Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-12-23

cans of the House Ways and Means Committee in buckling right down to the work of preparing the rePub- licGn tariff bill, which is to be acted upon st the extra session of Con grsss.
 Senator Psfer's desire for re- election was so much stronger than the protection principles he was supposed 70 have, that he has come out for free trade. There neNe CT was any good reason why he should be re elected. but now there is an excellent one why he shouldn't be.
 An exchange says that the proftss able cultivation of the date in Ari- Eona has passed the experimental stage. The paper failed 10 state, however, that the honor of the sue csssful experiment belongs to Col. F. C. Hatch, who raised the first dates ever grown in the Salt river valley.
 Yesterdays issue of the Pheai1 Gazette was entitled, "NatioLsl IT, rigatiou Congress edition" and was a magnificent number. It consisted of sixteen pages, about eight ot which were devoted exclusively to irrigation matters and general in- formation in regard to Arizona's resources, climate, etc. The infor- nation contained in it is bound to be b> nehcial to Arizona.
 Tas irrigation congress was DO without practical results to one dele gate st least. 4 New Mexico man, while being driven 10 the country behind 6 fine team of sorrel horses, remarked not only as to their fine appearance, but also as their close resemblance 10 a span formerly owned by him, and which were the pride of himself and wife, but which were stolen about 2 year ago. He told the driver how his horses were branded, when, to his surprise and joy, he was told that this span was branded the same way. A repleVin suit for their recovery was instituted.
 Senor Quesala, in charge of the Cuban headquarters at Washington, has documents bearing on the treat ment of soldiers in Cubs, which he intends to use before congress ID attempting to secure action favor able to the insurgents cause and which he contends accord to Cubsns ths right of belligerency. He says the Spaniards agreed to abide by the terms of the Geneva Red Cross agreement for the treatment of sol diers captured in war, which they utterly failed to keep, notwithstand- ing that the Cubans treated the Spanish caPtivss with great mag nsnimIty.
 The decision ID the Sharkey- Fitzsimmons fight, may have an important hearing on future pro possd glove contests ID California. After taking exhaustive testimony in regard to 1t, and which was most damaging to Sharkey and his back
 CTS, ShArksy's attorney called bis attention of tte court to the state law forbidding prize fighting, be- tween which and "glove contest be maintained, there was DO differ ence, and hs therefore argued tbat the case involving the possession of the purse for prize fighting had DO standing in court. Immediately on this presentation of the case, Judge Sanderson decided that the question was one outside of the pale of the law or the jurisdiction of the courts, and dismissed the case. The law prohibiting prize fighting in that state, under this interpretation, may n )w be successfully invoked to pre- vent future "glove contests .'
 China has entered into competi- ton with the coal producers of America in the fuel business. A ship arrived recently at San Fran cisco with a sample cargo Of anthrs- cite coal and manufactured fuel from the Tonquin district. Experts have pronounced the Tonquin coal beds practically ine1hsustible. The coal is entirely new to the American markets. It is made by the Chinese natives from coal dust. The dust is mixed with . pitchy substance and compressed ! into Jumps. The infammable ce ment aids combustion, and the coa makes a very hot and very clean fire. ] The imported coal is said to be of | the very finest quality, fully equal To the best American or British | ,oals, while it csn be sold pro6tably | 1t 8 price much below the standard | rates.'