Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-11-03

There seemsto bean epidemic of suicides prevalent in the country. Does it not seem as though there was an epidemic of deaths of promi nent men at present.
 The American consul at Mar seilles, France, says there are not lO) rocking chairs iu all of France outside of Paris.
 Los Angeles papers announce that Fred Hughes has been appointed meat and milk inspector of that city. Wonder 1T this our own Fred9 The occupants of whaling ship away up in the Arctic ocean think they sighted Andrae's balloon Sept ember 23. Brakema, an arctic ex- plorer, will go to Investigate.
 The Arizona Gazstte and Prescott Courier have locked horns over the action of Arizona'e democratic dele to congress, As it is parely family political fight. tue JOURNAL MINER will watch ihe frav and witness the "fur fl ly.
 Professor William Stowe Devol has been removed from his position as director of the experimental sta tion connected with the Tucson un- iversitv Prof Davol was possessed or an uncomfortable penchant for writing letters in which he eeriticised rather harshty those in authority over him.
 The Union Pacific railroad was sold yesterday by fhe special master in chaucery, the purchasers being the Reorganization Committee and the purchase price being S57,56l,- ,- S32 76. This, it Is said, brings the government. out even on the road, with the Kansas Pacific yet on its hands, with debt of about Sl2O00,- O00 to realize from it.
 The Car og Russia got miTed at the sarcastic comments by the Grand Duke cT Baden upon the conversion of the Czarina sister of the Grand Duke ut Hesse, to the Greek church previous to her marriage. aud refused to receive the Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden, at Darmas, oR. Saturday. Thus is human nature ezempliEed in royal ty.
 E. "What is thisg Eight months of under Mckinley, and the postal de- partment showing up with huge deficit, oxcIiedly e1eIaims the Phe. nix Gazette, just ss though there is not a deficit in the postal depart ment every year. This branch of of the government never has been self supporting.
 The chief of polire of Chicago has just removed 4l3 republican po- licemen and in their places has ap- pointed 4l3 democrats. h expla- nation of this wholesale removal act he says he dcsjres to establish civil service ia the police depart ment, Being & democrat, of course before inaugura. ing the evil service system hs wanted men of his own partyiD office.
 A catfish has been found jn an irri- gating ditch near Tempe suggesting tho importance of a fish commis- sion for Arizona Co look after il. Just how1t got there is not known, but as the Florence reservoir was, at one time stocked with catfish, this one may have secured a canteea aud came across country to the Tempe ditch ltIs stated that no fish of this kind has ever been found in either the Salt or Gila rivers.
 The late Geo. N. Pullman had two sons who are twins. MT. Pull mat believed that young men should ba brought up to work no matter how rich <heir "daddies" may be. These twins were averse to practiciug what their father be- lieved in this. respect, hence about ten days prior 10 his death he changed his will cutting them of entirely from any share in his i'm mense esta'n..~ These sons will either havato go to work now or contest he will.
 An exchange says that the ''per capita Of money. iu circulation in the United States has increased 1 per cent withInea yesT.~ Such be- ing the case, we are s ilt,Ie. short on our proportion, VII delinquent subscrihers, adyeytls5r< and all oth- CTS owing us, equaltze matters by sending ns our dues. If we could collect what is due Us Wa could have tan satisfaction at least of knowing that We had wbst.we are entitled to whether It was. an increase or de- eroaseof eur per capita allowance.
 \ few Southern. California papers. as well as s feF published in Ari-  zona, are amls,a< themselves. and probably am0sip@ ;leir rea5ers as well, by S6vlcalSag lL. annexation