Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-15

rnIrnRIAI NOTES

Mexico refuses 10 enter into an anti-Chinese treaty with the United States.
 X raise all along the line, in the assessment of city property, seems to be the motto of the board of equal ization.
 Yellow fever Is playing havoc m Brazil. In the small town of Can't gllo. over lo0 deaths occurred within two weeks.
 Execution by electricity has been pronounced success by experts who witnessed the operation recently on four victims
 Mir. F.. NJ. Sanford has been ap- pointed Special United States As sistant Attorney at Prescott. Mir. Sanford is one of the leading attor- neys at our northern Herald.
 The proposition to dam the Colo rado river at the lower end of the Grand Canyon will hardly he carried into effect during the present gener- ation. for dam it, you can't.
 The ease and grace with which the board of equalization raises ones as sessment makes man leave them with the impression that he has grown richer by calling on them. 
 A dispatch from Hayti to the San Francisco papers states that it is dangerous to buy lamb chops in the market there. as they are too often carved from children, instead of lamb.
 A California man named Cornfield is investigating the irrigating system of the Salt river valley. The Phenix papers, however, fail to state whether it is their water supply or beer re- sources that interests him the more.
 The board of supervisors are taking the names of Prescott's tax payers in alphabetical order and seem to be sighting very few in ordering them to appear and show cause why their assessments should not be raised.
 Democratic papers are attempt ing to show that the Mckinley bill has raised the price of tin and re duced the price of wool. This is about as logical an argument as Is usually found in the democratic press.
 Mir. Cu-prit-e has fingered out 40 Troy pounds of gold at sl7 per ounce, in support of his rash state ment that 40 pounds of gold are not worth Sl2.O00. We don't "fgger' that way up here. Mir. D. Troy weight Is too small table to meas ure mineral weights up here.
 Our contemporary has pitched its railroad tune tO different key to the one sung only short time since. Then it recommended the purchase of the F. x A. C. railroad. Now the country is large enough for ever so many roads and he (Bullock) isn't begging any new or old company 10 buy or lease his road, and is not making any propositions definite or otherwise"
 Our democratic brethren have been greatly exercised by the fear that the republican party were going to bankrupt the national treas ury. But it does not look as if they needed to lie awake nights and wor- " over the matter, as now, after the June pensions have been paid, Uncle Sam has still on hand and on deposit over S50,000.000. Men and brethren, do not wear yourselves out borrow ing trouble. The treasury Is not bankrupt. Il. A. Times.
 The board of supervisors seem to be doing their duty as board of equalization. in a very faithful and conscientious manner. They are making very thorough and e1haus- tive investigation of tho assessment roll as well as of all the property owned in the county and the names of the owners of the same. They are devoting from twelve to sixteen hours per day to their work and even at this rate they think they will be unable to complete their work within the time prescribed by law.
 In the circuit court at Los Angeles on Tuesday Judge Ross heard the application for temporary restrain ing order in the case of the Inter state Commerce commission against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company, ct aL, but took the matter under advisement until Wednesday next, defendants mean while being allowed to file an answer without verification. The Los Angeles Times says the matter was argued ably by Messrs. A. Brunson aud WIG. Hazeldine for plaintiff, and F. W. Gregg, Esq, for defendant.
 According to the annual report of the Knights of Pythias which has just been issued, that organization has been making great strides during the past year. In that period its membership has increased by 44,OOO making a total of names on the roll on July Ist of not less than 30S,OOO. The amount of cash on deposit in the name of the order is also 5000 0o0 larger than in any preceding wear. while the endowment rank Is also in a fourishing condition des- pite the excessive mortality of the past twelve months. The order k