Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-03-28

AS NtiNdAhll uOA d very tfRultdOtc state of affairs when committee of of safety has to be organized to prevent the outbreak of a governor,
 The recently installed editor of the Tucson Star is peculiarly fitted for the position he now occupies, having received his journalistic ex- perience and education in two hemi- spheres. He is a bright and forci- ble writer, and newspaper men in Arizona are happy to welcome him to the field. His recent article on Gladstone has attracted general at tention and demonstrates his ability and power in the field of journalism. Coming, as he does, from the cen ters of civilization, both in the old and new world, his career in the territory must be a successful one.
 A telegram from Flagstaff, pub hshed in our contemporary this morning, says: e At meeting of the Arizona Woolgrowers' and Sheep breeders Association, held here io- day, they decided to reduce the wages of herders to twenty dollars per month, to take effect July lst, and to reduce the price of shearing to four cents per head. The reduc- tion is made on account of the demoralized condition of the sheep business Even a democratic edi tor, who never held an office, may learn in time that times have been constantly growing worse under Cleyeland's administration.
 A test case has been made in Pheni1 of the law taxing bank stock. The district court decides the law invalid, inasmuch as it is double taxation. It holds that the prop erty owned by the bank is taxed, and the stock simply represents this property, but Is not property. The taxing of mortgages, as practiced in this county, and probably in other counties of the territory, is also double taxation. Property is as sessed and taxed to the party in whose name title is vested and then. if it is mortgaged for even more than it is worth, the mortgagee is | taxed for the amount of his mort gage. The courts of California have always held this to be double taxation, and it does not take a court, or even lawyer, to see that such is the case. There would be just as much sense and justice in taxing a man for the land he owns, and then turn around and tax him for the deed or title to the same land.
 The city is without health off, cer at present, and, never in it's history, were the services of such an officer so badly needed as at present. In many of the alleys, the accumu- lated filth of the winter is begin ming to thaw cut and to send forth disease laden stenches, strong enough to knock a mule down. DIphtheria, one of the most dreaded and deadly diseases known to med ical science, has put in an appeal ance. While it is true that it is, as yet, confined to single family, there have been other cases in the town, and there is no telling when or where. it may appear. A rigid and vigorous enforcement of the quarantine regulations should be inaugurated. and sore throats, wher- ever they appear, should be care fully watched, and the greatest precautions taken to prevent ex- posture of others to them. There is little doubt that the present cases of diphtheria were contracted from a case of sore throat in which the symptoms of the disease were not we'll marked. It behooves our city authorities to take every step possi- ble to put the place in as good sani- tary condition as possible, and the first step to take is the appointment of health officer who will do hls duty faithfully and for the best interests of the city.