Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-02-28

ASNa~NA$A 1- ANA@AAS of eAhi@aAy of over l50OOO for the republican congressman at large.
 'Col. Thos Fitch is always equal to the occasion. His speech last night was not only that of an orator and gentleman, but of sensible man. Republican. Tom must have been whitewaShing those alfalfa heNthens with:the statehood brush.
 Governor Hughes has issued a proclamation of reward of 5000 for the capture of the Kid" dead or alive. It is understood that the renegade is in Arizona, and several determined men stood ready to take his trail as soon as assured of the reward. 1t is expected the $500 will soon be called for.
 Governor Hughes must cert sinly feel like throwing up his hat for northern Arizona, and taking q big "eye-opener" every morning when he arises from his saffron couvh, over the course of our big daily and weekly journals. They look on at the fight now going on without comment.
 
 The present mixed up condition of the democracy in Southern Ari- zona Is going to result in the north securing the delegate plum, and if We mistake not YAvapai will again catch on. Many are going so far as to predict that Colonel Wilson or J. C. Herndon will be nominated, with A. G. Oliver also on the list of possibilities.
 We want it distinctly understood that Northern Arizona is in full sympathy with the present admin istration from top to bottom, and we also want it understood that the prison, asylum, normal and indus trial schools and everything else in reason, must in conse 4uence come to Prescott right after the session of the next legislature.
 "The next grand jury that meets in Maricopa county will be asked to indict Herbert Haywood for libel. Gazette. We will ask our YavapAi authorities to hire this in- dividual to visit Prescott again and give us some moro free illus trated advertising. Haywood has done us more good, for nothing, than the Examiner did for $500, in that special edition.
 If the author of that article on Arizona, in the Chicago Tribune, could be turned loose m the court house yard for a few minutes he would find that ring too small for comfort in a short time if he came within reach of Colonel Wilson, member of the constitutional con vention, who along with others of that body is slandered and libeled. Colonel Wilson is a jealous Arizo- nan in his claims for statehood, is broad and liberal in his views men tally, and has physical makeup likewise that would make it e1- tremely interesting for any literary thug like Heywood to run up against.
 Phenix papers roast Correspond ent Haywood in great, but deserv- ing manner, for his malicious libels against Arizona. The JOURNAL MINER has taken occasion to criti- else certain exaggerated statements made by over ardent advocates of statehood, but it certainly condemns in severer terms such a mass of ma licious and baseless falsehoods as this fellow Haywood has written. He not only perverts facts, but ut ters downright lies, calculated to injure the honest and fair chances that Arizona has for admission, but is detrimental to her credit as well Heywood's articles bear on the face of them the imprint of certain officials in the territory as having furnished him with the data. The Phenix chamber of commerce called a mass meeting to condemn this man and his untruthful assertions.
 Herbert Haywood, the villifer and slanderer of Arizona. is getting considerable notoriety. The trouble | with this Miss Nancy, correspon- dent is, that he does not seem to have ever been possessed of much l manhood, and the little that he was endowed with he surrendered when accepted his commission to come to l Arizona. He was sent out ostenslbly l to investigate the condition of l affairs in the territory but with in structions apparently to investigate | one side only. No man with even | spark of self respect would accept | such 6 Icommission as this. If he l was not thus instructed he proved 1 false to his mission, he had l letters of introduction to prominent l citizens, who,.h knew were favor able to the cause of statehood, but l he refused to accept or listen to any l statements from them. In his cor respondence he has consistently | maligned the territory, not only by | a distortion of facts but by down right lying.
 The Baltimore Sun, a stalwart |