Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23

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Straits of Florida some days ago. Thcro
it Dr. the usual thing 90 end the Gull
stream setting to the northeast nt the
rate of knot ana "a lf an houg
Tho shore side OF the cgrrcnt a maK.
ing ifs turn and the nofihward 500 be-
gins and The current 81 rcckcned on 90
help The steamship ON Der homoward
tup
Prom Alligator Reef light said
Captain Quick so the light at Carya
tort. distance of thiriyiuur miles
lho time was two houra and fity mia
uiea late and lost another fuil halt
hour here li would ho that tho Gull
stream instead OF setting 90 tno
northeast 1i its usual speed of knot
and "a half was settling westward at
fully n strength % one and "a half
knots an hour.
IAN the way up to Cape Haitefas
Che Gulf stream was more feeble than
have usually found b., and We loss
the help OF a 90 che CGtout of delay.
ng our passage ai least eight hours.
Another showing made by the Gulf
stream told us that Do VAS running
icohly on Fowly Rocks, Florida.
wo generally have a fayoring clrront
uf ut least two tO three knots an
hour. on this voyage d was scarce.
Isl one 90 ono and q half knots. Pass.
ing through the straits we were about
Owe miles on shore"
Angry Swarm Of Bees.
Twelve thousand bees, not Mclf
ponas. or the atingcss variety. from
Cuba, hut a host OF angry long ton.
guod and sharply armed Caucaslans.
tho wonderful bees OF Russia. equally
noted for their honey gathering abili.
tiea and singing pr0clIviiies. invaded
lower Cortland street a few after.
Moons ago.
Tie air was black with bees and
blue with the cxclamations and la.
lmcutations of those unfortunate
enough 10 be in tho immediate vIcin.
lity Truly che busy bee improved
each shining moment and mud in
Cortlaudt street was al n premium.
Tor the cutters were scupod dry 90
ease The pain Of the "slung."
This particular army of Caucasians
was in transit from Jamaica, l.. D.. 90
Jersey aplarlCs ln an tm hives were
Ton "a truck, which drcw up at che
eurn no be- nnloadod Zach hive con.
/ tainDd eleven thousaud. nine hundred
aud ninety nine bccs and one queen
bee Nine were safely uuluadnd and
then camo trouble with the tenth.
AS 20 was being lifted from The
truck thC clamps holding the three
/ sections Of the hive became unfasion
/ ed. ana thcy fen 90 the sidewalk, free
l Ing The Caucasian army.
! In an instant the air was alive with
bees, swarms OF bees. and their angry
( clumor drowned an other sounds. The
buzz,buzz was doafeninR. and every
| platoon OF the army attacked an i'd
| yorsary the nearest human being
male or female child or adult Not
one bee but a dozen. landed on each
victim
After clearing ihc field me bees
lHwnrmCd ON chimney across the
street, whero an experienced bee
handler hived them tho next day al
Ter their anger had cooled.
Numerous Colony Of Rata
Thousands OF rata. forty policemen
several sorgcauts and roundHmon.
doormnn and one Anc large Thomas
lRCt. which bears the name of juicy
Ihill. bnltlcd FOR hours az the Churcl
street police station couple OF days
ago.
The cause OF Tho trouble was th,
demolition OF iho building formerly
occupied hy the Coal and IRON EN
change Ht the southeast comlg o
Corilandf and Church streets. The
building Do giving way 90 a mOdCrr
skyacrauOr. Next door is Che ChurCl
street police station
Contractor RIOS % in charge al
tho work of tearing down the old ex
change Ia The basement were founi
about 100 tons of coal aud in the rea
ol the coal were some old vaults con
tanning ancient records OF the oy
change II wRa found necessary 90 no
move the coal Ia baskets and Hungaf
. IAN and Jewish laborcrs were employ
ga Tor this work
Many ions had been removed whei
o. machine was put I'M operation sound
ing for the foundations OF the new
building Then the trouble began
The noise and vibrations OF the greu
machine aroused the hidden popuia
ton OF the vaults. All the labaror
rushed up and refused % deBcenl
, again Then Contractor RoHof wen
down TO investigate. Ho also quickl.
rappearcd. The cellar was on
soothlns mass OF rats OF all age,
sizes and species.
Policemen and the station house GA
were summoned, and, after battlin
. for hours. what wa loft OF the onem
had disappeared.
Alarette Wearers Prosecuted.
I Mllllncr6, manufacturers of mill
{ merry. aud followers of fashion wa
{ risk prosecution % there be- a cOntr
uanco OF tbo sale and wearing of air
rettes
3 Commissioner Whipplo OF tho Stat
Fish, Forest and Game departmen
+, has announced that be will issue Al
+, order calling the attention OF mhfnor
and others % the fart that the tram
| In the skin and plumago Of the hero
and osprey, from which aigreites az
J chiefly made, IS unlawful. ANA tina
g violation Of the statutes ~ the stat
, viii De speedily followed by pr0as
, cution.
The Audubon society has for som
3 time waged war on the use Of aiErett
= made % from the plumage OF tho hel
5 on aud osprey 10 % a fact that On
, destruction OF heron has been wide
; spread ~ recent years as tho di,
/ tatcE OF fashion called for tho manu-
factrre OF thousands OF these mill
! merry ornaments.
Il COmmissiouer Whinple says the las
, has been sustained hy the Court q