Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-20

Greater New York, but nobody else does.
 Senator Foraker's return to the stump in Ohio headed of that big batch of democratic lies about his having abandoned the campaign, before they had got fairly started.
 A New Mexico jury, who were locked up in a hotel over night blew out the gas, and but for the timely discovery of the fact by the deputy sheriff in charge their yer dict would have been sealed.
 Attorney General McKenna has decided that collectors of internal revenue and United States marshals have a legal right to dismiss all deputies appointed by their prede- cessors.
 It is said that a movement has been started in Central America having for its object the establish ment by the United States ot a protectorate over the so called nations of Central America.
 The death rate in Arizona is lower than in any other state or territory in the Union, and this, too,  despite the fact that one-quarter or more of the deaths which occur in the territory are of invalids who are not permanent residents.
 The latest case of coercion, about which a good deal was heard in the last falls campaign, comes from Ohio, in the announcement that the manager of the democratic cam paign, Allan O'Meyers, has ordered ex-Congressman Towne and other silver orators out of the state, with instructions that they keep out or keep silent on the silver question until the campaign is over.
 Associate Justice Field, of the United States supreme court, having asked for retirement it is announced that Attorney General McKenna will be appointed to till the vacancy. Justice Field has had the honor of occupying the position for longer term than any man who has ever held it. Justice Marshall held the record previously but Justice Field passed his record in August.
 The idea of the universal brother hood of man, regardless of creed, has been advancing of late. In Washington a Hebrew congregation has been holding services in a Con- gsegational church, by special invi ta.ion, and in New York a protest ant minister, from his pulpit, thank ed a Catholic priest who had asked prayers for bis recovery from a recent illness. These are little courtesies of themselves, but they show a spirit of. federation and friendliness that deserves the highest commendation. Iu suit in Los Angeles brought against Congressman Barlow to re- cover money loaned him for election ! expenses, the defendant was placed on the stand and very guilelessly admitted that he had hoped to make 8 big fee by using his official posi- ton in big case against the gov ernment. He said he did not know it was illegal for Congressman to enter into such an agreement. MT. Barlow, it may be incidentally added is demo-populist.
 pr. Thomas w. Evans, an Ameri- can dentist, who has resided in Paris for forty years and who has amassed a fortune of S25,OO0,OOO, being the wealthiest dentist in the world, has just announced his intention of giving the great bulk of his fortune for establishing educational benevo- lent institutions in the United States. Referring to it he said: Il realize that I am growing old and in my declining days I wish to do something for my less fortunate fel- low beings. Although a resident of France for forty years, I am ncne the less an American at heart. Therefore is it not fitting that I should try to do something for my native countryf"
 One of the members of the un official monetary commission, now sitting in Washington, speaking of the objects of the commission said: There is surely some method of doing away with this thing of hay ing money command nine and ten BOl OChI AhbCAOSl HI tHc and western agricultural commuui- ties upon paper that is perfectly sound, when it will only command four and one-half and five per cent upon paper of equal soundness in the northern seaboard states" IT the commission will find that method and get it put into opera ton thousands, aye millions, will rise up and called it blessed and particularly in this far away south western country where instead of nine and ten per cent such paper as is referred to above commands from twelve to eighteen per cent.
 The announcement of the issuance of warrant for the arrest of Fred G. Hughes, of Tucson, and the re- port of his flight, as published else