Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-04-09

'ASN S4f~h Att4& " t+tS N~aAt~~A ~ ~-t NhN
 he certainly would have teli much be, eF than h. does to-day. Mir. Strauss is a Bourbon democrat. but not~ithsland
 ing this fact, he always selieves in let
 ting go when be can, held os any
 longer.-Citizen.
 The promotion Of Col E. Il. GrieT- son of the Iesh cavalry. to the rank ol brisadier-genersi wlll result in the follow
 ing promotions Lieut.-Col lshR k.
 Mizner, of ,he @ih cavalry, to De celsnel
 of the roth; Major Edwin '. Sumner. of
 the sth cavalry. to he lieu,enan,-co.anel of the SSh; Captain Wrt Davis, Of the
 4th Cavalry, to Ss majer of the 5lh; First Lieutenant Cunliffe II. Murray, oi
 the 4is Cavalry tc he captain 10 the
 same regiment; and Second Lieutenant
 John NJ. Neal. of the 4th cavalry is be first lieutenant in the same.
 4 Washington special says that oy a
 party veto Of : to 5 the house committee
 on election of president and vice. presi-
 dent and represent tatives in congress au-
 ;hsrized favorable report with amend
 menis on McCeaas' bill te prevent
 gerrymsnderng of cong, g,essional dis
 trlcts. The bill aise provides that rep
 resentatives to the 52d congress shall be
 elected trem the districts composed et
 the same territory and having the same
 boundaries as tS5se from which the rep
 resen,atives iu the sIst congress were
 elected. The minority of the committee
 will submit report in opposition to the
 bil. From this 1t will be seen that the
 democratic minority do not favor purity
 of elections and justice so much as they
 do par,iasn advantage
 1 telegram iEoRa Ei Paso dated April
 2d says At 9 o'clock tonight nest cowarGly murder was committed across the river in Paso de, Norte. v. 5. Boi. ton and mas named Clayton, both castlemeu, met $. H. Cayitt, snsther cat. tlemsn. on the street They picked a quarrel with him. and without giving him any warning Clayton and Bolton drew their revoivers and began firing at Cavitt, she attempted 10 retreat, but bis assailanis io'lewed him up, continuing the ire upou him until he fell dead, rid. dled with eullstS. Clayton and Bellon were arrested, and are now in jail at P4ss del Nor,e. People oa beth sides are very indignant, and threats ei lynch- ing tue murderers are openly made. Cavitt was very wealthy and popular young man. 4 lawsuit is said to have been the cause or the afair
 The war department has received dis patches from Colonel Griersen, in com. mand at Los Angeles, giving details oi the pursuit and capture of the five h. dians Nho killed Freighter Herbert, near toTI Thomas. On the 20 ut. Two were killed and three captured by Lieut.. Hat. sons command en Salt river. Gel. Glier- sen chscterizes this achievement as one of the most complete and successful tta, has occurred on the frontier in many years, and he says that t reflects great ;tedit upon the officers and men CD .sged. He recommends the prompt ewa,d of bresets and medals usually 1 IIven iu cases of gallantry to these men nd says the great success, in cenjunc- l ion with the removal of the dissffected l lement se Fort Union. has very proba- ly prevented an outbreak, and will tend | 2 quiet the Indians or the San Carlos | eservation.
 The department of agriculture send | ut the following bulletin, wkich seems 3 answer SeHasOr Voorhees demand for T investigation as te the cause I the present agricultural depres- oa: There have been five millions immigrants h the last ten years. The i lterior of the continent has been diyi- ed into tree farms, cultivation has in- sdec the Rocky mountain areas, meals as been produced in larger ratio of in- ease han population, and bread has cen chespened by similar excess. At Ie same time there has been imported l lthin twelve months. sugar and me- sses, animals and their products. fhers, uIts, barley, tobacco and wines, to the Hue of fabou! $24e, ,oas, eco, all of which ! ight De produced by our farmers wi,h e aid of sugar mills, decorticalors, and atures. The report exhibits the fatal TOT Of continuance Of farmers in Ibe i routine, the same limited range of { oh, following ID the same fur-ews their -hers turned, and predicts far worse $ :plession in toe future unless speedy ' Id extensive and persistent disersifcs | n is al once entered upon.
 That Ebe democratic party of Arizona f
 responsible te the people of the C -rItory for the great financial loss oc- stoned oy their great desire to hold l |, r there IS ample evidence ID the fact at the recent decision of the supreme uTt has drought territorial warrants
 par at 9 single turn. While that rty has charged the republican party h being responsible fer the political lddie and the consequent depreciation |
 territorial credil, will t now admit Q It the republican party has raised il ? territorial war4ants lo par1 Or will b
 claim that the democratic arty put 0 sm to par by receding from its unjust 8 sition and by getting out of official s'