Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-27
rosroFFIoE STATISTICS.

United states oHiciai Postal Guide Re-
ceived by Postmaster Grunsfeid.
Postmaster Grunsfeid has Just received
from the postmaster general an official
postal guide OF the United states issued
number OF interesting statistics concern
ing the postal system Of the country and
In q valuable book of reference. Ii shows
that on January 1, 1890, there were IA
09l postOflices In the United States di
vided into four classes az follows: First
claas, 176; second class, 100; third class,
3.0Oi; fourth class, 70,l2l. OF these the
first, second and third classes are presi
daDtisl offices, the fc--.h claes Lust,ass-
lers being appointed BY the postme ter
general.
There are 25,537 money order offices;
961 limited money order offices, which
issue orders no TO f5 but do not pay any
and 1928 money order stations.
In New Mexico there are 300 post
Offices. thirteen OF which are presidential
offices. There are ninety.three money
order offices 10 the territory and five
limited money order Offices. Arizonh
has POI postodices.
The salaries paid pnstmssters in presi-
dentisl offices vary from $1,000 to $4,000
per annum.
The postmaster at Albuquerque re-
csives the highest salary In New Mexico,
f2700 per year. The postmaster II East
Las Vegas Is second with $500 ,ar year.
The guide also shows the time II takes
for mail sent from All lquerque 70 BE-
delivered In different cities OF the union
"a follows: Boston. 50 hours, so minutes;
New York, SO hours; Philadelphia, 81
hours, 10 minutes; Baltimore, so hours,
50 minute Washington, 81 hours, %
minutes; Pittsburg. 10 hours, 5o minutes;
Chicago, 90 hours, 80 minutes; st. Louis,
- hours. 30 minutes: San Francisco, 30
hours. as minutes.
The limited passenger from the east,
arrived To day in charge OF Conductor A.
IL. West, with sixty.eight passengers
aboard for California points. Conductor
West gives THE CITIZEN the information
that Mrs. Cy Boucher and her sister had
returned TO Las Vegas, leaving Conduc-
tor Boucher and Brakeman Bope, who
were recently injured In the limited
wreck near Trinidad, as greatly i'm.
proved at the La Junta hospital. Both
traiDmen will be badly SCARED from
burns, tut that they will survive their
horrible Injuries Is now regarded az the
fact by the physicians and surgeons al
the hospital.
W. B. Trnll, the popular local railway
agent, and Conductor Charles Waiting
ton havs returned from their quail hunt
on the tornado del MueIte. tweaty.
fiva miles sonth OF San Marcisl. "We
have had a most glorious hunt" said Mr.
Trnll; "slept out In the open air, getting
the benefit Of the clear winter atmos.
phere AZ II rolled out over the Journey OF
the Death desert, and besides. killed
over 200 qusils." Mr.. Trull also stated
that quails are plentiful south OF San
Msrcial, and. although hunters have
bsgged hundreds upon hundreds, there
seems no decrease In numbers.
W +. Shelton. OF the government
Indian school at Santa Fe, who spen,
Yesterday In this city trying to discover
the whereabouts OF three Indian boys
who ran away from the school at Santa
Fe few days ago, received telegram
from Bernalill0 yesterday saying that
the constable at that place had found
the boys and bad them there In
his custody. Mr.. Shelton took the first
train for the north and the constable
met him at the depot in Bernalillo and
turned the Indians over TO his charge
when the quartet continued on TO Santf
Fe.
This morning at $50 o'clock. th,
pretty home OF MIR. and Mrs. Geo. X
Neher, on north Second. street, was tn,
scene OF a very happy event, the house
hold being Increased by the arrival OF Q
i Hna hahU kAu Nahar A.. ha
daddy. brought the glad tidings AROUND
to THE CITIZEN office, and his bsamlng
smiling face told the reporter that h,
was indeed much pleased father
Mother aud son reported doing finely.
Messrs. Lombardo, 6radi and Bachechi
constituting a rustling committee, ar,
around TO-DAY selling tickets for the sec
0nd annual ball Of the c. Columbus so
ciety, which will take place at Armor,
hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. II. Tn,
gentlemen called at this Office this after
noon, and reported that they were meet
ing with success in disp0sing OF tickets
NJ. NJ. Cruise. one OF the Elks from thii
city who went 20 Las Vegas 10 assist the
Elks OF that city In properly celebrating
the first anniversary OF the organization
i OF the order In that city. returned hOmt
on the flyer to-day. He says that thu
Las Vegas people royalty entertained
their visitors and that the banquet at thu
hotel Casteneda was grand affair.
John Riley was arrested last night fol
stealing some bottles from c. ", kunz
the agent for the Anheuser Busch Brew
ing company. He was brought befor,
Justice Crawford this morning but a!
there was no direct proof that he hRf
stolen the bottles. he was given ten day
In the county jail for yagrsney.
q. ". Smith, superintendent of ma
chinery at the railroad shops, returned
| from the west last night.