Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-05-19

seeking another dangerous dipio
 matic complication with the United ! States, by attempting to limit the
 time in which American citizens ol i German birth will be allowed tC stay in Germany. It is quite certalr l that this government will take very prompt action if any American citi ! zen, who is behaving himself, Il compelled to cuItail any visit h'
 may make to Germany, either fol business or pleasure.
 Some of the people who are just now making a mighty roar about railroad tax exemption worked with all their nigh; and main to secure the passage of that law. Their SC tions are not forgotten by people generally in Prescott, and par. IL larly by two of Prescott's ai | prominent business men who W re in Phenix using their best eff0f to defeat the passage of the law. Some of the same parties who lobbiel or the passage of that bill are LOW bowling the loudest about its op, l tion. Twas ever thus with dema- gogues and ever will be
 The London Star is flooding Lon don with startling placards, s4- nouncing coming articles on The Standard Oil Trust, and says; ''i he Paris horrors are surpassed. Men, women and children here are roas d alive, in order to put m 2ney iu the pockets of the American Trust. Rockefeller has obtained absolute control of the oil trade of G eat Britain by forcing retailers to g., Il the refuse oils prohibited in Americs and is responsible for the terrible series oT lamp explosions" The Star urges the government to legislats D the matter.
 Judge A. C. Baker, of Phenix, has cecIded in favor of the validity of the salary reinstatement act in Maricopa county. The suit was brough by ex-District Attorney Jerry Millay, of that county. The Harri- son act was introduced as a bar to | the payment of the back salaries. but Judge Baker held that so far as Maricopa was concerned, it had not yst reached the limit of indebted ness established by that law. He also held that it was within the | power of the legislature to pass such a law, and therefore ordered that judgment be entered for the plain titf and a mandate issue requiring the board of supervisors to pay the claim.
 Judge Bethune has officially ruled on the law passed by the recent legislature in regard to murder. He is holding. court in Tombstone, where a number of men charged with murder are confined The al legged crimes were committed prior to the passage of that law. The grand jury asked the district attor- ney for advice in regard to the mat ter, and the latter brought tu, m before Judge Bethune for instruc- tion. The judge instructed them ] that in cases of murder committed ! prior to the enactment of the rii,n- inal law referred to, indictmea. for msnslsughter could only be found. In the course of his remarks, Jut ge Bethune censured those who mad been guilty of turning loose ou tae | pdblie a horde of criminals.
 4 report was submitted to the senate yesterday on the Cuban question which Is liable to arorse sentiment in the United States, more than ever in favor of he Cuhans. The report was prepared by Davis and Foraker, republican members, Morgan the democrat member, declining to participate in 1t. The report consisted of a con- else statement of the contents of official reports from American con- suls in Cuba bringing information up to within a week. This report confirms newspaper reports of the situation in the islands and even goes further in depicting the de- plorsble situation than do most newspaper stories. Especial stress is laid upon the condition of Ameri- cans. It is positively stated that hundreds are in a starving condition wretchedly clothed. Death of Americans from starvation are daily reported. Americans are scattered over all parts of the island, and are shown no consideration whatever because of their American citizen ship.
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