Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A few funerals in the 1iiiman family
would be beneficial TO South Carolina
The chances for statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona grow less each
day
There Is more gambling in sight of
the capital at Washington than in
New Mexico and Arizona combined.
During the last year the New Mexico
bureau of immigration issued 10000
copies Of bulletins descriptive of the
several counties Of the territory
FL Paso had bad weather all week
for its carnival. However. everybody
present had a good time and speak
we'll of the energy GGI enterprise OF
the Pass City.
President Roosevelt's admiration
Of New Mexico and Arizona has been
chilled by New England influence He
is now said to be opposing the admls-
sion II these territories.
A ship that arrived in New York
from Bremen last week brought over
2.55S immigrants. From present indi-
cations, the United States will break
the immigration record in 1903.
The territorial legislature will con.
venc at Santa Fe next Monday and
hold sessions for sixty days. There Is
little friction and the session prom
lses TO be quiet one Much good leg
islation is needed by the territories.
The dispatches announce that rigid
measures are being enforced to keep
the plague at Mazatlan from spread
| ing. All the cities and towns are be-
ing thoroughly cleaned and the burn
ing of sulphur and chilli serves as a dis
infectant.
The receipts OF the New York post
| Office for the past year amounted to
over $l2 900 900, exceeding the re-
ceipts of the preceding year by 10
per cent. This gives good notion Of
the great city's rate of growth as a
business center.
This Is the last year of the free and
unlimited coinage of Georgia colonies.
The new law which forblds COVER
nor from having more than twenty.
eight officers on his military stan does
not apply to Governor Terrell. who
will luxuriate In a STAFF of 133-and
every one a colonel
The national guard of New Mexico
will be well provided for this year by
the national government. One Of the
greatest needs of the guard this year
is armory buildings in the several
towns, which should be provided by
the territory. At present the territory
is renting armories at heavy cost. II
would be much cheaper to rent suita
BILE buildn gs.
The most extensive, wholesale, per
sistent cruelty TO animals in all this
ointment is the western plan of leav
ing thousands of cattle and sheep out
on the plains to rustic" their way
through the winter. Gradually, and In
a few localities stockmen are being
made 10 understand that 1t isn't bust
ness. Il pays better. in these days o
high priced meats, TO treat the animals
as II they we're worth too much fol
such barbaric chances.
The Pathfinder says that the condi
tons of Guadalupe couhty two years
ago and today are as different as da,
is from night Then there were M
railroads in this county and nothing
but wild plains and cactus brush. To
day Guadalupe has two transcontinent
al railroads running through her vas
extent and 100000 worth OF taxa
BILE property added to her assessment
rolls-a dozen new towns have sprunI
into existence and her population
more than doubled In one year.
, Bad cooking and untidiness wer'
J the cause of 400 divorces In Chicag'
2 last year, says the Chicago superin
tendent OF charities.
: The Starvation Army has become
) force In the affairs Of mankind, an
. may fairly be called one OF the world
5 most helpful institutions.
Chicago will be 100 years old mex
August. Considering its filth. misgoy
T eminent and climatic disadvantage
: Chicago has done quite well.
. There are no negro officers In tn
: United States army now. There ar
a four negro regiments. the Ninth an,
Tenth cavalry and the TWenty.fourtl