Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-05-06

match at Memphis.
 Those who feared that MT. Cleve- land was losing interest m living may dismiss their fears. Since he began to veto private pension bills again and the fishing season opened he is once more semi-cheeriul.
 The total deficit for the three fiscal years, ending June SO, next, will exceed SlS6,OO0O0O. Is it any wonder that the people are anxious ,o put the republicans back into power.
 Hon. J. Sterling Morton, secretary of agrIculture, IS en route to the Pacific Coast in s private car with his son. Paul C. Morton, third vice president of the Santa Fe railroad. The trip will occupy about thlr'y days.
 Nobody need be alarmed about what the St. Louis convention wIll do. The republican pArtvneyer dodg- ed Ia responsibility and will not begin now. when every body is looking to the party 10 bring about return of prosperity.
 The monarchists of Brazil are be- coming quite strong and restora- ton of the monarchy is threatened. A demand was recently made that all soldiers and sailors above a ver- tain rank declSre their faithfulne,s to the republic. Very few army officers have responded, and many are suspected of sympathy with the conspirators.
 Hthere Is one honest, capable and conscientious officer connected with ! the territorial administration, and the JoURNAL-MINER would be sorry | to believe there are not more, that man Is F J. Netherton, superinten- dent of public instruction. NIT. Netherton has certainly admins tered the duties of his office in such a way as to win the respect and con fdence of the public
 The other day. MT. Hopkins, of Illinois, asserted in the House that it cost S7S4.OOO more to collect | Sl69,OO0.OOO from customs last year than 1t did to collect Sl920O0,OOO from customs ID the last year of the Harrlson administration, and the statement was not contrsdicted by any one.
 During a Hull in the recent terr Q torial convention at PheniX, Hon. Thomas Fitch and General A. ]. Sampson were called on for ad- dresses and in respOndingto the call showed that they had not lost auy of their old time republican zeal and fire. They were cheered to an echo by the convention.
 "AnotLer republican territorial convention is said to be sprouting in PbeniI. Wonderful climate, that. t.'-Courier. Just so. IL will mature about September, when 1t will name the man who will represent Arizona in Congress at the next session.
 Several young men from Pomona, California, went to the Republic of Columbia, South America, a few years since and engaged in the rais- ing of bananas. They have made such a success of 1t, that several other young Pomouans have decided to join them there.
 Of the SIX delegates elected st ! Pheni1 on Thursday morning, three are warm personal friends of Gov. Mckinley, while fourth is au inu- mate friend of NJ. A. Hanua, who is managing McKinley's campaign. This will gIve them a strong pull n the St. Louis convention fl the Me Kinlsy forces are in the majority, as it now seems they will be. Yavspsi political conventions should incorporate in their re, ,pect- i've platforms something like the following: We favor bimet alism to the extent that a silver dollar IS worth as much as a gold dollar. and to that end We believe the ratio should be preserved 10 the extent that the plaza should not be depre- cia.ed of Its greenback foliage. and ] 10 that end we pledge our lives and our stuff that II will be put ou parity with other promises" Selsh.
 Arizona will not be alone, ID the matter Of sending contesting iele- | gations to the St. Louis convention. Already 1t Is believed that there will certainly be l50 contests, a num- Der far in excess of the number brought up at any Republican ns- tional convention in the past twenty years. In view of this fact, a meet ing of the national republican com mi;tee will be called to meet prior to the meeting of the convention, possibly about June 1.
 The Yuma Sun and Solomonville Bulletin are booming John C. Hern- don for delegate to congress, while me St. Johns Herald keeps up its lick for Judge J. J. Hawkins. Mark Smith is first and last choice with the Pheni1 Gazette. Mark is prob ably the only one of the three named. who Is nursing his own