Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-04
OFFICIAL GRIST.
Many Matters of Moment Gathered
Here and There About the
Capital.


Il was state secret until somebod.
gave it away over at Las Vegas, but it il
a fact, nevertheless, that when Judge
Hamilton organizes the district court a
Socorro on Monday next he will an
nounce the appointment of Hon. Geo
Curry, of Lincoln county, as clerk of the
5th Judicial district. II is also stated
that, under an arrangement between the
two, Mr.. Curry is to appoint Mr.. ]. II
McCutchen, editor of the Socorro Adver-
tiser, his chief deputy. The clerks office
will remain at Socorro while Mr.. Curry
from his new home in Roswell will at
tend to the duties that pertain specially
to Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy counties.
The plan is eminently satisfactory to all
| parties concerned. Clerk Garner will
continue in Office until July l.
| AN OFFICIAL VISIT.
Gov. Thornton left last night for Las
Cruces where he will make personal in
yestigation into the scandals which have
involved the management of the agricul-
tural college. At his request the terri
toral board of education will also meet
there on Monday and, in order that
the examination shall be wholly impair
tial and unbiased, this board will assist.
It's members are Gov. Thornton, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Amado
Chaves, s. P. McCrea, president of the
agricultural college; L. s. Slower, presi-
dent of the University of New Mexico,
and Brother Butolph, president of Saint
Michael's college, Santa Fe.
EXECUTIVE RECORD.
The governor has appointed Antonio
Joseph, L. B. Prince and John Y. Hewitt
as delegates to the Salt Lake City con-
vention, for the purpose of perfecting an
organization for distribution of literature
on bimetallism.
On April 81, the governor issued requi-
sitions on the governor of Chihuahua for
Martin M'rose and Victor Queen, charged
with cattle stealing in Eddy county.
Newton @. Rogers, Louisville, KY, has
been appointed commissioner of deeds
for New Mexico.
The governor has commuted the sem
tence of E. L.. Gilbert, convicted in the
Bernalillo county district court and SEN
fenced to six years in the penitentary
for embezzlement, to two years.
Requisitions were issued upon the gov
ernor of Oklahoma, May 1, for Patrick
Murphy, Robert L.. Gray and Charles
spense, charged with larceny in Socorro
county.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
At a recent meeting of the territorial
board of education the full list
of text books adopted four years
ago was re-adopted with the ex-
ception of one speller, McGuffey's re-
vised speller being adopted IN place of
Osgood's speller. The board passed a
resolution authorizing the superintend-
ent of public instruction to correspond
with the secretary of the interior with d
view to making some arrangement to-
ward educating some of the Indian
children in the public schools near the
Indian villages. Another resolution was
passed directing the superintendent to
| equest all county traasurers not to honor
any school warrant for any purpose what
ever unless the same has been approved
and indorsed by the county school super
intendent. Another resolution was
passed limiting the length of teachers
certificates to two years for first grade,
and one year for the second and third
grades and providing that teachers certi-
ficates shall be valid only in the county
where the same are granted.
OFFICIAL TIPS.
The city council, county commissioners
and board of education will meet on Mon
day next
Mr.. N. L. King, of Washington City,
has arrived to take position in the
drafting division of the surveyor gen
erals Office.
The United States court of private land
claims will convene at the federal build
ing in Santa Fe one week from Monday.
Recently the governor appointed Messrs.
T. @. Gutierrez, j. W. Fleming, l.. B.
Prince, F. A. Manzanares, T. W. Collier
and Antonio Joseph as commissioners to
represent New Mexico at the American
Mexican exposition at the Mexican cap
ital in 1896. Mr.. j. T. Martinez, of San
Francisco, president of the exposition for
the Pacific coast region, writes Gov.
Prince oongratulatory letter and makes
valuable suggestions concerning the ex-
hibit to be made from New Mexico.