Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-08-28

ing car accommodations on railroads and meals along lines of railroad.
 The question of what action should be taken by the government in regard to the killing of the Ban mock Indians in the Jackson Hole country on July l3, has been referred to the department of justice. Sec retary Olney will investigate the matter.
 The advocates of the free coinage of silverat a ratio of l6 to are gain ing strength in the states of the "solid south" and all the democracy can do will not stem the tide that is fast sweeping away the prejudice of the voters of the Cotton states. The New Orleans Times-Democrat, is a powerful advocate of free silver and is confident that a majority of the Southern States can be carried by the silverites.
 Martha Noe, the Little Rock woman who appeared on the streets of that town clad in bloomers in de fance of the law, has succeeded in making herself rediculous in the eyes of all sensible men and woman. When summoned to appear in court she sent a message to the judge say ing she was too busy manufacturing another pair of bloomers to attend court and would have to be excused. A few days in jail would have a srl- utary effect on this particular new woman who defes the majesty of the law with impunity.
 A Washington telegram says: "There is no foundation for the story sent out by the United Press last night that it has been the inten- ton of the administration to send the fleet of Admiral Bunce to seize the City of Havana, in order to en- force the payment of the Mora claim. Officials of the state and navy departments deny it absolute ly." The denial is entirely unneces- sary. No one would ever believe the former report, or that the pres ! ant administration would seize any thing-except a government gun boat to take an excursion on.
 Except for war purposes an ocean cable from San Francisco to Honolulu would be of little use to the government or people of the United States. The government of Hawaii have agreed to pay a subsi- dy of 10000 per annum to an enter prising contractor of the island kingdom, provided that he can in- duce Uucle Sam to pay 100000 per annum. There are probably half dozen business men on the island who would use the cable probably once or twice a week, and of course, as a commercial enterprise it could not be expected to pay. In case of war it would be of immense value to this country, but the prospect of a foreign war is so remote that it would be nonsense to entertain the proposition of the enterprising Ha- waiian contractor.
 About a year ago the alleged pet rified remains of human beings and beasts of unusual size were discov- cred in the vicinity of Fresno, Cal ifornia. The "fnd" created a good deal of excitement at the time and museum owners and scientists hied them Ives to Fresno to investigate and purchase. After a number of people had been taken in" it was discovered that the alleged petri- fled remains had been manufactured to order, by an enterprising pair of individuals, who after making a rich harvest skipped" for parts un- known. Evidently the same pair have succeeded in imposing on the good people of the alfalfa city and creating more excitement than that burg has sean for many a day. It now turns out that the petrifed man that we have read so much about Is a fake of he worst kind foisted on the credulous people of Phenix by a coupe of rascals who are no doubt wanted in California.
 There is no reason why Tomb stone should not enjoy an agricul- tural boom soon, judging the adapt ability of the soil there by the fol- lowing item. which is destined to double shoot the turn" in the rural game. The below is only equalled in logical reasoning by salting a hole in the ground and calling 'it a mine: "There is a party in this city who should make a fortune from the cultivation of a few acres of land. According to his plan, you plant the land in potatoes, graft the tops with tomatoes, and raiss two crops, slip the grafted plants, and with proper care he guarantees them potatoes on one end and tomatoes on the other. In planting out some slips this spring, he unintentionally got the potato end up, and is now preparing to pick his potatoes and will dig his tomatoes this fall"
 The vacilating policy of the ad- ministration in the case of ex-Con- sul Waller, who is now languishing in a French prison, is the cause of unfavorable comment by foreign