Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-04-03

the app0lntment was utSt announCeo, and there it will remain until Colonel
 wolAey takes bis seat as governor or goes down in defeat before the charges of his enemies. Hurrah for Wohfey.
 The president has appointed J. Otis
 Humphrey, Illinois , Alfred M. Wilson. Arkansas; ex-Governor George D. Rob inson, Massachusetts, commission to
 treat with the Cherokee and other lndi-
 ans in relation to opening theis portion of the Oklahoma country. It IS con- mission appointed under the terms of
 the Indian bill
 Speaking of the bitter fight made against Colonel Wolaey, the Tucson Citizen says: "A less self possessed man than President Harrison would
 have been disguised with the whole outfit and hadhe withdrawn all territorial appointments and sent strangers to gov ern us the universal verdict would have been, served them right"
 In anticipation of the appointment of Colonel Christy as governor. the people of Phenix inaugurated the movement for the removal of the capital to that city and carried 1t through to success for his convenience so he could govern"
 without leaving home. On the same
 line of personal convienence to the overnor. in order to enable him to live
 at home, the capital should be moved
 at once to Tucson.
 The Albuquerque Citizen says that
 the Texas Press association has decid-
 ed to extend thepress of New Mexico an invitation to accompany the excursion
 to the City of Mexico. to reach that place by May sth, the occasion being . gener-
 al holiday m Mexico Why not extend ! the invitation to Arizona editors who
 are just nov revehng in wealth and
 looking for favorable opportunity to spend some of their surplus.
 The president has nominated John Hicks. of Wisconsin,. minister to Peru ;
 Georee B. Loring. of Massachusetts, minister to Portugal Robert T. Linz coin, ot Illinois, minister to Great Britain; Murat Halstead, of Ohio, min
 ister to Germany; Allen Thorndyke Rice, of New York, minister to Russia i; Patrick Eagan. of Nebraska, minister
 to Chii; Thomas Ryan, of Kansas.
 minister to Mexico
 The president has issued proclama-
 ton throwing the Oklahoma lands open to settlement April ad On account
 thereof two land offices have been es-
 abolished m the territory. All persons
 are warned that under the act ot con-
 gress any person who shall ocsppA any
 of said land before the tune m~ bnd
 shall be forever debarred from taking
 entry thereon, and officers ot the UrIted
 States are requested to strictly enforce
 this act.
 The president has sent in the follow ing nominations to the senate Robert Adams, jr., Pennsylvania, minister to Brazil; Lansing B. Misener. California, minister to the Central American states; Wm. L. Scruggs, Georgia, minister to Venzuela; Wm. O. Bradley, Kentucky, consul general to COrea; George Chand- Ter. Kansaa, first assistant secretary of the interior; G. L. Shoup. Idaho. gov ernor of Ioaho; J. Curtis, Idaho secre- tary of Idaho.
 The announcement of the appoint l ment of Hon. George l. Shoup. ot Idaho. as governor of that territory, was read with more than ordinary inter- est by E M. Murphy. superintendent of the Congres. mine here. Mir. ShoIp represented Idaho at the New Orleans Exposition, when Arizona was repre- sented by Mir. Murphy and warm friend ship was formed between them. The latter states that the appointment is a first class one, as MT. ShOup is among the most enterprising and able citizens of that territory.
 A telegram from United States Mar shal Gross from Floyd county. Kentucky states that Deputy Marshal Weirman had been fired upon by party of twelve outlaws last Tuesday and instantly killed He was accompanied by four special bail if's and was making raid after moon sinners The deputy had three prison CTS when attacked. All made their escape. One of the bailiffs whose name was not given was badly wounded Several shots were ex- changed and two of the attacking party it is believed were killed. Their | names are unkown and they were car. ried away by their companions.
 The president has sent the following | nominations to the senate: J. T. Abbott, New Hampshire. minister, to the Re public of Columbia; Erwin H. Tyuell Texas. minister 50 Belgium; John An. derson, Missouri. Cornelius N. Bliss. New York, Wm- Pickney Whyte, Mary land. Clement Studebaker. Indiana John R. c. Pitkin, Louisiana T. Jefferson Coolidge, Massachusetts, tWm. Henry Prescott, South Carolina, Andrew Car negie, Pennsylvania, Morris M. Estee, California ]. H. Hanson, Georgia. to oe delegates to the conference between . he United States and the republics oi Mexico, Central and South America, HsytL San Domingo and the empire of Brazil. to be held in Washington in 1889. |
 A gentleman who was present at a ,ortion of the session of the legislature avs Hon. J. M. W. Moore, of this :ounty. has proved to be one of the blest members of the council Mir. Moore is Of a quiet disposition and nade no great amount of noise, but was cry observing and shrewd enough to Ike advantage of every situation. When he arose to address the council, e says. be invariably attracted the at- .ntien of every member, and vas lis- med to with the greatest deference 7hile not being an eloquent speaker. 2 delivered his remarks in we'll chosen ! nguage which was always directly to ( le point. He says Yavapai county has {