Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-05
CAPITAL CHATTER.
Official News of Interest to All Read
ers Gathered In and About
the Capital City.

The district court for Mora county
opened to-day. Chief Justice Smith
is presiding.
Ex-Presldent Harrison upon reaching
Wagon Mound the other day, stepped
from his private car and shook hands
with a great crowd. He listened to a
short address made by Mr.. Valdez, to
which he responded with few words of
thanks.
The Dawsons, of Colfax county, have
given bonds in the sum of $29,72O, for
the release of 1860 head of sheep, held
by U. s. Marshal Hall for the non-pay-
ment of customs duties, down at Ell Peso.
Messrs. Brunswick, Booth and Charles
springer were the appraisers of the prop
erty.
Mr.. Nestor Montoya, who has long
served as cell house captain at the peni-
Tertiary, rendered his resignation Satur-
day, and yesterday left for Albuquerque,
where he accepts the position of inter
prefer in the I'd judicial district court
under Judge Collier. Mr.. Montoya is one
of the brightest and most competent
young men in the territory and the New
MEXICAN, in common with host OF
friends, offers him the heartiest congratu.
lations.
Deputy U. s. Marshal LOOMS brought
VIM. Wells up from Cerrillos to-day, and
placed him in Jail in default of 5000 bail
Wells and VIM. Whited are charged with
aiding a Cerrillos woman, wanted for
violation of the Edmunds act, in eluding
the U. S. officers. Whited will have hear
ing on Wednesday before U. S. Commits.
sioner Kendall. The two men were cap.
tured at Magdalena by Mr.. LOOMS.
The board of penitentiary commission
ers are in session at the institution this
afternoon. There are present commits.
sioners Fl. H. Belts, Thos McQuiston, j
L. Lopez, R. A. Baca, W. G. Dame and N
B. Laughlin; absent Commissioner Had.
ley. The preparation of bids for the
coming six months supplies is chiefly re-
ceiving attention.
Gen. Lucien Fairchlld, of Wisconsin,
was visitor at the penitentiary Fri
day, and having had to do with the man
agement of state institutions more or
less for thirty years past, he naturally
took some pains to critically examine
this institution. After an hour spent in
viewing the various apartments Gen.
Fairchild said he had never inspected a
penitentiary thatwas more admiralty con-
Quoted than this. He referred particularly
to its sanitary condition and said the sys-
tenn everywhere apparently was well nigh
perfect. Coming from such source
these statements are certainly highly
complimentary to Supt. Bergman.
The Peterson property, east of the
Mora road, two miles and half from
Las Vegas, has been purchased by the
board of regents of the agricultural col
lege at Las Cruces, and they have been
donated 100 shares of stock of the CALI
mas Canal & Water Storage & Irrigation
company which will give them free water,
for use at tho station. AS soon as the
necessary funds can be raised buildings
and improvements will be put on the
land and it will be converted into a
branch station Of the Agricultural college.
Hon. j. D. W. veeder, member of the
board from Las Vegas, is entitled to the
thanks of northern New Mexico in So
curing such favorable location for the
station.