Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08

W Nashlngton, but tho fact remains ] hat he is in Ohio, getting all he wants to eat while the poor men are in the ncighborhood of Wash ington, with nothing to eat. And he acknowledges that before leaving he advised them to got themselves arrested so as to get something to eat.
 Japan has apologized to England for firing on and sinking the steamer Row Shing while the latter was ilY- ing the British flag. She will no doubt be called upon to pay heavy damages for the loss of the vessel, as well as for the loss of those on board. Two German merchants were passengers on the vessel aud succeeded in swimming to the Japanese vessel but were not only not allowed ;o hoard it but were shot aud killed. The scenes attend. ing the sinking of the vessel. as r.pnrtcd, ars more the acts of say ages than of civilized people.
 Late telegrams indicate that Ari- zona will have to prepare and ad pt a new constitution before admission. That the senate disapproves of the one recently adopted. This is iu perfect harmony with the views held by the JOURNAL MINER. Because this paper could not endorse the constitution prepared by the con vention, it was denounced as an enemy of statehood. There Is no particular crying want for immediate admission anyway, and the event had better be postponed for few months, rather than to ba admitted at once and get of on the wrong foot, as a young state, at the start. Let us get in right and safe, and in order to do so. better safeguards to the future treasury of tbe state are required than those provided in the present constitution. But 1t is stated, however, that the fact of . new constitution being required will not postpone the date of admission.
 Governor Hughes has been doing valiant work in Washington on behalf of statehood. \ man named Zulick, a pompous little fellow, who halls from New Jersey, and who aspires to become a senator from Arizona, has been in Washington for more than a year and a half, and has been writing to his friends what he has been doing for the cause of statehood. yet the statehood bill has not progressed. Within less than ten days after the arrival of Gov ernor Hughes, in Washington, he succeeded in getting the bill resur- rected from the subcommittee, in whose hands it was, and into the committee on territories, and then reported favorably in the Senate, and has promises that the bill will pass soon. When it comes to good solid, effective work, there is no one who can compete with a newspaper man. and Governor Hughes has shown great tact in accomplishing what he has in the short space of time he has been in Washington
 Ben Heney, secretary of the terri torial board of equalization, calls on all railroads claiming exemption from taxation, under either of the acts of the Territorial Legislature known as the Exemption Acts of 1891 and 1893. to file with him, on or before August I3, 1894, a certified copy of its declaration tO build, under the seal of the Secretary of the Territory, as we'll as the affidavit of the resident agent of said road, showing a compliance with the terms of the exemption act relied upon, in the matter of building a certain number of miles of road per aunum. Hereafter similar affidavit, showing continued compliance with the terms of the exemption act must be filed with the Board oi Equalization prior to its regula: June meeting in each year. A failure to comply with this request will necessitate the listing of such road for taxation.
 NJ. NJ. Estee, republican candidate for governor f California has taken the wind out of the Examiners sails, by favoring the proposition for the government to take possession of the Pacilc railroads. Not only this but he shows how ridiculous a posi- ton California democrats would place themselves in, by adopting the Examiners war cry as their shibboleth for the campaign. In a speech made in San Francisco, he said: "A democratic committee of the house Of representatives has re- gently recommended that the general government guarantee the payment of principal and interest on the indebtedness of the Union and Central Pacific railroads, the same to be due in fifty years. This is a national democratic measure, recommended by committee of a democratic congress; and yet, you may look for flank movement on the part of our democratic leaders in California. Either they will go over to the populis. party, which is but a wing of the democracy, or will come out with the most striking anti-raiIroad platform since the C.l......,o., ,.I,tfo.,,, of IOQO Ao,o