Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

hF HtattHoti FlNudAlDi IL HODtIUl.
The bill of admission is almost sure To
pass before the holiday recess of con.
gress.
The people of the territories demand
that the republican party OF the United
states quit lying in its national plat.
form.
Nearly all the brewers of st. Louis
are millionaires. and surprisingly
large number OF them are being sent
10 the penitentiary.
While December is pleasant as May
In this portion OF the world. the Allan.
tic coast Is being swept by a blizzard
of snow and sleet.
/ Secretary Hitchcock Is in favor OF
storing up the surplus water OF the
great west. but is vigorously opposed
to- the facing of the public domain
for the benefit of cattle syndicates.
The speakership contest in this ter.
ritory Is happily settled Major LEV.
ellyn has withdrawn from the contest.
and Nestor Montoya will be the unani.
nous choice of the republican mem.
bers of the house for the position.
The republicans OF Oklahoma are in
favor of the omnibus statehood bill.
admitting New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma into the Union. That terri
tory does not wish to be tied up in a
state with the several hundred thous-
and Indians of the Indian territory.
The numerous Indian depreciation
claims In the territory give convincing
proof that the Indians Of the past gen.
GRAFTON worked overtime sheep steal.
ing. The evidence elbows that all the
sheep In the territory in those days
were stolen by Indians two or three
times a year.
No commissioner of immigration any
where will have complaint to make
about Kansas. There are 9.106 school
houses in Kansas and IL .709 schoo,
teachers. There have been 1877 new
school houses built during the year
OF the school teachers S.323 are school
ma ANS and the rest are men.
A Washington dispatch to the St
Louis Globe-Democrat says Senator
Quay. in conducting the canvass for
the statehood bill has been fighting in
the open. Today he did not hesitate.
when one of the republican senators
questioned the strength he claimed, to
show canvass made of the senate. II
indicated the solid democratic side for
the measure and twelve republicans"
The Ell Paso News says that the Ok
lahoma admission bill Is only
scheme to sidetrack the omnibus bill.
II Is understood that President Rcose-
welt may veto a bill that gives Indian
Territory tribes share in Oklahoma
statehood. At any rate the house
would probably refuse to approve Of
the substitute bill. The senate can
kill much time In discussing the Okla
homa bill and perhaps prevent any &C.
ton in favor OF Arizona and New Mex.
leo.
The New Mexican says that one of
the most influential advertisements
that the climate Of New Mexico has
ever received Is that included In the
annual report Of the secretary Of the
treasury. Leslie M. Shaw. when he
recommends that the sanitarium be
thrown open to pay patients In add.
ton to patients from marine service.
because such !. step would undoubtedly
result In the cure Of many cases that
would be incurable under other envir-
onments.
Reports from the general land ONCE
show that 6.109.039 acres of land was
disposed of by the government during
the first quarter OF the current fiscal
year. the receipts therefrom aggregat-
ing S2.6l5.1s9. an increase of 600. 1897
acres and 31.1S4.910 In receipts over
the first quarter of the last fiscal year.
Arizona Is making an earnest fight
for statehood. Governor Alex Brodie
and other prominent territorial on
Gals. and r. F. Porter. president Of
the Phoenix board OF trade. and many
citizens are sending out numerous
kilograms to people OF prominence In
this country to influence favorable ac-
ton in the passage OF the omnibus
statehood bin now before the senate
A special effort is being made to Sc
cure the cooperation of the southern
California industrial organizations to
influence Senator Bard. whose assist
ance Is much needed.
One thing Is certain, the Santa Fe
company has handsome lot of trafiic
managers.
The subscriptions TO the Albuquer.
que Eastern terminal fund should all
be subscribed by this city this week.
This territory for many years has
been familiar with all sorts of bever-
ages, but the Indiana brand IL pro-
nounced the worst of the whole lot.
The ohlcial vote of New York shows
even closer contest than that In Call.
fornia. It was ee6. 1850 against eeS.3l7.
Maybe the next voting scrimmsge In
New York state won't b intsresting!