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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28
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AlsdAcA. Victor
u 3tIlOO varae, bounded north hy
Rafael Curi,vA, Euuth 10y Juan
,, ArUiAca, -Ar, ny said CoriuvA.
:, w-rt ny TLomAr GonkAl-s. loo
graIa vinrri oue.r'um house
2UI2UO varar, bounded uurth by
- Tomas Gonzales, south by Nrpu.
n iio BAca, east Wy Juan AIsdAcA
wet 10y Riu tirAnd-, ~, inter.
est 90, curtr | ~ ......
Il Atias, June
= iuiGOO yAtAn 81 land ~ Alameda,
Ia geo graz" vince, twu rs,m huuor,
= ~, intrtrst -, rurt uE Z
ArNgun, Juan
IUihOJ feet II land aud huus-,
= ~, iu,rr-st -. coats ~ .
Chnv'., kuuN dny CHAVEZ
gniNOu NH'N- II lsnd, room
h"up"i -. interest e., curtr
Chavez, Is. y Gar,A
Land 3uu vafar wade, bounded
rutth 10y Guadalupe Gutierrez,
. nth 10y iir,guiio MuAtuyA. east
10y thAS ". L"~ir. west hy T.
,'uIt.rrs, ~ -, iutcrrr, : l.,
costs ! - ...... . -
uhllegur, Juan VI
uu- piece IT land ,u Canon lie lu-
llu"fi =, four. room huurr; a. -,
interest ui, rurir 81 L.
3 tiArruA, FrAu,rcu Ant
.JAy4 vArAr u land ~ AlAluriI.
huuudri south ~ j A rAGyA,
turth by j u CArAhsJa. rSrt hy
: rAud hIilr. Srrt hy Ac.purA; 81
vArHr IT land 81 AIamrdA. huuud.
81 south ~ j a Tafuya, north
~ j u ca NbaJA, east ~ saul
hllr, wrri hy ac"pua, 81 vsrA1
If lRud NJ Alameda. buuuird
moth ~ Rafael C,rioVA. suuih
rs bul'iru AIpiEcA, east by the
iruun'h,us. west hy E,rVuIA, 300
crap" plants aud adobe house,
Ahuut a. act-r II lAud, bounded
irrih by Pedro Pan. south ~
X Curi"Na, east 10y the mount
aims, N"st hy Ac-uulA mN,lrr,
: ~. interest II, cos'n / =! IS
GsrriA, llnuA
3ni4uu v.rNH - lAni. $50 gtAIo
vince, ten frui, trr-s, t~u.i,S,tn
hnurr, 81, interest ~, cur,s
| ~ . .. 4
tiArriA, G'rtrudrr
200 vArAs Of land ~ Alameda.
hruuird north l., the river.
south hy public road. east ~
Jnr- Montana. west pEmr. 81,
interest | ~, c'rtr ~ ....... 2
Garcia Tum,r
2NIlGS vatAr, ~. iutrr,rt uG,
,upig ! % ...... ...
tiurIsl-r. Jur- lguAclu
5uIIuu vArAs, bounced north hy
Julian TtuJIllu. south and rArt
hy b"orrr l.uc-ru, wrrt 10y J,H,
Murtsuo; : -. intrrr-, 8 %.
curtr lb......... ..
Lucrru, Mncri"u,u Mout"yA lie
GItO vAfAn land; II ~, interest
h'' costa Si....,...,..,.,. ~
Luc-ru Jesus
| hOI!on yArss, 4.ru"m house ~.
| interest -, cupir ~
Luc-rO, Jur-
LSnd IN Alameda, 50 vArAs from
north To- south and extending
| iirm the RIO IrAud- tu the ludl.
an mountains. bounded north ny
Jose Magnet Lucrru. south hy
| Andres Luc-ru, room hour-
| Land opposite Alameda, ljNsraH
from north Ia south. aud extend.
ing from RI iirandr Ia SCI a del
Rio Purrcu; II 81, interrr, - Il,
| cortr = 10. ,........... .. ~
M"nt"yn. Angelic Leonardo
9jiJnj vAraa land. S5I3nO ysrAH.
75ilub vArna. 10000 vArRs, 2li.
coo vArNS. 3iSjOO vArar. precinct
., 1uh3"U vArAp, 5n1luu vArAr;
II IS, interest ~, coata u ~ -
Psrh-cu. Jur"
l5s3uo vArAr land. loo grape
vines, 10 fruit tr--r. 2.r,-,m
hnur-; Is. interest 81, cnsta
| NJ ...., .....
TruJillo, TumAHo
G6ilC vsras. Bon grape viurr,
= r"bm house GGIjou vArAHi3 81,
interest | ~. cueta 10 ..... Il
TruJlllo. J0s- y 'irl.g"
2r"um house and land -, IN
trrrHt 81. c"-tH O!......,.....
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28

ium-I, Juan ) AriAH
iuIIu yArln, bounded north W
Gr-gorin CnndAlArin, ruuh hy
Juan J,@r iiuu/Alrr, ",ri hS tire
puIIu tAndAlArlA, wet 10y iillNri"
i'um-i, > room house; 90, IN.
t'Irst 10. custH ~ .....,.,.., = ~
NJ iiuuIs"n, Juan JOS"
IOOAiOO vaiNr, bounded north 10y
MouiAno. south 10y r.. BsrrR,
"a wrst hy Montana, rAs, 10y the ~.
tate, 3 ~. interest | ~, coHir
10 ............. ........... Il 3.
IN MErilutz, Frirric"
gis,pp vArsI ot laud, huundrd
north 10y r. &, Guti"rr'L, south
by ir-gnriu Martina. rArt 10y
Maria MAriiurl, ~r-t 10y bANld
S'pn-r"-; r""m house o., IA
t-rrst 10, cnrtH u"..,..... :.
Ia Montana, P-iru NJ.
Ins, nl vAras land bounded "u
north hy Rafael SrnA, south hy
Grgurl" tsnd-lArlA, rari
main road, w"-t hy Rafael SrnH,
lOlInO vzras, same boundaries
90 3.r"rm hour- . -, lnl"f"-t co.
costa o.. -
MuyA filic-nciu
"a .3iioO yArRs land, counted north
by X. Pumrtl-rrrf, south ~ An
tonic Montana, EAST hy -. tut
IrrrrI, west by Pr,.ru Lur"r",
/ ~, interest 30, cos'a ~ .,..
Ottegu, franclIco
10000 yAras II land bounded
north by J. q. Ort-go. south hy
AL PAhto GAll-gue. east by q. out
i-rrvI. wca, by J"s-fA Garcia
gA3, interest ~. Costs ~ .... =,
Sanchez, Clrilln
asI4uu vArAp land, huuLdr'i north
hy T-lrSirru iiArciA, south hy j.
Al Sanchez, east 10y J"SuH san
o! chez, w-Tt by public rnAd. HEl
Rr.r- vines. ~ fruit trees, four
room house 1SiiOO vArAH and,
bounded norm hy CSnl-larIA,
south by II, Lurrro, east 10y ace
~ aus manrr. Wrst by Ro 'irAndr,
! ~, interest ~, c"rts ! 6 .. :,
Sanchez, Nicolas y CAnd-lArlA
90. lOI vArAs laud, h"undt-i north
hy NJ Martin, south hy Her
rrrA, east by Jrr" MoutAn", west
Ly L,drra road land II vArEs
II WIDE, bounded IN north aud south
Nv II, Jesus Martin, east Wy pub.
lie road, wrrt hy Rio GrAndr,
two rurm h"usri -, interest
IN, cu1ts -
Nslrncis, Ju~~
a. blIaoO yArsr. l-,undr-i north hy
Cauutn ApoiAcA, south by
Yrisarri. sas, by 7, BasAu. wee,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28

by Msnnrl PNiillA, west by Jus-
iutleus' tfl'V yArds, buundrl
n"fth ~ Juan sanchez y Perra,
SOUTH ~ J"s- Turiets, east hy
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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28

hUntoys, Nence,,dn
mrlO yards b. undrd north by
J, Padills shi Jusn Sanchez.
vest ~ e. Psd,llaj -, interest
10, cucts q ......
MontoyA, ventura
Sotp yAris bounded north hy
NiHh'" ihs,,1, south and esst
ny se-luA. s--t hy \ Psdilla.
2runm buu,', ! W, interest IS.
GOES Va ......'............
Crr'pin, Mnay 80
bvIlll yards a. pAdlllas, bound
Ell n"itn - , rrt,inn Psd liz,
south by ; BAfbua. east hy =
ssnctei. Vs. hy Juan sanch,y,
I'il4o lGi,!., huuntei north hy
public lAbd, south ny LeAndfu
Psdill', -ss, - Vie PsdillA. west
~ Llis P'itAi 3lGltO yard,
nonHdei n"'h - public land,
south ny ls.'N graft, east hy V.
ChAVrL, west ) r. Moptoyaj ~
ToJafds, bounded north w ~
l'g,o ArodN"N, south by SEVERN
NShcLrf, -As' public lAud west
ny NJ Cuu'r"iH- J So, interest
81, ctF'' -
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28
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NENTT % - " TITIW \
2'rN'5 lAris, 'pI.lri north IS
public Nui, -.u.h IS ,r,quts
hS'lrr, rNr' ~ LUIS pAdi'la.
wet ny ' rAi,nj 1890 yarjr,
bounded tooth ~ G. Muf-...
south - : NAn,h I,as,ly A.
t"tl"A Mur-ru, wts Jy MAnurl
ton'rriNr -, inter. II -. cts
-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
THE COURTS.
TWO IMPORTANT LAND SUITS ARGUED IN TIE
SI-pREMI. COURT
THE GOVERNMENT A NTIGANT.

TWO IMPORTANT LAND SUITS ARGUED ~ l'if'
SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON Jan s-I.;!gition 10 when the
United States is party occupied the @'te"l'". VI
the Supr me Cour, to-day. The rIst case e'G"eu
was that of the city Of Santa Fc. y. Nj" "gahS'
the United states appealed ny the latter from IN
Court Of Private Land Claims. The city OF SIM"
Fe brought suit before that tribunal TO nave 'o"-
frmcd to II tract Of land Of i,"T square '17rcS'
the centre Of which was the pnoic pi&|A' i"e
claim Of the city was founded uDDn dlTect grant
from the Spanish Government and ihe o2srA''"h o.
law the papers Of The grant having been ceSNOH''
in the Indian inslrrs ion cf 1850. AUoit W''SH
hundred heads OF families ave- Avine on IN" 'AHI
claimed by the city. and hold ,Iie n1deT 'he 7'"''
TO the municipality. number OF pr'Fa'e P''So>'
were made defendants 20 The suit o. the 'll' """'
IL is alleged claimed !lnds IN the limits OF the
grant and answers pax in by tnSm HV'"h7
I'D their claims The court h-li adversely TO 'hsm'
and they have taken no appeal IN mis- case me
brief for the city Of santa Ft says: The case IS
here on the appea! OF the United states 'i'he'
which insists upon the court iaks mgT 81 whS
have not appeal, basec ON az, gu I'M ~
Mexican grants. thus not presp.'s -,! male bv
Assistant Attorney Dickinson and Matt q. Ke}u.
olds special assistant 70 TT hI cp,ron who for
merly was Delegate II Congress from Ne"-NeN''0'
The argument having been finished. the sonicwha;
famous case of the United Siatss asaS, Ho1 rcnn
was taken up. This suit involves the elio Q. ,ne
War Department, acting under law o. Consas'9
part OF the Get,ysbu National Park os c.r'a,n an
portions of the patteela over TRfn Rawa| run COM g
pany Two tracts were sought TO be Obtained, one
Of 7o for which the Jury 6 @ tsr HT ober "
3is acres The petition to condemn ths the iower
court ordered to be qTahfg b edd ics sGM tappat
For the Governmen, SolicltorGsneAi Uo"rS% "i
Peared; and for the railway company lh''''S
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
Az OFFER FROM l.. J. CiLLiNiN.
Iii: PROPOSES TO HELP PAY THE EXPENSES OF
COUNSEL. N PROSECUTING POLICEMAN KEEL
Irmh.E FOR CLIENING \ CITIZEN.

HE PROPOSES TO HELP PAY THE EXPENsEs OF
COUNSEL. N PROSECUTING POLICEMAN KEEL
LEUER FOR CLUBBING \ CITIZEN
l. J. Callahan who was 4 we-known member
OF the Committee OF Seventy AMI has been identi-
ne with the municipal reform NOV ement for sew
oral years has offered to unite with other liberty
loving citizens in paying counsel TO prosecute Po-
llcaman kcllcher ~ the Charles-st. police station
who dubbed Patrick Kehoe in Charlton-st. on No
v.rnber L. Mr. Callahan has declared that the
policeman having been sent from the police station
10 aue an alleged disturbance in Charlton-st. and
finding everything quiet there. waited for an op-
nortunitv TO arrest somebody instead of returning
10 the police station and making report kehoe.
somewhat intoxicated, soon appeared. and keheher
arrested him When Kehoe tried TO cling to a rail-
ING to prevent the policeman from dragging him
10 the station he raped over the hand with
, cuA In the struggle which followed kehoe was
dubbed until as a physician auerwarG tesiined. ne
was in A scm-Corscous state. when he was taken 70
the police station. Then he was locked up ana
w,s hold for trial later on the charge of assautinS
the policeman. on his trial before Judge Cowing
lie acquitted.
Nr Callahan mas declared that Policeman ke-
l.hrr should not be permitted 10 escape win a
trial before the Police Board, upon which he mignt
,r.f on "a tn "A nue of a few days pay, but ought
t. be tried in criminal court ana sent 10 prison II
convicted kehoe Is too poor TO h.re "A lawyer 10
nrnsrcute the policeman and Mr.. Callahan has
offered To help pay the expenses OF such proseSu
ZION If othe. citizens will unite with him. IN order
70 give warning 10 other policemen that ihey can
not club people with impunty
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
PLANS FOP THE NEW BRIDGE.

The new East River Bridge Commission met
Yesterday at No - Chambcrs-st There was the
rs,,al closed meeting. after which Secretary THUR
her said that the Commission will so on with It's
work despite the temporary injunction secured py
Stephen NJ. Iloye. the permanency OF when Justice
co,,nor of tre Supreme Court, now has under adj
lisement.
The Commission has received and filed reports
from two electrical experts regarding the bridse
railroad traffic. The experts contend that there
should he four trucks over the Bridge, that the
roadway should be laid at a grade not greater man
per centum and that the headway shouh DC
400 feet. r...,.,o.
President Baird and Commissioners Ihuroer,
SDervy and Deevcrs TO act as Il committee 70
Washington TO lay before the Secretary of war the
proposed plans for the new Bridge ana TO secure
his approval II possible
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
MOTT WOULD NOT HOLD HIN.

Policeman John Scheuing. of the East Sixty-sev-
onth-st station. yesterday morning rearrested Her
bert Rhoner. sixteen years old the crippled boy
who was discharged from Yorkville Court on jan
uary for shooting Herman Struss, nineteen years
old a carpenters apprentice. OF No. 300 East Fifty
sxth-st Struss. with others, was playing In the
street about midnight on December 81. Rhoner.
who lives at No 3l2 East Sixty -seventh-st.. was
firing n pistol from his window on the top floor.
Suddenly Struss fell TO the street crying that he
had been shot IN the left hip. He was removed to
the Presbyterian Hospital and Rhoner was arrested.
The lad produced the pistol that he fired. 22-cali-
bre. IN which he used Flobert cartridges The ball
that WAS extracted from Struss's hip was from Il
32-calibre pistol This led Magistrate Mott 10 dis
charge the boy About II o'clock Tuesday night
young Struss died from the effect OF his wound.
Rhoner rearrested.
When the prisoner was arraigned In Yorkvile
Court, the Magistrate said to the policeman: Il
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
DIR. BILLINGS AS LIBRARY CHIEF.
THE NOTED BIBLIOGRAPHER Is MADE SU.
PERINTENDENT OF THE CONSOLI-
DATED INSTITUTIONS.

Dr. John s. Billings, director of the Department
Of Hygiene Of the University OF Pennsylvania has
accepted the office of Superntendeat-n-Ch!ef Of
the Consolida ted Library.
It was said that the question OF a site was not
discussed at the last meeting OF the trustees. nor
was the idea of asking the other libraries to come
under their management agtated. II is believed
that site for the library will not be selected until
the spring Among the trustees present yesterday
were John Bigelow, president; Thomas NJ. Markoe.
Henry Drisler. John l.. Cadwaiader > an Rensse,
laer Cruger Stephen II. DIN. Edward hing. DANIEL
Huntington, Frederick Stur8es. Alexander Matt
land J. s. Kennedy. william Allen butter deorss
Smith Alexander Il. Orr. Lewis Cass l,edyard ana
Samuel p Avery. The meeting was held Dehnd
closed doors. .,.- -.
Dr John Shaw Billings. the new superintendent,
country and Europe. He has also earned an en-
viabe reputatio an authority on hosplta con-
structior He was born in switzerland county,
ind on April y. 1898. and was graduated AZ Ai1iM
University In 1851 and at The OA!o Melica No.esc
in 1850 In 1861 he appointed acting assistant
surgeon in the United States Army. having chargs
of hospitals in Washington and in Phiitde!pna. lie
was with the 5th Corps of the Army o. tne fo-
tomac at the battles of Chanceilcrsv" anu be',ys-
hurg subsequently, he became a medical inspector
Of the Army and in 1854 associated with the
Observation-Disclosures Office In Washington. In 1870 ne
was appointed surgeon. with the rank OF major, IN
the regular Army. For year ne wa nhl0s,P,,ssE.. 80
received the honorary degree OF LII. D. from nc
University of Edinburgh. He has msdc many m
portant contributions the perodcal hteIatu OF
medicine His best work and the one Whi'h Won
him the greatest fame. is the index Catal?gus ol
The Library of the Surgeon Generals Oftice' 'ssJ
Or Billings Is a member OF the Nauonai Academy
of Sciences and the American Medical As-oeldNoh
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
~ rIiRORiTE NEW MILLINERY STORE.

semuel Koch & Sons the well-known milliners
Of brooklyn. have decided TO establish themselves
IN this citv with this end in view they have com
,o,od o~,anp.r1onts 10 lease the store occu-
,,iel hv Eracm.r. IN West Tventy-third-st oppo-
site tho Fifth Avenue Hotel and they viii enter
in:o possession Of these premises on March l.
Mcssrs Koch a Sons will make extensive altera-
lions nf the store The entire front VIII be re-
,,ndell,d so a. 10 afford window display amount
inC altogether 10 sixty feet The decorations on & 'h9
,rotind floor VIII b." elaborate, and the walls VIII
i troa ed I'm tapestry effects The second ioor VIII
be- in Moorish design. with SIX larSe priya,t" snow
ani dressing rooms. ne UhIu ,o"l w 'c ~
R.naissancc style. and tn" fourth noor VIII DC de-
vo,ed 10 the wholesale department ana 20 Offices
clifford Brown. - o g. - .,,.
tbcv will eclipse any other establishment OF the
kind even In Paris
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
THE Police BOAT PATROL LAID tP.

CAPTAIN James Halpin. of the schooner "iiiia'
Bleakly. reported TO Captain Schultz, OF ihe p0'Ns
boat Patrol at pier A. North River, on iue's"
night that his schooner had drifted away iro" ~
berth at the foo. OF Fourteenth-st.. HoooKeh. -"
cording TO the report sent by Captain schun,
Chief Conlin yesterday morning. Captain n"'r' ~,
demanded that the Patrol go in search y,
schooner. As the police boat Is out OF 49,. "a
the present time he was told that ne "o"'" ~
hire q tug for the purpose. , A.. ..,rol boat
Chief Conlin said yesterday that the paa,,srs are
being cleaned out. they are TO DE ,n or two
the Government inspectors within a. cay The Chief
said that in case the police needed on . Al
or down the bay another boat would be pr0cu's' ~
short notice.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
SAYS SHE BOUGHT PROTECTION. .
THE KEEPER OF DISORDERLY RESORT
ACCUSES PHILADELPHIA POLICEMEN.

THE KEEPER OF A DISORDERLY RESORT
ACCUSES PHILADELPHIA POLICEMEN.
Philadelphia Jan. S.-The Senate Investigating
Committee this afternoon continued its inquiry into
the alleged corruption Of the police The star wit
ness of the day was Mrs. Matte Myers. who for
over three years conducted questionable resort
and who declared that she paid the police every
week for protection. When the payments ceased
the woman said, she arrested and sent to
prison, and after being ncarcerated for week
she discharged. Mrs. Myers testified that 1t
cost 500 for her release the money being paid she
said to Lewis Hutt, lawyer, and TO the private
detective OF the Dstrict-Attorney." The witness
further said that subsequently she was taken to
court, and upon paying another S25 TO the private
detective" for "the purpose of getting 500 BAIL" the
matter was dropped Tie witness declared that
she had made two attempts previously to reach the
committee to testify but that she was intercepted by
unknown persons, who told her that her case was
ended"
In giving her testimony Mrs. Myers named Bern
IDENTIFY confused, for a city detective of that name
appeared before the committee and the witness said
that he not the man.
The other testimony related principally 10 the
participation of the police in politics. ana TO their
acceptance of hush-money from "speakeasy' pro-
prletors One of the witnesses. James L. Harnet
Supplemented his evidence with a declaration that
George W. Smith. policy dealer. after the latter
had pleaded guilty. Smith told the witness that
this cost his (Smith's) backer slOO The committee
adjourned until tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
DAUGHTERS or 1872 MEET.
THEY WILL PETITION QUEEN VICTORIA IN THE
MATTER OF TIE vENEZrELAN DISPUTE.

THEY WILL PETITION QUEEN VICTORIA IN THE
MATTER OF THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.
The annual meeting OF the United States DauSh-
ters Of 1872 was held yesterday morning a, the tv-
erett House. Since the foundation of the society
Jackson Day has been chosen as the occasion for
the yearly celebration. II is the anniversary Of tae
Battle OF New Orleans. fought on January 5. FL.
Abou; thirty members We're present At the meet
ing yesterday. Branches of the society have been
organized In eighteen states. and these We're al
represented either by delegates or by written re-
ports.
Mrs. Edward Roby. Of Chicago mad" the prino-
pal address Her theme was the Venezuela tiS-
pute and the chances of war with Ens''ni ana
despite the fact that the society vas celebrat ns
a former American victory over that country. her
words wee strongly in favor Of prescn; peace. Af
the close Of her address she made a decidedly org
inal motion, which promptly seconded ani car
rled It provided that delegate Of the society be
empowered to draft ana send resolutions IN us
behalf to Queen Victoria, urging n the strongest
terms that she use all her Influence TO promote
friendly feelings between the TWO countries, and
so prevent the possibility OF war Mrs Roby was
herself appointed the member 10 Undertake TINS
Office. 80, ,, .
of the Pennsylvania State branch who told OF M the
work being done by them and IN" interest SHOWN
In the organization. -. ...,,,o.
Mrs Flora Adams Darling. who is The founder
Of the Daughters OF the Revolution and o' me
Daughters OF the American Revolution, as well az
OF this society, made an ddlTrSS III NH'NH '"' -
counted the achievements Of the society since its
formation at Detroit IN 1891. AT the cose OF hcr
remarks she presented with handsome "a
Of the society, a ive-pointed star above an anchor
A luncheon for which near.y all the members
remained. served a: the Everett House after
the meeting
The officers of the United States Daughters o.
1872 Mrs. Flora Adams Darling drector-gen-
eral: Mrs. George o. Iudin, secretary and treas
urer and Mrs. Leroy Sunderland Smith. historian
general. There are also five honorary directors
Mrs Ulysses S. Grant. Mrs Edward Roby, Mrs.
James A. Garfield Mrs. Potter Palmer. and Mrs.
Jefferson Davis Among the prominent members
are Mrs Montague Schuyler. Mrs. Henry J. Bart
lett and Mrs. De Nolney Everett.
The field of Charrnette. the scene OF the Battle
of New Orleans has recently been presented 10 the
society by the State OF Louisiana. II Is to remain
perpeiualy Under their charge. and to be carefully
preserved by them famous historical ground.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
..vocE" ircTIoNS VrST CEASE.

\ hll calculated % suppress fake auctions WI.
rr,bablv hr introduced at Albany THIS winter The
Navor has been rec wing complaints lnicatlns
thlt some auciloncers are carrying on KIM q
business whi,h leads 20 fraud II Is alleged to be
tho custom OF some licensed auCipneors to buy uf
the stocks Of dealers who are heavily Involved pay
ins therefor a sum often ess than ons-thrd OF the
value Of the goods. and sell the same az auction
a; "A large profit leaving the creditors ~ the dealer
tntlrtly in the 'lutch. The Mayor has asked thr
tornoraflon counsel II th-rr Is no law TO rea u
srh cases Another class Of auctioueeIs. II Is said
is =, ling goods Of inferior quality. claiming that
thev ver. imported are 0i Drlen'n workman
shin The pres.n, law. II seems. IL not sui.c.erty
exp.lcit In lts provisions 10 punish the aucuJnetrs
ana their confedorh''s' ann new bi.i may DE
ru
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
kJiHRyyH-S OrFIcE NOT DELINOrENT.

Collector James r Kibr-th sa.i yesterday of 'h'
dispatch from Washington that the N'w-l oi" 'H'-
tom iIous. was bch.nd 10 lis "as"hois' ana D'"'
statement to the Auditor of the Tfea"prF-
This abatement j. no part OF tho cash a. ,unt -
the cus;ofn House. f. contains merely s'aN,t'ct
information 1t IS made up monthly. hut y - lni-
poseib.e to get up each months statement wth'n
sixty DAYS from the Close OF the month. thobsi ld
men could not do it Tn" facility with which fN'
statement Is prepared depends .afgely uroh in-
porters and they suit tnelf own interests III 'hf
,na,,.r Of tirnc Formerly the bond and warcho i-c
statement Was not turned in for eight month";
The time has now been reduced to three months.
Never In the history Of the Custom IJus. were It's
accounts so nearly up to date a. az pres"n,. The
Auditor % the Treasury H. entlrc.y WRONG when ho
saws this office is delinquent