The herald., 1897-12-03
The Cause of a Libelous
Article
AN ARIZONA EDITOR INDICTED
BEGINNING OF A LATE FOOTBALL
SEASON
How Southwestern Aborigines Are
Taught the Vacations Of
the Whites

Special Correspondence to The Herald.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. AT this
writing no individual for receiver has
yet been settled upon by the contesting
interests concerned in the foreclosure
of the bonded indebtedness of the Ari-
zona Canal and Arizona Improvement
companies. To the lawyers themselves
has Chief Justice Street thrown the
task OF selection. He has, as well, an
nounced to them that he will in no case
appoint W. J. Murphy, the president of
the companies, and the person first
named by and most strongly supported
by the bondholders. Many names have
| been suggested. even including that of
Governor McCord, himself user of
water under the Arizona canal Today
the choice seems to have narrowed down
to two. One of them is c. T. Hirst, q
prominent fruit grower at Glendale and
as we'll superintendent of the great
Bartlett fruit farm near the same place;
the second is Col. c. w. Johnstone. But
the choice, 1t Is announced by the at
torneys interested, will not be made for
several days.
Colonel Johnstone is the Pooh Bah of
Arizona. A capable, active and popular
man. to him appear to gravitate all the
offices that are not nailed down. He Is
territorial treasurer. president of the
normal school board, member of the
university board of regents, justice of
the peace for Phoenix precinct, as we'll
as practicing attorney, member of
the board of trustees of the Presbyterian
church, eminent commander of the local
Knights Templar, and a few other
things that are not in mind.
AN EDITORS WOE
The official family and the admins
tration appear to be getting along very
much more smoothly than their enemies
had expected. Indeed, the admnistra-
ton is scoring back at an enemy or two.
This afternoon ]. M. Flemister, editor of
the Arizona Democrat, was arraigned in
the district court on a charge of GRIM
inal libel. The Democrat, it may be ex-
planned. is weekly sheet, presumed to
have been founded by Dr. II. A. Hughes.
late superintendent of the territorial in
sane asylum, and Thomas z. Parish,
press and announced purpose of "pitch-
ing into" Governor McCord. Both
Hughes and Parish are facile with the
pencil but Flemister is charged with
writing and issuing the article objected
to. 1t concerned the late visit of the
governor to Los Angeles and alleged i'm
proper conduct, denied In toto by the
individual charged. Flemister is little
known in Arizona, and through his pros
ecution, there can be no doubt, the ad-
ministration forces hope to uncover and
smite his hackers.
during the past fortnight ex-Govern-
or Wolfley. Republican, has again come
to the front. He has a bill against the
territory for something over $1,000. for
expenses incurred in lobbying the Ari-
zona funding act through congress and
the interest on the $4,000 alleged to have
been spent This claim was recognized
by the legislature of three years ego.
but the territorial officials, under the
advice of the attorney general. have
refused to audit the account. A few days
ago the territorial board of control it
was presumed with the consent of all
concerned, allowed the bill in the sum
of $500. But the tender has been refused
and suit has been instituted for the re-
covery of the entire amount by means
OF mandamus on the territorial auditor.
WINTER HOSTILITIES
Arizona is remote from customs civ
iltzng sway. On that account, perhaps.
it is that our football season begins, not
ends, on Thanksgiving day. On that
date Arizona's first game was played at
Phoenix between the Prescott team and