Tombstone epitaph., 1902-12-28

The Los Angeles Times has let up on she Arizons ststehooi question, ss Mfr Otis is down at San Die.o. . de- fendsnt in libel suit, which takes up all of his tune ct pres.n nt.
 Perhaps if the administration needs . few votes more to rsiify Ihe Cuba reciprocity treaty the democrstio-. Quay combine will be able to furnish ;hem iu exchange for vot-s for the omnibus bill, or for pledges of sens. tors not 10 vote for delaying the pas. cage of the bill.
 We are still of sne opinion shA. ihe statehood bill has not yet been de- 'eated. and that when i, is call d up on January 5th tnA, i, vii be iouni to be c very lively corpse with . ma Iority of triends to insure Its passage.
 The opening of the old Crystsl Pal ace saloon on Saturday evssins was we'll attended. The place is finished up in elegant style sud will compare most favorsbly with any of this cls,s of resorts in the west.
 The Tucson Star tru.hiully says: {" Tucson business men must get 10 gethsr and secure direct rail oommu.. uicstions with tho bullion producing csmps of Cochise county if Tucson is to continue her onward march to pro-" Rres'.
 Every editor has received them. the postmaster is not to blame. For instsnoe, thsre was c man who sent us three notices to stop hi. p.p.r, he did not want it any longer. We won- dered what wss the matter, Upon investigation Of our subscription li.t vs found he was short S450. He never pal us . cent, and yet as mat. ter of accommodation to u. st,pped his paper. A lew evenings ago we stepped into . church. and his mslo dious voice rang out clear in the sou inspiring song Jesus Paid it AL" We might have been mistaken, but his earnest manner impressed us. Tne next day we sent him . receipt in full. begging his pardon for not know ing that he had made sn assig ment to the Lord .-Luling Sigma.
 From sn official source wels n that forty car loads of rails to be used on the Tombstone branch have left Ls Jun,s, Colo. aud will be turned over to the E P. < 8 W by tho Santa Fe company at Deming within . few days, snd 1t now looks as though the work would be commenced about New Year.
 Nine civil cases to be tried by jury have been set for the week comneno. ing January 5ih, whom Judge Kent will occupy the bench. Four Of them are cases involving the title of prom i,inR mining claims in the Warreo district in the vicinity of Bisbee.
 Trouble i. brewing between tue cattlemen on ths western slope of the Mule mountsins, the rsnchers there have published . notice 10 others 10 k.ep their cattle of of the ranges, Outside oa,tiemen have been attempt ing to drive their herds in there, as the feed is excellent. Serious trou- blc may be looked for.
 Oochis county is the banner rail- road chunty of the territory. She DOW has three separate lines within her borders and two others in courss q construction, while one or two more lcontempla,ei will pace within her boundary lines, - d a-
 The D ,xt legislature must give the ciii1ensof Coohi.e county some rem- 'dy for the o.ssranoe Of its oour, call end.r. There are nearly one hun dred csse', criminal and civil alrea y to be placed On the docket for the June term, with the December term Ij'Iss completed. There seems DO way us of it but that Ooohise county must have . resident Judge.