Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
I.C. MARTIN. Editor and PrOprierOr

the courts.
 Editor John W. Dorrington is giving the board of control liar ] rHping." Congressman Cook, of Illinois, was found dead in his bed at Wash ington, on the morning of June 24. Maricopa county placed her bonds for 8 new union high school at Phe- nix at one and half per cent pre- mium.
 Some democratic senators find protection good enough for them and their states, but they insist on calling it by another name.
 The trouble with the populists is an old one with political parties too many men who want to be the whole thing.
 Uncle Charlie Dana, of the New York Sun, advises MT. Bryan to drop silver and seek au engagement as an actor at a roof garden.
 The British parliament may not ratify the Hawaiian annexation treaty. That would be 'weally too bad, dontcherknow."
 Perhaps that California earth quake was caused by the reyerbera- ton of the wrath of Japan over the loss of Hawaii.
 Christian Ross, father of Charlie Ross, who was abducted in 1874, died in Philadelphia on June 22. To the very last he never gave up hope of solving the mystery of the disappearance of his son.
 In virtually deciding that it is not necessary to be an officer of the navy that a young man should give up the pleasure of loving and being loved, Secretary Long has enrolled himself among the common sense officials.
 New York may have some new social swells as soon as the son and daughter of Joseph Richardson, late an eccentric contractor, can finger the SlO,OOO,O00 each that has been left them by their father.
 Quite a number of prominent edl- tors have written endorsements oi the New York Herald's Mark Twain fund, but most of them forgot to write their checks al the same time,
 If MT. Cleveland can't write his tory any better than he made it, he was wise in declining the tempta- tion to become historian that was dangled before his eyes by wealthy sydicate of publishers.
 English newspapers would not devote oue-tenth of the space the American editors gave the Qeen'! Jubilee, to anything American, how ever important it might be.
 Now that the Ohio republican, have shown themselves to be united our democratic friends have lost thu little hope they had of carrying th' Legislature.
 The French President should re member the adage about "thre' times snd out" and swear of goins to the races. Two unsuccessful at tempts have been made on his lift while be was on his way to the rac' course. The third may succeed.
 MT. Bryan has been plainly tolC that Tammany did not want him t stick his fingers in the municipa campaign in Greater New York Ross Sheehan did the telling whel MT. Bryan was in New York tn other day.
 The Phenix Gazette is inclined l. criticise the action of the Gila coun ty grand jury for censuring Ari zona's governors for making too ire use of the pardoning power. Ina grand jury voiced the sentiment 0 very large proportion of the eiti zens of this territory.
 Colorado's legislature repealed tn law of that state making the Fourt of July, Christmas, Thanksgiving New Years, Wsshington's birthds and Memorial day legal holiday The only holidays they have in tha state now are Labor day and Arbo day. 1t was done by mistake.
 Columbia county, Arkansas, suffering from a fly pest. The ir sects are so bad that work is impo: sible, and the oldest newspaper i Southeastern Arkansas has suspend ed publication temporarily, and tn editor has moved his family to ar other part of the state to escap the pest.
 Senator Hale sprung a surprise O his colleagues in the senate tn other day by introducing an amend ment to the rules, the purpose c which is to prevent ex-senators fror enjoying the privileges of the foo of the senate for the purpose c urging or opposing any claims c bills in which they are employed a attorneys.
 Without the slightest intentio to be profane, we endorse the fo. lowing language lately used b Henry Iahourchere. editor Of in