Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-02-17

 It from the lips of Mckinley that he will appoint no one io office inside of tbTeo months, and a strong home eniorsement has to be back of t-e applicant. He cant fright,u ne Arizona army" that way, and look out for reduction in populalos .H over the territory, oommeuolug on the morning oi the 4th prox.
 The political ger in the cir cult court bill, l> the desire on the part of Billy 3 , to create four oemocraiic juu- 9, Nith their demo cratic court aPpendsges, at good round salaries ot $500 each for the judges, to hold good for the next four ears.-Herald.
 \ PheuiI paper says that people down there gre wearing their sum mer under clothes. This is simply indecent, and the legislature should pass immediately a bill aimed at such breechclout journalism. Peo- pie in the east are so ignorant of Arizona as to naturally believe that this IS as far as We go in the line of wearing apparel.
 The circuit court bill is not only good bill for the territory, but 1t Is first class democratic measure and the democratic party owes it to themselves to enact this law. '- Gazette. You are right on the par tiSan feature of the bill, and that's whats the matter with the tax pay iug Hannahs. Too much Johnson.
 Ashurst's bill for the imposition of territorial tax of three tsnths of a mill for the completion and main tenance df the territorial reform school, has passed the house by vote of r. 10 6. The tax was stated to be equivalent to an appropriation of Sl6,SOO Tor the two years inter vening till the next legislature.
 The Phenix Republican knows more facts and figures about Fort WhiPple than the average res dent of Prescott does. IL talks, too, from the shoulder, and by it encourages not only prosperity for it's immediate section, but likewise for the general interest of Arizona. But how is it with the rest of the journalistic fraternity down therei They are evidently smothered in the ozoue of alfalfa on several propositions affect ing directly their own heath. Oh, they male us tiIed.
 Chief Justice Baker. 1t Is said, is against the circuit court bill, tooth and toe nail, and the able jurist evidently knows what he IS taking about. The Gazette says, how, CT, that Mark Smith, Judge B4-aes Webster Street. Judge kibGey, Judge Wright, John C. Heruaou, Judges Hawkins, Barnes and Be- thune, Judge >f,,well. (. F. Aims worth. l.. | l.. pwood, Judge Ed wards, Wiley $, Judge Lowell, Frank Herefo-~ lIge Sanford and Col. Herring arc for it. There are other lawyers In addition to the glitteriug array above, who are op- posed to 1t. Any way. this Is what makes law, a difference of opinion legally.
 The Ysyapai bond proposition is getting its second wind. When an Alizlna legislature commences to monkey around propositions that have for their objec, the iusugura- ton nf enterprises or the invest ment of capital, they will have to bear the fruits of their action, whether it be IOut or ialT. And vel, today, the democratic papers are cowardly silent on She circuit court bili, measure as damnable as 1t is unnecessary. simply because 1t Is clothed iu partisan suit. IT this bill becomes a law, it will make every county in the terri tory a rotten legal borough. and when It comes to footing the bill for judge, juvmen, sheriff and other expenses. the r. * A. (. bonds 1 will sinh into iusigniGcance. It is i truly remarkable what a small l coterie of men are doing with the l