Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-03-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
 San Francisco has qdarantined against Hong Kong.
 w. W. Corcoran left an estate valued at $3oo.ooo
 San Diego thinks she wants railroad connection with the Salt river valley.
 Iowa republicans are reported to be solldly in favor of Allison for president.
 The democratic campaign cauldron has been polished up and the political hash, served during the year 1886, has been put in to warm over.
 That ancient political "chestnut" about the republican I sth legislature. 'is being planted so early that it is likely to be nipped in the bud by late frosts.
 Three civilized (1) Indians attempted to frighten a New Mexico woman re- gently into giving them money. The plucky little woman opened fire on them, killing one of their number.
 Army officials who investigated the reported attack of the Indians on a man named Jones, in the southern part of this territory. discred;t the truth of n. and think there were TO Indians there.
 We congratulate T. s. Bullock, on his prompt action, in arranging lower freight schedule. His action means in- creased business for his road, increased business for our merchants, and greater prosperity for our mining interests
 A prize of as,ooo francs. instituted by the king of the Belgians. is to be awarded in 1893 for the best paper on means of abundanly and cheaply pro- viding large towns with water, especially Brussels. with the best quality of pota- ble water.
 A couple of hot-headed Virginia edi- tors, one named Williams and the other Barbour, went to shooting at each other the other day. Williams was killed and Barbour seriously wounded. The latter is a nephew ot Senator Barbour. Neither was twenty-one years old.
 An Albuquerque man stole blanket recently, went and pawned it and with the proceeds won $4o at faro. He was afterwards arrested for petty larceny and convicted, and made to pay $7o fine and costs. leaving him net profit on the transaction of $3o.
 The Albuquerque Citizen says .that Representative Martin, of Texas. who recently blew out the gas in his room, at Washington, is the mar who wanted to read Petroleum V. Nasby out of the democratic party when the Confederate Cross Roads first began to appear.
 The JouRNAL-MINER does not doub that Timber Agent Mason knows his business, but reasserts that when the charge against the Arizona Lumber company, of cutting timber on govern ment land is sifted in the courts it will be found that such charge is groundles.
 The Silver Belt thinks that ''instead
 increased pay for members of the terri .orial legislature, in view ofthe action Of at body year ago, we would sug- gest 2 reduction of pay and that it meetings should not be oftener than once in every forty-five years" The Silver Belt is democratic and the last leeis lature was democratic one.
 Referring to an article recently pub lished in this paper the Phenix Herald says that Prescott complains that Phenix is drawing the trade from the southern part of this county. Such complaint has not yet been made, our statement being that Phenix was trying to draw and had good prospects. of success. if our rail- road officials do not give more liberal freight rates.
 We are informed by reliable authority that the old rates to Prescott have been restored, and will go into effect at an early date. This is good news for our merchants. Mr. Riddle, the efficient freight agent of the Atlantic X Pacific. reached town to-day and we understand that he is anxious to do everything in reason on behalf of his company to en- courage the development of increased business and advance the general inter- ests of this section.
 Our esteemed" live stock contempo- rary locks its "Horn" with our "amiable" democratic contemporary and with its "Hoof," makes big kick against the ex- tenticn southward of the Prescott & Arizona Genital railroad, at the expense of the taxpayers of this county of $4,ooo per mile. There is no question but that Hoof and Horn is in line with the maJorlty Ot stock growers on this proposition. but the law as it now
 .nds cannot be repealed until the next gislature, before which time it is possi- le for the subsidy of $4,ooo per mile , be earned.
 Our morning contemporary says cit wasn't the Courier that said Phenix is table to take the trade from Prescott" Correct you are. It was the JOURNAL MINER, which called the attention of ,ur railroad officials to the fact that the Phenix and Maricopa railroad had given 'uch rates to the people of Phenix that hey were reaching out for trade within light of our Prescott depot. We desire o impress upon the minds of our rail 'oad officials that if they desire. not only , o hold the trade they now have. but nore than double it, they Will have to ,