Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-09


Nine-tenths OF the democrats Of New
Mexico favor statehood.
Texas needs more women. The
male population Is in the majority by
100000.
The date for King Edwards corona
ton has been definitely set for August
Q. The king is now able to walk.
The right Of q woman to dring liquor
Is to be tested In the SUPP eme court.
Gradually the women are crowding
the men to the water cooler.
A considerable movement OF gold in
the direction of Europe has again set
In, but financiers profess to feel no
uneasiness on account thereof.
Arizona's national banks have loans
and discounts footing up sl.649,567;
deposits amounting to $3.50. 900, and
their total resources are SS,9G0.000.
The Elks OF this city who attend
the Salt Lake meeting should advo-
cate the establishment Of sanitar-
ium for that 1:,ler In this territory.
Aguinaldo's fear Of death at the
hands of former associates Is pretty
good evidence of the kind of material
Uncle Sam has to ''civilize" In the
Philippines.
by the action of the democratic
state board of Arkansas the 10000 re-
publican voters Of that state are de-
MED any representation on the county
election boards.
That was a wise move holding the
democratic convention in this city at
the time o. the territorial fair. II en-.
sures a big attendance from all parts
of the territory.
About 10000 bound volumes OF the
census report for 1900 have been Is
sued and mailed to those entitled 20
them. and 10000 more are to be print.
ed and mailed before the work Is fin.
ished.
The Bingley tariff law has been In
operation just five years and those
years have shown development OF
American industries and general pros.
perity such as the world never before
witnessed.
The July output Of the Cripple Greek
mines Appropriated s2.000,o00 which
came from 10000 tons. The tonnage
was the largest ever mined in the dis
trict although the average grade OF
the ore was little lower than usual.
Since the year 1850 the highest price
Of copper in the United States was
So cents a pound. That was in July
1864. Since the same year 1S60). the
lowest price recorded is 8 cents pei
pound. At that low figure 1t remained
during June, July and August, 1894.
Our total imports OF iron and steel
including machinery. cutlery, fire
arms. etc, amounted in foreign value
TO $40. 394.S95 In the calendar year
1901. as against s20.A43.9li IN 1900
and Sl5,s00. 597 in 1899, decrease in
1901 as compared with 1900 OF S4S.
3l6.
The lectures on advertising at tho
University of Chicago show that the
art of publicity is now recognized az
an essential part OF business educa
ton. Advertising Is described by q
leading merchant as the life blood OF
trade. as without 1t any enterprise
must languish and die.
What Is undoubtedly the largest
known tree in the world has been re
Gently discovered far up In the Sierras
in Fresno county. California. The
monster was measured six feet from
the ground and ii took line 15A feet
inches to circle II, making II over
iifty.one feet In diameter. This tree
IL on the government reserve and viii
escape the woodlands axe.
There are now 800 lepers and 1914
healthy persons at the Molokai settle
ment in Hawaii, according to a repe I
recently received from the quarantine
officer. In the last ten years only ter
clean residents have become lepers
The oldest patients on the island
arrived In 1874 and 1910. The re
cruits to the settlement each yeal
during the last decade range from is:
In 1890 to So In 1900.