Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Emperor Frederlck is worse again. Texas will dedicate her state capital

in vain to prove membership for Gar field in the Golden club.
 Tucson is supplying Tombstone with ice. where it is sold for one and three quarter cents per pound.
 Mention of the name of ames C.. Blaine causes the average democrat to have an attack of nightmare.
 The vote whereby the democratic convention refused to indorse Governor
 Zulick's administration was 6 to I.
 We understand that the Atlantic & Pacific railr pad will shortly pay taxes, in this county, on the theIr land grant.
 Gila county is having war of factions along the Salt river similar to the Tonto basin war of last summer, in this county.
 New Mexico democrats have elected w. B. Childers and Rafael Romero as delegates to the national democratic convention.
 The Tombstone Prospector sneers at the doctrine of home rule for the terri tories by saying that it will only benefit a few politicians.
 Ex-Senator Allen C. Thurman's friends are working up boom for the second place an the national democratic ticket for the old man.
 Officials of both the Santa Fe and St. Louis & San Francisco railroads deny that the latter road has passed into the hands of the Santa Fe,
 Ex-Mayor A. ]. Bryant, of San Fran cisco, fell overheard from ferry boat, in the bay last Friday and was drowned. He had been in Ill health for some time previous.
 There is talk of abolishing the Walla- pai Indian reservation in Mohavc coun ty. This paper advocated the proposition long ago. This reservation is of no use to those Indians.
 The democrats in the Phenix conven- tion resolved in favor of Grover Cleve- land and home rule, and of the protect ing and patsrnal care of the government for its citizens.
 The sporting fraternity of Denver is said to be greatly excited over big faro game, at which Charlie Pierson, one of the proprietors of the Arcade gambling rooms, is reported to have lost nearly $Ioo,ooo.
 From the Gazet:e's report of the dem- ocratic convention. it is learned that resolution endorsing Governor Zullck's administration was voted down, the only man supporting it being Johnny Behan, superintendent of the territorial prison.
 The bullion product of the Comstock IS now greater than it has been for some years. and the prospects are that it will still further increase. The mines are now being worked more systematically than ever before, and with more freedom from stock-board influences.
 Freddy Gebhardt and the object of his admiration, Mrs. Langtry, the Jer- sey Lilly, are starting breeding ranch in Lake county, California, having pur- chased $500 acres of land for the pur- pose. Freddy has a celebrated stallion, called Eole, and a$5.ooo bull as a starter; so says the telegraph.
 J.F. Bostwick, formerly of this place, is county attorney of Bent county. Colo rado. and city attorney of Las Animas. Colorado He writes to this paper to say that anybody who accuses him of being a democrat is "away off," as he says: "I am not democrat; never was, and never will be-"
 The planting and caring for trees m the public plaza would be but nominal and it is mysterious to strangers, why l sufficient enterprise has not been mani- 1 fested heretofore to plant shade trees there. The county officials alone or else the city and county officials should combine and plant shade trees.
 Parties in this territory who complain of having to serve as witnesses in crimi- nal cases without compensation should read the following item. In Lancas- ter county. Penn. a man was imprisoned aoS days to secure his presence as a witness in a murder trial, and when he put in a claim of $I day for his time. it was not only disallowed. but he was charged $2 a week for board.
 It was kind of draw game between
 -ec. '-t and Editor Hughes h
 "aenA sen,ion. The latter got beaos., -roped for delegate. which pleased Ills EyceIlency and disappointed Hughes, wni,e the convention refused to endorse the governor. which pleased Hughes nightly. but did not seem to lnnoy Governor Zulick greatly.
 In feebly attempting vlndication of Judge Wright, the last issue of the St. Johns Herald travelled quite distance put of its way to cast slur on Ex-Chief Justices French, Howard :and Shields. We do not believe that Judge Wright such things, and to say he least those. over zealous..friends, who nave taken up the matter in hls behalf nave not mended them in the least. In . recent letter from Major General George Crook. transmitting copy ofthe Manual of Guard Duty." compiled by lis order fN the use of the Department # the Platte. to Judge O'Neill. of Pres ,ott. the Old Gray Fox. as the Apaches. n their savage admiration, named him. mong other things, says: "I should ave liked the assignment to the Pacific