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Steel Trusts { arninqs

A statement just issued by the
Schwab- Carnegie steel trust shows
that the concern earned in the first six
months of the present year $64,407,-
1913! This sum represents net earn
ings, after every expense of operation
had been met. After paying interest
on a vast volume of outstanding bonds
and making a payment to the sinking
fund towards their redemption, there
was left s4S .490, 697. The stock issues
of the concern, representing water
alone, then received dividends
amounting to s2S,027 ,074 in the six
months, and there was still left $780,
46s .62s. which is carried over as Sur
plus"
Very little of these enormous pro-
fits came from the outside world.
Practically speaking, consumers in
this country were taxed to pay diyi-
dends on watered securities. If this
taxation goes on at equal pace in the
second half of the year. as it doubt
less will, 1t will aggregate about one
hundred and thirty Million dollars in
a single year, or about ten times as
much as the actual investment war
rants or in any manner justifiable.
The monthly earnings are now about
twelve million dollars.
This statement of the steel trust
should be presented on every stump
this fall as an illustration of the Ding.
ley tariff when In full swing 1t taxes
the many for the benefit of the few
and 1t taxes them slyly and indirect
but enormously. Indirect taxation is
always dishonest taxation, because the
average taxpayer cannot see what is
going on. But all can see what il
enables the steel trust to earn, be.
cause it enables it to keep prices OF
iron and steel far above the prices
that prevail in countries that are not
affected with Dingleyism.
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conceivable in this country. because
We have no approximation of 1t. and
never did have. It Is conceded that
the native population does bitterly dis
like the friars. and that their stay IN
the islands will be at least very dis
quieting. They are not Americans IN
spirit and never will be. AS to the
schools the reply Of the Vatican Is SO
vague that It will be considered eva
siye by many persons.
The Vatican not only says It will
not order the withdrawal of the friars,
but 1t stands by them, saying that all
the accusations made against them
have been proven to be partly false,
partly exaggerated and partly mex
act" This leaves but little actual
agreement, namely. a sale of the
friars' lands on terms to be named by
five arbiters. 1t must therefore be
considered that the Taft mission Is a
failure, unless indeed the holy see can
by frmness on the part of the United
States be induced to order the friars
away It is not believed this result
can be reached, because the four re-
ligious orders to which they belong
tated. These emigrants went from the
votes in the next conclave
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NY WIFE AND CHILD.

BY Henry R. Jackson
The tattoo beats-the lights are gona
me camp around In slumber lies:
Inc night with solemn pace moves on.
The shadows thicken Ger the skies:
But sleep my weary eyes hath flown.
And sad, uneasy thoughts arise
l think of thee, OH dearest one,
Whose love my learly life hath blest--
OF thee and him-our baby SON
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast.
God of the tender, frail and lone.
OH guard the tender sleeper's rest.
And hover gently, hover near
To her. whose watchful eve is wet-
To mother, wife-the double dear
In whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams or love so deep and clear
And cheer her dropping spirits yet.
Now while she kneels before Thy
Throne,
On! teach her, ruler of the skies.
That, while by Thy behest alone
Earth's highest powers fall or rise.
NO tear is wept to Thee unknown.
NO hair is lost, no sparrow diesl
That Thou canst stay the ruthless hands
or dark disease. and soothe its pain:
That only by Thy stern commands
The battles lost, the soldiers slain
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring'st the wandered home
again.
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly prest,
May happier visions beam upon
The Frightening current of her breast.
No frowning look nor angry tone,
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest.
Whatever fate those forms may show.
Loved with passion almost Wild
BY day-by night-in joy or woe
By fears oppressed, or hopes beguiled.
From every danger every foe,
Oh! God! protect my wife and child
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NEW RURAL DELIVERIES.
A Mississippi County Has Received
Four Routes From Columbus.

Columbus, Miss. July 1s.-(special)-
Congressman Chandler announces that
the four rural free delivery routes In this
county, which were inspected by Mr..
Watson about month ago, have re-
ceived the recommendation from the de-
partment and the service Will be ordered
to begin on September l. One rout starts
ut Crawford and goes to the central part
of the county. another begins here and
connects with the Crawford route. while
the other two start from Caledonia and
supply the northern part of the county.
The people will all be supplied with daily
mails over this entire section
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Catholicism in Ibis Country.

Dr. Slattery one of the most con-
servative men in the Catholic church
of this country. has stirred the Catho-
lie priesthood deeply by statements
going to show that the church is los
ing ground chiefly through the lack of
parishes and parish work in the rural
districts of the immense country. No
one believes the Catholic church is
losing members in the cities. but only
about one-half of the Catholic popu-
lation of the country resides in cities
The other half is widely scattered in
small towns. on farms and in districts
that do not contain either church or
priest
DR.. Slallery shows that the Catholic
population in 1902 is 10,976,757; in
1900 it stood at 1901 ,367 The gain
In twelve years was 2,675,390. 1t
should have been much more, because
in the twelve years in question 3,705,-
1874 Catholic immigrants were landed
in this country. The church in other
words lost the equivalent of the addi-
tons by birth and some of the addi-
tions by immigration. The total loss
in the twelve years is not even esti-
mated by DIR. Slattery, but it must
have exceeded two million souls.
This loss is alarming and distress
ing to the entire priesthood, although
it is in no sense due to any lack of
energy or devotion on their part
These losses are due no doubt to the
isolation of Catholics in a broad coun-
try. Many remain Catholics who are
not counted, and then again many
children of Catholic immigrants, born
in this country and reared among
Professionals, are wholly lost to the
church. 1t is believed this state of
affairs in the church will hasten the
call for the Fourth Plenary Council,
and that in the meanwhile Catholic
missionaries will be active, and the
mission bands will endeayor to recall
| by active revival efforts the strag-
Cling 4 nd Indifferent Some of the
most eloquent preachers in the church
will take hold of this work in the hope
that the tide of losses can be checked
If not altogether stayed.
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SENATOR PETTus.

From the Vernon Courier.
There seems to be an underground cur
rent to oppose Senator Pettus for re-
election. 1t will be well for the people to
call out legislative candidates ON this
subject. Alabama has no citizen who
can better fill the place of Senator Pct
tus. and to not re-elect him would be a
mistake in some measure. If he is de-
feated 1t should be done in an open-hand-
ed way, so that it would be by the people
rather than by letting a number of un-
instructed men get into the Legislature
and combine against MIN.
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DEED OF TRUST FOR OIL CO.
Owing TO Lack of Transportation Can't
Market Product.

Beaumont, Tex, July 13.-The German
American Oil Company of Texas had re-
corded against all of their property on
Spindle Top. at Corsicana, Sour Lake
and elsewhere a deed of trust dated april
Il, 1862, maturing ia six months, to Major
T. c. thrilling for 100000.
Owing to lack of transportation and
other carses this company has rot been
able to market much oil and the stock
has gradually declined from 81 per share,
its par value, to offerings at 10 cents and
no sales. The capital stock was $40 900,
about one-half of which was sold during
boo m lays at so cents on the dollar. The
aging.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHEIos.

From the New York Press.
Friendship comedies favors; love ex-
acts them.
Truth and a woman's age are soon
parted
All man needs to do to get woman
to do something is to find out what she
wants to do and tell her to do 1t.
II Is never safe for man to ask his
wife where any of his missing clotbas
are unless he confides to her that there
is money in them.
1t always makes a woman have conf
dence In man when he comes home
smelling like barroom for him to say
casually. MY l wish l hadn't taken
that drink today with the president of
my bank"
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Harlow a challenge to fight a duel Mr.
Crocker, tho United States consul at
Guaymes. resigned his position by tele-
graph in order to ect as second for
Colonel Harlow. General Eagan's sec
end was Mexican judge. There is a
law against duelling in Mexico, but
whenever men want to fight there is a
sire. As the challenged party Colonel
Harlow had the choice of weapons.
When Mr.. Croker asked him what he
was going to do he said:
I'm going to fight. I'm too near-sight-
ed to stand any sort of show with pis-
tolls at lcng rsnge, and you know that
my title as colonel is of the tin soldier
variety, as | never had a sword in my
hand half dozen times. Write General
Eagan a note saying that my choice of
weapons is shotguns and that the dis
lance apart for us will be not to exceed
twenty feet
This acceptance of the challenge was
taken to Genei al Eagan by Mr. Crocker.
When Genei al Eagen heard the terms
imposed by Harlow he refused, Colonel
Harlow says, to go on with the duel.
The night afterward Colorel Harlow and
his friends dined at a Guaymas hotel,
and in moment of hilarity 1t occurred
to Harlow that he ought to play the role
of challenger. He challenged General
Eagan to fight a duel and told him that
he Gage M might use a 13-inch gun, but
that as for himself he Q1arlo~) would
be content with a can of embalmed beef
as a wesI ron.
When Colonel Harlow was shown the
narrative giving his side of the case he
said for publications:
1.-THE foregoing are the facts and l am
ready to stand by them. l can prove
every enc of the statements by affidavit
of half a dozen men. General Eagan
will not deny them. l thought Eagan
would fight a revolving buzz saw, but
he doubled Up in a hurry. To be per-
fectiy honest, am ashamed of the whole
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The Woodward Building SPRING.

The spring of remarkably clear and
cool water which was opened in exca-
waiting 80 basement of the Woodward
office building continues to attract the
attention of all passers-by, who see the
water flowing into the street through a
hose-pipe. An electric-motor pump is
kept constantly at work night and day
pumping the water up and over the side
walk into the surface drain of the street
Messrs. Brown Brothers, agents for the
Woodward building, anticipate a highly
favorable report from the chemist whom
they have employed to analyze the wa
ter If the water is proved to be What
they believe 1t is. it will be supplied to
their tenants in the big building for
drinking purposes.
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Miners Of Illinois VIII Not Vote for :
Suspension of Work.

Springfield. Ill. July 1s.-The United
Mine Workers Of Illinois will not vote
for general strike at the national con-
vention 10 be held at indianapolis next
week. Without the votes of the Illinois
delegates It Is said It will be impossible
to call out the soft coal men.
The attitude Of the Illinois miners was
made evident yesterday when returns
frcm the various districts OF the state
were received at general headquarters
Out OF all the unions In the state only
one and this an .nconsequential local,
instructed its delegates to the national
convention not to vote for a strike
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A Sixteenth Century Morgan

From the New York Mail and Express.
The American citizen most talked
about in the world is a phrase that must
be recognized instantly as pertinent to
j. Pierpont Morgan. The vogue of that
financier has become international. Nor
does it seem to be ephemeral If he was
prominent in the types of all of the news
papers of England and the continent six
months ago, it cannot be said that he
figures less largely in the public eye to-
day. His name has even been made to
contribute verb to the English vocabu-
larry, since ito morganize'' has become In
financial vernacular the synonym of vast
combinations of capital for the control
of transportation by land and by sea.
This American financier presents costly
tapestries to adorn the coronation of
Edward VII In Westminster Abbey; and
on another day he hob-nobs with EN-
peror William of Germany on the inn
perial yacht in the harbor of KEEL Dur
ing his summer cruise in the Mediter-
ranean his Corsair may make amicable
capture as his guests of many another
crowned head.
But after all, there is nothing new
about this. So long as Mr. Morgan does
not hold public office his American
citizenship is no bar to his receiving any
decoration or title that he may choose to
accept Great is the power of money,
especially when its possession be linked
with strong personality. The flnan-
cial friends of monarchs have wrought
potent influence upon history, even be-
fore the fableddays of Croesus, or the
more familiar ones of Rothschild. But
there Is a striking analogy between the
relation which this modern financier is
establishing with courts of the Old
World and the influence exerted in the
sixteenth century over the affairs, not
only of Germany, but of Europe by
very rich capitalist of Augsburg
Antonius Fugger was the plebeian
name that became ennobled because of
this singular nnion of industry, economy,
liberality and breadth of views. Antonius
and his brother RAYMOND extended their
commercial relations far beyond Ger
many, even, 1t is reported, ito all parts
of the civilized world" 1t was in 1880
when the great monarch, Charles v, was
splendidly entertained at the house of
Antinius Fugger in the Newmarket of
Augsburg. Tradition says that the hos
pitable financier astonished the emperor
by using an imperial bond, due to him,
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Manchester Cloth Market.

Manchester. July 18.-The cloth mar
ket last week was quiet and irregular,
and business was difficult. There We're
some sorting-up transactions at remun-
erative rates. Small lines were expected
for India. The demand for China was
inactive, but there were some purchases
for Hong Kong.
Yarns were unimproved, the turnover
was poor and inquiries were rare ex-
cept for immediate requirements. Spin
ners of American qualities appeared to
be resolved to curtail the production.
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Interstate Immiuration.

Much stress is laid upon the fact
that 1,347,121 persons born in the
South are now living in Northern
States. This large number as a rule
went away after the civil war had left
the Southern States weak and devas-
tated. This emigrants went from the
Southern States. as follows:
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Famous Actress Dead.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 13.-Mrs.
Eloise Bridges Erwin, once celebrat-
ed actress, having starred with Jeffer-
son, Booth, McCreary and Barrett. died
at her home yesterday aged 70 years.
She was known to the stage as Eloise
Bridges, and was the original Gretchen
in Jefferson's production of rip Van
Winkle,"
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Depot Company Chartered.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 13.-The
Secretary of State chartered the st.
Louis Terminal Depot Company today
with a capital of $4,000. A third
bridge across the Mississippi river at
ST. Louis will be erected to connect
with the new union passenger and
freight depots to be built there.
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To Keep Fair Closed Sunday.

Washington. Juyl 13.-The contract
made by the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition commission to keep the fair
closed on Sunday in compliance with
the act creating the commission was
received at the treasury department
today, signed by 81 commissioners.
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Lieut.. Gov Tommie woodruff as
sisted at the Kings dinner to the Lon
don poor. He holds that "he serves
who only stands and waiIs.'
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Root, Taft and Wood are now jeal-
GUS of Knox who was boosted above
them at Pittsburg. These are the Big
-Four of the Republican party, standing
next to Teddy himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-14

The monkey dinner at Newport
outdid the Sons of the Revolution, for
the guest of honor was a remoter an
cestor
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The statistical Chicago Tribune
says the Fourth of July list includes
II dead and 1892 wounded.
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transaction; but General Eagan was the
aggressor, and his refusal to fight after
ne sent challenge has excited unfavor-
able comment in Mexico"
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The Dowieites and Aunt Carrie Ma
ton both hasten to deny the current
rumor of an alliance.
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The ghost of murdered Luna con-
fronts Aguinaldo. The Banquo bust
ness is by no means outlawed.
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Mr.. Bertram Cutler is now consider
ed very eligible young man.
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About Persons.

Rev. Father Kerrigan leaves Birming-
ham this morning for Providence. R. l.,
his old home, to spend his vacation.
William B. Bandhead of Huntsville, a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-14

The monkey dinner at Newport goes
to show that the missing link is not
lacking at Newport.
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Aguinaldo will now have to be good
with no subsidy to invite his soul.
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King Edwards understudy. the
Prince of Wales, is playing the part
very acceptably.
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President Roosevelt relishes the
idea of fight for another term.
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Fifty years of talk in the canal mat
ter are to be succeeded by five years
of digging.
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The summer resort railroads are
trunk lines now
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John W. Gates is in the position of
the man who had the bear by the tail.
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Bandit Tracy missed his calling
when he refused to pose as a captain
of industry.
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Jane Toppan is as handy at confess
sions as she formerly was with
poisons.
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President Castro has taken to the.
field. but not to the woods.

Keep right on boiling the water and
spare not a germ.
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AGAINST GENERAL STRIKE.

oyster Bay Is our capital pro tenn.
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Convict Tracy is Pacific coast
cyclone
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-10
Ienal Notice.

Last Will and Testament of w. w.
Lille, Deceased. AZ Ann Lille, de-
visee and %executriX; Robert Lille, and
Agnes Jaennet Lille, a minor, resi-
dents of the County of Bernalillo, N.
and to all whom il may concern:
You are hereby notified that the al
legged Last viii and Testament of w.
w. Lille, late of the County of Der
nalillo and Territory of New Mexico,
deceased, has been produced and read
in the Probate Court Of Bernalillo and
Territory of New Mexico. at an ad-
journed regular term thereof, held on
the End day of June. 1902, and the day
of the proving of said alleged Last viii
and Testament was by order of the
Judge Of said Court %thereupon fixed for
Monday, the 18th day of July, 1902.
Term of said Court, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day.
Given under my hand and the Seal
of said Court, this 2nd day of June
A. ID. 1902.
j. A. SUMMERS. Probate Clerk.
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ALGoDoNEs.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Algodones, N. NJ. June S.-Your cor
respondent has been accused by sew
eral persons here of writing the letters
from here which we're published in The
Daily Citizen of May so and June 4, re-
~spectively. The charge is not true.
Writing falsehoods for publication ben
eits no one. 1t is really too bad to try
to spoil the chances of being able to
do something towards building a smell
ter here. as there is nothing lacking
which is required for a smelter. Here
is coal. iron, lead. lime and in fact
everything required for fuxing. And
ore in abundance in the neighboring
mountains.
Balcomb's son and another boy took
two of Balcomb's horses and a saddle
and bride belonging to Andres Vigil
and left for parts unknown last night.
The first CROP of alfalfa is all har-
vested and turned out well.
There is no buff colored brick here,
as there has never been a brick burned
in Algodones. There are no frame
houses here either.
Balcomb's hogpen and a small board
shanty for a blacksmith shop has been
painted white.
There are no men at work yet on the
smelter. but we are hoping to see
something done this coming week.
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LEGAL Notice.

Last VIII and Testament of Fred
erick Burrus, Deceased. To Joseph
Barnett, executor, Louis Burrus. George
Burrus, Mrs. Caroline Fink, John A.
Cuneo, Mary Fink, a minor, and Mrs.
Mattrilde Cuneo, devisees, and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that the al
eyed Last viii and Testament of Fred
erick Burrus. late of the County OF Ber-
nalillo and Territory of New Mexico,
deceased. has been produced and read
i'm the Probate Court of Bernalillo and
Territory of New Mexico. at an ad-
journed regular term thereof, held on
the End day of June. 1902, and the day
of the proving of said alleged Last VIII
and Testament was by order OF h
Judge of said Court thereupon fixed for
Monday, the 7th day of July, 1902,
Term of said Court, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day.
Given under my hand and the Seal
of said Court, this End day of June,
A. ID. IyJ2.
J.. A. SUMMERS. Probate Clerk.