Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-05-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.


 This journal cannot burden its col umns with heavy dry legal dissertations, which nobody reads. Its ield as an or gan of general lews b too broad.
 Census statistics establish the fact, that there has been an increase ct deaf mutes in the country proportionately ly greater than the Increase of the popula- tion at large during the last thirty years, as has been the case also with the in- sane and blind.
 Serious charges are made agains, United States Marshal Hamilton in Washington Territory. The last is one brought by May Summers, a California cyprian. He collected $I,ooo insurance on burned building belonging to her, aud kept it for his own use.
 George Jennings, fugitive from FL lenburg, w.. T., was arrested m New York Sunday last, upon charge of az gravated assault upon Mrs. Nestell, the wife of rich dealer in real estate. He IS a young man of wealth and was of good standing up to the time of his
 flight
 Robert Lincoln. the newly-appointed minister to Great Britain, was received with demonstrations upon his arrival. that surpassed the welcome accorded to princes of the realm. It was cordial and enthusiastic to degree that warrants the assertion that England is ceasing to be English and is becoming emphatically American.
 About a week ago the wife of prom inent lumber dealer of Washington Ter ritory started on a visit to friends in New York, in company with her little girl. She was in good health when she left home, but the excitement of the jour- ney wore upon her. The constant travel and loss of rest so unnerved her that she became insane.
 The friendly sentiment which ami mates our Mexican neighbors has been often attested and deserves warm receg- nition. On the occasion of the centen- nial of Washington's inauguration, flags over the public buildings throughout Mexico were unfurled and the people seemed to vie with our own citizens, Tn doing honor to the event.
 The officials and train hands of the pay car of the Southern Pacific road. while at Santa Cruz, Cal. were seized with sudden illness. accompanied by vomiting, showing symptoms of poison ing. It is possible that plot to poison the paymaster and his assistants m or der to rob the car was deemed more practicable than to openly attack them.
 The rendition of criminal refugees has been recognized among all civilized na- tions as a right of international county. Italy, however, recedes from long-es- tabllshed custom. Two Italians, charged with murder in Pennsylvania, have es- capped to Italy. whose government re fuses to ex,radite !: agrees, however, to hang them 4 testimony necessary to convict them be sent.
 Two of the largest checks that have ever passed through the banks of New York were received last week from Lon- don. They were drawn for over three million dollars. They were drawn III favor of Jones & Go, of New Hamp- shire, in part payne nt for the breweries of the firm, which were purchased short time ago by an English syndicate for & s.ooo.ooo.
 Justice may be blind in its require ments and the execution of its mandates, but at times it IS terribly swift in its ven- seance. An officer in Butte, Montana, who killed burglar and was exonerated by the grand jury, while the surviving thief, his companion was sentenced to the peuitentiary. He was tried, sentenced and conveyed to the prison within eigh- teen hours after the crime was commit ted
 The American consul at Buenos Ayres. E. l. Baker, reports to the state department that the cattle industry of the Argentine Republic is in such lan- gushing condition that law has been passed offering a guarantee of five per cent for ten years in capital employed ID the business of exporting fresh or pre- served beef. The number of horned cattle in Argentine is estimated at so,- 900, 900 head and of sheep So,ooo, 900.
 The agitation caused by the strikers | in Germany is creating uneasIness in or fcial circles. While the state ofthe mines | is most prosperous. the condition of the men is yearly more wretched. Pubic feeling IS becoming more and more pro in favor of the workers The of the iron and steel industries, upon the lack of sufficient supply of coal, intensihes the feeling of among the people.
 California was visited on the morning of the Ioth by an earthquake shock, which appears to be general. It lasted wenty seconds and was continuous. md was repeated few seconds later, though with less violence. In some parts of the state chiBneys were blown, cracked, crockery and glass ware hurled from shelves, and the ,launchest buildings shaken. A singu- sr feature of the earthquake was the pontaneous ringing of the telephones.
 A banquet was given in Paris in honor # the ministry by the commissioners of he different American republics, but II lad the appearance of a demonstration gainst monardhies. All European em- ,assadors were invited to the banquet, ut after consulting their governments, ,ncred the occasion. The minister ,om Brazil also absented himself. The American minister, Mr. Mclean, ,resided, and was supported by his uccessor, White.2w Reid. Mrs. Gladstone, wife of Britains great ommoner was lately presented with ( iamond broach. containing miniature [ f her eminent husband. Gladstone Tn epiy to the compliment, referred m | lowing terms to his wife as the greatest i; it he had received atthe hands of rovidence She had been his com i, ,rter and companion for half a cen ii