Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-04-20

] Secretary Alger says no more in- ! formation of the movement of troops
 will be given out, as it is not desir-
 able that the enemy be kept posted. The superiority of the afternoon
 over the morning newspaper has
 been clearly proved since the war
 excitement began. It always existed
 of course, but 1t needed some event
 of overwhelming magnitude, some
 one thing on which public interest
 was focused, to bring it plainly
 before the peopls.
 Republique Franchise. the French
 Prime Minister Marlin's paper. res
 gards President McKinley's mes
 sage as the preface to a war of con
 quest. It obviously means, it says,
 that Spain must withdraw from
 Cuba or fight. The idea of annexa-
 ton will follow victory. The paper
 dwells upon the seriousness of the
 aspect for European powers having
 possessions in the new world. The ;dea of annexation following cost
 ly war will be hailed with joy by a
 large proportion of Americans, whether 1t pleases MT. Frenchman O. not.
 Aside from the brutal and in
 human treatment of her subjects in Cuba, 1t matters little to the United States whether spain governs Cuba or not. There is a whole lot of sentiment talked about in connec- ton with Cuban affairs which have no foundation in fact. The strug gle of the insurgents against the odds and disadvantages which they have had to contend with has ex
 cited the admiration of this country. The brutality practiced by Spain has excited our sympath- ies.
 Every citizen of Prescott in favor of the future progress of the town should be present at the meeting in the court house this evening for the discussion of our water proposition. There is practically no opposition to bonding the city for water works, provided a sure supply can be ob- tained. The question is, then, IS the proposed enterprise feasiblci Is it practicablei And will it fur nish the supplyi Prof. Schuyler's report which is published in this paper is very complete and exhaus- tive. It should be perused care fully by every tax payer of the town. If there are any questions which may arise over it they should be propounded to its author tonight who will be present at the meeting The salvation and future progress of the town depends upon an in creased water supply. If this prop osition will furnish it let every one take hold and push it through.
 The road to Klondike is beset with perils, by sea apd by land. The individuals, who, singly, drop out of sight and of existence, on the trail, or who are swallowed up in the rapids and whirlpools of the Yukon or suecumb to disease after reaching their destination, are seldom heard l of. They go one at time or only a few at most, and the circumstance is not considered worth mentioning, in the aggregate they to hundreds. It is such as the recent burning of a vessel and the capsizing of another one. resulting in the loss of III on board, or of the terrible ava auche on Chilccot Pass, where the -ictims are numbered by the scores. yhich -.tract universal attention The lest in the burning of 8 steamer vas placed at about sixty In the of the Amy over fifty ives were lost, while in the Chilcoot 'valanche, the most conservative stimate of life is placed at loo and rom that up to 150. All of these circumstances are already commen- ing to have dampening effect on he ardor of gold seekers.