Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-21

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who is seriously opposed to royaiist
and Bonaparatist intrigue. and who
iavors existing conditions.
Hon. II u. Ferguson. ex-delegate
tC congress, was In Silver City the
other day, and In conversation with a
reporter OF the Enterprise on the vote
o. the territorial delegates to the next
national democratic convention said
that In view of the splendid advertis.
ing MIR. Hearst gave New Mexico, the
territory owed him a debt of gratitude
which II could rarity repay. either by
supporting him soidly throughout the
convention, in case he proved a form.
liable candidate. or otherwise giving
him a complimentary vote"
The latest explanation OF Tom John.
sop's defeat offered. is that the band in
his tent played "Hiawatha" all through
the campaign.
The British nobility appear to prefer
wealth to family connections in their
selection OF American wives. Nobody
has heard Of Queen Ills receiving a
proposal.
The base bal players appropriated
Memorial day and the foot ball players
Lain Thanks giving day for their own.
uut nobody can deprive Christmas OF
The character that ii mas maintained
tor centuries
The first number OF the Labor Advo-
cate appeared in this city last Satur-
lay. As It's name indicates the paper
viii advocate the claims of organized
labor. The paper is well edited and
neatly printed.
Getting the mails TO Japan, China
and Corea from the countries OF Ecu.
rope has been somewhat tedious
matter, even at the best. But the
rrans.Siberian railroad will greatly
expedite the mans to the Orient,
France has Just inaugurated a postal
service by this route, that will save at
least twenty days between Paris and
Peking-a great gain certainly to the
business interests of France.
The Official organ OF the Ancient
Order of United workmen, published
at Phoenix, announces that the mem
bers of the order in the Arizona.New
Mexico jurisdiction are exempt from
the November assessment a SINH
lar exemption cheered the members
last January, thus limiting mortuary
calls ten Tor the present year. Mem
bers are required to pay the local dues
only for the month OF November
A telegram has been received by
President Roosevelt from juneau,
Alaska. saying that j. G. Heide,
CHARLES S Johnson, Williams T, Perk.
MS, w. H. Grant. j. w lsvey and Os
ar Forte were elected delegates TO
me national republican convention
with instruction to vote for Roosevelt
for the presidency.
The Henry Clews weekly bul .etiu,
received by The Citizen. says: Dis.
tGrbing influences. some natural and
some artificial. keep the stock market
IL an unsettled condition. The nat
ural Influences are those included in
the readjusting process forced by less.
sned business -tiVity and by collapse
II the late Industrial combination
COON. These forces work quietly and
are sometimes hidden or counteracted
oy surface conditions, but in the long
run they are the most powerful of any
and are chiefly responsible for the
continued downfall of prices
A comparison OF the exports OF the
fiscal year 1903 with those OF 1871,
shows a decline at many northern
ports and an increase at several south
ern ports. Tae reduction of exports
at Boston was s55,0OO,OUO Baltimore.
s25,0O0000; New York, s24, 5000;
Newport News, $7,0O0,O00; Philadel
phia, 100000; and Norfolk. $4,000.
900. But Savannah increased $4,000.
900; Galveston, sS00V,0 900; Whining.
ton. \. c.. s2,O00,000; and Moline.
100000. New Orleans is the only
southern port whose exports declined.
She ran behind 100000.
Sir Charles Metcalf and |. +. Jones.
two Englishmen interested in the in
dustrial development OF british South
Africa, are on their way to this coun-
try especially to see how the mighty
power OF Niagara is being made nse-
full. The great Victoria Falls on the
Zamhesi river is estimated TO have
a 5000 900 horse power. In the neigh
Dorhood is one of the greatest coal
areas in the world. and also vast iron
deposits II is the wish OF these visit
ors to America to discover how the
force OF these falls may be made SER
viceable in the development of the
industrial POSSIBILITIES of that part of
the Dark Continent.
Two government engineers, dis
patched TO Alaska some time since to
explore the heart OF lat section, re-
port that in the Sapper river region
there are wonderful deposits of copper
already discovered. ihey brought a
chunk OF almost pure copper, cut with
a chsel from mass Weighing several
tons. A great gold nugget, worth
S32ob was found in the Anvi Creek
district last month. Very rich tin ore
has been found on Lost river. Nome
and the Yukon sent sl.250,000 m gold
to Seattle by three steamers that ar
rived September 26. Nome has a fine
pumping plant in operation that cost
a han million dollars and that fur