Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-25

lts assertion that the printing has
cost $4,000 during the past two years,
which the Sew Mexican denies.
from Mondays Daily Citlzenl
The need OF that dyke north Of this !
city Will soon be- evident
The Journal may not be able TO un-
load lJs old mmskackle water COM /
pany
The FIRST libel suits under the new /
libel law rill probably be brought |
against the Journal OF this city.
Poor old Santa Re has met with an /
/ rroparnhlo loss by n destructive IRE /
The best block ON the plaza Is a mass |
| Of ruins.
The old water company has been I.
laying rs ulans since last August 90
( Get IL franchise extended and then 90
/ unload al an enhanced price.
! Governor Otero has three weeks 20
enact some good legislation for the
| territory Every hi so far enacted
into Law 10 detrimental 10 the people.
Il would be well for the newspapor
men of New Mexico to hold convon.
/ tlun in regard 20 the new libel Law
enacted hy Governor Otoro for hi
own protection.
Whenever The Citizen mentions the
Water Supply company. and especial
liy In the Interests Of the people, q
howl goes up from the sanctum of thc
Morning Journal that Il Is blackmail
The people know otherwise.
Why should the present r0hber wa
ter company have is franchise oX
tended That cutthroat franchise will
expire IN a few years, whom the city
can secure a decent water company
and reasonable water rates.
A careful reading OF the libel law
recently adopted by the territorial as
sembiy shows that Il may be all right
10 Is specially designed TO catch the
Journal OF this city. which has been
lying about Frank A. Huhboli and
other people in reckless manner
Old man Burke. edltoria. writer on
the Journal a. In California lie had
better rush home and stop Danny
from making fool breaks That young
IDIOT whose only merit 10 that he Is
the nephew of his late uncle. Us better
nttod 20 carry hod than 20 fiil an
editorial position.
II We have statehood In any form.
There will shortly be q warm election
r for state officers under the conHtitu.
, tion. The new libel law Is intended 20
/ prevent any allusion In thar campaign
! to the corrupt practices and illegal
acts OF the present territorial officers
II any should be candidates
Under the ne@ Otero libel law, any
person printing or publishing or cir
culating a statement that any candl
date or official has been guilty al
some act rendering him unworthy O
office, can be- fined $4,000 and impTis
y Oned two years; and there arc oBll
!, four instances in which he can show
!, that the charge 10 true as iustifica
ton.
= The slandorers on the Iourna
are hired by he week by the waite
, Supply company 10 do the dirty wOrl
{. OF that grinding nonresident corpora
:, tion, which ~ sapping the people q
I" this city with rNOrhitRnt water rntes
y N any one says anything In protest, !
y is he duty of the Journal 90 resent
, 10y making lying charges against thl
- newspaper or individual who object
10 being robbed.
An the states are following Kanha
In the fight ON the Standard oil me
a nopOly.
'r il h expected that the legislator
lr VIII create two or three more nee oI
y Gees this week.
Al The United states has 1887 SUI
q day schools, or more thar half Oh
'e number IN the world.
q, The statehood bin iB so doan tina
the optimistic Delegate Rodoy
'e forced to admit the fact.
" u ls charged that Hon, Thomas /
n CidrOn has changed his mind on "a
e question OF libel since 1889.
There are eight thousand pages
Oh typewriter evidence In the Poabod
contest for governor OF Colorado.
- Southern New Mexico viii be mad
y the garden OF the southwest when th
Il Elephant Butte dam Is built
The Invariably cry Of eorporatio
y when criticized Is that an attempt
y being made 10 hlnckmail the concern
The fire az santa re was not 80 q
Il tonslye Rs lrst reported. The tot
= loss Ia only $4,000, and nearly co
Il cred by Insurance.
The Albuquerque Water compau
u will soon charge ownership, and 4
y control Will be in the hands OF re'
q dent business men.
A bin hns been introduced 10 q
Z legislature 20 prevent disease amor
bees. aud the oifiee Of bee inspect
: will probably be created.
Mexican m,nts turn out more hilN
money than those OF any country
: the world. last year Mexico shipp'
several million silver dollars "a chm
The Roswell Record says wal
= congress and the aiatos are inVesusl
= ing the Oh trust and endenYorlng
= restrain NJ, New Mexico ID passi
= lava faYorlng a."
iceland. eat on from the rest 81 2
= world save for slow mails, Us 70
slnnked 10 other countries by means
Wireless telographlc connection vi
= the Shetland Islands
Mexico and the unitod States Z
N nlsh about ~ per cent. Of the sii'
: output Of the world, while British
= dia and China take about two'thifda
. the total IN an average year
Mrs Roosevelt VIII wear
n poyVn NJ Lho inauguration ball,