Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

ment In regard to the rumor that w. A. Clark is about to join the copper trust is from the Jerome Reporter and was probably inspired. Whether inspired or not it is very sensible: 'Iately the papers have been full of reports of Senator Clark entering the copper must, or, in other words, hand ing over the management of his cop per mines to interests he has been fighting for years. We appreciate the fact that such an arrangement might be made without the knowl- edge of any of his local representa- lives, and that the trust idea is run ming wild among men of large affairs. But in the face of this, we don't be- ieye Senator Clark has let go of his property-6rst, because he knows that Rockefeller, Morgan, ct. al., with all their boasting, can show him noth- ing in the management of old and the development of new propositions. Such producers as his Montana prop critics, United Verde, and the pros pective Iron King are not likely to be turned over for stocks issued in mil lions on mines of uncertain worth. He may have entered into some ar engagement to limit the output to steady the copper market, but to let the title to the U. V. pass from him hardly"
 An exchange notes the fact that during the summer months the King Of Greece turns farmer and works in the fields. It is equally true that dur ing that period the king of farmers turns into almost.
 In the fight in California between the forest reserve scrippers and the oil locators the secretary of the inte- rior has decided in favor of the oil men. The opinion is written by As sistant Attorney General Van De venter, and in substance is to the eff feet that oil having been discovered prior to patenting of the land, the mineral character of the land is there by established. To parties familiar with the United States laws on this subject this decision was foregone conclusion, as it is according to law and decisions both.
 While Ketchum was freeing his conscience before his death by telling of the crimes he had committed, he forgot all about that Camp Verde murder. If Ketchum had made con fession to that murder some people would have believed he committed it. As it is at present it leaves the ques- tion in great big sea of doubt.
 The secretary of the interior has re- versed the decision of the Carson, Nevada land office in the matter of the right of way of the Utah, Nevada and California railroad, over which the Clark and Hartman forces are contending. The Carson land officers decided in favor of the Clark interests while the secretary's decision is favor able to the opposing forces. The Short line continues to lay track on the grade of the disputed right of way.
 After reading a telegram in the Phenix Republican, the Journal Miner is convinced that it made mistake in its report of the proceedings in the district court in the Cobre Grande case. The Journal Miner stated that the case was taken under advisement by the court. The telegram in the Republican decides the case absolute ly, giving the opinion in full. The telegram decision and opinion were probably written by one of the attor- neys for Greene, or if not absolutely written by one of them at least dicta- ted by one.
 Criticisms of Governor Murphy, for his action in committing the sentence of Garcia to life imprisonment, has been heard by the Journal Miner. That the crime which Garcia con- mitted was a cowardlyand unprovoked murder there seems to be no doubt. | It was just such a case as capital punishment would fit to a nicety. if it | is ever to be enforced in any case. But the responsibility for the failure of the execution of the sentence can not be placed on Governor Murphy. | He simply took action on an appeal for clemency presented to him by citizens of this county. Itwas said to be signed by many, if not all. of the jurors who tried him, as well as by a large number of prominent citizens of the county. The men who signed this petition are the ones upon whom the responsibility for communication of sentence rests.
 Aguinaldo wants to come to the United States, while someof his Amer ican friends and admirers want to 20 to the Philippines.
 If American heiresses insist on mar rying European titles they should in slst on their furnishing an abstract of title, or sworn statement of the afore- said ~nobility's" liabilities.
 A thirteen year old colored boy of Stockton was not satisfied with that town as place of residence and in order to get away from there he burn ed the house down in which the fam fly resided. He gave as his excuse that he wanted to go to Bakersfield where his father was a preacher in charge of Baptist church.
 Peoria, Illinois, capitalists are in Phenix looking over the conditions ( there for sugar beet factory. They . have formally submitted a proposi- l 'ion to put in a plant at a cost of ( e600 m r1ror-;daJ o Jo....: o ooo