Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-07-11

1 election case Of Sullivan vs. FeltOn m favor Of the contestant, Sullivan, and report a resolution urseatlng Felton Republicans will prepare minority re- | pc1t. winch will be favorable to Felton's
 claim.
 A Kentucky grand jury has indicted | ex-State Treasurer Tate for embedding S4o4. .So5.S5. Einbezzlement is not an extraditable crime, ard as 1t IS not known ,ha, the family of Mr. Tate are in com munication with him, 1t is supposed they viii soon entertain no fears in making hs whereabouts known.
 The Chinese question IS a chestnut
 aut if he democrats want to crack 1t
 they are quite welcome. Chinese immi-
 z atlon has been stopped by legal en-
 actments and no Chinese can be legally
 naturalzed as a citizen in this country.
 California Is certain 10 give the republi- can ticket large majority in November and every other western state will do the same. .-Ex
 The most serious charge yet brought against Harrison IS, that his fatheAvCte6 fof Tiiden While admitting the serious nature of the charge, 1t must be renem- bered ,hat Benjamin was not supposed tD control the action of hs "dad," and while in the ancestral history line, it may be remembered that Hanison's ,Tcat-grandfather was one of the signers Jf the declaration Of independence Tnis should offset the sin of his father in voting for liiden.
 Very few probably are aware of the origin of the expression "dark horse" as used SD frequently DOW. It occurred for the first tune in Lord Bcaconfeld's "Young Duke" Here is the para graph: "The first favOrte was never heard of, the second favorite was never seen after the distance post; all the TO- to-Is were in the rear, and dark horse which had never been thought of rushed past the grand stand in sweep ing triumpn,"
 \ commission has been appointed to investigate the beef trust It Is con- posed ot Senators Vest, Manderson, Plumb, Coilnm and Coke They have been vested with power to visit such places as they choose to, in which they vii take testimony. Senators Collum, Msuderson and ether western senators admit that they will discover some very interesting information, and Senator Vest thinks It will be somewhat sensa- uonaL He will, t IS understood, soon call preliminary meeting of the con- mlttee, bu; 1t IS probable that nothing wil be done until after congress ad- journs.
 Cieveland's letter still hangs fire, but Col. Dan IS probably at work on it. Il wiIl no doubt contain something like the following: "as announced in my letter of acceptance four years ago, 1 SiIi realize that one of the greatest dan- gers 10 b. anticipated by this republic, $ the reelection of its chief executive. But since the enumeration of my free Tade doctrine, Tn the interests of English manufacturers, the poss ibilily of ny election being extremely remote, feel no hssitancy ln accepting my nom nation, which was brought about by my ;kiiful manipulation of the political alres "BarkuS IS wiiin'.
 Busiaess men and large shippers gen. rally d1 not take the same Complacent | 'lew otthe raise Tn freight rates as ex- Tessed by our contemporary this morn n2. While friendly to the road and wishing for its extension south, the bus ness people of Prescott subscribed lib- rally for its construction to Prescott, nd are not in favor of being taxed in he wy ofa heavy freight tariff for its Ntension. That the raise causes uni- erSal dissatisfaction, there is' no use -yln& 10 conceal. To say that our eoP'e opposed II bitterly. petltioned and roteSted against the schedule of rates hen in effect last winter, but are per ,cty satisfied with t now would be dlc4ouS, absurd, false With the Iciuauons in freight rates it is impossi- .c for merchants to transact business D permanent and safe basis, and with le kiEdest ot feeling for the railroad ld is managers We hope they soon lay be able 10 evolve tariff sched- 'e, reasonable and falr to shippers, just } themselves and which may have me degree of permanancy about it.