had Of
resigning has been postponed in view OF
the fl rec attacks which the Republican
press is making on him. Judge Fall is
not the kind of man who retreats under
| fire.
JUDGE GOLFERS COURT.
| 1t is altogether probable that court
! will adjourn within the next ten days. Al
no time since 1887 have there been hall
as many cases disposed of for the time
occu pied by the court as there have been
| during the administration of Judge Col
lier. An opinion of general satisfaction
! is expressed by lawyers, litigants and the
public generally at the able and Impair
tial manner in which his honor disposss OF
the business coming before him. 1t Is
really to be regretted that the funds for
court purposes are running SO short that
the Judge will be compelled soon to ad-
journ against his own will, because were
Judge Collier provided with necessary
funds with which to keep the legal ma
chinery we'll oiled he would continue it III
the same perfect running order from a.
m. to o. m. until the docket which was
filled with cases under Republican ad-
ministration would be cleared.-Albu-
querque Democrat.
OFFICIAL GOSSIP.
From present Indications there will be
q powerful lobby at work at Santa Fe
during the session of the legislature
There are good many axes to grind
and it is doubtful whether the public
grindstone is big enough to grind all of
them.-Silver City Eagle.
Hon. Felix Martinez is over from Las
Vegas to-day on official business. He is
much elated over the result of the cleo
ton in San Miguel county and looks for
ward with no small degree of satisfaction
to the fact that the Democrats will con-
troll the next legislature.
The contract for the new normal school
building in Las Vegas has been let to M
Berardineli, of Santa Fe, he being the
lowest bidder, as will be shown in the fol
lowing figures: M. 7. Kean, $4,000
Carlos Digneo, $4,000; Nj. j. Cavanaugh
$11,7OO; M. Berardinelli, $8,49575. Ar
abstract of title to the grounds selected
has been sent to the solicitor general fol
his approval, and, as soon as he passes
upon it, the work of construction viii
begin.-Las Vegas Optic.
Each of the states and territories being
entitled to ten representatives at tn
trans Mississippi congress. Gov. Thornto
has appointed seven delegates in addition
to the three named several days ago. The
full representation is as follows: l.. B
Prince and T. j. Helm, of Santa Fe
Thomas Gutierrez, Albuquerque; Con
way Eddy; F. A. Manzanares, Las Vegas
D. P. Carr, Silver City; M. M. Salazal
Springer; George W. Lane, Eddy; Harr
Whigham, Raton;J. P. McGrorty, Dem
ing. The congress meets at st. Louis Of
Monday.