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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

a. ~ r.. o. ana i. l.. Counter, two
". ku.n,u -turh Uu-"r, II Cultdu,
\rh''I A. &C. IL 'nr civ, mri'lng
here ru '," -r'uii section II the
south nu 'urlghl Train y. 3i, and ~
rhAIE'ol d cir lnnd # hlghhrI tot.
llustat Iuuunp hr,r.. llr horses are
hrlug trd aad wIlrtri here {, iaS and
will leave here Tonight Tor raral. state
II chihuahua Mr Phelps states that
the finest Of the lot, n trolter with u rec.
ord uf 9,9N, Wa Killed rn route Ia this
city. between Ration and Las Vegas. by
having lis neck broken IN a ear, lie al-O
states that the other horses were more Or
lrz- we'll shaken ny during the run.
The animal killed hal hern sold 10 par
ties AT faTal Tor tj1l,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

~ To- date, IN Prescott, there are - Al e
pIrantS for the pnstotlicr, III f"r zach
lal,d office Il foreign con-uls principally
tu N'Nicn, governors, ~ many ,rcrr.
tarl'-, tinted states mar'hal- hui
luigr- galore, internal revenue collect
Or, uitrd states ATTORNEY, II collrrt.
nr- Of customs at NugairS, aul iui the
SAKE Of m,-,rStl, hlIt one mrmhrT at Me
kIulry's cabinet journal Miner,
pr. |. j, Hickman, Of Brlyidrrr, H., a
.urccsSTul physician AMI surgeon IT the
allopathic school, coutrmplatrS heating
in Albuquerque at an early date Tor the
practice ot his profession.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14
irirnh ~ Sew M-Ei'u speaks.
IN" following telegram WAS received
v rlnr-,Iay from J. J. llagrTnlan.

"Wednesday from J. J. llagrrman.
/ - Iruk Hrt. taiN. y.
tul"Tahu springs. Nov I. Mckinley II
elected, II Will .h"ip all frcn- valley in
forests. and believe head Ia an lntrrna.
tlrual settlement about silver
j. j. liinLRNiS.
II the democrats IL this democratic
stronghold had nothing else To b" CRATE.
ful for than the mrr" fact that the gen.
eral result Is beneficial Ia that great pre-.
meter ot P'r,- valley Interests, Mr. lla.
german. w. Wnul feel content, and abide
hy the decision ot the voter ~ the geld
tended ami another beet sugar factory W.
Sill lINr ~ clover all the same, Eddy
current,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

lirlgadlrr GENERAL Wheaton, II IA"
| ntrd states arms, commanding the lie
paItlnrnt ~ the toluradu, with hraidnar.
t"r- al Denver. accompanied l.! Mrs
Wheaton. Miss Wheaton and Miss llanil.
tn and his aide dr-camp, Lieutenant
I.anghorn", aud who passed through n.
huQurrlur few daIs ag,, was rendered
IA reception at Nhipplr Barracks, Pres.
c,tl, last Monday night. Tie general Is
81 tour NJ inspection OF the lr~t- of
Fort Nlngutr, out "h IA" Atlantic X
Pacific, The party Is travelling In the
private ear ut u &, Dodge, president ami
general manager ol the Rio i'ranhr
Western.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14
PLACER MlNlNu.
Party Lave for the san Juan Taking
with Them a Placer Machine.

\ Nicola, who l. the inventor u n
p.hr, mining machine which, II IL said.
has been demonstrated "a hr "A success in
saving tine gold, lett "Wednesday with an
outfit for point on the san Jusn river.
about seven miles from town. where the
machine viii hr used III working plar.
~ claim belonging 10 &c. Foster,
lhrr" are bars all along the san Juan
river that are rich IN placer gold, but It
l. fine aud difficult H. save hy the uTdl.
nary progresses of placrrlng. aud II Mr..
Nicolas machine il all he claims for IL
hr has valuable invention and one that
viii come into extensive use III this pOr-
tlon of the country. Mr. Nicola was ac.
r"mpanlri hy two Or three other men and
the party "a- equipped with placer ma
chine, u wagon load ui supplies aud n few
pack hurruS, - san Juan Times.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

~um"lIN ~ ~ Nrw MrNIr' iii net
shut the gait this mnrulug. ami ~ con
sequence the wind hlrW through cur
whiskrt- to dt, aui Hlr real estate got
u moNron Brother Viz, rright, "" irr't
thuk ,uu'tr guilty, but tlm WAY tuu
threw -muk" into "ut ht-r tall bays eyes
during the territorial fHIr casts u ~u-pl.
ciuu ri ra-u Tribune
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

. ; ..'Hr- 4 '.
In making u partial review ~ Hon.
N"lll u. Fl"li- opera huu-" speech uu thr
money Question a." winter It will l."
remembered. took exception h. the -lrak
't'- pritIou that the Arguments AMI ir
ri-ion IT the -urf"m" court ~ the con.
'tl!utiuulitS ut ~" legal tender claus"
Il the gr"'uhark Hrt hal any real bear
ing upon what the chicago platform pro.
pn-''i Ia do IN the matter ~ the free
coinage ~ silver AZ IA" present rit'n fut
IL" payment Il existing debts lnr lie
ci-ion Il u" court IN ia" celebrated Ease
refrrr,Sl H. wa- uair uu the constitution.
al night II congress To- max" legal trn!'f,
for irht- previously contracted prom.
iSr g. pay nrnrN Wluch va, al u ~rrluu-
was IN circulation when the contracts
were mai". In the Ah"Hur" II an, stat.
ute Ia III" contrary the court, hI u maJur
ity. decided that congress unit the con
Itltutinn had the night. he decision
has beech Justified only uu the grounds u
"a war necessity AMI not h"chrI" IN II.
1"li II waI right That decision Wa ac-
cept'd on tins plea only, "a any other II
IL very douhtlul II It rouli have had any
support from "a" p"npl" at lhrg"
In the effort 10 make the grr"nhAck
law AMI III" court decision the hA-l, II
Justification Tor the Ihcagp PLATFORM
pruIN-al H. pay debts III what admittedly
wOlli hr a drha-rl AMI deprecated
money by Mr., Fl"li wa-lhr ground II oh
lection ~ thr writers review. lie point.
out ~ best llr cuui IN the Hunted space
afforded how the rh-rs were not parallel
In the ease "t the act II lS,1 there wa- no
provision 81 law un the part ut the gel
eral government pl"iglug IT'S ~, to the
maintenance al parity lis gold, silver
AMI paper money \nw. "" have two
such prov l-inu- II ldw on the subject.
Those drclAtr H. ali IA" wurli that II l.
III" established policy of the ultrd
states h. maintain III" parity ~ the two
metals gold aud silver AMI ~ IT, paper
money, together with their purchasing
puwrr ~ all the mhtkrt-. AMI thus pr,-
10" matter III very different shape |" 10"
legal tender rlnu-r II the grrrnhhck act.
when II WA hriufr the court. A. was
suggested IN that review. the parity pro.
visions ia effect makr- every debt ~ oar
country gold debt.
Among the ll.s'i IT literature ou n" Il
hahr'ai question thAl '''' been published
turing III" campaign Just closed h"ll'hg
better has com" uild'i lU' "iltf no
tee Than al Artirr III IA" November F"f.
um l.! r. "lihgl"uI
TN" section at II covers IN" points h"
has been discussing, q" Thoroughly that
hr asks space IN Imt 'll'IN l"r IT. IA.
-rfilun, with n" r"..u u"ui,' - igt
every on" ct IT, i""d = w." !. At ! Nr,
Flrld, together Witn H. s"n'l"mm hm
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

silver ,ll,, un a street party vote has
tt number ~ wears mrn very rlo-",
with slight tendencies toward republican
mdJotitlr-, hut ~ tlr election II Iu"~da,
ra-t there Wa- general laui slid" IN
favor ot democracy There was a total
1T SIS VOTES ca-t, 2tG II which bore the
Democratic heading and t., the rrpuh.
uran hraiing. tut " these hunters
there were ~ straight Democratic votes
AMI - straight republican votes. This
gives net gain " l. straight irm"ctatic
votes aud - votes ~ democratic ten.
drucy Independents
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14
dcrsd the expenditure Of ahu, t;uon

improving the comptn,'s rlant IN ~.
dition to this II wa- drridrd to aid l."u
men T. ~" forrr working ~ The run
sfurtluu " w" nv lu''r AM lrt'.
burg tnltua. which H.. COMPANY 4,
lull'lug, IT, haul uu twn ,hr Lake.
contracts aeg"gatlug about t'lu' %
wrt" AWARDED IN l,.- tn,I uu h,uf IT,
'Wn"s,r rumrtn, otdrrrJ t.r ,Nprudt
tut,. ~ iluut tlu'lru
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

The members ~ the Epworth League
~ the l."ai avenue Mrlh"di-t church are
arranging Tor n reception Ia colleg" and
high Sch""l students Friday evening.
SOY. - l>.",, he day has hr"n s.t
apart H. tollrg, day, aud II Is the lnten.
tIun I" arrang" All evenings entertain.
mrut which shall influence young I+Vple
training. There Will be- plenty oi spice
-prinklri through the program ami II lie
llshtful ~ we'll ~ profitable evening L.
anticipated, Further particulars VIII h,
IIhlishrd IA due time.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14
NV AIxILU NOIhs.

R"pa,t- ~, the canal n"nt llagrtman
nDc nraiius cuiupIrti,u.
he korfcgo cas" - .ri tur uNIrW h,
i.r intel states supreme r,uit "a the
dih inst
he Kto ufandp nAm cumpau, has
agents uut securing tights ut WI, t"t the
lam IL lhua Ma r"untN
Real estate T. "n the h,sn IN lJurur
htr" -alr- aggtrga'lug tiu 3. have
h,r'n mair -iucr the election
Frank casino. ot Mora. Wa- found
guilty II hgamI AT Las \rgA- hut sen
irucr has not vet h,ru passed
PARTIES VIII, were barring MI attr-ian
we'll ~ san juan county have struck n
strong nov ot natural ga-, AT "a depth Ut
80 feet
Considerable Wool O.. changing hands
at Ia, vegas. Rad To" price D.. SAL To- BE-
q, beast 80 p.r cont mghrr than 1t VA
na,ur" the election
l.r contractor. ih,. u.a.., u.ugl ted
IT,. -r.ruiI Nj, 90 ta.V ~. -.l. ot'.
u..rrmrh 81 It, ,r.,... auI % ,uW pc.
-.0l- q 'nuj-..l" orr",'aD'r.
NN.e h1.- ,., ,-m.u, WotA uu ,r.
'rrr li.r-. w.u. unI l,II.-rur. ...n
u.r-' ..urs ,... irH or m,Dftur.r
orr. rumus .,.wrc"- IA ,,N,r
" :. -h.pr-t l-m 10" Rulo-a corn
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

ll"n. Juan >iutI .t.,hu. Nn, ',rllu"'
I" run against VIZ I'~rph t,r o." rp1ucil.
HrrN~l frum lar. ,",l"tia, IT, ~.
lac county went irn cratic D., over lou
malufll, though h" /, lurlluri to- thuk
that the republican uuuium. Tot the
house VI. Maftin,Z. ha- majority ~
about F" ~ III" county IT." utlirIt vote
vs. tn have been trNi--ni l., the roun
~ l"tI ir-trtla, \"w Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

A story comes from Iona rarda that
one of the candidates on the late demo
cratic ticket challenged u mans vote on
the ground that he was born In Texas
aud therefore was not q citizen Of the
United States. Rincon Weekly.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

Mrs, G,O VI, Cundif viii open upon the
llth ui this month, al Turner halt u
gymnasium for ladies anh children,
teaching all Of the branches pertaining
Ia same, making special feature IT club
swinging, III which she IL an adept. Those
desiring Ia join should present them.
selves at Turner hall saturday morning
AT ~ o'clock, and ~ her prices are very
low she should have u large class.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14
,hpAe peculiar abilities, and 1. alan a

thpAe peculiar abilities, and Il alan q
Mexican. rranpuilino lHiolla hAa h~en
hind FROM his birth. lle VA. iai-el in
THIS place, aud Is nov ahuut N years old d.
l'r j. ~ we'll acquainted w'h the streets
ut this town Hni the adjacent countfy
~ tu ~ where h. plra-'-. Tie IL all" a.
ride horse nj tt1t Ahuut the streets
ani ~ ~ ~ and from hi- fathers ranch
t~0 mile- ~ ,hr country, II Is com
mon -lg',t H. -r him riding at u gallup
with younger brother b-hlni ~. .aiils
lrdnuuiluu l. al-n u Musician ~ ~
MEAN abilities ST Johns llrtall
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14
STOLE A AARCH."
Sitla Z, SoLc,tt, q, 10 U,kalo "a on
Nr,ClI At Miju.1h

The 40 T.. .tu,n. o.. .. Pct. ur
tuloNiug t.so. lu. TIE - % .u,u ctr.
atru T., lll. o., o.. tu.. u' Of u IT,.
rrN"t 1T The N,,u. Co., lu, ed santa
r. Wlwd, 900 h..,.
hr NAult q, irc,Nrt-Ip &C.. ..tk M
important tmu ju- mufuh ~ the
uiug 1T petition al uuuI iu iruINaI
~ the district c.utt ol J,iI.i-uu ,,u,,.
and ~ uilug a transcript ul ia,,t,r' ~
tie office ui 'hr rlrih u ihr t,l.it ruttl
10 this cIiN. -. rt~' 49, tttu.trttrd
from H." ltH .i-.u r.ur'l dI.'iI,t art
a. the I uitri stats distinct court IN
tlI~ WAN the rH~, MAS friuuNUi itum ihr
jurisdiction - & II t'H' court. Judge uNtI~
AMI Attufur,- lhuu", AMI hrri,t vi"
shut out from iufth'r r'urr"dIug.. ami
NtufurN irIrt,d Dave viii upW take
charge 81 the rh.r tf thr .ini, At the 900.
stance 81 tiuNrfuui MufIll.
Shuttli after midnight last mgl' =
special tram bearing pru"tAI ~ulritut
k,una 'rurfAl Manager tfrN. ~uuri;u,
luniAp aud llufi AMI Jug" l. N il.t.
ton, VII" la n""u Retained ll thr rA-, 0,
u" hiltuu rNmphrN lett a." i".t lu
t'i~ riiN 't u.thluIst ,u ut,tI 90
u.kals.A the ININ q ui'IriI- 'tui"l U,
to- rIrtk Il thr Jefferson count, TO-, ..ut
r'uri, the petition aui nuBl Wri, nl,i.
iui transcript 90 "a" ul,iu Iut many DO
the rIfcut court ~ tM- rlN taken Tho
party then returned H. tn. rIN ahuut J I
..rlrtk and the transcend az the ORDER
Na- l,l,e ia the office 81 lhr rIrtk % tuu
trut court
lac three principal federal point. mu.l.
100 the Petition tuI removal uhI ~ ~.
..tIFtmt tsUtuitRtIN ufr Tho ..I|.yt rr,.y
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

Carnegie Ordsr- improvements.
Andrew Carnegie attended Il meeting
OF the board Of the managers Of the Car
negie Steel company last Friday, and or
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

Sur,iAl "a The CluIcu
SocOrrn, Nov, ll,-louT information
wrong. Official returns elects Martin "a
council. SlLAs ALEXANDER.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

". u. Dame, the democratic gold. bug
candidate for delegate ~ congress, re-
oeiyed two votes In San Miguel county.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-11-14

..HsiiN|
HE
many
tloug
neglect
tgrl Ia,
In
|tcgulrN
.IlrWlu
continual
ANY 'it
IN Their
otgnrs ~
Ia NtNN
al,y Al
The morning times., 1896-01-23
HARRIS MUST HANG.
Court OF Appeals Rejects the Appli-
cation of His Counsel


The doom of John Harris. colored. now
at the Jail under sentence TO hang January
81, for the murder OF Matthew Spruell in
GeorSp:own, on July 4 last, was practi-
cally scaled by proceedings in the court of
appeals yesterday.
His appeal from the decision below was
TAX IN up, and his attorney, CbaS- l.. Fra Hey.
opened the argument for Harris. He said
IL was an error of the court below 70 dt-
privc the defendant of the benefit OF the
TACT ba; lie was intoxicated. Alsu he said
IL was wrong To say, as the curt did. that
II The defendant provoked the quarrel which
ended in the killing, he was allowed no
benefit of the fac. ir found that tte killing
was done in hot ba,,I-
Again the cour; inst r-etcd the Jury tina;
they should ourr,id.r whether the pruyu-
cation was sufflc1snt to arouse the passion
OF q. Reasonable man. and whether here
WIS u reasona hlc. time for passion tu cool.
THIS was error IN that ~ did not take into
consideration the c',nfisthin and education
of the defendant. The fact that this man
was brought up in TIE sums. and had no.
been trained Ia control his passions ought
to have been allowed to have weight with
the Jury tcndinss 10 secure 4 verdict of
mansiaughter.
For tie government Mr.. John Laskey.
OF the District Attorneys office, read the
evidence In the case. Before lie bad con-
cludcl Judge Alvey. by a word, indicated
that upon that showing the casc. was
practically settled.
The morning times., 1896-01-23
coLuMBLAN uNIvERsITY'srAsr
Interesting Lecture by DIR. G. w.
Sampson, n Former President


DIR. CIV. Sampson delivered an enter
tam mg lecture yesterday afternoon nj
columbian University, entitled "a History
OF the COLLEGE In iie Past as a Guide to the
SUCCESS OF the University in the Future -
He began by giving a synopsis OF the
history OF the various forms Of education
IA the early days of the eighteenth century,
showing tic methods in vogue in the French.
English ana Gcrnian empires. Next. he
spoke Of the finest institutions OF learning
in The United States.
When George Washington was Pre- sident. !"
said the doctor, he was anxious 10 have
a college founded in the District after
Washington had been chosen as the nations
cap:tal city. and. TO assist in having his
OF fifty shares OF the fotomac Company
stock. for his pet purpose. He never lived
to see his ideal realized. Columbian Col
lcse was founded during Monroe's admin
tstratioa..
Or. Sampson told OF Co,unlbian's famous
graduates. whom, he said. were distributed
all over The country. He reviewed the
administrations OF the colleges various
presidents, RECALLING the chier features OF
their regime
DR.. Sampson occupied the presidency
from 1883 TO 1869 and by dInt Of the
hardest kind o; financieriEg kept the college
from disbanding. IL WAS during his regime
that a medical school was added. He also
founded the law school, and To do so had to
mortgage his personal property to secure n
building. IL was through the additions
made by him that the name was changed
from Columbian College to Columbian
University.
The morning times., 1896-01-23
HE WAS BLIND AND POOR.
Piano Tuner From itoanoke Gets
Stranded in TEf. Civ

W. b. oden. Il blind piano tuner, from
Roanoke. Va, was given accommodations
by the police last night and VIII return TO
his home today.
A stranger led the blind man into police
station No. ! last night ana stated that
0den had spoken 10 him Oh the street and
asked him for advice. Oden has lustrous
brown eyes and The lids open and c.ose
naturally. To the observer his sight Goes
not seem impaired. lie told Lieut.. Amiss
mat he had been blind since he WAS three
years Old: thaJ ne was an itincrcnt piano
tuner; that he reached Washington ycsier
day from Philadelphia. ami that ne was out
of money.
lie said that though he did well as II
tuner. yet business had been dull ami he
had run out Of funds before he could get
back 10 Roanoke. BY direction of Lieut..
Ainiss, Policemen Father and Kiimartin
conducted Oien 10 the Municipal Lodging.
House. Capt. Cutler, in charge there, said
that the accommodations he had To offer
were hardly suitable for 0den, but that If
the police could provide no better, he
woIlu take the man in.
Oden WAS lodged in the witness room OF
station No. /. and will eat breakfast This
morning at the Municipal Lodging House,
Then he will procure transportation to his
home.
The morning times., 1896-01-23
FOUND HIS BOY q.
Policeman Hunt Filled With JOY by
News From Pennsy lvaniu.


Policeman A. b. Hunt left Washington
last night for Long Lake, Pa, where lie
expects to get possession uf his oldest boy,
Earl, who, IL is claimed, has been sequester-
ed by Mrs. Hunt.
Policeman Hunt has not seen this boy for
five years, and his face frightened with
10y yesterday afternoon when he received
a dispatch from ii friend at Bloomsburg,
Pa, stating that Earl had been found Hunt
obtained three days leave OF absence. and
within two hours was on the way To claim
the missing lad.
Two years ago the local papers print ed the
story oi the unhappy domestic life of this
policeman. The marriage ceremony was
performed eleven years ago by Rev. Dr.
Gottwalls, and the marriage tie remained
intact five years. 4 separation tuok place,
Mrs. Hunt going TO Pennsylvania. Two
years ago Policeman Hunt was granted a
divorce, AMI the decree OF the court gave
him the right of custody of the two
children, George and Earl. Hunt was un--
able to find Earl, and heard nothing OF lim
till the receipt of the telegram yesterday.
He left, taking with him the decree of the
court.
The morning times., 1896-01-23

The Com missioncrs have returned to
Chairman Babcock, of the House District
Committee House bill No. 2721, ito in
corporate the Independent Order of Culorcd
Men and Women of Honor in the United
favorable action.
The object of the Incorporation, the
Commissioners say, is to obtain the ad-
vantage of ccposiiDg the society funds
with the Treasurer OF the United States, in
order to draw five per cent interest.
The board does not deem IL an Gd-
yisable policy To have The Incorporation
perfected upon those terms, especially as
the enactment would require the payment
OF the interest, whether the Unifed states
government wants the money or not.
FOR CHANGE OF ROUTE.
Attorney Mcloy, representing the WASH
ipgton and Marlboro hallway. was before
the Commissioners today with a request
for "A chansein the roads route into the city.
The company was originally required to
build an independent bridge over the East
ern Branch, provided with draws, as re-
quired by law. This proves to he cNpen-
sivc, according to the estimates, that the
company now asks for the privier,e of cross
iny On nthePennsyivania avenue bridge, uBuer
cohuiiiunS iu'st sliiu bc Satisfactory W
The Commissioners.
The Commissioners had a board meeting
later, at whicl the subject WAS considered
and practically decided. but neither or The
mcinbers would state what conclusicn LAD
been reached.
INSTALLMENT SALES.
Sales on the installmelt plan viii here
after be subject To IL great deal OF circunl-
locution, in case House hill 227 is enacted
by Congress. 1t requires all bills of sale,
conditional sales. mortgages or deeds OF
trust OF chattels, To he entered ON record
as other similar transa ctiuns affecting
real estate.
The Commissioners approve the measure
and say that IL is intended TO meet rases
of conditional sales of personal property
where the title is retained in th,. yc.a!or
until final payment of the purchase price,
the vendee meanwhile ostensibly having
the ownership.
Building permits issued today: Lafa yette
c. Loomis, dwelling, lots 46 and 4S, idock
6, Winthrop Heights. s, 80; Frank Nc
Guire, frame dwelling, No. 3o5 Frank
fort street. Brookldud, 81 .UGu: Mrs. Ellen
o. 0'Brien, brick dwelling. No. itO2 Fourth
street northeast, $500; George ". Ar
rington. two brick dwellings, Nos. II and
&c L street northwest, $4,000.
The morning times., 1896-01-23
REGULATE HOURS OF LABOR.
MasSac,,usetts B.u Before the Hous,
Comm ittee.

Last year the Icgis Stature of MASSACHUSETTS
passed Il series OF resolutions asking Con-
gress 10 pass a law regulating the hours OF
labor throughout the United States
They were presented TO the House of
Representatives. and referred TO the Com
mittee on Labor. Representative Barrett
yesterday appeared before the committee
and urged favorable action along the line
Of the suggestion contained i'll the resolu-
ions.
After discussing the question, the com
mit,ee. on motion Of Mr.. Walker of Massa-
chusetts. adopted this resolution:
Resolved. That the resolutions of the
Massachusetts legislature OF March 13.
S95. lie on the tab'e and the Hon. W. f.
Barrett b. requested TO solicit from the lcgis-
lature of Massachusetts a form OF bill that
will accomplish the objects embraced in the
resolution when enacted into law. and be
in compliance with the powers vested in
Congress by the Constitution of the United
StateS.n
The morning times., 1896-01-23
ARrnLERYMRS EAT OYSTERS.
Battery II Entertain~ Friends ut the
National Guard Armory

Light artillerynen. with heavy appetites,
showed their civilian friends last night
what great fun it was to be a militiaman.
and between mouthfuls of stewed. fried
ana roasted oysters. explained the work
ings of the gItiing guns and other ap-
pur.enances peculiar TO an arrnory.
The occasion was an oyster roast given
by Battery 4. Light Artillery, ID. c. n. e.,
at the National Guard Armory. l. street.
between Fourth and Fifth streets. The
succulent bivalve WIS served in almost
every style lima ginab.e. and there was any
quantity of liquids. both hard and soft, To
relieve that dry feeling.
Music5was feature of the evening, and
never was Capt. Forsberg's resonant bari
tone heard To a better advantage. Several
piano solos were given by Messrs. Joe Bur
roughs, n. +. Barnes, F. c. Townsend. and
William Carpenter. Mr. Dan Conway re-
cited.
Capt. Forsbers created Il great deal OF
amusement by his original method Of drill
ing an awkward squad, composed Of visitors
and raw recruits.
Those in charge of the roast were:
Capt H. G. Forsberg, Lieuts. A. P Robbins
and Thomas Marion, Corporal william
Chase. DIR. n. P. Bowers, Eugene Gooding,
and Richard Espy.