Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-12-16
EDITORIAL NOTES

Four million Chinese are in armed rebellion in China.
 Government cruisers are being ordered to South American waters.
 Gila county gave but eighteen. majority for the constitution out of vote of 500.
 The capital stock of the Anaconda Mining Company was increased re- gently from Sl2,5o),000 to $25,000,- :
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 Thirty-two hundred acres of land have been located recently by Cali fornians under Governor Wolfey's canal.
 The state of Georgia has law on her statute books which provides that one conviction for drunkenness works forfeiture of the right to prac- tice medicine.
 Delegate Smith has gone to Wash ington. Last session he broke leg. Wonder if he will accomplish as much during this session of Cor gress.-Nogales Herald.
 President Harrison's message has received favorable comment from the press. It is somewhat belligerent in iona tovards Chiia
 An epidemic of typhoid fever.and pneumonia is passing over many pol : tions of New Mexico and many deaths are reported.
 General McCook has telegraghed to Governor Prince of New Mexico, that an order has been issued for the re-occupation of Fort Marcey, at Santa Fe, by troops.
 Roger .. Mills failed in his effort to be elected speaker but this will not deter him from introducing an- other Mills free trade bill during the present session of congress.
 The proposition of educating Ari zona Indians is now pronounced 8 success. Three of them are at pres ent under sentence of death for mur- der.
 There are twelve prominent can didates for senator from the pro- posed state of New Mexico. At the present time. we will wager, Ari- zona will go you twelve better.
 The Southern Pacific has formally pronounced against employing brotherhood men on its line, while the Atlantic & Pacific judiciously fosters that element.
 The members of the land court are now in New Mexico, and will shortly sit to definitely settle the many vexa- tious and intricate land grant claims Arizona and particularly New Mex ico are afflicted with.
 AdhOrOnts of statehood for Ari- zona in Washington are sore and perplexed. Utah and New Mexico are riders on the Arizona enabling plank, and it is predicted in conse- quence that the three territories will sink together.
 Arizona's output in precious metals for the year ending june 30, 1891, is placed at over S4,5OO,OO0. This makes us rank fourth in the United | States. Yavapai is given as the banner producer of the territory.
 The Gazette pertinently asks where are the remnants of the anti-consti- ,ution element. If it will read up and post itself on the last message of President Harrison it will see that he remnants" of that constitution are still ''in it."
 Judge Rufus P. Ranney died at Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, aged IS. Hewas ex-Supreme judge, ex- Dresidnt of the State Bar Associa- ion, and in 1876 was president of he Ohio Board of Managers at the Centennial.
 Initiating the action of San Fran ,isco officials, the Chicago depart nent of vital statistics has decided lot to accept any more death certif- ,ates which give 'heart failure" as he cause of death. The reason all eged is that there is no such disease IS heart failure.
 The republicans of the state of Washington have received two i'm nense live eagles which that dele ,ation will take to Minneapolis next ear at their party convention. They lave been christened "Jim" and Bill" in honor of Blaine and Me Iinley.
 The free silver problem and its so- ution is not confined exclusively in -iscussion to the halls of congress nd the political elements of the ountry. In Albuquerque recently the Congregational church the { minister and his sexton were arrayed gainst three prominent citizens of nat city and large and enthusiastic lrong greeted them. I Mme. Modjeska and Fannie Da- !. enport have purchased farms near ; ach other, near Pomona, California. he former proposes to engage in a uit raising, while Miss Davenport Il i'll put SS0000 into the improve h lent of her 3S0-acre purchase, and :" len go into poultry farming and u ame preserving. II During the present session of - ongress, the President will submit D Y, name for the position of U. S. = .. ttorney of Arizona, in place of N R. Jeifords, deceased. In jus "i @ to the man and section, north ie