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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

in regard 60 the commercial use OF It's
lines of telegraph.
The suit was brought In 1890. The
government sought TO revoke the fran
chise of the Northern Pacific Railway
company. which. II alleged. violated
the act OF August 7. 1883. by not carry
ing commercial messages over the
company's wires.
Judge Amldon finds that the North
ern Pacific at all times since the pass
age OF the act o. 1883, by and through
It's own respective corporate officers
and employees. maintained and operat-
ed for railroad, governmental, CONNER
cial and other purposes, line OF tele-
graph co-extensive with the line Of
railway.
Second. that " the contracts referred
TO between the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company and the Western Union
company were fully performed. the
same contain no provision which will
ohstruct the railroad company from
performance of its dutiee under the act
OF congress of August Z. 1855
For these reasons a decree will he
entered Diminishing the bln on its
merits.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Mexican Central Reachina Out.

The members of the board Of direc.
tors of the Mexican Central railroad
who are making an inspection trip
over the lines of that system. have de-
cided upon some important extensions
and new lines. Construction is TO be
pushed on the Mexico City and Tam.
pico line, and there Is TO be no cesSa-
tion in the work of building the new
line to San Antonio. Texas. Much inn.
portanee Is attached TO the latter line.
as II will afford the Mexican Central a
new short route between connecting
lines in the United States and the Mex.
lean cities. connection being made with
the existing main line OF the system
at Torreon. II is further learned that
II the Mexican Central does not sue.
coed in purchasing the Mexican Vera
CRUZ il viii build its own line TO Vera
Cruz from pclnt on the new Tampico
line. General Manager ~ r. Nicker-
son has been with the party very little,
owing to serious illness.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
HELP THE MEXICAN CENTRAL.
Gold Standard Would Add $4,000, 900
to Its Yearly Revenue.

A director OF the Mexican Central
Railway company expresses the opin-
ion that the Mexican government will
soon be able to place the country on
gold basis something that is clearly
bound to materially benefit the Mex
lean Central property. The proposed
establishment Of stable currency 10y
fixing the value of the silver dollar at
so cents is. he claims. quite easy OF
accomplishment, as the necessary leg
islation can readily be obtained, and
he predicts that once II is decided
upon II will have the effect OF draw
ing an immense amount OF additional
American capital into the country. In-
deed, he estimates that 50-eent dol
lar will increase the value OF the s500,-
10000 American investments in Mex
leo fully 20 per cent. and that II will
make difference of $4,000 600 in gold
per annum 10 the Mexican Central
road alone.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
RAILROAD NOTES.


Albert Lowe. porter in Conductor
Quinn's crew. was recently given az.
teen credit marks for finding on his
train and restoring 20 It's owner a 500
| bill
w. Il, Flaherty. the brakeman who
fell of going down Glorieta and dis.
| figured his features somewhat. Is re.
ported as doing nicely az the hospital
at Las Vegas
Joe Brown. janitor at the Las Vegas
depot and the railroad offices, has
closed up the affairs OF the late VIII
lam Woods. and has forwarded the
| sum OF s14i.6O to the children Of the
deceased at Topeka Kan.
A rumor was In circulation that Con
ductor Davidson. who Is In Topeka as
grievance man OF the O. II. c.. had died
| of pneumonia but a telegram from DR..
Raster conveys the information that
| he Is much better and on the road TO
recovery
Vicente Chavez and Modesto Mar
tinez were arrniRned before Judge Don
iciano Otero at Las Vegas on the
charge Of breaking into the warehouses
of the Santa Fe company at the stock
yards and stealing considerable hay.
They were bound over TO await the &C.
ton of the grand jury in the sum Of
| $500 each
In an opinion delivered 10y Justice
| Holmes in the case of Kidd VS. the
state of Alabama, the United States
supreme court held that state has
| a right To tax the stock of railroads
| incorporated in another state, which IL
| held by an estate in the state seeking
% exercise the power, The opinion
| affirmed the decision of the supreme
| court of Alabama.
II is reported that the Santa Fe rail
road Is now trying TO get white men
for the tract department, the poems
from Mexico and Indians being incom.
petent and expensive. The company
recently tried Japanese on track work
and found them practically useless
| while at the present time Il Is insisted
that one white man can do more actual
| work than three poems, ard at the
| same time the white man Is an intelll.
gent being, which cannot be said of the
class of poems which are shipped in
| here from Mexico. The difficulty here.
| tofore in securing white labor has been
the low rate of wage paid, and this
| will have to be remedied before good
| service can he obtained. -Mohave
Miner
The new fire kinder for locomo.
tives, said to be the invention OF Super
intendant Of Machinery Henderson, is
about to he commissioned on the east
end, says the San Bernardino sun. The
kinder Is for starting locomotive fires
| without the use of wood or kindling
| The machine consists of a small oil
tank on wheels, to which Is attached a
long pipe ending In a sprayer. A sec
ond pipe connects the oil pipe with
compressed air. TO operate the kinder
the oil and air are turned on and q
torch applied to the nozzle. The oil Is
sprayed by the air so that the blaze
from the kinder is very strong and IL
thrown a considerable distance AS 1
result, when the nozzle is thrust into 9
fire box filled with coal, the coal Is
ignited very quickly.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Flll Municipal Vacancies.

House bill No. 112. introduced by
Hon. Il. M. Turner. February IS. 1903
read first and second time by title. or.
dered translated and printed, and re.
ferred to committee on municipal and
private corporations.
An act to provide for the election of
members of city council and board of
trustees Of municipalities to MI vacan.
cies.
Re II Enacted by the Legislative As.
sembly of the Territory OF New
Mexico:
Section /. Hereafter, when a va
cancy occurs from any cause In the
city council or board of trustees of any
municipality of the Territory of New
Mexico, whether incorporated under
general or special laws, such vacancy
shall be illled at the next general cleo.
ton held in such municipality after
such vacancy occurs, in the same man.
ner as other officers are elected there
in. and any person so elected to MI &
vacancy. shall hold such Office during
the uneSpired term for which Nc was
elected and until his successor il elect
ed and qualified.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from and after its passage, and all acts
and parts of acts In conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
STRIKE is SERIOUS.
Colorado & Southern Shop Employees
Demand RECOGNITION Of Union.

The strike Of the shop employees of
the Colorado & Southern railway
threatens to become serious. The
blacksmiths in Denver went out some
days ago. rIesday they were joined
by the machlnlsts at Denver and We'd
nesday the boilermakers in the Denver
shops and the machlnists. boiler max.
ers and wlpers at Trinidad were called
out The strikers In Denver now num-
Der 1872 and In Trinidad 1875. The en-
ployes at Cheyenne have been ordered
out. but as yet have not obeyed. Union
recognition seems to be the most i'm.
portant question.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
LARGEST VERDICT OF KIND.
Railroad Man Gets Judgment FOR st7,-
600 for injuries.

a jury In the supreme court at
White Plains Justice Dickey presid-
ing. awarded Judgment for 1000 90
Eligro Mendozabel, once a soldier In
Porto Rico. for the loss OF his loft arm
and leg, against the New York Central
Railroad company. lie left his home
in Porto Rico In 1900 and came 20
America 10 earn living. Waite he was
so well educated as TO be allie 10 MI
position better than that which he ac-
cepted. he was forced. through his des-
titution to take place as a dag la
borer on New York Central construc-
ton train.
September "A last Mendezabel was
riding on n work train on n spur of
the Central railroad at Mahaffy. Pa,
The train ran into a COW which was on
the track, and was thrown from the
rails. The caboose rolled down an
embarkment, and Mendozabei's arm
and leg were so badly mangled they
hal to he amputated. Through his
lawyer. Cornelius OConnor, he sued
for $4,000 damages
John +. Brennan. counsel for the
New York Central. and Thomas II.
Murray, the railroad lawyer, raised the
point that under the laws OF Pennsyl-
vania there could he no recovery. This
is the largest verdict ever awarded in
Westt hester county against railroad
company for the loss of an arm and
leg.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Requiring Officers to Make Annual
Reports.

House In No III, introduced by
Cristobal Sanchez, February 20. 1903;
read first and second time by title. or
dered translated and printed and re.
ferred to committee IN territorial at.
fairs.
An act requiring reports to be made
at the close of each fiscal year by all
officers.
BE II Enacted by the Legislative AS.
sembly of the Territory of New
Mexico:
Section |. All officers. boards. com.
mission, trustees and other persons
who are now or may hereafter he re-
CURED by law. to make report to the
governor. superintendent of public In.
struction, the legislature, or any other
body or person shall make such report
at the close of each territorial fiscal
year, and failure so to do, and have
such report In the proper hands for n
period of thirty 1907 days after the
close of said fiscal year. shall subject
the party, board or person SO failing
to he summarily removed from his po.
sition by the governor, upon the facts
being shown TO him and also the par
ties so failing shall be subject TO pay a
fine ut the rate of ten tSl0) dollars per
day for each and every day so failing,
the same to be imposed by the district
court of the proper county, upon fird
ing the facts, and no property shall
lp qNpnant frpm tho collection nf euch
fine, and In case the party failing has
given a bond, the sureties upon such
bond shall be liable for the payment of
such fine and the costs connected with
its imposition and collection.
Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith are hereby re.
pealed and this law SHAH be in force
and take effect thirty 1907 days after
its approval by the governor.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

period OF four terms OF Ave months
each shall be permitted to practice
that system of healing upon filing with
the county recorder of the county in
which such person desires to practice
diploma from such school osteopa.
thy, and satisfactory evidence OF good
moral character
Sec. 3. Any person who shall, with
In the Territory of New Mexico, prac-
tice osteopathy under a false name
or who shall falsely claim to be the
person named In any diploma issued
by a school OF osteopathy, or who mot
being authorized 20 practice medicine
and surgery under the provisions OF
the act of which this act Is an am md
menD shall prescribe, administer or
recommend the use OF any drug or
medicine. or who shall perform OF at.
tempt to perform any surgical opera
ton. shall be deemed guilty of n mis-.
demeanor. and on conviction thereof
she'll he punished by fine not exceed
ing $1,000 or by imprisonment In the
county Jail not exceeding three
months. or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, and shall be thereafter
forever disqualified to practice osteo,
pathy IN the Territory of New Mexico.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts OF acts in
conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall take effect
and he in force from and after its
passage.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
A GENIUS.
Another Batch o. Alleged Humor from
an Alleged Humorist.

At the request OF several local rall-
death laughing over Ed. York's at.
tempt to be humorous. The Citizen re-
produces few more paragraphs from
the railroad column OF the Las Vegas
Record:
Brakeman Dixon has reported for
duty with brake club after enjoying a
few days OFF among society.
Brakeman Leeper is taking a few
days of among the daisies just to see
how II goes to have little time Of
his own.
Brakeman Andrews is once more on
duty upon the frisky box car after be-
ing on in the maG wiirl of the street
for a few days.
Fireman uarahy has tired of watch
ing the hands upon the steam gaue 2
do their little jigs, so is laying of sick
for few trips.
Billy Burks, the big brakeman, after
being OF catching humming birds for
afew days past, has reported for duty
on the hurricane deck.
Engineer Thnrston was struck with
an idea last trip. so was marked up
on the sick list on his arrival here, but
nothing serious, it is said
Fireman Bunnell, after enjoying city
life for a few days, reports for duty
in the gangway and on the side OF the
cab where the shack can never sleep.
eth.
Ernest Floyd the midget wonder of
round house heaven, was of for half a
day yesterday and II is said he was
looking around to see who the hombre
was that was trying to steal his lady
loves affections away frcm him.
George Seelover, who enjoys hunt.
Ing ducks about as well as he does run.
ming an engine. was marked up for one
trip of undisturbed slumber yesterday
and the nightmare was tied up.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Against New County.

Z. II. Harsch. member OF the city
council of the city Of albuquerque, has
been in town this week watching legis-
latlve proceedings. lie is opposed to
the division OF Bernalllo county and
the creation OF a rev county out of
part of IL. He believes that should
such he done the county of Bernalillo
proper with Albuquerque as the coun-
ty seat, will he democratic. AS he is
strong republican. he prefers living
under a republican administration.
and hence his opposition to the divis-
ion plan.-New Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Aaainat OeteopathY.

DR.. c. W. Harrison. OF Albuquerque,
is putting in some hard ticks against
the passage of any law recognizing
and allowing the practice OF the sci
ence OF osteopathy In New Mexico.
The doctor is very earnest but Is find
ing that many members are In favor
of the passage OF one of the measures
now pending In the Legislative assem-
bly, and recognizing .osteopathy and
permitting Its practice in the territory.
Members of both houses are receiving
letters from influential citizens all
over the territory urging the passage
OF bill giving osteopathy full stand
ing here--New Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
FIRE BOX A FAILURE.
Santa Fe at Last Abandons the Morri.
son Tubes.

The Morrison TUE fire boxes, the
sHme that arrived in San Bernardino
over a year ago on the inside OF sever.
al fine. new Baldwin engines. have
descended to great depths. and are
now to be found at the local shops
where the workmen are converting
them into cir storage tanks for the
new compressor, says a dispatch from
san Bernardino Cal
The grievous trle OF these boxes has
been repeated m"ny times; how they
burned out and. as result, several
engine crews were fired" on the Ari-
IONA division, or the charge OF being
careless with their fires. Next they
bent into several kinds OF French
curves and experts came out from the
Baldwin locomotive works. and from
Topeka to sit Oh the bodies and. II pos.
sible, ascertain just whose fault 1t was
that the tubes refused to work After
several heated discussions in the
round house II was finally decided TO
straighten the boxes and give them an.
other trial. This was done, but II was
only matter OF few weeks until the
engines carrying them were back in
the shop with the troublesome tubes
out OF whack once more. So they were
torn oCt yet another time and. for the
last. the company's officials swearing
that from thence on they would have
none OF them. At last report the com.
many and fha nnanufao turara mara eth
wrangling over the matter and the for.
mer still refusing TO pungle for the
useless tubes.
And now the boxes are being shaped
into tank form. that they may be used
In connection with the big air com.
pressor, which Is located in the wheel
room at the local plant.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Roswell Anxious.

Roswell Is anxious that house bill
No. 80 be passed This bill provides
that any incorporated village having a
population OF 1000 people or more
may by mere proclamation of the gov
ernor be made city. with all the pow
ers, privileges. duties and liabilities of
cities in the territory of New Mexico.
II this act passes Roswell will doubt
less at once make application for n
change In its form Of municipal gov
eminent. The method by which such
a change can now be secured Ia
through the district court.--Roswell
Record.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
A Timely Answer.

Hon. Thomas Hughes last evening
received the following telegram from
Charles McRecves, one of the man
ayers of the st Louis Exposition:
New Mexico will he admitted as a
state either this session or the next
You can't keep this question down. II
action is postponed, It furnishes addi-
tional reasons why the territory
should make an exhibit of resources
which will show to the world the JUS
tice OF her claims" Mr.. Hughes
promptly sent the following reply:
Not dealing in futures. New Mexico
can flourish independent of all hui
manity. New Mexico.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Fixing the Salaries Of Probate Judges.

Council bill No 50. introduced by
Hon. Thomas Hughes, of Bernalillo
and Mckinley counties, by request;
read first time in full and under sus-
pension OF rules read second time by
title. ordered translated. printed and
referred to committee on municipal
and private corporations.
An act fixing the salaries OF probate
judges.
BE II Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly OF the Territory of New
Mexico:
Section /. That for the purposes of
this act the counties OF New Mexico
are divided into counties of the first.
second, third and fourth classes. Ber-
nalillo and San Miguel counties shall
be counties OF the first class; Santa
Fe, Socorro, Dona Ana, Grant and Col
fax shall be counties of the second
class Rio Arriba. Taos, Mora, Union,
lencia shall be counties OF the third
class Guadalupe. San Juan, Mckinley
and Otero aud my other counties
which may be created ard until they
are re-ciassified. shall be counties Of
the fourth class.
Sec. 2. That the probate judges OF
the several counties OF this territory
shall receive compensation as follows,
to-wit:
In counties of the first class, 81 100
per annum.
In counties of the second class, $3.50
per annum.
In counties OF the third class, $275
per annum.
In counties OF the fourth class, $175
per annum.
Sec. 3. That this act shall take ef.
feet and be In force Immediately upon
it's passage and shall be construed as
fixing the salaries and compensation
OF probate judges now In once and
hereafter.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

nundredths (25-l00) of one mill. the
proceeds of which shall he used for
permanent improvements under the d.
rection and management of said board
of regents, and the territorial auditor
Is hereby directed to make a levy in
accordance herewith. and the funds
derived from such levy shall be paya.
bic In the manner now prescribed by
law for the payment of funds to other
institutions.
Sec. Z. This act shall be In full
force and effect from and after its
passage.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Flsh and Game Ward n.

An amendment has been prepared
to the bill introduced In the council
by Mr. Hughes to create the Office of
fish and game warden and to provide
for the protection OF fish and game.
The bill makes II misdemeanor for
anyone TO fish In stream running
through the land OF anyone who has
posted notice that II is closed to fisher
men through his land. The amend.
ment proposed is to require anyone
who thus closes a part OF a streaie to
deposit therein annually at least 1000
young fish and thus restock the
streams OF the territory. New Mex
lean.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

A Kansas legislator has prepared a
bill making II misdemeanor TO shoot
gas wells out of season. He evidently
thinks he must introduce something to
let his constituents know he Is there
and that is the only needed measure
that he can think OF Just now.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
WINS GREAT SUIT.
Northern Pacific Has Not Violated Its
Charter In Conduct Of Telegraph
Lines.

Judge Amidon, OF the United States
circuit court, district OF Minnesota,
has dismissed the suit brought by the
United States against the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, the North
western telegraph company, the West.
ern Union Telegraph company. and the
Northern Pacific Railway company
The suit involved question OF the
Northern Pacific violating its charter
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
The School of Mines.

II is safe to assert that the New
Mexico school of mines can make o
better showing for the present year
than can be made by any other educa-
tional institution OF the territory. The
friends of this institution therefore
think that II snould receive at least
as favorable consideration as any
other at the hands of the legislative
assembly now In session.-Socorro
Chieftain.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Territorial Auditor.

From Union county comes the re-
port that several leading republicans
of that county will urge the appoint
ment of Councilman Saturnino Pinard
as territorial auditor The present in
cumbent, W. G. Sargent, Of Rio Arriba
county, who has an excellent record
is also candidate for re-appointment
New Mexican
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Not Clear to laymen.

The medical profession is making
strong fight on the bill recognizing and
allowing the practice of the science
of osteopathy in this territory, now
pending in the assembly. The reason
for this is not exactly clear to laymen.
New Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Something Strange.

II Is said In legislative circles that
Councilman Charles A. Spiess. OF Las
Vegas. is not a candidate for reap
pointment as district attorney for the
counties OF San Miguel. Mora and
Guadalupe but that he favors s. b.
Davis, a young attorney of Las Vegas,
and who has his Office with Mr.. Spiess.
for the position. Eusebio Chacon, in
terpreter for the land court and who
lives at Las Vegas. is also said to be
a candidate for appointment as dts
trict attorney and to have considera-
BILE backing. New Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

There is a disposition among men,
bers of both branches OF the legisla-
tive assembly TO take no more ad-
journments from Friday until Monday
a large number of bills have been In
Produced and there is much work TO be
done by committees. The time will be
fully occupied to the end Of the ses-
zion. and II Ia probable that night SEES
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
Efficient SuLerlntcndent.

The last report OF the board OF peni-
Tertiary commissioners to Governor
Otero shows the institution to he in a
very nourishing and satisfactory con
dition under the management of the
present efficient superintendent, Hon.
II. o. Dursum-Socorro Chieftain.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
AGAINST House Bill No. 2e.

A petition is being circulated In the
valley protesting against the passage
of house bill No. 20, which will be pre-
scented to the council and asked that
II be not passed. II is detrimental to
our irrigation laws.--Las Cruces Citi'
zen