Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-21
A new town in Texas, called Me Kinley, is on the boom.

delectation of the Kaiser enemles,
 Professor Sousa, the tooter, is also developing talent as an expert in getting free advertising for himself and his band
 If the statements of members can be believed, the Kansas legislature contains men who have influence and votes to sell--some very cheap.
 Turkey has formally declared war on Greece. The JoURNALM MINERS sgmpathies are with the latter coun- try, and hopes to see it wallop their ancient oppressors till they do not know themselves.
 The abuse of the Dingley tariff bill by .he democrats merely indi- cates their fear that the new tariff will make the country prosperous, and thus complete the destruction of the democratic party.
 Germany has shut out our pork and our beef and driven our insur- ance companies from German terri tory, and still has the "gall@ to pro test against the protection of our avn products by the Dingley bill.
 Albuquerque is getting a bad rec ord abroad for mysterious fires" re marked an insurance man recently on visiting the above city, "aGd some one should be held responsible for setting a premium on rascality and dishonesty"
 Attention is being called to the fact that Grover Cleveland has drawn larger sum--S400, ,oO0-f from the United States treasury for ser vices than was ever drawn by any other man, but there are few persons who will go so far as to say that the money was we'll spent.
 The democrats of Kentucky have called the machinery of the courts into action in the senatorial contest to defeat the election of Hunter. The latter, together with the two other republicans and two demo crats, have been indicted for con spirscy to bribe. The teIegr ans announcing it says ''it is a conspir- acy among Frankfort democrats 10 humiliate and defeat Hunter.
 The Phenix Herald gets off the following very truthful remark: "A man who will deliberately turn his back on those who have befrIended him in time of need and will try 10 injure his beat friends, is not worthy of the support or consideration of respectable citizens, Ingratitude is among the bassst of all sins, aud the ingrate should be summed as one would shun an infectious disease.
 That Phenix ordinance which pro hibits expectorstion on the side walks, need not work any very great hardship on any one, as it is a mo- torious fact that the sidewalks of Phenix do not extand half block beyond the business part of the town. Phenix has fewer side walks to expectorate on than any city of its size in the United States.
 It is significant of the educational tendencies of the age. that the lar gest insurance policy ever written $1,OO0,OO0, on the life of Mrs. Stan ford-is payable to the Leland Stan ford, IT,, University, of California IT Mrs. Stanford lives ten years and pay her annual premium of Sl70,000 on this policy, the university will receive S2,O0O,0OO at her death.
 Phenix has had an ordinance on Ter books for long time, prohibit ing splitting on the side walks, but until recently it has been dead let ter. The first victim was taken in under it on Thursday, and 1t proved to be no other than Pierce Evans, the city attorney, who drew up the ordinance.
 Phenix republicans have nomin sted J. c. Adams, proprietor of the Hotel Adams, for mayor. While having resided in Phenix only few years, Mir. Adams IS one of the heaviest property owners in the capital city, and is live, progressive man. The Gazette refers 10 him, though, as carpet bagger.
 There is 8 regular boom in the matter of importing goods. Dealers seem to be laying in q big stock in anticipation of the passage of the Dingley tariff bill. During the first four days of the week, the duties taken in at New York amounted to $2,6O0,OOO, eclipsing all previous rec ords, as the average for the last year has only been S2,OOO,0O0 per week.
 Joseph Jokkerst died al a New Jersey poor house few days since, aged 100 years. He was an inveter- ate user of tobacco and an intem- perate user of liquor, and attributed his longevity to these two facts. The probability, however, is that he might have lived quarter Of cen. tury or more longer, had he been more abstemious,
 Charles W. Pickett, editor of the New Haven, Connecticut, Leader, had a narrow escape from death a %