Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-09-25

San Francisco papers are boast ful over their complete stenographic reports of the Durrsnt trial.
 The Albuquerque Citizen has in augurated water melon day, and it applies exclusively to that office.
 The vote by which Phenix secured the next National Irrigation Con- gress was 63, to 56 for other points.
 The weather bureau of San Fran cisco predicted cool weather for Northern Arizona yesterday, and she is here. accordingly.
 The next National Irrigation Con- gress to be held in Phenix should boost Arizona into statehood, if we are not admitted previously.
 A soldier in Southern Arizona blew his head of the other day. No reason IS assigned for the deed, other than that he failed to conquer in love.
 John B. Reddick, ex-lieutenant governor of California, died a few days since at his nome at San An dreas, California.
 With Texas in danger of going populist and Louisiana republican, the democratic hold on the Solid South would seem to be growing weak.
 4 telegram from Washington 10 the New York Herald says that Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, has pro nounced in favor of the gold stand ard.
 Move Wicks, years ago promi- nent lawyer and politician of South ern Arizona, is now located in Albu- querque, where he is said to be leading lawyer.
 New York is again being figured on in the presidential possibilities of 1896, and Governor Morton has the pull of the republicans at present for the nomination.
 A female aeronaut is doing the southern part of Arizona, and will probably reach Prescott early next month. She makes the parachute drop gracefully and without a bob ble, being assisted in the descent with bloomers.
 The duelling craze hit the jour nslistic fraternity of Spain, eight fights taking place there in one day of last week. They were genuine fights, too, and deadly weapons were actually used.
 The prosecution in the trial of Theodore Durrant for the murder of Blanche Lamont is approaching the close of its direct case and will finish it in a few days. If the attor- neys for the defepse can now clear their client and brush away all the testimony introduced against tie accused in three minutes, as they have claimed, the case will soon come to a close.
 At the opening of the public schools in Los Angeles on Monday, the fact was shown that the popula- ton of that city is growing so fast that the construction of new school houses cannot keep pace with the increased needs. Commenting on the fact, the Los Angeles Times says: "It may look we'll for a city to have too many school children for the avaiiaHlo school houses, but it is not the best state of affairs for the good of the young ideas that can be given shooting practice only one- half of each day"
 General Antonio Ezets has an- his intention of returning to Salvador again and capturing that country. One great obstacle in his way, however, is a lot of un- paid bills in San Francisco, and his are not willing to take any of allowing him to go down there to be killed, probably. Col. Eggers, the orator at the recent at San Bernardino, Cali fornia, would make an admirable lieutenant for Ezeta, if unpaid bills are any evidence of military prowess or genius. The ''kurnel" left enough of them in Prescott to entitle him to the rank of Salvodorian gen eral.
 Our neighbor Republic of Mexico, may be a little slow in some but in the matter of me ting out justice to criminals speedily she is worthy of imitation. Stage | robbers and bandits are shot within | forty eight hours of their capture. | Another example is that of Col. | Romero, who shot and killed Senor | in a duel. Romero has been sentenced to three years and | four months imprisonment; was given beside a fine of Sl,S00 or 1000 l days more; was condemned to pay | S460, the funeral expenses of his vic tim, and last, and more burdensome | than all, was the payment annually | in monthly installments for eighteen years of S4,5OO to the widow of | Dueling as a business evidently does not pay down there, except in the case of | the man who gets killed.
 At the recent meeting of the Sow 1