Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-25
Wonder when weyler expects to

has been appointed chaplain of the
 fourth Missouri regiment of volun
 teers.
 All of our good gunners are not
 with the Asiatic squadron; they are
 on every ship in our navy, and desire nothing more than opportunity to
 display their skill.
 It is very amusing to note how
 news correspondents speak of the
 President, or of this or that official.
 being forced 10 do this or that. or course. DO one believes such absurd stories.
 According to late Washington ad- vices, the democratic leaders are admitting privately that the rePub- livaus are sura to retain control of the House at the coming cOngras- sional elections.
 The pilots of Boston harbor have shown their patriotism by an agree ment to pilot free of the customary tariff all warships of the United States, inward or outward bound during the present hostilities-
 Never mind about what shall be done with the Philippine Islands. There will be time enough to worry about that after Spain has been completely whipped on land ahd sea. Meanwhile, we shall send Dewey troops enough to hold them sgainst all corners.
 A-;zona was only about ten days ! ir e ug her quota of troops under lt., -aHsnt call for volunteers mus le and assembled at the place ren4 ezvous. Other states seem to Ue ore dIlatory in tho matter, as oniy S2.0O0 of the 1Z5.000 have thus fir been mustered in. It IS not surprising that the conti- mental powers of Europe should condemn MT. Joseph Chamberlain for having made a speech advocating an alliance between the United States and Great Britain; it would nave been surprising had they not done so.
 ! It is stated that Spain is trying to sell the Philippine islands to France. If such is the case and France IS seriously considering such a proposition she must be spelling for a war with the United States, as such purchase by her now would mean that she will have to fight this -ountry to get her title.
 Congress seems very slow about adopting Hawaii as a child of our nation. The little republic has out stretched arms towards this great country asking to be taken under the protecting folds of the stars and stripes, yet Congress delays action.
 A telegram from Madrid says that vessels are arriving at Havana from all ports and the food supply is abundant. If our memory serves us right, there are a few vessels assembled around Key West from Spanish ports, which failed to arrive at Havana. There are some very fine steamers among them, too.
 Senator Aliens son, of Nebraska, wanted to go to war as a lieutenant colonel. The kid is only twenty years old, and his wise parent says he must go as a private, and if he ctn win his way up the ladder of military fame all right. He wants DO favoritism showed him, though, b-cause he Is a senator's son.
 Sylvester S.ovel, the sensational correspondent of the New York World, has made himself disliked by the navy department. He applied for passage 10 Havana on the Uncas, the flag of truce boat sent over to arrange for the exchange of prison CTS Being denied passage, he se- o.e.@d himself on the vessel until it s-~ sea. In consequence of this ne r been debarred from all yes @Id rom all sources of informa- io-.
 Cervera is cruising around Ia . 4 lantic, keeping well out of the way of Sampson's Aee Spanish papers are publishing gloalng &C., counts U. how he is cI 1sing the American squadron trying 10 get 8 fight. This sort of news is just as satisfying to the Spanish as though | it were true, and the tactics are not nearly so dangerous as risking an | 
 The talk of a British American alliance is being used by Spain to solicit European assistance for her. self. l. Spain's government was well informed it would know that q hat there is nothing feared so much 5y tue European governments as that alliance, and that not one of them could be paid 10 make a move that would hasten it.
 For the benefit of those who crit;cise our consular serYice for being less active than that of other tho following quotation from a letter addressed to the Ger man government by the Association of German Bicycle Manufacturers is printed: "It is a well known fact American consuis display at all times great activity and energy in developing foreign trade and open ing new markets for the products of industry