Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-17
In OFFICIAL CIRCLES.
4. =. Grand Jury Investigating Per-
alta Grant Frauds Probably
raise Alarm-NOtes.

The u. S. grand jury is busily engaged
in an investigation into the Peralta grant
frauds, and the chances are that mum Der
of formidable indictments will be had
against the principal in the affair, Jane.
Addison Peralta Reavis, now confined in
the U. s. Jail.
A. L. Sherwood and wife, of Sherwood
valley, Mendocino county, Cal. at whose
house the government claims Mrs. Reavis
was born, are here az witnesses on behalf
of the United States. W. W. jenkins,
of Los Angeles, whom Reavis says first
pnt him on the track of the fact that the
woman he married was the descendant of
Don Miguel de Peralta de la Cordova, the
alleged Spanish grandee, is also here to
appear as witness before the grand
jury.
PROBABLY FALSE ALARM.
No credence ia given in official circles
here to the report from Las Cruces that
the Texas Rangers had gone to the Sac
ramento mountains to arrest VIM. Nc
New, John Gilliland ard others in Lin
coin county on the charge of cattle steal
ing Such an act would certainly cause
the arrest of the Texas officers. Judge
Hamilton is holding court in Lincoln
county and he would make short work of
dealing with such unlawful intruders.
ASSESSMENTS FOR 1896.
Printed copies supplied by the New
MEXICAN free of cost-of the proceedings
of the territorial board of equalization
have been sent ~ Secretary D. G.
Hobart to each assessor and county clerk
in the territory, accompanied by letter
saying: "This board has endeavored to
fix values SO that all classes of property
may bear an equal burden of taxation,
and the members of this board urge you
to assess all properties 80 set forth in
the circular atEthe values therein fixed;
strict compliance with the above value
alton will increase the value of our taxable
property within the territory of New
Mexico some $6,000000 which will neces-
sarily decrease tine rate of taxation"
OFFICIAL NOTES.
The governor has appointed Leo
Schwab, of New York City, commissioner
of deeds for New Mexico.
Judge Laughlin has his opinion in the
Catron-Spless case about completed. II
will be filed shortly with the clerk of the
supreme court.
In the U. S. district court yesterday
afternoon verdicts of acquittal were
found in the cases against Santiago Mar
tinez, selling liquor to Indians, and Jose
Naroais, charged with adultry. The court
met at 1870 this morning and adjourned
until 2 p. m.
The Willlams-Lee embrogio has broken
out afresh at Las Cruces. Oliver Lee,
deputy sheriff, is accused by Williams of
cattle stealing and has gone to Ell Paso to
answer to the charge. Deputy Sheriff
Tucker left last night for Las Cruces in
response to telegram advising him that
he was needed there.
The territorial press has many nice
things 10 say of ex-Gov. Ross election as
secretary of the bureau of immigration.
The new secretary will soon be CHARTERED
in his new Office and he hopes the terri
torial papers will all come to him regu-
larry in order that they may be kept on
file for the public good.
The governor has appointed the follow
ing notaries public: Carlos R. Herman
dez, of Ojo Caliente, Taos county; Henry
D. Bowman, of Las Cruces, Dona Ana
county; Secundino Romero, of Las Vegas,
San Miguel county; W. E. Gortner, of
East Las Vegas, San Miguel county; B. @.
Hernandez, of Lumberton, Rio Arriba
county; Pedro R. Sanchez, of Rio Arriba
comfy; and Boleslo Romero, of Los Lu.
mas, Valencia county.