Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-06

sey legislature has voted $50, 900 for a
similar purpose.
This city is too busy to properly OBJ
serve Labor Day.
Governor Otero Is true to his friends
and he knows where they reside in
every county In New Mexico
The San Marcial Bee demands gen.
erous treatment OF the press of the
territory from the political committees.
There never has been a man In our
history" says President Roosevelt,
who led a life of ease whose name is
worth remembering"
According to the official report sub
mitted to the Canadian government the
klondike as gold country is playing
out. The yield has slumped from s24,-
100000 last year to sl4,000,0 geo this
year.
Bradstreet's says: August closes
with jouoing business active. appar-
emily at it's height In the northern half
of the country. and the total volume OF
the months operations probably in ex-
cess OF any similar period in recent
years"
Salt Lake, which Or several years
has been slowly but steadily receding.
has. according To Director Murdoch, of
the United States weather bureau, now
reached the lowest level recorded since
observations have been taken by the
department.
The adoption OF the primary system
and the abolition of party conventions
IN Mississippi have had the curious
political effect of causing party plat
forms to disappear. and every candi-
date makes a platform of his own in
the speeches he delivers on the stump.
England has several million negroes
on its hands as the result Of its new
terptorial possessions in South Africa,
and has awakened to the fact that 1t is
confronted by a new and serious race
problem. The white Mans Burden"
gets larger all the time.
Santa Fee had the largest crowd of
visitors yesterday ever seen in one day
In that city. and Notwithstanding that
the big crowd was somewhat OF sur
prise party to the capital city, every
body was Hospitality entertained. The
people from this city speak in the
highest terms of praise of their pleas
ant visit and will go again In the near
future.
The Ration Range says: Hon, Chas.
A. Spiess. OF Las Vegas. is reported In
the Las Vegas Record to be a candi.
date for. delegate to congress. Mr..
Spiess Is a good man, but the republi.
cans of New Mexico are satisfied with
Mr.. Rodey and he will be nominated
by an overwhelming majority"
The governors OF New Mexico, Ari-
zona and Texas have very properly
set apart by proclamation next Mon
day for observation OF Labor day. In
keeping with the deserved recognition
by congress Of an occasion that serves
to bring together the labor forces who
are developing the industries Of the
country.
FL Paso has secured the Pittsburg
champion base ball team for the terri.
torial fair tournament. Ell Paso Is en-
terprising and deserves to win the pen.
nant. but that Pittsburg team will
know that II is up against the best ball
players In the United States when II
faces the pitcher on the Albuquerque
diamond.
Speaking Of the excursions to Santa
Fe from Las Vegas and Albuquerque
tomorrow, the New Mexican says: 1T
Ia q proof that the antagonssm which
was supposed at one time to exist be.
tween the three big towns of the ter
ritory has given way to q feeling Of
brotherhood. amounting to the recOg'
milton tnat the advantage OF the one
II to the benefit OF all"
The Las Vegas Optic insists THAI
The Citizen recently bodily appropri.
ated Z column article from that excel.
lent paper without Swing proper
credit. II this Il 80, It was certainly
not intentional. The Optic ID 20 we'll
allied with paragraphs suitable for