Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-04-06
ARlZ0NAJ0URNAL-MINEk
JIG. MARTIN. Editor and Proprietor
President Mckinley cannot place

President Mckinley cannot place confidence in the words of any Spaniard; the memory of the treach- cry of de Lome is too fresh.
 The explosive which destroyed the Maine could never have been placed in Havana harbor without the know ledge of Spanish officials.
 IT that Spanish fiotilla of torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers passes Porto Rico, on its way to Cuba, it will go to its own destruc- tion.
 Spain's promises of reform or any other promise made by her should be taken with considerable salt. 4 treaty with Apache Indians would be of about as much force as with Spain-good as long as it served her purpose.
 The opinion of Andrew Carnegie that the United States can have the same supremacy ID the building of steel ships that it once enjoyed in building wooden ships, should be carefully studied by enterprising American capitalists.
 The JoURNAL-MINER pays to have a brief press report compiled for it during the present exciting condi- ton of affairs, and pays telegraph tolls for the transmission of this report. The report is received from a press association and Is similar to those furnished to other papers west of the Missouri river.
 While it has at DO time sought a war with Spain, and will gladly avoid war. if its policy can be carried out without war, the United States is now prepared to give Spain a thrashing in double quick order, if the Spanish desire It. It is now up to them, and they must decide double quick.
 No one need have the slightest fear Of our ability to whip the Span iardS on water as easily as we can whip them on land. If there is war, as now seems probable, when the first gun is fired ''Old Glory" will be proudly floating over a navy that will be more than match for that of Spain in guns and armament, not to mention the intrepid bravery of Americans, which will add to the certainty of our victory.
 W. c. Brann. editor of the Icono clast, published at Waco, Texas, was sKot and killed last Friday night by a man whose daughters Brann had maligned. He shot his assailant three times and he may also die. The style of paper which Brann managed was not conducive to longevity. Very few editors have succeeded iu living long, while pub fishing such a paper.
 Sunday seems 10 have a great peace producing feeling in Wash iugtUn. Those who have followed closely the telegrams from there during the recent exciting period cannot fail to have noticed that Mondays news are always of a pacific nature. As the week advances things commence to warm up until by Saturday night we are on the very verge of war. The usual pacific tone of Monday pervades the telegrams today.
 The Herald thinks that Phenix would be favorable point for the location of a tsnnery. It argues very pertinently that "hides are shipped out of this valley bv car loads every month, and out of the territory for that matter, as there is not a tannery in the territory, so far as We know. Tanning material of the very best kind Is also shipped out in quantities in the shape of canaCrie. while our forests afford an abundance Of bark. if that is pre- ferred for the purpose. The manu- factured material would bring in three or four times as much money as the raw material, and there Is DO good reason why We should not have the manufactured material to ship away" It does seem that tannery at some point in the territory would be a paying institution.
 The dastardly act of blowing up the Maine, in Havana harbor. IS not being overlooked by C )ngress during the present discussion of Cuban 1. affairs. The Senate committee on foreign relations have agreed upon !. the Cuban question, and it Is stated that there Is . disposition 10 make a direct reference in the resolution to to the Maidn disaster as a cause for our resent mcut. Some of the mem bers arr disposed 10 regard as posi- tive proof Spanish duphcity in the | Maine affair and to resent it as an |, act of war, and there is good reason 1 for believing there has been more or l less Giscussi lu in the committee on the alvisati.iv of the declaration l of var au account of the explosion | no, for Cuban independence merely. 1 But the Ns.ne incident will be thoroughly exploited and made the I bass o5 much that may be said !. The committee felt this a safe course ia view of Spain's recent 1 action concerning the recoucentra- dos
 Spa:a, very evidently, has hoped . to na aal. ,o ge, tHe better of tie