Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-18


area planted. etc. an pIl"is of great
value Bon determining the price of cot
ton She secured a number of Gus.
toners who regularly received her rn. 4
ports and paid for them literally F..
when hor reports showed that the con .
dltIon of the crop at tbis time o. un
usually eoDd aud the area planted Boz .
cotton soyen per cent larger than
last year. 70 became evident that there
was nothing Co support the high cot .
ton prices. and thc bears among her
customers began FOO batter down the
prices
Tho question which at present aEi.
fHiDa thp hundreds OF teachers and
principals OF tho schools of Nyw York
is whether corporal punishment Cor
refractory pupils shall agaiu hc lu.
troducDd 0r not EVor since thD nr.
der was passed prohibiting thr use of
che rod DO the schools of Creator New
York the teachers and principals have
had uo ouu ~ trouble with some of
choir pupils who turned a deaf ear tU
a'l admonlslons and refused Co be-
flampi into obedience or good man.
n.g8. There is probably more rovdy
Sam among the children OF New York
than among The children OF any other
city in rhe world. and the effect Of the
abolition ut corporal punishment upon
discipline was simply disastrous The
teachers complained to tho principals
and tho principals 90 the board of odu.
cation. and 800 much pressure was
brought 90 bear upon that august
board that % finally decided to rc.
Ter The matter to "a committee which
was instructed to hear testimony and
arguments Tor and against the propo.
sItion ri the teachers and report back
to the board a few hystorical women
and ditto men had open letters pub.
I.shed in the papers. strongly opposing
the return 90 the harharouB practice
of corporal chastlsomcnt hut the
teachers and principals Of the schools
almost unanimously urge the rostora
ton Of the beneficial rule OF the rod.
of course with certain restrictions
The result of the contest between the
teachers and the hystorlcal sontlmen.
taliucs Is awaited with great Interest
Although New York has IN recent
years become the stamping ground OF
many mombers of tho high and high.
est arlrtOcracy OF Europe. visits from
royal porsonagos or real holrs to some
throne are not yet 30 common as TO
escape public notice The visit Of
Prince Pa Lun. the Chinese heir 90 tho
throne caused considerable interest
and perhaps moro on account OF the
picturesque display which aocompa-
MED n than on account OF a thorough
appreciation OF the importance Of the
event The ceremonies al the arrival
Of the royal prince we're extremely iu.
tcrcsting and picturesque on account
OF the Oriental splendor Of costumes
displayed upon that occasion. Since
then tho high guest has been "totod''
around Ia the most approved style.
Tie has been dinod and fetod and he
has probably seen moro of New York
and OF The interesting sights and foa.
lures OF its ohscuror by.ways than
many New Workers who have lived lu
the city Tor a quarter Of century
There have been few cases ln the
Chronique Scandulouso OF this city
ia recent years that have created as
widespread sensation as tho case OF
John u. Plat whose entanglcmeuts
and disgraceful connection with the
colored woman Hannah Elias, have
furnished the most spicy material for
long newspaper articles which are
eagerly dovourod by the patrons OF the
yellow press. Professional scandal.
mongoTs snd thousand who DO not
exactly belong 10 that class. are look
ing forward with considerable interest
10 the time when the case win be
tried. The belief is quite general that
tho enc OF scandalous disclosures IN
connection with that case has by no
means been reached. and we'll inform
ed persons are OF the opinion that u
will be shown Al the proper time that
old Mr. Plat was not the only victim
OF the clever adventures OF dusky
hue
The gloomy and rainy weather of
last week caused an alarming Increase
In the number Of suicides and muir
ders In Greater New York From Ave
20 twelve suicides and sudden deaths
from violence or mysterious causo'
were reported every day, a record