Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-01

Secretary Wilson is right in oppos- Ing any reduction of duties upon Canadian agricultural products that compete with our own.
 A free fight occurred in the Ger man reichsrath yesterday. The DO lice were called in to preserve o-der
 Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, has been asked to resign by the demo crats of Baerem county of that state.
 The Skylight Kicker says: "Home rule means a less rate of taxation Will the Kicker please demonstrate this assertion by showing Just how this result will De accomplished
 The Pbenix Gazette does not seem to be in love with a certain class of 90 called de ccratic newspapers, wA,ch preach democracy, but prac t.1s popuhsn and boost populists.
 Between he horse show and the murder trial of Martin Thorn, a great many New Workers are fur nished with the sort of amusement they like best.
 It is stated that Thomas B. Reed, of Maine. will retire from politics at the close of his present term in Congress, and will settle down in New York to the practice of law.
 Secretary Wilson's annual report faitly bristles with proof that Presi- dent Mckinley made no mistake in putting him at the head of rthe de- partment of agriculture. ,5
 Young Mir. Brice, son of the e1- Senator, made a characteristic dive into New York politics by paying about S10,0O0 for his election to the position of city councilman, which carries $2,OOO a year.
 John Bull must think Uncle Sam is gullible, indeed, if he thinks he will swallow those yarns about England being alarmed about Can ads's favoring us at its expense, in a reciprocity treaty.
 Hon. Seth Low ought to be given SD honorary membership for life. without dues, in Tammany hall. Without him Tammany could never have secured the spending of that s75,OOO,OOO year.
 John Miller, of West Virginia, who realized Sl5.OO0 from his apple crop and 5000 from his peach crop, on thirty-fve acres of land. which cost him about $ an acre about twenty years ago, isn't bit envious of the prosperity of the. wheat growers.
 England would doubtless like very much to have the sort of reciprocity treaty between the United States and Canada that would allow English made goods to get into this country with lower duties than have to be paid now, bu. that sort of a tresty will pever be made.
 The Pheni1 Herald has moved it: quarters from the second story of a building to larger and more commO- dious quarters on the ground floor The paper has just received a Mer- gauthaler linotype machine Tor 1t: composition department, also. Ari- zona has no better or more reliable newspaper than the Herald and Il is pleasure | note Tts prosperity our Miner7 Wealth of Kingman thinks that no. hing short of 300 ton shelter ,7Ill meet the require ments of Pre- c1tt. IT We can secart one with a daily capacity of sixty tons as a starter, and eau keep il g. ing day and night Prescott will b, pretty well satisfied, whether Il meets the approval of our neighbol 
 or not. The capacity can be in- creased as the demand requires.
 Tucson celebrated a flag raising at the university on Wednesday al ternoon, November 2+ The fae vas presented to the university by ! the Grand Army post of Tucson and Chancellor L. C. Hughes deliV cred the address of acceptance | Governor McCord was present bl ; invitation, and delivered a stirring and eloquent address on the import ance of higher education.
 The Washington Star says that I can 1e stated on high authority tha the President is going to recommend a plan for currency reform in hli message. and further than that, par , of the message was written with tho co operation of Secretary Gage, Il is authoritstively stated that Secre tsfy Gage is perfectly satisfied witt the Presidents message in regard t' . financial Legislation and it meets hii entire views and approval.
 Dr. Hughes paper in Pheniz T making desperate efforts to prove that the country Is not prosperous } In attempting to do so 1t quote. assertions of Wm. J. Bryan verl literally. Other Phenix papers an nOunce that there are at Presen oyer loO buildings in process of con strgetion in Phenix, so that Phenr news items and the doctors ed , torials are rather at variance.
 k The special commissioner ap- Fpointed to take up the reclproeitl features of the new tarif law n