Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-12

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 Major-General Otis will retire on
 March 24, when, it is announced,
 General McArthur will be assigned
 to the command of the department of
 the lakes, with headquarters at Chi
 cago, and Brigadier-Ge Funston
 will be assigned to the command of
 the department of Colorado, with
 headquarters in Denver.
 Phenix has justice of the peace
 who is also police magistrate. Four
 men were brought before him re-
 gently in his former capacity charged
 with burglary. While lot of skele-
 ton keys and other articles of bur
 glarious nature were found on them
 the evidence was not strong enough
 to hold them on the burglary charge.
 He accordingly discharged them from
 his court as justice of the peace and
 referred them to the police court.
 Here the prisoners found themselves
 up against the same man and pleaded guilty of vagrancy and were given
 twenty days each on the chain gang.
 Four packing houses in Chicago are slaughterlng old horses and mules which are being cut up on the block and sold as beef. If this use of four footed animals of all kinds is to be a a permanent industry, as it seems al ready to be in the Oregon country. there ought to be good market for burros. They could be raised by thousands in New Mexico and Ari- zona, the country which they helped to partially civilize.-AlbuGuerque Citizen.
 The cabled editorials of of the Ger man press demonstrate how thorough ly his people appreciate the spirit in which this country has shown atten- tention to their prince and there is reason to believe that the friendship so engendered may bear fruit in the future.
 Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, re- ceived word the other day that friend of his who had supposed him self suffering from appendicitis, was ill with only mere acute indigestion The Senator rejoiced at the good news, saying that he was glad "the trouble was with the table of contents rather than in the appendix"
 The president met the situation forced on him by Senator Tillman in the only proper way. He tried the courteous plan of friendly personal envoy first and when that failed he was forced to write the note that en- abled him to avoid forcing on the na- tion's guest the company of a brawler. The action of the pocket-edition Lieu tenant-Governor of South Carolina has met with silent contempt.
 Now it is claimed that the state of Minnesota is b arred by the decision of the Supreme Court from taking ac- tion in any court against the North ern Securities Company. This re- markable state of affairs has been made plain to local attorneys inter- ested in the case, since receiving CO., pies of the courts decision. Its effect is that the State cannot join issues with the corporation, either in the Stu preme Court or Circuit courts, and as the State courts cannot reach it, the bar is effectual. Congressional action will be invoked.
 General Miles and the President do not ride together as before the Senate but the Assistant Secre- -ary of War and the President take frequent pedestrian exercise. The Assistant Secretary, speaking to Gen. sral Miles said something about be- ing out with the President. Miles said: "Well, can you keep up with lim ?"- "Yes, very well when he is but every once in a while he says: Now let's take little run,' md that just about kills me-"
 A special from Washington to the Albuquerque Citizen of the Sth in itant says that the house committee 'n territories, by a unanimous vote, instructed the sub committees to iraw up three reports in favor of ad- hitting New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma to statehood. Delegate Smith, of Arizona, tried to get an bill for all three, but was disappointed. The reports will be submitted at the next meeting. as the lbsence of Delegate Flynn, of Okla loma, caused weeks delay. Chair nan Knox of the committee on terri ories said that New Mexico has the trongest case, having been a terri ory for fifty years. TLe report for ndian Territory will be to name it he territory of Jefferson with the ame government as New iIexico now Ias. The subcommittee will so re- 'ort at the next meeting.