Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-10-26

Read the war story Tn Saturday s ] JoURNAL-MNER.
 E. s. Clark and c. NJ. Funston. of Flagstaff, came in on today's train with Col. Brodie.
 Mrs. E. W. Butcher, and her son Egbert, returned this afternoon from their trip east.
 ! E. D. Treadwell, one oI the next legislators from this county, came is yesterday from Jerome. Chaplain H. A. Brown. of the Rough Riders, returned today with his former commander. Col. A. O. Brodie.
 Felix Coblentz. the we'll hnown commercial man, is in town. It is his first trip here for about six months.
 Constable John Burkes, of Jerome. yesterday brought John Hornsby in to serve sixty days sentence in the county jail for carrying concealed weapons.
 The republican candidates re- turned to Prescott last night. They are greatly encouraged by the re- captions which they have received at the different places visited by them.
 Newspaper "apologIes," it Is pre- sumed, need not apologize to their critics, when the latter bodily steal their editorial thunder. Eh Other wise, an apology may be in order.
 Parties who attended last nights democratic meeting at Mayer re- port a very good meeting. The attendance was not as large nor the enthusiasm so great as on the occasion of the republican meeting.
 NJ. Gratz, has returned from an extended visit east. During his trip, he arranged for the wholesale agency in Prescott of the Anheuser- Busch brewing company. and has two car loads of beer on the way here.
 Quite a serious accident happened at the Jerome shelter on Tuesday, resulting in the injuring of three men. Thomas Harris was quite ser iuusly burned by an explosion, and also had both ankles broken. The other two, whose names were not learned, were less seriously injured.
 Maricopa county registration closed with about 4,500 names, or just about the same number as Yavapai. These two counties con tain between one-third and one half of the voting population of the ter ritory.
 'Gov. Irwin, republican, signed the first tax-exemptiOn bill. exempt ing railroads. .'-CourieI. Tbe JOUR NAL-MINER, stands corrected. It had Governor Zulick in mind as the chief executive who attached his signature to that document.
 Col. BIodie, as delegate in con- gress, would be of great service to northern Arizona in the assistance he couli render in securing Whipple barracks re-established as a military post. His military training and as sociations would stand him well in hand in this respect. Will voters be swayed then by sentimental feel ings or will they vote for securing substantial beneftsi
 The home merchant is the man who gives you credit when you have no cash to buy the necessaries of life. The home merchant Is the man who helps to pay your taxes that run your schools. The home merchant is the man to whom you appeal Tn the time of distress for favors. Then why should you ignore him when you desire to make purchase He usually sells his good goods at as low a figure as the man who does busi- ness iu the big cities. The hills look green far away Exchange.
 Our democratic friends say that statehood Is not an issue In the campaign. With them 1t seems not to be although a plank in their platform reads that the democracy of Arizona are now, and always have been in favor of statehood As, according to,their statehood it is not an issue this was simply put in to ornament their platform: They know and admit that Col. Wilson stands no show of securing state hood. They know, though denying it, that Col. Brodie does stand 8 reasonable show of securing It. But democratic leaders do not want statehood as much as they want partisan supremacy.