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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
NATIONAL
LEGISLATION
Increases i'm Naval Appro-
priafiOn BiU.
House Democrats Caucus--The President
.G Leaves for New York.

Washington Feb 26.-Soon after
the senate met today, Mr.. Hale, of
Maine, reported the naval appropria-
tion bill and gave motive that he would
call it up tomorrow.
Mr.. Burrows, chairman of the COM
mittees on privileges and elections,
filed an additional protest against the
admission of Reed Smoot as a senator
from Utah
Consideration of civil service sundry
bill then was resumed.
The chairman of the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections today
presented to the senate a protest sign
ed by Rev. j. l.. Leilich, representing
the Ministers association of Salt
Lake, against the seating of Reed
Smoot. The statement, which is
sworn to, declares that Smoot is a
polygamst and now has plural wife.
Senator Hale, from the committee
on naval affairs, today reported the
naval appropriation bill. The most
important amendment recommended
by the committee relates to the in
crease of the navy. The entire house
provision is stricken out and in its
stead provision is made for four
first class battleships of the general
type of the Oregon and two first class
armored cruisers of the type of the
Brooklyn. The battleships are to cost
not exceeding $4,000 900 each and the
cruisers s2,750,000. The battleships
are TO be of 10000 tons displacement
and the cruisers of $500 tons. There
is a provision that not more than two
of these vessels shall be built by one
establishment and for the building OF
all of them in government yards in
case of combination to deprive the
government of the benefit of fair com.
petition. The house provision for sub
marine boats is made to include sub
surface boats Other items OF increase
are coal, $250,000 for a hospital al
Washington, ID. c., $125,00 for a hos
pital at Fort Bayard, n NJ, 100000
The total net increase recommended
over the appropriation as the bill
passed is 1897 .S61, making a grand
total of sS1,277,2S1.
The senate has passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill which carries
among other things an appropriation
of 100000 to ex-Queen Liliuokalani
of Hawaii.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
DISTINGUISHED VETERANS.
General Stewart and Party Here Next
Tuesday Morning.

General Thomas J. Stewart, com
mander of the Grand Army of the Re
public. and his party, will reach Albu-
querque Tuesday, March 8. They left
the coast Wednesday morning as an
nounced in Mondays issue of The
Citizen.
With General Stewart are Charles
Burrows, quartermaster general G. A.
r.. Rutherford, ~ j.; II. b. Beath
past commander-in-chief. Philadel-
phia; j. Cory Winans, chief of staff
Troy, Ohio; executive council, William
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
The House.

tuesdays Afternoon SESSION.
Mr.. Bowie called attention to house
bill No. Is, relating to appeals from
justices of the peace, and said that it
had been passed without due consider
alton. He moved to reconsider the vote
by which it was passed and to recon-
NIT it to the committee on judiciary.
Martin Sanchez, the author of the bill.
made a vigorous plea for ii. and moved
to lay the motion on tine table. The
motion to table was carried by IL to 8
votes.
On motion Of Mr.. Sanchez the vote
by which the hill was passed was TAX
en- up and the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
House Joint memorial requesting the
passage OF house bill No. l7OS7 in con.
gress, TO permit the erection of drift
fences on the public domain was pass
eu.
Amended council bill No. 3. relating
Continued on page four.)
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26

Cassidy rode to FL Paso on telegram
pass. supposed to have been signed by
Division Superintendent McNally.
When the pass was turned in Mr.. Nc
Nally denied ever having signed the
pass. The matter was investigated
and Cassidy was arrested by Special
officer Ben Williams and brought to
the city last week. Cassidy was found
guilty of uttering a forged paper and
was bound over to the grand jury.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26

II. Armstrong, Indianapolis, Ind; A.
A. Taylor, Cambridge, Ohio S. c.
James, Centerville, Iowa; c. A. Par
fridge, assistant adjutant department
II, G. A. r., of Chicago and several
Others.
The local G.. K Warren post. c. A.
r., and members of the Woman's Re
lief corps will meet the party at the
depot
1t is not known for certain whether
the distinguished gentlemen will spend
the day in this city.
A visit will be paid to the Grand
Canyon Of Arizona and a number of
ciues along the line. If they should
decide to spend a day in Albuquerque
they will be given a royal entertain
ment
Travelling Passenger Agent George
Gunnip, OF the Santa Fe, will be in
charge of the private car in which the
party are travelling.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
T~enfy-FYffk Days Do
j7gs Of Legislature.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION BILL
SW to Redisarict TeTrit0ry--FIghf over Gre
atirg County of SandovaE.

Sierra counties; eighth district. Cha
yes and Eddy counties. The bill was
referred TO the committee on judic-
iary.
Council bill No S5 was introduced
b. Mr.. Hughes. 1t Is an act to divide
Dernalillo county and to create the
county of Sandoval. Referred to COM
mittee on counties and county lines.
The following bills were they hand
ed down:
Council bill No. As. as amended by
the house in minor details. Amend
ments concurred In.
House bill No. 8. relating to appeals
from justices courts. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
House bill No. So an act to require
county school superintendent to fur
nish their official bonds. Referred to
the judiciary committee.
House bill No. 25. an act in relation
to forms of promissory notes. Refer
red to judiciary committee.
House bill No. 60, an act to provide
for the compensation OF school enum-
orators. Referred to committee on ed
ucation.
House bill No. A, an act providing
for the use Of emblems on ballots. Re-
ferred to committee on privileges and
elections.
House bill No. "a, an act in regard to
police forces. Referred to committee
on territorial affairs.
House bill No. 81, an act for building
of school houses. Referred to commit
tee On education.
House joint memorial No. 2, in rela-
tion to drift fences. Referred to the
committee on public lands.
The council then went into executive
session and as soon as it arose, ad-
journed until Thursday morning at 10
clock.
The council this forenoon confirmed
the following appointments by Cover
nor Otero
Members of the board of regents Of
the College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts at Mesilla Park-Rev. w.
A. Cooper. from February 8, 1902, to
February 2, 1904, to succeed l.. b.
Prince; Seamon Field, from Septem-
Der 2, 1901, to September 3. 1906; Jose
R. Lucero, from September 2, 1909, to
September 2, 1907. q
Members Of tbs board Of directors OF
the New Mexico insane asylum at Las
Vegas-Thomas Ross, from January
| II. 1903, to September 2, 1905, to sue
coed n. T. Cordova; jefferson Ray
nolds, from September IA. 1901, to Sep
/ tember 3, 1906; A. b. Hart, from Sap-
tember 2, 1902. to September 2, 1907.
Members of the board of regents of
the New Mexico University at Albu-
querque-F. w. Clancy, from Septem-
ber 2, 1901, to September 2, 1906; +.
" Chaves, from September 2, 1902, to
September 2, 1907.
Members of the board of regents Of
the New Mexico Military Institute at
Roswell-E. A. Cahoon. from March 2.
1901, to March %, 1906; w. NJ. Reed,
from March %. 1902, to March 22.
1907.
Board of regents of the New Mexico
Normal school at Silver City-Robert
Black, from January II. 1909. to Feb
ruary IS, 1907 to I'LL unexpred term of
A. X. Graham, resigned; Percy Wilson.
from February IS, 1902, to February
is. 1907; f. NJ. Young, from February
IS 1903, TO February Is, 1908.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
TERRIBLE fire
Most Destructive Blaze in His
tory Of Cincinnati.
A NEW YORK FIREMAN KILLED
JUDGES REFUSED TO ACT

y Cincinnati, Feb. 26.-This city =
= was visited today by the most de- \
y structive fire in its history About =
' 1880 this morning flames were =
y discovered in the cellar of George \
y Joffe's grocery store in the Pike =
= building on Fourth street, be- =
y tween Vine and Walnut streets. =
y An hour larer there was an explo- =
y sion, supposed to come from Ii =
y quor in storage and flames soon =
= shot up through the roof. and =
y from that time until daylight the =
y fire was not under control. At 9 =
- this morning the territory be- =
y tween Vine. Walnut, Fourth and
y Baker streets is burning and lit =
- tie prospect of control in that dis =
= trict. AS there are over 400 diff
= ferent losses it Is impossible to =
= estimate accurately the total loss. =
= 1t is believed to be over SO ,000,-
\ 900. Among the losses is the :
y United States Express company, =
= American Book company, Tele-
= phone building, Pike theater, Jof- :
= fe's grocery and scores of other :
y stores and Offices. AS it was :
= known that about twenty people =
y slept in the Pike building there :
= were reports of several lives lost, :
= but this not confirmed. The only =
= loss of life so far as known is :
= John Keenan,, night Waterman Of
= the American Book company.
= who was caught by falling walls )
= and fatally injured. =
s s s s s S s S $ SIS XNSX = = s :
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
They Refused to Act on Alaskan Boun.
dairy Commission.

Toronto. FEB. 26.-John Charlton,
NJ. p, who has just returned from
Washington, in an interview says that
while there he learned on high author
ity that the judges of the supreme
court of the United States had refused
to act upon the Alaskan boundary
commission. Mr.. Charlton expressed
the opinion thar the treaty would have
failed Of ratification if Senators Lodge
and Turner lad not been named as
members of the commission.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
A FATAL SPREE.
Wandered on the Prairie and Death
Resulted.

Denver, Feb. 26.-Peter Gushwa. a
driver for local brewery, was lost
on the prairie Tuesday night and wan
dered all night
Last evening he was discovered ly-
ing in ditch near Sullivan, with his
legs and arms frozen, and all but dead
He was taken to the county hospital
where he died this morning. He went
on occasional sprees and this is sup.
posed 10 be the cause of his being lost
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
An Indiana Murder.

Hamilton, Ind, Feb. 26.-Alfred
Knapp, the indianapolis man arrested
yesterday, who confessed to the murder
of his third wife, today made full con-
fession of five murders. Among them
is that of Ida Mebhard, the West In
dianapolis girl, who was found MUIR
dered in a stable July 8. 1898.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
Anti-Gamblinq Bill.

Denver. Feb. 26-In the house to-
day, the committee on judiciary re-
ported favorably on the Hillyer anti
gambling bill, with recommendation
that it pass.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
Colorado Horse Growers.

Denver, Feb. 26.--The convention of
Colorado Horse and Cattle Growers
association met at the Tabor opera
house today. Mayor Wright made the
address of welcome. President Grubb
delivered the annual address, which
was we'll received. Real business be-
gan this afternoon.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
Mrs, Fairbanks Reelected.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Mrs. Cornelia
Cole Fairbanks, of indianapolis, was
today unanimously reelected presi.
dent general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in convention
here
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26

Special to The Citizen.
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Feb. Pa hot
doval county. Frank A. nubSell is
fighting the division, and ]. NJ. San
doval is leading in urging the making
of the new county.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
Bound over to Grand jury,

In police court yesterday afternoon
Phil Cassidy was tried before Judge
Crawford on the charge of riding ON
"a forged pass. 1t was alleged that
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26

and upon that motion the democrats
forced a roll call.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26

Herod & Klint is the firm name of
the new proprietors of the Palace res
taurant. They will open up for bust
ness tonight.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26
Harness Thieves,

The harness thieves that have been
transacting business in Albuquerque
for some time past on rather large
scale, got in their work again the
other night when they broke into the
Broadway stable of the McSpadden-
Springer Transfer company and car
ried away two complete sets of har-
ness and some other articles of value.
1t must be their intention to start up
a livery business from the amount of
stuff they have got away with.
II pearr,,n nrasid,rt of ,ho D;o
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26

J. II. Bearrup, president of the Rio
Grande wooden mills. has returned
from trip to Arizona.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-26

Continued on page five.)
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Continued on page four.)
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
PREPARED FOR IT

Ambassador Choate. at dinner given
recently In London to j NJ Barrie, con-
demned the browbeatng manner with
which some lawyers examine nofIensyo
and honorable witnesses.
These witnesses" he said. "are fool
ish TO put up with what they do. they
deserve respectful treatment, and they
should resent rudeness from cross-ex-
aiming lawyer, the same as they would
resent It from hackman or porter
saw very intelligent. honest looking
farmer, once undergoing a cross-eXamina-
ton Of the severest sort. The farmer
had happened to see young woman run
over; that was his whole offense, but you
would have thought from the manner
OF his s-eamination that he was a
murderer, a thief and fOrger. The law
yer hurled at him, finally
How far was II from where this
woman stood to the trackP
"'FOur yards, two feet and seven
inches, said the farmer.
-Four yards, two feet and seven
inches. Ell? Humph.' The lawyer shook
his finger at the farmer IN a threatening
way How dare you, sir be so precise,
How do you know It was Just that dis
stance
~ know IT, replied the farmer, be-
cause | measured Il, expecting that some
fool would ask me-
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ACADEMY or Music.

The Academy of Music which has Just
been completed IN Brigham city, Utah.
Is ASKING feet, with fine dressing rooms
and spectators gallery The contract
price for the grounds ANA the erection
and completion of the building and the
furnishing of the same was $4,000.
The Academy of Music management
opened the han on the 18th inst, for the
use Of those who appreciate education
and refinement This Academy Of
Music is intended as a place where the
young people OF the entire county at
tended by favorable influences, may
meet TO amuse, entertain and be edu-
Gated.
The stockholders OF the building rep
resent the poorer class OF people; a
great many of them having interests
limited to S2j. II is an institution that
was very much needed in the county in
order to keep the young and rising gem
GRAFTON &C home
Brigham city Is the birth place Of
some of the leading dancing teachers
and musicians OF The west. AZ Salt
Lake city l.. u. Christensen conducts
one Of the largest dancing schools In
the United states; nc Boise, Idaho
Nose Christensen has flouushing
school while at Seattle, Wash, Fred
I nllSltllH'N ~ luullNk u Spltllull lUSll-
tuition. Prof Chris Christensen Is the
manager OF the Academy of Music
These men are all brothers, and have
done splendid work as musicians and
dancing teachers, and the people of
Brigham city should be proud of them.
The academy was erected some dis
lance from the saloons of the city 80
that there would be- no evll surround
ings, and the directors Of the company
viii insist that the law be strictly en-
forced prohibiting the erection OF q
saloon anywhere In The vicinity OF this
academy,
Dancing IN an H. branches viii be
taught. Teaching music viii be also a
special feature, In tho conduct of the
Academy OF Music the management VIII
maintain at all times the highest stand
ard aud good rcputc. Christcuscn's or
chestra win furnish music for the
academy The orchestra Is also prepar-
pared to furnish music for concerts,
balls receptions or ward parties, Par
ties win be given every Saturday.
Afternoon and evening parties win be
given on Christmas, New Years day
and Washington's birthday.
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SoUTH JORDAN MILLING co.


This mill Is one that has long been
before the public, having been erected
IN the year 1885, then known as the SALT
Lake Min Elevator Co.
In October Of 1902 the South Jordan
Milling company bought the entire
plant, and Mr.. II. NJ Holt the manager
or this well known institution, took
charge. The plant was thoroughly rem
oVated, remodeled and new installa-
tion of modern mill improvements was
made. Under the impetus OF the new
management, the new machinery and
the new volume of business brought n
the mill has been running it's full cal-
pacity ever since dts capacity Is $50
bbls. per day., and still the orders arc
congested.
OF the popular brands well known to
the public they manufacture the White
Fawn," our Pride" besides the cegu-
lar merchant trade, grahams and GUS
tom work.
Including the purchase of this plant.
and the installation OF modern Improve
ments, the company has spent upwards
of 1000 and today stands in the van
with the biggest Touring mills OF the
state, or, indeed, the entire intermoun-
tain country,
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Sydney and Melbourne and American
shoe stores such as are now being
established in Europe. could be run Ia
Brisbane. sydney, Adelaide and Auck~
land at a profit.
THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS,
Australia or New Zealand would
make good points for the headquarters
Of working the trade of the South Sea
Islands. This is not worth much at
present. but IT can be Increased Amer
lean hardware notions, food stuffs and
all sorts OF canned goods ought to be
sold In the Fill. Tonga, Marquesas So
cety and other islands. At the pres
ent time we have steamship companies
connecting us\ with the Fijis and the
Society Islands, and in the latter group
we command the bulk OF the trade The
steamers go from San Francisco 10 Pa
peete, In Tahiti They are subsidized
by the Tahitian government, receiving
goo annually. on condition that they
make eleven trips year, The ships
are OF three thousand tons each, and
they leave San Francisco about once
month. The Fiji steamers are run in
connection with the San Francisco line
to Australia and Samoa, and there is
dlhO Il NfdlldNldil llilt liblli ' dHAOuNNlt
which calls there on its way to Aus
tralia.
At present we have considerable
trade with the Fits. The country buys
about sS500,000 worth of goods every
year. and a large part of this is made
up OF timber coal oil, dry goods and
food stufs, which come from the Unit
ed States. our hardware brings the
highest prices in the Fljian markets.
American axes are considered the best,
and the American knife made especial
~ for the Fits is in great demand The
people buy about $780, 600 worth Of our
cottons annually, and they especially
like American watches and clocks.
The same things are also sold In the
Tongas, and to limited extent I'm New
Guinea, where American tobacco is pre-
ferred by the natives. Our tobacco is
sent there In sticks as black as ink and
as sweet as sugar. In many parts Of
the country 1t is the most common cur
rency, being used instead of money.
OUR DUTCH EAST INDIA TRADE.
We ought TO sell more goods in the
Dutch East Indies. AS far as | can see
the Hollanders welcome foreign ex-
ports and our commercial travellers are
well treated. The cotton goods form
saout the largest of the imports. All OF
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the people dress in cotton and when a
population amounts to 3j000000. as IL
does there, such imports are valuable.
In Java alone there are $4,000, 600 peo-
pie, every one of whom has two or
three calico suits The average suit
consists OF two strips, one of which IS
thrown around the shoulders or made
into a Jacket; the other is in the form
of d bag which reaches from the waist
to the feet, forming wide skirt twist
ed up in a knot at the waist, The
cottons have very loud patterns, and
our American exporters should send
agents there for samples Of the native
goods and initiate them. This is done
by the English and Germans, who sup
ply most Of the trade.
JAVA's BIG TRADE.
At present the imports Of Java
amount TO about $S0,000,0O0 annually.
The country Is rich from an Asiatc
standpoint, and It's trade might be con-
sderably increased We buy many
shiploads OF Java coffee every year,
and American vessels could carry out
our merchandise and bring back this
coffee. At present the most OF our
sales are in hardware and machinery
The Javanese favor our carpenters
tools, especially axes and saws. They
use many of our hand sewing machines
and In the sugar mills some Of our
heavier machinery Is to be seem
The Dutch residents of Java need
everything used by the better classes of
the Americans anG Europeans. The Of
ficials receive high salaries, and many
of them have houses furnished by the
government They live in grand style
and ore large consumers, 1t is the
same with the owners Of the factories
and large Dutch estates. This has
caused good stores to spring up in an
the Jayanese cities, and has created
g demand there for the best foreign
articles.
AMERICAN GOODS IN MALAYSIA.
Singapore, about two days from Java,
Is a good center to work the trade Of
the islands about Borneo, the third
largest, lies just below You can go
from Singapore to TT Philippines in
few days, and there are boats several
times week for Sumatra, Siam, India
and Java, as well as almost daily lines
passing through on their way between
Europe and East Asia
The result is that Singapore has an
enormous trade II handles about $780,
100000 worth every year and of this
$llI0OO,0OO are imports. At present we
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lhE PRESIDENT AND The LAND LAWS.
1rrIIu

the public land frauds and the question
OF iand law repeal come in for a good
portion OF the presidents message. The
president roiterates and emphasizes his
statement Of last year that the remaining
public lands should be held inviolably for
'he use and benefit Of tho genuine home
maker Realizing the increased public at
tention which has been drawn To the sub
Ject he announces the appointment OF a
commission consisting Of w. A. Richards.
commissioner Of the general land Office;
Clifford Pinchot United states forester.
aud Frederick H. Newell. United states
photographer. and IN charge OF the irrl-
gallon service, to submit a report ON tho
operation Of the timber and stone act the
Communication clause Of the homestead act
and the desert land act. This commission
is now at work, and It Is hoped VIII make
speedy report to the president which
VIII enable him TO present the matter to
Congress for action
There Is but little question as TO what
the report Of this commission must he.
Too much testimony has been presented.