Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1890-07-02
EDITORIAL NOTES

Ex-Secretary ef war GeefSe w. NC
Crsary died at ST. Joseph. Missouri,
June IS.
The Yuma Times has entered on the
second year OF its existence. 1t is an
excellent paper, toe.
The senate has passed tbs bill admit
ting Wyoming as state. The Idaho bill
vas to come up to-day.
The House committee on invalid
pensions has decided 10 report bill
granting a pension 81 o per month to
the widow of Genera C,ovk.
A drunken man at Carbon, Wyoming.
fred q hotel, and the flames destroyed
the business portion Of the town. Loss
sIeo,eso. Insurance nominal.
Colorado is suffering from forest fires.
The amount Of good timber that is
burned up annually in this country is
beyond computation. There should be
more vigorous control of our foressa-
l. A. Times.
The Northern Democratic members
of the House have prepared q formal
protest against the National election bill,
which is termed an Extraordinary, dan
serous and revolutionary measure now
proposed BY the party in power"
A large number OF towns and cities
having an inflated estimates. of their pop
ulstion complain Of poor work BY the
census enumera,ors. Those placing
conservative estimate on their population
do no, seem TO have any kick against
the census.
Governor Waterman, Of California,
has issued proclamation making Sep
TENDER 9Th, 10 addition to September
9th, legal holiday for the celebration
of the Native Sons and Pioneers OF the
fortieth anniversary Of the admission OF
California into the union.
The Gazette was in error in regard to
Prescott getting her hay supply from
California. The greater portion OF the
bay used in Prescott is grown in the sur
rounding valleys and the quality cannst
be beaten BY the Salt river valley or any
other country, if the price, $aa.5o to
S,s.so per ton. is little high.
Ed. Williams. Esq, formerly OF Mo
have county. there be vas a most sue
cessful Law practitioner. and who was a
member Of The last territorial republican
central committee. is q candidate for
nomination for superior judge, in San
Diego county, California, to which
Office hosts of his friends in Arizona
hope to see him elected.
6en. Eli w. Murray, formerly gov
ernor OF Utah, is a candidate for the
republican nomination for congress from
the Sixth district of California. to sue
coed Mr.. vandever. As United States
Marshal Of Kentucky and as governor
OF Ctah, he showed that the metal OF
which he is made is sterling. just such as
it requires for good republicans.
The sympathy OF every user of to-
bacco, and that means large portion OF
mankind and q few Of wemankind, will
be with the girls who have found.it nee
essary to ask the Lorillards for an In
crease in wages. No class Of people in
the country are so poorly paid and none
deserve better remuneration. Good luck
to the girls Of Jersey City, Gays the
Los Angeles Times, and so says every
ore using the weed. None will be
found who would not cheerfully pay q
few cents more per pound for it if neces-
sary in order to increase the wages Of
these girls.
A telegram from FL Paso says: &c.
R.Waters was sentenced by the court OF
Paso del Norte to-day to be shot, and
J. r O'Lsushlin was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment for killing Lewis IN
/: Paso del Noite in May. 1890. The
condemned men are both citizens of the
United States. and have appealed to
this Governmen, for protection" 1t
is not likely that Mr.. Blame will inter-
fere 10 the matter. as American citizens
who cross over into Mexico to commi,
murder, and particularly as dastardly
and uuproyoked a one as was commit
ted by Waters. sheuld be allowed to sui
fer the consequences.
The Chinese have a habit Of biting
tax collectors to death, this being also
a favorite method Of dispssing Of IN
popular rulers. II is herrid crime to
raise a weapon OF any kind against a
magistrate, and, moreover. it is a crime
that can easily be detected and the
criminal punished Both the crime and
detection are avoided BY simply gnawing
the magistrate to death. l don't think
tnat biting an Official violates any sec.
ton Of the code, and, while biting to
death is no doubt a crime, yet it would
be very hard to detect the man who
gave the fatal bite. However the prac-
tice originated. it is certainly both cruel
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (China) Cor.
Atlanta Constitution.
County Surveyor Breckenridge, OF
Marcopa county. is engaged in the sur
vey of another rad from Phenix to the
Bradshaw mountains. The Castle creek
road on which the people OF Phenix
have spent 81, 900 or 81 500 has proven
a failure as Bradshaw feeder to Pie
nix. The new road it is estimated will
cos, about S. 5000. Phenix is putting
gorth all of its energies to secure the