Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-24

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 B. Herman, of Oregon, has been appointed commissioners of the gen eral land office.
 There isn't the slightest doubt that the senate will ratify the arbi- tration treaty, after slightly amend ing it.
 Throughout his entire public rec. ord President Mckinley has been known as a harmonizer, and he is living up to bis reputation.
 The man who gets his income in creased from 9 to 4O per cent isn't apt to growl over sn increase of 10 or l5 per cent in his living expenses.
 The new tariff bill is all right. Now Jet congress get it through as early as possible. Then the busi- ness of the country will have a chance to improve.
 Spanish officials in Cubs, with the exception of General Weyler, are credited with the expression of the belief that Cuba will be free from Spanish rule within . year.
 John Hay, of Washington, has been appointed ambassador to Eng land, and Horace Porter, of New York, has been appointed to the position to France.
 The typographical union is mak- ing a fight against Col. Otis, of the Los Angeles Times, who aspires to become Assistant Secretary of War
 Of course We don't want to see the plucky Greeks bring on Euro pean war, but such a war would be worth lot of money to the people sf the United States.
 The republican leaders in Con- gress will take the necessary steps to prevent our markets being over loaded with foreign goods, while the tariff bill is pending at the extra session.
 If the free traders will recall the fact that they were defeated at the last election, it may serve as an an tidote to the madness that is mak- ing them foam at the mouth be- cause protection is going to have another inning.
 President Mckinley did just what those who knew him best expected him to do, when he ordered that the cordon of policemen winch has sur rounded the White House night and day, when the President was at home, for several years, be removed.
 One, Grover Cleveland, publicly charged by the legislature of the State of Missouri with having con- 6scated a government vessel, has not yet been arrested, nor have any members Of the Missouri legislature been sent to insane ssylums.
 Jerry c. Mears, of La Grange, Illinois, celebrated his Tooth birth day on Monday, March 2. Nr. Mears witnessed the battle of Lake Champisiu, when 8 lsd of fifteen. He was 6 warm friend of President Lincoln.
 Scott Jackson and Alonzo Wslling were hanged on Saturday, as sche- duled. Kentucky did a good job in ridding the earth of these fends. Numerous confessions and retrac- tions are attributed to these young men during their last days on earth. Both died protesting their inno- eence.
 If NIT. Cleveland hadn't shipped wine to his Princeton house, five men then in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad would not be hunting jobs. The men drank the wine, got drunk and have been dis charged. Another temperance ob- ject lesson, and from an unexpected quarter.
 Officials of the W. c. T. U. have appealed to congress for the enact ment of law to prohibit in the District of Columbia and through out the various territories the repro duction by means of the kineto- scope or kindred instruments, of the Corbstt-Fitzsimmons fight or any like exhibition at any future time.
 H. 2. Osborn has retired from the management of the Los Angeles Express, bis successor being C. D. Willard Mir. Osborn has managed the Express for thirteen years and during that period has built it up into one of the best daily papers in California. The new management announces that the paper will re- main as heretofore, "s stsunch sup porter of republican political doe trines."
 There is not the slightest excuse for long debate in the senate on the new tariff bill. The country thoroughly understands the under lying principles of the measure protection to American industries snd revenue to meet the deficit. Any attempt on the part of the democrats and assistant democrats ia the senate to lengthen the debate in that body will be solely to delay