Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-01-05

England and Japan have forty
 seFen war vessels in the North Pa
 clGc ocean, and the former has foul
 more on the way.
 Speaker Reed could, if so disposed
 give some correct pointers on tn,
 value Of silence 10 a public man ot
 prominence.
 l. was hardly necessary for the
 handful of populists in Congress:
 to hold a caucus to inform the
 country that they were playing "me
 too to tue democrats.
 Horace Smyth, the juror in the Durrant case. who was charged with contempt of court has been dis charged.
 Wm. J. Bryan has returned from his trip ,o Mexico. He says he will give his opinion of that country as soon as he reaches his Nebraska home.
 The populist Mahomet of Arizona has his eyes fixed on the democratic mountain. and Is waving his magic wand. iu an effort 10 get 1t 10 come to him. IT he fails in his efforts he Wi. go to the mountain.
 We are with Dr. Edward Everett Hale in believing that good morals should be taught and practiced in our public schools both by precept and example.
 The fire eating Spanish editors are again clamoring for war with tas United States, but the Spanish government isn't hankering after getting wiped of the face of the earth.
 Chairman Mahon, of the house committee on war claims was talk ing sense when be said that if con- gress will not appropriate the money 10 pay the findings of the court of claims If would better abolish that court.
 The tweuty-one contests for seats in the house are to be taken up at once and disposed of as rapidly as possible. Each of the three election committees will handle seven of the contests.
 Long before the first of January, lS99, numerous citizens of Greater New York who aided, directly or indirectly, Tammany to get control w::l be making resolutions not to do it again.
 The opposition to the confrma- tiou Of the nomination of Attorney Genaral NcKenna to be a justice of the United States supreme court. has never been strong enough to be taken seriously by Senators. His confirmation may be looked for very shortly after Congress reconvenes.
 The Ceris Indians have attacked another boat load of people on the coast of Tiburon island. The boat succeeded in escaping without the loss of any men. The Mexican gov erament will probably send another expedition against these cannibals with the usual results.
 There seems to be an epidemic of Island seizing at present. Russia, France and Germany have each helped themselves to an island of the coast of China and word now comes that Mexico has asserted a claim to Clipperton island. The latter has he.e,olore been occupied bv Americans and the American fag has iyated over 1t.
 Dr. Hughes and his late editor, J. N. Flemister have successfully de- uurred their indictments out of court. aLa tne.r cases were referred ,o the next grand Jury. The Herald say. that al indictments returned b. ;Ae grand Jury are defective.
 The fellows who claim to favor home rue for Cuba and for Ire land and say that Arizona must not have t. are little inconsistent, to s.y the least. Courier. Just so. B It at tae present time there are DO fellows fighting home rule ID Ar zo1a. as We have been enjoying that luxury Tor the past eight years, and DO one seems Co object tO it.
 When officers arrived al a certain Neu, York village to serve a warrant of arrest on 6 woman the latter hastily d.sT.b-d and went to bed, al.e-inr sickness. Believing her to b. sEsmmiu-. aud she refusing to Ur ss. the officers bundled her up ID bia1h,,- a-i drove five miles with Der, iu her rore de-uuit and stock inEs. B-fare presenting herself for tTiaI however she ro.euted and con sentel .r dIes- herself ID clotFiHg furnished ay the officers wife.
 Durraat's a-tornevs are preparing another appeal to the supreme court of Ca.lorula and fl defeated l there propose caTryiugI II up 10 the ' supreue court ot the United States. . They made their boast that they ' would appeal on technical point ' after po.at and thus delay the ex- ecutiou ol tLelr client, and they seem to be making good their threat. IEereis something radically wEon- vith ol5 Jadicial system whel iastice can D. tawarted in this way
 Senator Lodge has announced his intention 10 introduce a bill provid- f .n- for the purchase from Denmark | af the islands of St. Thomas, St. , Cre.x and St. John. in the West