Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-06-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.


 marriage boom in that town.
 Phenlx offices make vagrants feel very uncomfortable there.
 Mexico ha; decided to allow the Esmerslda to have five days supply of coal.
 The Ohio farmers and labor party refuse 10 enter the third party move ment.
 The Indian, "Plenty Horse" has been acquitted ot the murder of Lieut. Casey, the judge charging the jury to that effect.
 Chauncey Nj. Uepew desires that his friends will no lorger press his name as candidate for governor Of New York. He does not desme the office. He is willing to work llke Q major for the re- publican nominee, but does not want to be the be nominee himself.
 Experts who have recently exmined the formation northwest of town, where 1t is claimed that coal exists, think that indications are Ury favorable. They also claim that the coal helt extends into portions of Lontsome and upper Chino valleys, as ihe same formation found along the Willow creek basin seems to extend there
 Tae advocates ot statehood ia Coco nino county, are few and far between. Tnless great change takes place tn ia vor of statehood throughout the territory before election for the adoption of the constitution it will be rejec,ed by large 7lisJo7ity. The advocates faF statehood have lots of s,r before them if they desire the RUG [ g. ss of the movement Coeoniro Su:.
 Our good ,,a citizep, plain NJ. E. Collins. got onto the correct point last night when he said that to Mir. Frank Murphy and Secretary N. O. Murphy more than to any ether men, we owe an obligation for ihe present bright rail- road prospects Through thsr efforts Diamond Je Reynolds first became in- terested in the Arizona mines and sub sequently in the railroad development of Central Arizona. -Herasd.
 The Rev Dr. Budgeman, . distin- tinguished Baptis, minister in New York. who lately has been censured by hts congregation for declaring that in his oninion eternal d.d not mean tyetlast- ing when applied to the punishment os the wicked in the other world, bas been sd- mitted by Bishop Potter into the Prot- estant Epis, opal church, and the famous Dr. Loomis, of New York, one of Dr. Bndgman's parishioaers, took the same step with his former pastor. They declare their reason IS they think the Episcopal church broader more catholic than any other.
 wallapai Charley is very much exer- cised over ibe the threats Of the Indian medicine msnt wreak dire vengeance on Jim and bis for his unbelief m the Mes sah craze. They say Charley's family will be taken sick one by one and die oh and as le wife and three papoosees are already dead. Charleybs beginning to think the hoodoo IS at work, and asks that soldiers he sent in here to sotsr the Indians up. He says the Indians are ell crazy and should be confined m the in- sane asylum inst the same as crazy white man, until they become rational agaln. The medicine men also tell him that he must immediately take his children out of the school at Mohave, or they will also come under the ban of their disapproba- ton. and pass on to the happy bunting grounds prepared on the other side for the special uses and privileges of the walapa tribe .-Mohave Miner.
 A deputy county assessor who has been out collecting poll tax from Chi nese gardeners along tue San Joaquin river, had startling experience. He was at a camp twelve miles from Stock ton, California, and after making several Cinnamon pay the tax, explored the huts of the settlement In one miserable but standing apart from the camp he found a Chinamrn and demanded his poll tax. The Chlnan,an, in very good English said, "You don't want poll tax from me?" and held up his hands from which the fingers had been eaten of. The Chi naman sad he had been concealed there two years, and was a leper. The officer did not want the leper's money, and hurried to the city to inform the, health officer The case will be re- ported to the county supervisor on Monday. Our democratic friends who have been worry ing over the disappearance of lhe surplus will be pleased 10 learn that the United States treasury contains money enough and to spares to meet all expenses Secretary Foster an nounces that the treasury department anticipates no difficulty in meeting any demands which my be made on it on account of pensions or otherwise. June 4, the quarterly pensions, which amounts io Sz6. .oos ,oo, come due. The avail able cash balance is nov nearly $I6.- 900, ,ooo, and wlli go beyond Sac, GOO,