Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

CleNeldnu IoT IItsluent III lsVf'
Eleven thousand employees OF the
government railroad In Australia have
struck. Will the government say there
Is nothing to arbitrate?
The Las Vegas Optic says that the
reform league OF Albuquerque Is a
charmed circle" sort OF high.
toned. dress circle concern.
The Citizen has larger circulation
han any other oaily newspaper In New
Mexico. and expects TO keep at the
head Of the line for several years to
come.
All the papers in Denver are urging
the people to keep cool. which probab.
~ accounts for the cold wave which is
sweeping over the Rocky mountain
region.
Adolphus Busch. the great brewer.
says that he has had so much trouble
with labor unions and striking en-
ployes that he now fayors compulsory
arbitration.
II Is stated that the new Mexican
silver dollars will be legal tender for
w ''IAH 'aans anu liz aA Bhi WIN
gold on that basis by a redemption
fund OF s25,000,000 gold in the treas.
ury.
Brvan's Commoner says that the
president spent so much time talking
about irrigation while in Arizona and
New Mexico that his train was always
pulled ont of the station just as he
was about to say few words concern.
ing the pledge to confer statehood.
The great seal OF the United States
S 10 be recast at an expense OF 81 $50
The present seal was made in 1885. II
has always been in the custody OF the
secretary OF state and is mounted In
a large press with sufficient power to
impress 1t upon the thickest parch
ment.
When the courts fall out what will
the people get? At omaha where a
strike prevails the federal court has
enjolned the strikers from interfering
with the employers and the state court
has enjoined the employers from in.
tcrfering with the strikers. The stu
alton ought to make for peace IL moth
ing else.
The morning sheet. which Is owned
by nonresident corporation. and
brags of its independence" has al.
ways been an enemy of the republican
party. 1t was Fixed" by the republi-
can leaders two years ago, and gave a
half-hearted support to the republican
ticket last fall It now is doing all 1t
can to break down the republican or
sPnization In this county, but its in.
fuence will not affect dozen votes.
There Is no danger whatever OF an
overflow Of tn, Rio Grande doing any
damage to this city. The river Is al
present at nigh water mark, and be.
yond overlooking the lowlands above
Alameda. no further damage will be
done. II the people in that vicinity
had enough energy TO keep a dixie in
rspair they could save several thou
send acres Of land. but they think this
city should bear the expense.
American tourists this year will
spend 100000 600 abroad, OF which
steamship companies get nearly one
third.
King Edward has ordered a barre
If whisky from Kentucky. The Kan
sas City Star recalls the fact that
among his two or three dozen titles
he Is also a colonel
No sooner had all the newspapers
OF Las Vegas merged than a new
daily appeared and monopoly is nj
nearer than ever The FL Paso Times
says that no newspaper field can eve
be cornered for long at a time.
According 70 a census bulletin re
Gently issued. the cotton crop OF 1870.
foots up 0.63O .945 bales of 500 pounds
with some additions yet TO be made
before the cotton year ends in August
The total crop Of 1902 Is larger thar
the crops of 1901. 1900 and 1899, b,
from 5 to II per cent.
the young counties OF Otero AM
> Quay. In New Mexico have befor
them expensive trials as the result o
killings at dives where women wer
lures. Civilization ought to dlspens
with such traps says the FL Pas
Herald, which cost so much TO ia,
payers, TO say nothing Of the live
that are lost
The Pennsylvania libel law whic
/, went into effect few days ago b
the signature Of Gov. Pennypacker @
that state, is in some respects an e'
IRENE measure. which II is believe
; will work injustice to newspapers !
many instances II seems 10 be n
Progressive rather than In line wit
: the development Of newspapers an
the utilization OF modern means OF ol
tanning information from many diffe
J. ent parts Of the world.
e The last Pennsylvania legislator
: made law permitting any city whic
y owns Its water plant to sell to pr
h vate company Since then the PRONE
e tiers and agnts have been going aroun
T the state looking for plants to bu'
Among other cities approached wa
l. McKesport. The water commissioner
Il Of that town have issued q statemeI