Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-18

Whom one remembers that hard time. are the only times that the democratic party thrives, much is explained,
 Mir. Grover Cleveland isn't likely to be asked to take the stump in Maryland for Boss German. and if he was, his "no" would be thunder ous.
 Greek promises have no market value in the eyes of the Turkish Sultan, and the money must be forthcoming before his troops will be withdrawn:
 A Los Angeles judge has just renss dered adecision declaring marriage, at sea invalid. There have been quite number of such marriages performed along the coast during the past few years.
 As long as the emperors of Russia and Germrny wish peace in Europe there will be no fighting; their drinking toast to peace at he state banquet at St. Petersburg was mere ly a grand stand play.
 Some of the southern democratic editors have changed their tune concerning the vote of Senator Me Emery ot Louisiana, for the Dingly tariff bill, since they heard about his reception in New Orleans.
 From every direction comes the good news of a business revival that extends to every branch of trade and industry, and this too, let it be remembered, in the season when dullness is naturally expected.
 A California paper heads a news item as follows: "A Queer Case. = "A Journalist Leaves an Estate That Two Widows Quarrel For" The question is, what IS considered queer about tho case, the leaving ot an estate, CT of the two widows!
 < San Bernardino young lady, who rufused the heart and hand of an admirer, while out walking, was carrying an ounce bottle of lauda- mum. which the love sick youth took from herand swallowed the contents of the bottle. Those San Bernar- dino girls are too accommodating.
 No wonder the country smiles every time it thinks of the mill on bushels of wheat we will send to Europe this year, and of the price we'll get for 1t. Still there are den.- ocrats who persist in denying the arrival of prosperity.
 It IS difficult to understand why the farce Of holding a state election should be gone through with in Virginia, as the present election laws. make the ratification of the work of the democratic state con vention a foregcne conclusion, re- gardless of the sentiment of a ma- jority of tue voters.
 The abuse of the Dingley tariff by Americans returning from Eu- rope, because it compeis them to pay duty upon new clothing in excess of Sl00 in value which they may bring with them, will make more friends than enemies for the new law. Why should those who make their money here buy then clothes in Europe?
 By way of London comes ;he news that the government of Spain would gladly welcome any excuse to declare war against the United States, although it fully recognizes that the war woull mean the loss ol Cuba and a thorough licking for Spain. This wise acre asserts. that tue monarchy of Spain has got to fight, if not out siders, then l Spaniards.
 Silvcr's drop to the lowest price on record was unpleasant, but not entirely unexpected. The United States isthe largest silver producing country in he world and is there fore interested iR it's price 10 q greater extept than any other coun- try. Falling of in the demand from India and China Is thought Co have been the cause of the fall in price The American farmer will be glad to note { bat wheat continues to rise in price, showing that it's price i: not ln any sense controlled by the price of silver, as the BrYsnites have continually assorted 1t was. The fee traders are gfgEling with ghoulish glee over the fact that the exportatioa of manufactured good: under their low tariff has increased over SIlS.O00 coo over that of lSa2 They do not say a word, however about thc fact tbat the importation of manufactured goods increased much more than that under theil low tariff law, and that this com. palled Jhe American mannfaeturers Co either suspend business or, sell their goods abroad at whatever they could get for them.
 The republican party goes straight along redeeming its pledges. IL | promised at St. Louis a protective tariff, and has produced it. It prom. ised an honest effort for a bimet allie conference, and has not only made