Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-02
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS.

| Chicago had regular blizzard cn
 Monday.
 Grover Cleveland denies being, or ever having been, Hawaiian annex
 atiOnist.
 MeComas has been elected United ! States Senator from Maryland to succeed German.
 Another German sailor has been murdered in China, and the Kaiser
 is mixing his war paint again. Secretary Long says he will be
 glad to see the Spanish war vessel, Fizeaya, h American waters. He says tha: all of Spain's war vessels
 are welcome to come and go as they
 please.
 Dr. c. O. Brown, of Hattie Over
 man fame, says he will preach as
 long as be lives. If h. can do no better, be wiil preach on the streets.
 Spain has ordered her battleship
 Yizeaya to American waters.
 The work of impaneling a jury
 tor the trial of Theodore FIgel on a charge of murdering Isaac Hoffman has commenced in Ssl Francisco. ] Hon. Joseph MeKeana took his seat on the bench of the supreme court of the United States January 26s as assoeiats justice.
 A skating carnival is in progress at Silver Lake, Staten Island. New York. Crack skaters from Canada, Minnesota, and most of the eastern states are present.
 England has ordered her cruiser, Pheasant. now at San Diego, and the Leanl4er and the Torpedo de- stroyer, Sparrowhawk, at Esquimalt, to proceed with all haste to Chili. The business of the war vessels there is not stated.
 Because J. N Hutson, of Mohavei California, was tilted by a notorious woman, be borrowed a pistol and blew his brains out. HutsOn's father Is proprietor of the hot springs resort at Silver City, N M., and IS reputed to be a wealthy and res Pected citizen.
 Four telegraph operators were recently shot in Guatemala for the alleged giving out of news concern ing the revolution. The formality of trial in their cases was dis pensed with, the authorities pre- suming on their guilt and shot them without explanation.
 Hattie Oyerman, of Brown-Orer- man fame, who Is now residing in PittsbuTg, says she is glad for Dr. Browns soul that he has made a fuli confession.
 4 Madrid dispatch says that the official intimation of the cOntem- plated visit of American vessels of war to Havana and the presence of the American squadron in the West Indian waters. has caused a sensa- ton and much displeasure at Mad rid, which the press of all shades of opinion echo with much bitterness. says the Spanish govern uAIAAS t-ttft--4E'o Atf Aul fIl latifr tO Nuc of American ships, as 1t is perfectly aware that President Me Kiniey harbors no designs against the present cordial relations between the two countries.
 The contract for building a rail way from Telegraph creek to Teslin lake, leading from the head waters of the Stiekeeu to Dawson, has been signed by Mckenzie k Mann. the road to be commenced at a point not yet decided upon. near Glenors. and ruu to Teslin lake over country ror veTE difficnl for railway con stTuct on. TGe distance iS about l30 miles Tee Canadian government has agreed with fbe contractors to give 2 5o0 screS of land per mile as a subsidy The railway will be completad in lime to permit of sup plies being sent into the Yukon be- fore Bext winter shall set in. Steam FITS are to run from Teslin Lake to Dawson City.