Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-25

One month ago to iaF, the United
 States declared war against Spain.
 The Uniform Rank Knights of
 Pythias of Colorado, 1,S00 strong,
 has volunteered for the war.
 The invasion of Cuba has not as
 yet taken place. Probably it would
 be better to postpone it now until
 the Fourth of July.
 h the absence of exciting war news, some of the news gatherers are devoting their time to telling how the war should be carried on.
 Two American newspaper men get out of Cabanas prison and two Spanish colonels are released from McPherson in Florida. Even Spain is onto the power of the press"
 Arizona can fill all government demands for troops, and will show the States that its people are cap able and worthy of self-government. Now is the time To fight for another star in the flag. The present war is due to giving Cuba its indepen- deuce; SO iet's recall the Arizona volunteers and change the scene to Arizona li5re."
 The Arizona volunteers mascot the mountain lion-is a great drsy ing card, and the boys down in s Antonio are thinking O .TgIng a nickel head to see Il tt regimentsl fund. A 1re- .spatch also states that Pres. cut j. k'r'e- has been requested to pr II the English embassy at Was .;-5 m, and ths: when the Arizona Ooys 90 to tbe front it wiI accordingly be ssnt to our English cousins.
 They say that Gcrefnor McCOrd is as warm as a '-bsy wolf in not being permitted to go to the lilip- pines. or any ether old place. This IS probably .ius 10 the fact tat the Governor 9aly wishes 10 keep the gloves on since he mas so success fully knocked out the Wey lerites in Arizona as they have bobbed uP. There IS nothing more 70 do at present, since ''E -4lccT Perish Los fallen into his os.g trocna.
 Here is a mixed--y state of affairs in the location of a farmers home, and in case he was wanted by sheriff it would be difficult matter to get legal service on him: His house IS situated in two states, two counties. and three townships; he eats in one township, says prayers in another. and in third fiiugs his shoes at nocturnal cats. The state hue passes through his bedroom; his wife sleeps in Ohio. while he by a narrow margin snOres in Michigan.
 Ii is to be feared that Roosevelt's theatrical regiment will share the fate, if the war goes CD, Of Billy Wilson's Zouaves" and "EIlsworth's Avengers" which were going to shatter tbe Confederscy in the spring of '6l. All those blood and thunder commands vanished after Bull Run, and the war was fought out by very prosaie and uuadorned young men from dry goods stores, law offices, machine shops and farms, who waited until after Appomattox be- fore they did their bossting.-S. F. Chronicle, May l3-
 The following IS the terse order under which Admiral Dewew acted in his operations at Manila. It is 8 pity that similar orders were not given Sampson aad Schley concern ing Havana, Matanzas and San Juan at the same time; the order is as follows: Washington, April 24, IS9S.-Dewey, Hong Kong, China. War has commenced between the United States and Spain. Proceeu at once to Philippine islands. Com m. nee operations at o' partic ulsrly against the s tee, You may capture Yes iS or -es TOY i them. Use utmost CT ro-S-i ! Long"
 The sudden death of ex-Goveu or ! B. J. Franklin la-t evening removes a gentleman and citizen from c0r midst who was regarded most high lv bv those who AnoH hun best and who bore the respect Cf all our citizpns. He was str.ctlS an kOnoT- able and b est man both ID private and in public fife. He WIS Q man of large sTt. of noble impulses As a lawva. and as a public official in all the importan; public trusts he has held l,Ct1 national and state. he has displayed a rare ability. He was one of those substantial men iu business. in pol'ti and ju his social i fe that 1t was au horpf to tnow and pleasure to deal NttL.-Pheni1 Herald.
 A leading French newspaper, in SD akiug of the alleged French sym pathv Tor Spain. says: The whole affair is a misunderstanding. French oplu,u at the outset of the war cer tainlv regarded tbe United States as in the wrong, and some of the papers expressed this opInicn in an aggres- s ye tone. Americans. however, should not have taken the matter for, of all foreigners, our natnral sympathjes are with the United States, and our government has acted most correct Iv.~ At,er charging Great Britain with being al the bottom of the mischief. and declaring that it is