Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-28
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rho annual report Of chief Of Police
uNoiu of Chicago calls attention 90
the fact that during 1908 not less than
nty persons we're arrested Tor muir
Der n that cliy during tho year; that
seven others wore arrested for man.
slaughter and elghly.two as ncccsso-
rtcs to murder and for assault with
Hut.nt fo murder there were 5G1 ar
rests The figures show an increase
of iO per cent Df murders. and are.
therefore. SWING The authorities. a8
wDli as tho newspapers. much con
cou Tho report does lot Indicate
zoo number of murdorcrs who we're
hanged Cor their crimes. but 70 o. in.
umatDd by tbn press of the city that
10 was ulauoetcrously small. the lm-
munity criminals nave enjoyed being
largely responsible fOf tho Increase.
The Rrcord.Herold Is hopeful. how.
.yor that the partial activity Of
me police force and The numerous re-
cont jury yordIcts lnnicting the death
penalty will have a beneficial effect
t1ny murders in twelve months-a and
this does NOS include homdDacs and
deaths as the result of fights and VIC
lont demonstrations among The law.
less Clomonta-is a bloody record. and
rightly challenges the thoughtful a..
tontiou of 400 wcl,wishors of the coun.
try The influence oft such a CHASTITY
showing cannot but Dc bad unless the
r0rcbB of Law aud order are active and
alert tn turn 10 % proper account
through o. crusade of watchiul pre-
yonuoh
the Cltzen has received circulars
from the So Louis European Hotel
company asking considerable free md.
tertlsing. and. Boo confederation there.
ior. wishing The Citz.u tn ACE aa
agent The proposition Ol course was
declined. aa Tho citizen s "a news.
rapor and not On tho hotel boosting
business. especially for an outside
Fty uko $50 Louis 90 ls strange. Htil
10 B true. the schC lo has been nab.
uod up by a few unimporiaai terri
or.ol papers.
Justice Brewer declares that me
safety of the nation depends upon the
extent 90 which the laws are observed,
and the Tucson Cltlzon suggests that
,horo should be some way. then, OF
preventing so many lawyers from put
ting in their time showing their clt
.nts how the laws may be ovaded.
According 10 Bishop Turner OF tho
African NJ. r. church alt OF the races
were black ln the beginning. and the
white races have merely "hlcachcd'
100 ,lo course OF centuries. Tho Kan.
sls city Star says that they lost their
dark hue. % ls supposed when they
entered thn male OF civilization.
NccordIue to the statement Of o.
.uustcIau visiting cards 20 tho mum.
U.r 0f 10000 100000 are annually put
INTO circulation by the people OF the
world no says that the plo rata con.
sumption i7 grcatcr among crowned
heads and royalty generally.
Iuo city OF Santa &c has suffered
severely from the sever drought IN
llgi tho question OF q water supply
3 Tor tHg city has become q grave queu.
. ton, W.th no snow on the mountains
there i8 very little water In the Rio
Santa Fr.
lho national democratic party ls
NOT nearly $50 bad on for "a candidate
aa % is i0r "a Camptlgn manager.
WAai Do demands h a man with brains
ana a barl And, from democratic
standpoint, this AZ n mighty hard COM
unauon 20 meet.
senator Eikins deserves the support
oi the New Mexico delegation 80 the
national republican convention for
vice president Senator Elhns !s en-.
'titled 90 any political position within
the power OF thc people of This terri
tory.
IHg total catch of food fishes in the
United States aud Alaska. as shown
uy rho last canvass. was l.7333t432i
pounds valued at gt553i lG5. Tho
number cot men employed was zi4.O66
and ono capital Invested was go 26l p
tib
Delegate Rodoy bas worked faith.
fully tor the best interests of New
Mexico al WashIugtoA 10 deserves
aud un doubt Will receive the unani
nous republican nomination for an.
other term as congressional delegate