Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-26

o1ncers from smoking and visiting saloons while on duty. No resigna- tions have come in yet as a result of the order, but some of the council men are fearful that the city will be left without guardians of the peace. Citizens will be filled with unrest un- til the momentous question is de- cided.
 The original Fairbanks man might as well file his claim now as later,
 Detectives recently found some stolen watches in hens nest. Evi- dently the thieves put them there to set them.
 The Chicago school board has voted to supply the pupils with free text books. Why not with free clothes and free foodG
 A good many democratic statesmen have recently had their love for the masses done in oils.
 Suppose the Independence defeats the Constitution st those preliminary races on July 2, what will the New York yacht club do theni
 Mir. Rockefeller says the way to live long is not to worry. If we had as much laid by for rainy dsyas Mir. Rockefeller we shouldn't worry either.
 If man who has been twice elect ed refuses to run again, what should be done with one who has been twice defeatedi
 Roosevelt and Fairbanks are said to be gunning for southern delegates. Fairbanks possesses the better weap- ons, owing to an expansive rapid fire check book.
 Miss Knab Johann of Chicago has brought about the conviction of some Chicago men who were playing hob with the civil service law. The young woman seems capable of nabbing other people besides Johann.
 Cuba has shown its sense in yield ing Co the inevitable at last, and it's just as we'll that it talked itself out first. Talk is a great safety valve.
 Lloyd Griscom, iifst secretary of the legation of Constantinople has been made minister to Persia. Mir. Griscom was formerly located at the Castle Creek hot springs in this county as manager ef that place and became very popular, being an excel cent young man. During the absence of the American minister from Con stantinople, Mir. Griscom has acted in the capacity of that official and has made himself conspicuous by his persistent efforts to collect S90,OO0 in- demnity from the Sultan. While he has failed in his attempt the failure was through no lack of effort on his part and he has made life miserable for the Sultan by giving him an ex- ample of American business methods. The Journal-Miner congratulates Mir. Griscom on his promotion.
 The board of equalization of this territory has raised railroad assess ments to the extent of nearly half a million dollars. If the various boards of supervisors of the territory will now follow this example and raise the assessment on property which has been escaping just taxation they will have done good thing for the terri tory. With taxable property amount ing to over S2OO,OOO,OOO and only S3O,- 100000 on the tax roll is not a record to be proud of nor one calculated to hasten admission as a state.
 The supreme court of Connecticut has decided that no valid business partnership can be entered into in that state between husband and wife. The decision was the result of test case against Mrs. Elizabeth J. Par sons. who was associated with her husband in private banking busi- ness. The bank failed several years ago and was found to be involved for over S200,000. The husband had died and the creditors Instituted a suit against the Wife. The supreme court decision releases her from ob- ligation in the losses and holds her for only the small amount that was deposited after her husbands death.
 There is a difference. When Gen. Chaffee left Pekin a petition signed by prominent Chinese asking him to remain was presented to him; when Count Waldersee left everybody was glad to see him go.
 The candidacy of Carter Harrison of Chicago for the presidency of the United States has been announced.
 In spite of Mir. Bryan's allegation of the imperialistic tendencies of the country, the United States has more fremen than soldiers. There are 65,- 900 paid fremen and 100000 vol unteeers at least, possibly 15O,OOO.
 The Los Angeles city council has rejected the proposition of the Los Angeles water company to accept s2,275,OOO for its improvements.
 Four divorce cases were disposed of in one day in the district court in Phenix recently.
 Captain Robert F. Impey. of the navy, disputed dentists bill and in sisted that it be reduced alleging that