Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-17

Those who expect President Me Kinley to retain a democratic gov ernor in office will be disappointed most likely.
 Mrs. l. Ellen Foster called on the president yesterday to ask for the appointment of her husband as gov efnor of New Mexico.
 A silk purse can not be made out ot sow's ear, neither can a broad gauged statesman be made out of a nsrrow-minded, Cheap John, two for a nickel huckster.
 Gubernatorial rumors are thick in the air these days A private telegram was received here yester- day from Washington stating that McCord would be appointed gover- nor within the next three days.
 The managing editor and the Sac ramento legislative correspondent of the Examiner were locked in jail for contempt at Sacramento on Sat urday. The correspondent made wholesale charges of bribery against legislators, and when asked to prove them he failed.
 The JOURNAL MINER does not pre- tend to know anything about Econ omist Goldberg's private business, but if it were to make a guess about it, 1t would be 10 the effect that be pays his employees low wages, and would "dock" an employee for he time occupied in attending the funeral of relative.
 Mir. Economic Goldberg did not fail to vote for the increase in pay of S per day to members Of the legislature. If salaries of legisla- tors of the Goldberg stripe were adjusted to the value of their ser vices there would be a surplus left to the territory if g per day was the full compensation paid them.
 A Washington telegram says that Senator Wolcott called at the White House, and had a protracted inter- view with the presideAt. The time was devoted entirely to the subject of bimetallism. Wolcott told the president the main features of his trip abroad, and informed him of the conditions he found. It is un- derstood that President Mckinley was much encouraged by the repor, Wolcott brought.
 Crittenden Marriott. the Chicago Records correspondent in Havana, declares that Gen. Weyler has re- ceived positive orders from Madrid to end the Cuban war at once, even going to the extent of selling the island to the insurgents if need be. Weyler set out for Villa Clara to find C eneral Gomez, and undertake negotiations. Weyler, himself, said the war will end in three weeks. The fear of President McKinley's position is given as leading cause for the Spanish change of policy.
 After weeks of investigating dur ing which a very volumDious mass of testimony was secured the legisla- tive committee has completely ex- onerated him Col. NJ. II. McCord. The same charges were formerly investigated by grand jury which completely and almost unanimously ignored them. The vote in the legislature stood 24 in favor of Me Cord to against him. As Col. Me Cords enemies have been beaten on every turn they will now probably either drop their persecution of him or adopt some new tactics
 The receipts from the inaugural ball and concerts and the street stand privileges paid all the e1- penses of the inauguration cere- monies, and left a surplus exceed ing 5000, which will be distributed among the charitable institutions of Washington. In other words the people of Washington and the inauguration visitors willingly footed all the bills for the privilege of participating in the ceremonies. This is all the answer needed to the foolish democratic charges of ex- travagant expenditures. The peo- pie merely spent their own money for their own pleasure.
 Democrats are anxious to have Secretary Bruce removed, and the appointment of c. H. Akers as sec retary of the territory is among the possibilities of the next few days. Washington papers state that the appointment lies between Gill and Akers, and as the former is not resident of the territory, and has not been for years, 1t is not likely that the president will violate the platform of his party by appointing him. NIT. Akers has the endorse ment of the press and people gen. erally of the territory, and his ap pointment would give general satis- faction. If the wishes of the peo- pie of territory are not ignored he will be appointed.
 4 bill has been introd uced in the legislature to repeal the law regard