Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-16

s against Fitzsimmons, but the lauk, Australian contemptuously ignore
 the manifesto.
 Contracts are out for the con a struction of about 150 miles of rail road Tn Arizona during the present
 year.
 The advantage of having a Presi- ! dent whose brain doesn't work or ' the hair trigger principle was nevel more apparent.
 P A resolution has been introduced , in the Senate asking for 6 congress
 sional investigation of the Maine disaster.
 It IS stated that the United State: } has closed the deal for tho } purchase of the two Brazilian wal [ ships reported sold to Spain. If about nine-tenths of the wal news printed in the yellow journals had been reserved for the All Fool: , day editions, it would have been more appropriate.
 Preparing for war is all right and
 proper, but before war is declared
 our patriotic President will be sure
 that We are right and that We have a lust cause for war.
 That S50,0O0,OO0 appropriated by Congress yesterday to place at she disposal of the President to prepare for war. is in the treasury, ard no loan will be required to secure it.
 Whether the United States and Spain will engage in war remains to be seen, but one thing seems certain and that is that the Spanish Cuban war will not last much longer.
 Some of the democrats are al- ready beginning to discover that they don't want war, because licking Spain would add to the popularity of the republican administration. Spain is said to have purchased the Brazilian battle ship O'Higgins bat We don't believe that a vessel with that name could be made to fight against the United States. The opposition of the labor organ nations to T. V. Powderly proved too strong and the Senate com mittee reported adversely on his nomination as commissioner of i'm . migration.
 If the Senate dalays the annexa- ton of Hawaii until we have a war with Spain on our hands, some other nation may relieve us of further trouble in that direction.
 Congressman Sulzer, of New York, has announced his intention of re signing, within twenty four hours after war is declared with Spain, ! for the purpose of raising a regi- ment in bis district.
 It is announced that Presiden Mckinley has a message already prepared to submit to Congress recognizing the independence of Cuba. Just how soon it will be presented is not known.
 Spain says she just wanted to test the good will of the United States ia asking for Consul General Lees recall. She found that our good will did not extend to the length of complying with the request.
 Our contemporary rejolces be- cause that maligner of men and trsducer of women. Brann, of Waco, Texas, has opened the vial of his abuse against Governor McCord. The best recommendation any man can have is to be abused by Brsnn's Iconoclast.
 Our contemporary, by use of its customary inuendoes, this morning virtually serves notice on Governor McCord and his supporters that they will not be permitted to side with the United States in case of war with Spain. At least, that is the idea which the item, translated into plain language, seems to convey.
 The JOURNAL MINER is pleased to note that ex-Congressman W. W. Bowers, of San Diego, has bs en recognized by the administration by being appointed collector of the port at San Diego. During two or three terms in Congress Arizona had no abler or truer friend than MT. Bowers.
 MT. Hannis Taylor, ex-Minister to Spain, whose recent belligerence was so fierce that it over stepped the bonds of good taste, is now Hull of anxiety lest we should be drawn into war in a way that will put us at a great disadvantage" His anxiety $ entirely too tardy.
 The interior department has ruled 1. that mesquite IS timber and Special ! Agent Holsinger has been instructed 1. 10 report all persons cutting it for wood on government land for prose cution. This ruling will not only ] seriously interfere with the fuel problem of Phenix. but will prevent the taking up of government land under the desert land act.
 The Phenix Gazette says that Arizona is getting to the front, despite the conditions enforced by the Dingley law" Wonder if it never occurred to the Gazette that the conditions of the financial situa- ton in the east enforced" by the Dingley law has had the effect of lOoSening the purse strings of capi-
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