Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-01-29

cuba and served his country as a sol
dler In the Philippines
A. J. Loomis, internal revenue coll
lector for this district. came up from
Socorro this morning. He says there
are more people In that town than a,
any time In the past ilve years, They
are all fasteners, and nearly every
residence is occupied this winter. Mr..
Loomis was over in the white Oaks
country last week and reports great
activity in that locality. The FL Paso
a Northeastern railroad company a..
laying six miles OF sidetrack at Larri-
zosa, which will be used as material
yards during the construction Of the
line which is to connect the Rock Is
land system with the ri Paso n North
eastern railroad.
II may be OF interest to those carry
ing life Insurance or contemplating do
ing so. to know that the New York
Life Insurance company. through its
manager. Ralph H~alloran, paid to the
family of the late Henry N. Jaffa, yes
terday, $5,9iO,s7. The claim papers
WV 'hAs tphipiNAth anu HtHl " the
company, New York city, on the 10th
Instant. Quick work. and we under
stand that although Mr.. jana had In
surance in other companies, the New
York Life IL the first to pay the claim.
The total payments made on the policy,
which was paid up. amounted TO 81
62O.
IL Holman the VsAYf Nal..u IT,
motive engineer. Is again in charge OF
an engine on the Santa Fe Pacific and
has a freight run from here 10 Gallup.
About three years x Mr.. Holman was
In a wreck and was severely injured
and had HIS eyes burnt. Since that
time he has been in charge of a switch
engine at Rincon, and doing other
work OF a similar nature, but having
fully recovered In every way he has,
with great satisfaction to himself, got
back to his old time position.
DIR. Billy Manasco. who is an author
ity on animals, states that the red fox
at the st. Elmo viii never be in good
condition for a genuine fox hunt. The
doctor, who has charge OF the fox, has
discovered that n OF It's hind legs is
paralyzed and will never be strong
enough for the fox to run on. The
party who shipped the fox to this city
from Kentucky put 1t in a very small
box, in which the fox could not move
around.
Schoolmaster Jose A. Nieto, Of Ma
dera, arrived at Albuquerque last even
ing and VIII remain in the city until
the end of this week. Mr.. Nieto re-
ports a full attendance at his classes,
and incidentally referred to the mining
properties in the sandia district. all
of which, he AYERS, are making good
progress and showing well. II Is his
firm belief there will be a good camp
in that section at no distant day.
\ number Of local money lenders are
eagerly watching the disposition Of the
bill recently introduced in the terrific
rial legislature by Hon. II. l.. Gutter
req, Of Bernalillo, for a reduction In
the rate of interest from 70 TO 8 per
cent per annum
Last sunday, while hunting along
the river in the vicinity OF Pajarito,
@. A. Hudson killed a wildcat that
weighed at least ~thirty-hve pounds.
The skin has been turned over to the
taXidermists, Chas. NJ. Barber x Co,
to be mounted.
The two-days-old infant Of Mr., and
Mrs, w, NJ. Allen died at the home of
It's parents at 500 East Silver avenue,
yesterday afternoon. The funeral SER
vices were held at the family residence
this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Called meeting Of Excelsior Lodge
No. !, to meet at Mrs, r. ]. ~Johnson's,
at $40 West Silver avenue at 2:3O
O'Clock afternoon. BY order
Of the G. OF II, eta b. Allison. re-
corder,
Mnrius Bartleson, a telegraph oper-
ator Of Racine, WIS, came up from
tEl Paso this morning on a visit 10 his
friend, Alfred Isachson,
The body OF Bruce u. Bryan was
shipped 20 the former home Of the de-
ceased In Battle Ground, Ind, this
morning, for burial
George Everitt visited the towns
north Of Albuquerque today inspecting
the timepieces Of employees OF the san
IA Fe system.