Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-08
The Thorn case has gone to the


 Wood alcohol is running a neck and neck race with the didn't-know- it-was-loaded gun and the coal oil can for building fires, in the number of its deaths.
 A Detroit preacher has been promptly fired by his congregation for inviting Emma Goldman, an apostle of anarchy, to occupy his pnlpit and deliver an anarchistic tirade.
 Since it has become apparent that the government will be 8 bidder at the coming sale of the Kansas Paci- fic, no doubt exists but what the outcome of that transaction will be fully as satisfactory as the settle ment of the Union Pacific deal.
 The employees of the Missouri Pacific railroad have received a practical demonstration of the pres euce of prosperity in the country, by getting an addition of 10 per cent to their wages.
 An epidemic of scarlet fever exists at the Berkely, California, dumb and blind institution. The officers of the school being unable to check the disease, have closed it and have sent the inmates home. This IS an excellent way to SOW a good crop of scarlet fever throughout the state.
 Spain has entered another protest against filibustering expeditions. The proper thing for Spain to do IS to capture few of the flibustering vessels. The United States has two or three cruisers engaged in that business, but with indifferent re- suits. The fact is, those flibusterers are 6 little too sly for both Spain and the United States.
 KaLsas proposes to send a car load of cancelled mortgages to be exhibited at the Omaha Exposition next summer. The documents in the meantime will be gathered in the l05 counties of the state. Any western commonwealth can build a com palace, but Kansas will be the eys. 70 run up in honor of prosperity stately monument of paid of souvenir I. O. U.'s-Globe Demo crat.
 Captain" Howe, of the Wichits reservation boomers, will have the same experience that every other man who has been foolish enough to defy Uncle Sam has met with, if he tries to fight United States troops, which have been ordered to prevent the intended invasion of the reservation, in advance of further legislation by congress.
 Either the average of intelligence must be very low in Cumberland, Maryland, or only ignorant persons are sought for jury duty. It was brought out the other day that in a bunch of twenty summoned for jury duty not one was subscriber to a newspaper. This country spends many millions every year to send missionaries 10 the foreign heathen.
 The Phenix Herald asks Governor McCord to use his influence towards securing the appointment of an Arizona lawyer to the position of United States attorney. The JoUR- NAL-MrNER seconds the motion, with the amendment that it be speedily done. The gentleman who has oc- cupied the position as an apPointee of President Cleveland is anxious to be relieved. He sent in his resigna- ton in July, and his term expired in August and yet he is compelled to hold on to the position and draw the salary.
 For European countries to try to form a commercial combine for the purpose of boycotting United States products would be an exaggerated case of biteing ones nose oil to spite ones face. The United States IS the one country on earth which has the facilities to produce every thing needed by its citizens as well as many of the lu1uries purchased by them, and the only result of such a boycott would be to stimulate the production in the United States of such articles as are now purchased from Europe.
 By order of Assistant Postmaster General Heath, 1t has been made an ofense, punishable by dismissal from the service, for a letter carrier 70 work more than eight hours a Iay. There is no danger of there na az any dismissals from voluntary relations of this order on the part
 oe carriers. But it is evidently .l,, .nded to apply ts those in charge of ihe carriers, as the order IS the result of a decision given by the supreme court upholding the claim of A. H. Post, a letter carrier ot salt Lake City. Utah, for over time under the e;ght-hour law of 1888.
 J. M. FlemisIer, the nstensibls manager of Dr. Hughes paper, iA Pheni1, has been indicted for crim- inal libel. This is the result of the scurrilous articles which recently appeared against Governor McCord The articles in question were entirely beyond the pale of decent and respectable journalism. An officials acts are the legitimate subject of criticism, but too many papers fail to distinguish between the iDdivi- dual and the official. Personal abuse | and riIli6csfion of an official is not