Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-02-03

railroad to Prescott, that company will. more than likely, use its tre- mendous influence on our new Sec retary of War to have military head ouarters re-established at Prescott, the most proper place for them. Courier. If the communications of our contemporary's correspondent, A. c. R.. are taken not ice of at all in Washington, it will require some influence" to get any at all from the new secretary of war. After all the vile, personal abuse heaped on Secretary Elkins and others connected with the administration by this irrespon- sible correspondent, it would be somewhat cheeky to ask Secretary Elkins for any favor, if the corres- pondent named represented public sentiment at all. Fortunately, how ever, he does not, and the only sur prise is that any paper would allow the use of its columns for man to give vent to his spleen in this way directly against the interests of the community. Oftentimes in matters of this kind 6 score of the best citi- i gems in the community can not undo the harm of one irresponsible and worthless political crank. The Tact has been apparent for some time that A. C. R. is an enemy to this section, and performs his work in subtle manner.
 The Phenix Herald remarks that, perhaps at no time in the history of the country outside of cholera periods has there been such reign of death as has prevailed the pres ent winter, and is yet prevailing. The number of deaths announced in local weekly papers of the country is astonishing. It is estimated that at the same rate half the popula- ton of the country would be de- stroyed in five years" The remark holds good, without the exception of cholera or any other epidemic. Epidemics of cholera are confined to certain localities, while the epi- demic of influenza, or la grippe, is universal. It finds its way into the most remote mining camp. on the ranch, in the hamlet and large city alike. It is no respector of persons, but claims its victims alike from the almshouse and the kingly palace. The death rate in the particular To- calities visited by cholera is proba- bly larger, but influenza has visited every locality. It has not confined its visit to any country, or to any con
 tinent, but has encireled the entire globe with its death dealing visita- ton. Its victims who have sue cumbed in death to its ravages are
 numbered by hundreds of thousands, and probably millions, while those
 whose physical systems have been left a complete wreck of their for mer conditions are numbered by the
 milli ons.
 It begins to look as though the
 adverse reports sent out by tele-
 graph, in reference to the Minneap-
 oils Building & Loan association,
 were intended simply as an adver- tisement of that institution. A few
 years ago the newspapers were full
 of reports of the unstable condition
 of its affairs and as result many of
 the timid stockholders surrendered
 their stock. Of course the associa-
 tion reaped a big profit from this ac- tion of its stockholders and those re-
 maining in the institution were ben eftted by it accordingly. The insti- tuition had a branch in Prescott, but owing to these adverse reports con- corning it large number surrendered
 their stock. Several concluded to take chances with it and had the satisfaction of seeing the profits amount to twenty-eight per cent. in a single year with a prospect of real
 izing within year or so Sl 900 from an investment of S200. The JOURNAL MINER on Saturday, January 30th,
 published telegram from St. Paul stating that the bank examiner for
 the state of Minnesota had recom-
 mended the winding up of the con-
 cern for reasons variously stated.
 Now comes another telegram from
 St. Paul which says: "A special dis
 patch from this city generally issued
 on Tuesday stated that the public
 bank examiner had reported to the
 governor that the affairs of the
 American Building & Loan associa-
 tion should be wound up. There
 was nothing in the full report of the
 examiner to warrant the statement.
 In answer to an inquiry from Secre-
 tary Bishop the public examiner this
 orenoon sent the following reply:
 The report of this office on the af
 fairs of the American Building asso-
 citation shows that the association
 has surplus and consequently is
 solvent, and it did not recommend
 or suggest the winding up of the
 affairs by the appointment of a re-
 ceiver or otherwise The first tel
 egram would no doubt result in frightening many of the stockhold-
 CTS into a surrender of their stock , and largely increased earnings for the year will result from it.
 A telegram to our contemporary says that Chile has replied to the
 ultimatum seut by this government, and agrees to withdraw Matta's . note and acknowledge it was an CT , TOT of judgment, and is about to | withdraw the request for Egan's re-