Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-08-02

4 war is threatened in Kansa.
 between coal mine strikers anC
 citizens.
 ! Chicago millionaire hit hi'
 coschman a "bifr' under his ear
 and killed him.
 Instead of the panic showing
 signs oT abatement in the eas:,, it i:
 growing more panicky.
 The London Globe says that 'th,
 fragrant French aggression is aimeC
 at England, and that Siam is only
 pretext.
 By the introduction of improved
 machinery in the cotton business
 it is said that cotton can now b,
 raised for two and one-half cent.
 per pound.
 The Worlds Fair commissioner, are threatened with punishment for contempt for closing the fair on Sunday.
 All ex-Californians residiug in Prescott are pleased with ths ap- pointment of ex-Governor Perkins as United States Senator from Cali fornia.
 \ Kansas man drew his money from bank and hid it in hay stack. The latter was struck by lightning ard hay and money all burned.
 l. doesn't seem altogether right to strike fellow when he's down. Still, the country would like to see the increased prosperity promised. last fall. by the democrats.
 \ disgraceful scene is alleged to have been enacted recently in the British House of Commons over the Home rule bill A free fight was indulged in and many a statesman received a black eye.
 The cause of silver has secured an able champion in the Chicago Inter-Ocean. This great journal can do the cause more good than a regiment of the rabid kind of sil- yer advocates which are occasionally met in the silver producing country.
 
 \ small sized war cloud has ap peared on the European horizon. 1t may grow, and it may disappear, more probably the latter Russia assures France that she will back up her demands in the Siamese trouble, while England is expected to aid the weaker nation.
 The people are beginning to re- alize the true meaning of Demo cratic tariff reform" the fear of ] which is largely responsible for the | present condition of the country.
 To put Harrison in hole" was | the main object of the democrats in congress during the lest admin istration, and now they are afraid the republicans will fellow their example. It is a baseless fear; re- publicans have a higher idea of statesman ship than that.
 The originator of the Concord grape Is still living in Concord, Mass. He is Ephraim W. Bull. now B years old, and one of the promi- ncnt men of the historic town. In lis garden he still shows the old mother vine of the Concord grape, which he developed from the seeds 'f q native wild grape planted just fifty years ago.
 The La Junta, Colorado. Water neioa Is threatened with annihila- ion for having charged that certain 'ity councilmen received Sl0OOO as ' ! .bribe in a certain franchise. Human nature is the same all over md the average city councilman , loes not like to be told of his vrong doings, or of his neglect of Iuty.
 Governor Markham's selection for i enator Stanford's successor is an { xcellent one. Mr. Perkins was a ormerly governor of California. and lade splendid record in that po- ' ition. He is public spirited and a C lan of fine ability, who has worked f IS way up in life through his own forts. It is difficult moi to say q told a ou SO to the democrats who are 'ellng the squeeze consequent upon he general distrust of their party, U ut it should not be done. Let the u' ISts speak for themselves and the e' suit will be fewer democrats and etter times.
 lo Apache and Mohave counties il ch want the assessment of the X ?. railroad fixed at the same lue this year as last. The rail VI ad Is willing to pay taxes on 2, e valuation as heretofore, and the ople of these counties very wisely que that the taxes paid on that luunt Is better than a law suit for f' larger amount. 'h n in Our contemporary states that a u,, unton Massachusetts unauthen- = ated dispatch says Lizzie Borden S surrendered herself at Taunton ] for the murder of her father VI | step mother, for which she was s's IUitted a short time ago. The nl' obability is that a later telegram ue | deny this. In case it should 'oi ,ve true she cannot be punished the crime having been once thl for it. 1t | |. Redewill, the energetic piano oi n of Phenix, in an interview with tue Los Angeles Herald recently, ]