Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27


 valid, and providing for a civil reg ister for such marriages. Ore years time is given for registration. The bill will be submitted to the cham Der of deputies, and if it IS not passed by that body, 1t will be submitted to a joint session ol the two chambers.
 Two women of Hiawatha, Kansas, have entered into an agreement to remove their hats on entering a church. Shonld this custom become universal, it will result in a large falling of in the attendance on churches, as great many women would prefer staying at home to going to church bare headed with a new 80 hat in their band box.
 The announcement was telegraph ed:from one end of the United States to the other on the 20th instant that no more consular appointments would be made until Congress met. On the 22d a list of about half a dozen appointments was made, all of which goes to show what a good guesser the average news gatherer of Washington is.
 In his annual report Gen. Miles comments the efficiency of the United States army, and asks for an addition of two regiments of artillery and five more of infantry to it. He also recommends that three military posts be established in Alaska. He says the maximum peace footing of the army should he one enlisted man to every one thousand population, and the minimum one to every two thousand.
 Luetgert, through his attorney, has applied to be admitted to bail. If this is denied, he will try habeas corpus proceedings. After the jury ha been discharged, he made an affidavit declaring his innocence, in which he said: "I did not kill my wife, and don't know where she is, but I am sure it is only question of time until she comes home"
 Fred. G. Hughes, who recently absconded from Tucson, was one of ex-GoYernor Hughes most implaca- ble and relentless enemies While the governor fought Fred with his own implements of warfare, honors seemed to be easy, if not a few points in favor of the governor until a few weeks ago, when the Hon. Fred, by his own actions, made an opening for his adversary to land some terrific blows. Moral: "When living in glass houses never throw stones"
 A half column article appeared in our contemporary this morning, descriptive of an alleged occurrence of yesterday morning, in which the bats are pictured as swarming from the moss covered ruins of the court house, while the horned owl and the bowling coyote gave a vocal concert, from crag to peak across Goose Flat, and the tootless tax of a taxless toot, reverberated along the valley. AS the court house is still intact, and no moss covered ruins appear there, it is difficult to determine whether 1t is a case of "jim jams, or plain case of taxless night mare.
 A correspondent of an English newspaper named Hughes was as- saulted and robbed by Spanish guerriIlas on his return from Pinar Del Rio to Havana and his passport was taken from him. The act was witnessed by Spanish troops to the officers of which Hughes vainly appealed for protection and redress. He was compelled to make his way to Havana on foot and through the loss of his passport he was unable to establish his identity aud died of starvation on the streets. England will investigate.
 Reference was recently made in these columns to the suit brought against Congressman Barlow in Les Angeles to recover money advanced for his election expenses and of the sorry spectacle the misft congress man made. when placed on the wit ness stand. The Los Angeles Ex- press has the following to say con corning him: "The colonies went to war with the mother country on the principal of no taxation with cut representation Now that we know MT. Barlow better it appears that the Sixth Congressional Dis trict will be justified in rebelling against the general government on the same ground"
 The jury in the Luetgert case failed to agree and have been dis charged. It is stated that all ex- cept one juror favored conviction at the last. The trial lasted over nine weeks. Before being discharged the jury submitted a report thanking the attorneys and the court for . ourtasies extended and expressed