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TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 81.
The spring wool clip promises to
break the record.
Countyroad snpe yisors will find
plenty of work to ia THU spfins
Considerable cleaning up has been
lone in the City. but a BIZ more 5
needed.
Las Vegas is certain TO send a big
crowd TO the capital To assist in the
reception To President Roosevelt.
IL is almost the first of May, and
not a man in town has tried to rush
the season By appearing in a straw
hat.
The new postal laws make the talk
ing a paper and refusing ;, pay for
il IA felony in the same category as
theft.
Little rest for the rancnnsh frosh
this time on Tor several months How
ever. ever prospect pleaseS him in
this part Il lhc Yur.u.
Joe Chamberlain's illness does not
seem to have worried England. but
the whole nation was shocked when
a horse fell on Buffalo Bill.
That thousand dollars should be
promptly raised BY the enterprisirs
business men of the city. The reduc-
ton will mean much to Las Vegas.
Those who don't like the Louisiana
Purchase exposition can get a cheap
rate from st. Louis to Sedalia, Mo-,
where a rival show is TO be held on
the fair grounds.
A Carlsbad Argus man says now
the trees are out the wind will turn
over a new leaf. 1t will be apt TO turn
over a good many Of tnea' ii = NOV
it's business down in the iecos valley.
The Goebel murder case will 50
down in history as either the Sreatcst
conspiracy or the greatest mystery OF
the age. The Kentucky dcmocia ats
say that the republicans c~onspired 10
commit murder. while the republicans
assert that the conspiracy is on the
part OF the Gemocrats who are trying
10 convict innocent c
Several members of the Thirty-fifth
legislative assembly OF New Mexico
are very sore because the alum bak-
ing powder trust did not tempt them
during the recent session of the as
sembly in this city, says the New Mex
lean. They wanted 10 have a chance
to say Is the trust: Get thee behEad
me. you alum devil, ana tempt NE
not
Binger Hermann, ex-commissioner
of the general land Office. has been
nominated for congress from Oregon
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of 'one of Oregon's representa-
tivcs. The Honorable Ringer was not
so long ago requested to resign his
position as land commissioner on ac-
count of alleged abuses in the high
Office. But little things like that don't
CONT in Oregon.
The west side OF the city of Las
Vegas is making a. great mistake OBJ
jecting to~tle consolidation Of the
p~ostofices of the city.-Albuquerque
Citizen.
The paper is respectfully requested
to keep its nose out os Las Vegas
affairs. The west side of the city of
Las Vegas is not objecting TO the con-
%solidation of the postofices. CONSOLE
dation is just what the west sid
wants and has made a consistent fight
for.
The mining outlook in New Mexico
is better this spring tina il has been
for years. The better and steadier
price for copper and The good condi
tion of the money market which
causes eastern capitalists 10 look for
investments are two of he causes
which contribute 10 this. but the main
reason is that people are beginning
TO know more about the mineral
wealth OF this territory and that the
era OF wild cat mining in the west is
rapidly passing away.
The passage of a strong home rule
resolution by the convention of the
United Irish league was 10 be expect
ed. and the fact is not likely 10 i'm
peril the land purchase act. The gov
eminent knew from long experience
what 'frishmen hope and aim for.
wehn ii introduced the bill. The
conservative theory of Mr.. Balfour
and his school is that the desire for
home rule in any large sense will