Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-31


has blossomed forth like a green bay
tree. until today It stands tor all that
Is progressive In modern civic IN
provement'
The immigration TO tho United
states during the fiscal year OF 1903
reached s57.056. an increase of 20s,-
1903 over last year
In the last Ave years. according to
statistics. 79s homlcides have been
committed in the state OF Kentucky,
yet only nine men have Deen legally
hanged IN that state. during the Eve
years.
The trusts went up like rockets.
rhoy are coming down like rocket
sticks The latest one to hit the
ground is the salt trust which started
out with a capital Of $4,000. 900. and
has landed on the earth with $37 600.
A little TO the south of Vesuvius, on
the Gulf of Salerno, lies the town OF
Amalna, whose inhabitants have re-
Gently been celebrating the sixth cen
tenary OF Flavio Gioja. the inventor, so
say the Amalfans, OF the mariners
compass
The New Mexican Is informed that
there is no combination In this city
In regard TO the delegates to the ma
tional republican convention. and that
paper Is also notified that no one boss
In Santa Fc or Albuquerque will name
those delegates.
The value OF manufactures reported
IN 1850 and 1870 averaged about s2S
per capita, and il now about $40 per
capita. or three times as much for
each individual at present rs in 1860.
four times as much as in 1850, and six
times as much as in 1910.
The American Bible society has just
made a New Testament in Sheetswa,
language spoken by three million
natives OF east central Africa. The
translation was the work of the Rev
y X Richards, who has been twenty
three years in the lnhamban district
II the politicians have It all fixed.
why not hold that republican conyen
ton at Las Vegas next week. The
New Mexican says that the sooner the
convention is held the better. There
Is no reason given for the demand for
haste. but the New Mexican insists
that there is.
Chicago's slOOOO.OO0 elevated rail
road company has asked for a receiv.
err The company asserts that 1t is
hopelessly insolvent. owing to the
reckless extravaganza and fraudulent
conduct of Charles r Yerkes whose
purpose is said to be to wreck and
| destroy the road
| FL Paso is scared about yellow few.
er's being at San Antonio, but DR. W.
| n. Villas, president OF the El paso
| board OF health. assures the people Of
the Pass city that yellow fever Is pro
| pogated 10y day mosquito, which does
not any cannot live at II Paso. on ac.
count OF the altitude of that place.
The sale of pipes is increasing very
rapidly in the United States. The de-
mand for the better grades ls greater
In proportion than IL has ever before
been, Pipe statesmen attribute this to
the prosperity OF the country. They at
tribute the increased sale of pipes to
the prevalent fad for smoking pipes.
For IA while railroads superseded
waterways. because of their greater
rapidity of transit. But II Is coming
to be learned that cheaper rates can
in The case OF all freights. except those
OF perlshable character, atone for long
or transit perious. Hence waterways
natural and artificial. are renewing
hatr .t,ata - ~ ,f h.. nos
important OF the new enterprises along
this line. IL that OF a ship canal from
the south end OF Lake Michigan tC
connect with Calumet river Work
was begun on Saturday.
For the first time in the history OF
this country England has selected ar
: already ambassador for its represen
tative at Washington. He is Sir Hen
ry Mortimer Durand. present am0assa
dor at Madrid. II is said to have beer
: the custom OF Great Britain, hereto
, fore. TO promote ministers to the EN-
, bassy for this country The world does
move and human AFFAIRS. though some
times apparently slow, manage tc
move with the mundane orb.
: The shrlnkage in the building opera
! tons in the principal cities OF the Uni
ted States in the nine months ended
with September, 1908. as compared
} with the corresponding time in 1902
makes a portentions showing. Tn,
r falling of amounts to sl4,000,000 IL
= Chicago, 10 $4,000 600 in the Manhat
tan district OF New York, to $4,000 .0Ot
, In Philadelphia. $4,000, 900 in Pitts
} burg, $1,000 900 in ST. Paul. 100000
I in Minneapolis, sl,25O 900 in St Loui,
and 81 900 00U in Washington. Othe
( big towns also report declines.
e State OF Ohio. City or Toledo,
Iucaa County