Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-12-30


 York has astonished some people by proposing to convert the basements
 of churches into billiard rooms. It
 is urged by Christians of a practi-
 cal turn that a game of billiards is
 not harmful except because of the associations which surround it. By
 placing tables where liquor and bad company would have no possible room the saloon wonld be deprived
 of one of its most powerful aasil
 isries.
 An exchange observes that MT.
 Mills, of Texas, doesn't seem to be
 born for luck. He was the father of the great Mills tariff bill" which came to grief. He was the chosen leader to oppose the Mckinley bill, and got in front of the engine. He then moved north and shaped the politics of Ohio, undid the work of the Ohio platform and got nothing for his labor. He finally turned him. self over to the great democratic majority in congress to be vindi- cated, and they kicked him. It isNo wonder that he doesn't feel as chip per as he did.
 Rumor is occasionally heard of an effort being made to have k. Fl. Paul removed from the office of United States Marshal of Arizona. If there are those at work on any such proposition the Bulletin hopes they will be thwarted in their de- sires. Bob Paul is good officer and has the respect and confidence of nine-tenths of the people of Ari- zona. He is always at his post and has the courage to discharge every duty assigned him without fear or favor. The desire for his removal, if such a desire really exists, is be- cause some other fellow wants his place.-Solomonville Bulletin.
 When you have saved one hum dred, or two hundred, or five hun dred dollars, look about you for good investment, says Henry Clews, the New York Banker. Do not take up this or that scheme at a venture, but examine it carefully, and if you see your way clear, put your money into it. Real estate is usually a good investment. More money has been made in real estate than you could estimate in day. A first mortgage in nine cases out of ten is safe. But take advice on tho subject before you invest. Go to some good conservative man and >S-i IL. riasrS- should adxisc tLe same course if you should put your money into stocks or bonds, or rail way shares.
 The Charleston, s. C., News and Courier, (dem.) lets in good deal of light on the criticisms of Minister Egan which have been so generally indulged in by the democratic and press. It says: Min ister Egan, the man who has made SO much trouble in Chile, doubtless by order of the government at Wash ington, is one of those nondescripts in this country, a republican Irish man. Necessarily if he had settled in the United States in good faith he would have been like almost every other honest Irishman in the country, B democrat" If Minister Egan were a democratic lrishman he would find defenders where he now finds de tractors.-Los Angeles Times.
 The Phenix Gazette announces now. that it is under the control of Webb & Dunbar. In the first issue l of it under the new management it 1 says: "This paper will return to its former days of usefulness and assist l with all the ability at its command | to advance the material interests of Arizona and Salt River valley, while is the straight line to which we shall hew, but in no sense will we permit politics to interfere with the columns of our paper, and aspiring politicians will now under stand that aside from elections times no politics will be dealt with in the Gazette. We owe our columns, lime and ability to the people and the great valley surrounding us and to this cause our ability will be de- Toted."
 A New York telegram says: Rus sell Sage, whom the bomb-thrower, Norcross, tried to Kill with dynamite, has again been treated in similar way. On Saturday night a wild looking young man rang the door Dell and forced his way by the woman servant, saying: Il have come to kill Sage" Mrs. Sage heard the man md came down. He told her he had written a letter demanding S2,500 md must have it at once or blow the house up. The man had scarcely ,aid this when Mrs. Sage, fragile as ,he is, rushed forward. She made ,ne quick dash at him, caught at his .hroat and, fastening her fingers into lis neck, held him for moment with iuch a grip that his pale face be- anne almost black. Then she thrust lim out of the door The house is low guarded night and day.