Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-12-07

A number of senatorial surprises will be due in the next few weeks.
 Dick Croker and the Sultan of Turkey ara aliKe in one respect they both oppose reform.
 We wonder if Porto Rico, Hawaii a Id the Philippines will send silver advocates to Washington.
 Hawaii will probably become a full-fedged territory ot tho Unit-d States on July 1, lS99.
 Uncle Sam IS not only mining a good deal of gold, but getting a lig pile from the gold produced n other countries.
 Copper is going upward in price, and the prediction Is madc that 1t will reach the l5-cent mark before January l.
 For the quarter ending SsPtemb' T Both, the exports from Manila to the United States aggregated S62,- 95O.27 in value. A very creditable showing under the circumstances.
 There is a good prospect that Senator Stewart will De dropped in Nevada. The Senator is the first among that variety of gold bugs who try to force silver on the other fellow.
 With the people solidly support ing expansion, the individuals who are talking against 1t are accon-- plishing about as much as they would by whistling against a gale.
 Port Said is credited with being the wickedest place on earth, but if Tammany is kept in charge of New York long that town will be a close second, if not a winning rival.
 Repudiation of any portion of her national debt, by Spain, would lut- ricate the toboggan slide upon whic b that country is flying to the bottom of has beer gulch.
 Contracts have been signed be- tween five of the western railroads for over $3O00,000 worth of steel rails to be used next summer for extension and repairs. That is 8 substantial evidence of prosperity that cannot be gainsaid.
 The new empire acquired by the United States contains l6l, 1855 square miles. and a population of lO,226.- 624, while the revenue derived from taxation will amount to $44, ,0O0,0 900 a year.
 When Uncle Sam gets ready 10 build the Nicaragua canal be is like ly to make short work of the claims now put forth by citizens of the United States and of Central Amer ica.
 An exchange says the man who tried to run a newspaper to suit everybody has been planted under a juniper bush, and the searching katydids now sing his evening dnge and the mule-eared rabbit stands as a sentinel oyer his grave.
 Aguinaldo still talks fight. When it becomes apparent that he cannot have his own way, or when Uncle Sam's soldier boys give him a trouncing he will change his mind.
 Gov-elect Roosevelt ,s disappoint- ing his enemies by keeping on good terms with all members of the re- publican party. He'll disappoint them in other ways after he assumes office.
 Assistant Secretary Vanderlip of the treasury, has gone to Porto Rico to look into the money system, the light house service, the coast survey, and other matters that come under the treasury department.
 Senator Allen-man-who-talks-loDg of Nebraska, who will be succeeded by republican, is credited with an intention to becsae a rival of Col. Bryan and to fight him for the con- trol of the Nebraska delegation to the democratic national convention; but he denies it.
 An agent of the department of agriculture succeeded in growing to maturity oats, barley, flax, potatoes and a number of vegetables in Al aska this year, which proved the falsity of the contention that the summer was too short there to ma ture such crops.
 ! Senator Lodge says the Nicara- qua canal must be built sooner or later, and that the sooner We go about it tho better it will be for American trade and commerce. MT. Lodge adds that he does not see any chance for canal legislation at this session of congress.
 There will be no more bull fight ing or cock fighting in the Santiago district of Cuba. Gen. Wood has given official notice that be will i'm pose a fine of 5000 upon any person who promotes the first, and $50 upop each promoter or spectator of the second.
 Representative Hepburn, of Iowa. says the Nicaragua canal must be built, because the people demand it, and the republican party is pledged to do it; that it must be built on american soil, under the American flag, under American pc licing, and directly by the United