Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-04-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Henry G. fierson, eX-poStmaSter oi New York Is dead.
 L. B. Prince was inaugurated governor of New Mexico April i7th.
 The Phenix Gazette keeps up its bush whscking campaign against Governor Wolfley.
 Timothy Guy Phelps has been ap- pointea collector of customs al San Francisco.
 Oklahoma boomers, who have waited long and patiently, will be permitted to view the promised land to-day.
 Edward s. Lacey. of Michigan. has been appointed comptroller of the cur rency. vice NJ. ]. Durham.
 Boulanger has been warned by the Belgian government to leave that coun- try or he wlil be expelled.
 Texas editors will meet in conven- . ton April aoth at Fl Paso and go an excursion to the City of Mexico.
 The first official ac, of Governor Prince. of New Mexico. was to issue ? commission to his predecessor as no- tarY public.
 The mercury has reached the second story of Phenix thermometers. One hundred in the shade IS pretty good record for April What will July and August bring for,hs
 For daring to assert their rights and claim the offices 10 which they were elected, the newly elected republican officials of Fl Paso are designated as a mob by democratic papers.
 The bill making train robbery pun ishable by death was signed by the governor and became a law February 18th. twenty days before the Canyon Diablo robbery was committed.
 John Y. T. Smith has filed in the dis trict court of Maricopa county com plaint in the nature of quo warranto against Bert Foster to determine the question who is entitled to hold the office of territorial treasurer.
 The New Hamsphire legislature has passed law prohibiting Catholics from holding office which not only goes to show that the spirit of bigo,ry IS not dead yet, but that the toolkiller has been neglecting his duty there.
 Indiana is $7oo.ooo in debt. To meet this the legislature provided fo- the issue of bonds. The supreme count of that state has just decided that the law is unconstitutional, so that the Hoosier state IS 'hard up" just now.
 The JoURNA-MINER is prepared to state on very high authority that the scheme to colonize the Verde valley with a thousand or more Indians has fallen through, and the Indians will be alIoxed to remain where they are
 John Albert Bright has been electedto succeed his father, the late John Bright as the representative of the central dis triet of Birmingham in parliament. Bright received 5,I6o votes, against s,soo for the Gladstonian nominee.
 The Herald says: Ut now appears as though tine contest for the offices would go to the United States supreme court. In fac. there is little doubt of it, in which case. alas poor printers and others waiting for funds that have been earned"
 Kansas capitalists have organized company with capital stock of five millions to deal ir real estate. mines and | other property in BranL No need of going so far from home as they could have found abundant opportunities m these directions in Arizona. < "The records made by number of unweaned kids in the late Fifteenth will, we hope, be a lesson to electors, and l teach them that brainless youths are not | the right timber to represen. their wants | in legislative bodies," says the Arisonan, to which we say, amen. The interstate commerce commission has issued orders instructing large num- Der of railroad companies, including many t( the most important lines of the United States, to appear before 1t and make ex- planation in the matter of free passes md free transportation.
 The attorney generaiship of Arizona ies between Judge Rush, of Prescott md Hon. Clark Churchill, of Phenlx, md DO mistake. lt General Chur- hill was not legally appointed, con- irmed and qualified then Judge John \. Rush is attorney general of Arizona. The Samoan conference will meet op he Ist of next month. The German delegates are Count Herbert Bismarck nd Dr. Krouel, privy councillor of the eeation of foreign office. Court Her. | ct Bismack will preside. Sir Edward i; ]. Msilett, British emSassader 8, Berlin, 'ill represent England.
 Charles F. Hatch. president of the Minnesota X Pacific rail- 'ay, and P. F. Lockwood, weltknown .al estate dealer and capitalist. both Of } committed suicide on the sth inst. The former shot himself in ,e mouth. while the latter took poi ,n to accomplish his purpose. s It the libel suit of Johnston vs. Morri- a n. of Apache county. appealed to the e lpreme court. the decision of the n wer court has been reversed. The sI nntif won the suit m the district n 'urt being awarded $500 damages. u he opinion is by Associate Justice ,rter. Associate Barnes concurring A The electric light companiess of New "' ork claim that the action of the city 0' thor:ties in removing their overhead oi res and compelling all wires 10 be laid m will. ruin their business. or ires can be stretched on poles for $,oo bl T mile, while to lay them underground i'm Il cost $3,ooo, m