Mohave County miner., 1890-04-26

The M0HAvE MINER.
@. N. FUNSTON. Editor.
KINGMAN. APRIL 70, 1880.
THE action Of Congress on the silver
has caused raise in the white
metal.
A xUxBKR Of Arizona exchanges have
been Publishing obituaries cf Gen. John
G. Fremont, who has mot yet passed to
the great beyond.
The President on the END instant sent
10 the Senate the nomination OF John Q.
Fremont, to be Major General Of the
Tinted States army, on the retired List.
TIE Phoenix Gazette Ii authority ton
the statement that Hon. Thomas Halleck
will be candidate on the Democratic
ticket for joint councilman for the north.
ern district.
A CHEAP edition Of Webster's unsbridg'
cd dictionary is now being sold at . Low
price. It is the edition Of 1s47 and Of bui
little use nowadays. The low pri's q
the dictionary will cause many TO inves'
who wi II afterwards regret it.
The appointment Of Gen. Miles 70 the
Major-Generalship made vacant BY the
death of Major-G General Crook, 10 . vel
deserved promotion. General Miles \
popular in Arizona and the people an
highly pleased with his promotion.
Two car loads Of representative citizen
Of New Mexico lett Santa Fe this weel
for Washington, d. G. They go TO nd
yocate the claims Of that Territory TO
statehood, and do not intend 70 give VI
the fight until New Mexico has been ad
mitted 10 the sisterhood Of states.
TIE enterprising towns OF PhGnix
Prescott and Tucson are all making Ell
forts to secure the Republican and Dem
ocratic conventions. At present tn
metropolis OF Salt River valley has Tn
lead and the indications are that the Tel
sitorial conventions Of both parties vii
be held there.
TIE cattle on the ranges in Mohsv
county passed through the winter in fin
condition. The percentage Of loss /
small and confined 10 few ranges. i
no other county in the Territory has u
loss been ~ small. Now that the price
Of cattle have an upward tendency, ca'
.lemen do not look 10 gloomy.
Is number of counties the treasurer
and assessors are trying TO find or
whether the Law passed by the Fifteent
Legislature viii allow them TO be cand
dates this fall, and II elected can the
succeed themselves. There il Q diffe
ence Of opinion among lawyers in regar
to the law, as it does not take effect unit
January LIST, 1891.
The MINER has at all times fayore
statehood for Arizona, and it is wit
pleasure we note that number Of Te
ritorial newspapers which a few month
ago were strenously opposed to the NOV
ment, are now in favor Of it, and befol
another year rolls around there will
but few newspapers that will be again
the proposition for statehood.
TIE Senate Committee on Territofi'
has reported iavorably the bill author
ing and requiring the board Of supervise
of Maricopa county to issue bonds In u
aid of railroad from Phoenix TO Presco
or some point on the A. & p. railroa
The building Of this road means . pre-
porous state Of affairs for the portion
Arizona which it runs through.
THE May number Of the Cosmopolits
contains the second stage Of Miss Bi
lands Flying trip around the world,
posthumous story by Porte Crayon, n
dozen different articles Of unusual ]
terest, all finely illustrated. The Co
mopoIitan has taken its place in the fro
ranks Of monthly publications, althou,
furnished at much lower price.
IT 10 probable that the Colombo nv
win receive some attention from the 90
eminent. A Washington press repo
says: For the purpose Of completion
lefty construction, the secretary Of q
treasury ID directed 1t his discretion
secure survey and ascertain the cost
improvements on the Colorado rivs
Ari.ons, above Yuma and Eldorsdo q
yon.
The project to make soldiers out Of d
Indians, which has been discussed
military circles for several months pai
is likely TO receive the approval Of q