Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-09-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

There seems to be an epidemic of railroad accidents at present.
 Three of the Georgia train rob bers have been captured.
 Mexico wants to learn the art of rain-making from the United States.
 Recent telegrams confirm the re- ported defeat of Balmaceda's forces in Chih.
 The board of railroad commis sioners will meet in Phenix next Monday.
 The Chilian war is over, the in- surgents having surrendered to Bal maceda.
 The Nogales Herald wants the new constitution to provide for state printer.
 And now it is Balmaceda that is defeated and the Chilian insurgents gre on top.
 German, of Maryland, is looming up as possible democratic presi- dential candidate.
 Albuquerque is now trying to get up prize fight for fair week as sort of side issue.
 Portions of North Dakota and Minnesota have been visited by de- structive frosts already.
 The government rain-makers re- port success with their experiments in Texas and will continue them.
 The Chili war being virtually over, shooting those most prominent in the insurrection will now be the or der of the day.
 Mir. Blaine's good health makes the democratic leaders sick. If he would consult their wishes in the matter he would accommodatingly pass in his checks.
 The Tucson board of trade has de- cided to invite General Dreyenforth, of the government rain making ex- petition to visit that city for the purpose of making experiments.
 Abram Humphries, the young at torney who received such undersira- ble prominence and notoriety in the Phenix scandal case, will try to re- trieve his reputation and fortune at Florence.
 d. L. B. Alexander and Frank Baxter have been granted fran chise for sewerage system in Phe- nix. 1t promises to be good thing for the promoters of the enterprise but is not good proposition for the city.
 A little paper called the Saratogan. which has never been heard of be- fore forty miles away from where it is published, has acquired national notoriety by its editor being sued for Sl0O00 for libel by W. J. Arkell. of l Judge.
 The Chino, California beet sugar factory has been started in opera tion. The first product of it was sent to President Harrison, Secretary Rusk, Major Mckinley and members of the supreme bench, a loo pound sack being sent to each.
 A small fouring mill in the Verde valley, in this county, it seems would pay not only the man who would start the enterprise but would be of untold benefit to the farmers there. Wheat can be raised successfully every year the yield being unusually large and if mill were to be built large acreage would be sown.
 Our contemporary's correspondent A. c. R., has his heavy ink pot train ed on John Sherman and the Ohio campaign in this mornings issue. He is an ambitious correspondent, is A. C. R., as he aims to spread him. self all over the entire country, politically.
 Ex-Senator s. C. Pomeroy, of Kansas, died at Whitensville, Massa- chusetts, last Friday, aged 76 years. MT. Pomeroy was Senator Ingalls, predecessor in the United States senate. He was a large-hearted, kindly, intelligent gentleman and did much good service for the state he so ably represented in the United States senate.
 In our article yesterday in regard to Mckinley and the silver question, ''all intelligent persons" should have read ''all reasonable and intelligent silver advocates" We would not be understood as asserting that the gold bugs lack intelligence, or that intel ligent democrats do not oppose Me Kinley on the silver question.
 Miss Bessie Wannamaker, daugh- ter of William Wannamaker, brother of the Postmaster General, while riding on a so-called scenic railway" at Atlantic City, New Jersep, was thrown to the ground on ac- count of the gripman losing control of the car, and her left leg was bro ken just above the knee Several others were injured.
 Governor N. O. Murphy has ap- pointed Dr. J. Miller, of Prescott, as superintendent of the insane asy- ium, vice Dr. Toney, resigned. The appointment is a good one, as Dr. Miller is not only an experienced physician and surgeon, but has had considerable experience in the treat ment of insane. He will leave in