Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-09-29

wish before spring he had never heard of Klondyke.
 Four feet of snow is reported on both the Skaguay and Dyea trails. Horses that few weeks ago were hard to get at several hundred dol lars, are now drug in the market at $5 each.
 The new administration does not find any necessity for selling bonds to keep up the gold reserve The amount of gold in the treasury since March 4th has been greater than at any time in many years, and is now over l45,OO0,O0O.
 The San Francisco auditor refuses to recognize either of the tax levies fixed by the contesting board of su- pervisors of that city, and says he will let the supreme court decide the momentous question for him so as to avoid any possibility of any mistake.
 Our contemporary had a very serious attack of facetiousness this morning, in which it referred to this paper as JoURNAL-M MURPHY. It agrees, apparently, however, with every ar- gument submitted by the JOURNAL MINER in regard to the bond ques- ton, but still opposes their pay meRt.
 Russia has only exported l43,0OO,- 600 bushels of grain in the first eight months of the present year, as compared with 160,OO0,O0O bushels the corresponding eight months of 1896, and over 2O0,0O0OOO bushels in the same length of time in 1895. This adds to the demand which there will be for grain from the United States.
 Governor McCord yesterday ap- pointed Dr. G. w. Vickers. of Pres colt, as territorial auditor, the
 appointment to take effect October
 '. The appointment is a good one,
 as Dr. Vickers is true blue, loyal
 republican, always found in the
 front ranks of his party doing valu
 able services, when there is any ser
 vices to be done. He is thoroughly
 competent and qualified to fill the
 position, too.
 Citizens of Phenix are waging wal
 against the killing of unlicensed
 dogs in the streets. There are other cities besides Phenix and nearel home, which might take an advance
 step in this matter. In all we'll reg ulated cities unlicensed dogs ar, captured and kept for a certain time in a city pound, and ownen
 are given an opportunity of redeem ing them. This is the civilized way of doing business in this line. valesquez, e1-inspector general o police of the City of Mexico, now in prison, has confessed that he ordered the killing of Arroye, the assailant of President Diaz. Hi servant admits buying the knives with which the deed was committed Valasquez and Caveroia have beer sdjudged guilty and held for trial If there is any place on the face ol
 the globe where lynch law is not justifable, it is in Mexico. Justice is meted sure and swift, and ever terrible, in that republic, by legal process.
 The American Agriculturist, says
 "While newspaper stories have beer
 somewhat exaggerated, it is an abso
 iute fact that the Western farmer: financial condition is wonderfully improved. During the past three years he has prscticed such economy
 that with a slight improvement ol wheat prices last fall and fair value: of cattle, sheep and hogs, the thrifty , farmer gradually reduced his debts With good prices this fail he i, indeed paying of the mortgage The fall in the interest rate is a, remarkable as the other features o the rising tide"
 There are whole lot of private citizens who are repudiationists tC the extent of being very slow in the
 payment of their accounts, some from force of circumstances anC others from sheer indifference in tn, matter. If left to vote, no doubt
 about three-fourths of them would
 vote against paying their debts The other twenty-five per cent would vote for letting the obligation
 stand, and would continue the strug gle towards liquidating it. This i , @ conclusive argument, according tt logic now being promulgated by th' Courier, that man who thinks b, should not be compelled to pay hi individual debts should not bt urged to do so.
 Dr. G. ". Vickers has resided
 in Arizona too long, and his resi-
 dence here has been characterized by too honorable a career, to b,
 injured by the contemptible fling
 which have been hurled against hin
 by the Prescott Courier and Phenil
 Gazette, simply because he has beer
 chosen as auditor of the territory tC