Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-07
OFFICIAL GRIST.
A Budget of Capital City News Gath
cred from Many Sources.

U. s. Surveyor John Walker is at home
after spending several weeks in the field
surveying small holding claims in the
vicinity of Aqua Fria.
Messrs. O. M. Mcdonnell, of Topeka,
and James Corey, of Denver, tax agents
respectively for the A., T. & s. F. and D.
& r. g. roads, are here on business be-
fore the territorial board of equalization.
Gov. Thornton is this morning estab-
lished in his official quarters which have
been in the hands of the carpenters and
painters for the last month. The i'm
provements made add greatly to the com7
fort, convenience and appearance of hj
office.
Hon. A. B. Laird, the retiring sheriff
Grant county, and recently elected.t
lector of that county, is here from Silver
City too day to turn over $4,000 to the
territorial treasurer. There are few more
! efficient county officers in the territory
than Mr.. Laird.
The new county school superintendent,
Mr.. Cosme Herrera, is to-day notifying
the public school boards throughout the
county that all teachers must hold duly
issued certificates, otherwise he will de-
cline to approve their accounts. He
| means business.
The territorial board of equalization
met this morning at the executive office.
There were present Messrs. John Corbett,
of Deming; W. E. Kelly, of Socorro;
Charles W. Kennedy, of Albuquerque;
NJ. o. de Baca, of Las Vegas; and Romalo
Martinez, of Santa Fe. No business was
transacted at the morning session.
Mr.. 81. B. Cartwright has filed an ar
swer to the contest for county treasurer
instituted against him by Teodoro Mar
tinez. In it he denies that his opponent
was elected and sets up by way of counter
| claim the statement that numerous illegal
votes were cast for Mr.. Martinez.
Mr.. G. G. Duncan, prominent Georgi-
an and a special agent of the Indian
bureau, spent few days in Santa Fe last
week the guest of Capt. and Mrs. Bulls.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Duncan,
and after visit to several of the neigh
boring Indian agencies they will return
to Santa Fe for short visit.
The Democrats of precinct No. 10 held
a largely attended meeting Saturday
night at The house of Bernardo Sais for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for justice of the peace and constable.
Mr. Nemecio Armijo presided and AS
cenclo Rael acted as secretary. Speeches
we're made by Eustaclo Padilla, Canda-
lario Martinez and others. The nomi-
nees we're: For justice of the peace, An
tonic Borrego; for constable Ramon Lo-
bato.
Quite number Of important meetings
are being held in town to-day. E1-Gov.
O. A. Hadiey, of Watrous, and Jose Lopez,
of Las Vegas, are here attending the
meeting of the board of penitentiary
managers; Messrs. M. G. dc Baca and
John Cerbett, of Deming, are here to be
present at the meeting of the territorial
board of equalization; and the new coun-
| ty commissioners held their irst session
| this afternoon.
Judge N. B. Laughlin is to-day having
his first experience as a presiding officer
in open court in this county; and it is un-
necessary to say that he wears the judicial
ermine like veteran. The occasion was
the opening of the federal court. In the
absence of United States Attorney j. B.
Fl. Hemingway, who is still east, his as
sistant, Mr.. George P. Money, is repre-
senting the government. Mr.. Candelario
Martinez is acting as interpreter for the
grand jury and Mr.. Rafael Romero as in
terpreter in open court. The whole of
to-day's session was taken up in organ
izing the grand and petit juries and no
cases will be tried until tomorrow. Quite
a number of those summoned as jurors
we're found to be disqualified by reason
| of non-payment of taxes. A heavy Grim
inal docket is before the court for atten-
tion and the term of court will be very
busy one. Judge Laughlin has appointed
Paoonio Velarde and Filogeoni Sanchez
as court bailiffs, and Enstaquio Padilla
as bailiff to the grand Jury.