Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-05-02


 once, during his political life, at tempted the feat of riding two horses going in the opposite direc- tions at one and the same time; hence no one was surprised at his attempt, in a single speech, to tell his admiration for the English and the Irish.
 The recent letter of Secretary Hoff, of the territorial democracy, endorsing Hills speech, has crushed Arizona statehood with the present Administration. No one regrets this, but the idea of so many would be senators being knocked out is 1 piteous to say the leas:.
 Portions of California are suffer ing seriously from drouth, this year. In some sections between Salinas and Santa Barbara ranchers are re- 1 ported to be killing their horses and feeding them to the hogs on account Of scarcity of feed for the former. X band of one hundred horses, near Tres Pinos, in San Benito county, was sold few days ago for Sl50.0O
 Mir. Cleveland has written another letter, in which he whacks Hill over the head, and talks about how strong the democratic party is when it is devoted to principles instead of spells. When was that, pray If the democratic party was ever really devoted to a principle, the people did not find it out.
 The democratic party is primarily responsible for the Coxey army idiocy, because of its having de- stroyed the employment of thous- ands of men; but if the misguided and i'll advised men, who are on their way to Washington, get into serious trouble the sensational DOT tion of the press will be directly responsible for it.
 The breach in the democratic ranks continues to widen. The Tucson Star, democratic paper, is now after United States Attorney F. E. Ellinwood, a democratic off, cial Republicans can look on com placently at the democratic TOW in the territory.
 The Southern Pacific company will open the extension of the coast division of its road, from Sant a Marguerite to San Luis Obispo, on May 5th, for traffic. Work is pro- gressing rapidly on the gap between San Luis and Elwood and it is ex- pected to have the road completed within a year. When completed this will become the favorite route between Los Angeles and San Fran cisco and will be one of the most 1 picturesque roads in the country, skirting the ocean beach for about loo miles.
 Phenix must be the earth, after all. The Gazette says that if Moni- han is elected mayor of Phenix by the republicans, Arizona is gone up the spout as a state When national politics ties itself to the tail of such an insignificant municipal kite as Phenix Is, in considering the broad question of our admission, it is about time that we were knocked silly. The voters of Phenix sho uld elect Monihan by all means, and the result will probably be that state hood will be rushed on, as is always the case where the republicans are in the advance on any question.
 Citizens of Kentucky seem to feel outraged at the verdict against their fellow citizen, Col. Breckinridge. A telegram from Lexington says that tremendous effort IS being made to convince the people of that dis trict that the verdict against Col. Breckinridge in the Pollard case was due to the unfair charge of Judge Bradley to the jury. Thousands of circulars, asserting that the charge aud verdict were unjust, are being distributed. The rural press reports tell the tale that in Woodford coun- ty the friends of the colonel are so aroused that a big meeting is to be held, at which Judge Bradley is to be burned in effigy.
 Senator Morgan is not ashamed of his defense of Minister Stevens, the man who raised our flag over Hawaii, these remarks to a meeting in Alabama show: Fellow citizens, you would have been ashamed of me if 1 had been led of by parti- sau howl, gotten up by unfair men and laid aside justice and followed a political crowd either to laud a man or destroy him." That's rather rough on Cleveland and Gresham. who got up the partisan howl"
 MT. Straus, of New York, who bought a Tammany nomination to fill an unexpired term in the House, and succeeded in getting elected, is full of zeal for reform in politics it's the way of his kind. He has in- troduced a bill prohibiting personal application for office and prohibit ing Congressman from backing up written applications by their con- stituents, by personal visits to the official pie counter. Perhaps MT. Straus, like Mr. Van Alen, thinks