Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-01-12

] Omaha's trans Mississippi Exposl- tion is 10 toe honor by the govern ment with a special issue of postage stamps.
 An election is being held in the Transvaal for president, and Presl- dent Kruger is up again for re election.
 The floor of the city hall, London. collapsed on Monday night during a public meeting, and thirty people were killed.
 The periodical outbreak of Jaw between Fitzsimmons and Coroett is just now taking place. It looks very much like case of "one afraid and the other darsn't." Neither ot them care to again meet the other ln the ring.
 Ar attorney for Durrant left San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. l, for Washington for the purpose of filing another appeal with the United States supreme court. He expects to be able to get the case on record there in time to prevent the execution on January z.
 The so called home rule doctrine, which is just now being so vlgor- ously howled by few ambitious people in the territory who imagine themselves statesmen and politicians is a twin brother to that other poll tical fraud, civil service, as mani pulated at present. Both have the same object in view, politically.
 While MT. Kurtz no doubt has personal reasons for wanting to defeat Mark Hanna for the senate, it has just cropped out that he has personal ambitions to gratify also. MT. Kurtz would like to warm the seat himself which MT. Hanna, now occupies. Our sympathies are with MT. Hanna. who should be elected according to all rules of fairness anu justice in politics.
 Advocates of the so called home rule democratic doctrine state as an argument in its favor, that a similar law was enacted for Utah prior to its admission as a state. This asser- ton comes as near to the truth as the average statements made in support of democratic measures, as it contains only a suggestion of fact. A bill was introduced and passed the lower house, but that was as far : as it ever reached
 The man who opposes and abuses a political party, and then, in the event of its success, gets in and tries to dictate its appointments, is pos sessed of superlative gall. There are some such people found, though, even in Arizona. It places the in- dividual whose cause he espouses in an embarrassing situation, as he may not always be able to advocate the principles of his party, lest he offend his political sponsor.
 l There are eight more condemned murderers in California awaiting ' execution. When these are disposed of, it should have a salutary effect on the state. Worden, the train wrecker. is next in line, his execution being set for February II. Searcey, he colored man, who was formerly porter at the Palace barber shop in shls city. and who burglarized the place where he was employed the night he left here. IS also on the list, His crime was the killing of tramp near Bagdad, with whom be was travelling.
 4 cook is wanted at the Colorado river Iudian agency The position is one that comes under the civil service law, and the circumstance is considered of sufficient importance to telegraph it from Washington The telegram says: The United States civil service commission an , nounces that it is desired to estab- l fish an eligible register for the posi- - ton If cook, from which a selection , may be made to til vacancy in the . Colorado river agency boarding i school, at salary of $500 per an i num-" Now, it is sincerely hoped , tha, the selection of S5O-per month . cook 0y the civil service commission . will not cause such a strain on the institution as to stop the wheels of . the government.
 Excitement is reported very great in Australia over the Klondike country, and it is reported that thousands are preparing to go to the frozen north. Meetings are be- ing held all over Australia, and hundreds of thousands of dollar: will be raised by syndicates to send out competent men. At these meet ings company promoters make wild statements to get funds in hand readily. Tn one instance the speaker said, Don't take any apparatus, ! The great point is to get there early enough to pick up the nuggets of !. gold which lie on the surface. When they reach this Etdorado, [ they will find that the only nuggets which lie ou the surface are nuggets Of ice.
 1t seems little strange to us,' D says the Phenix Democrat, that the . attorney general of the territory [ should be fighting the battles of the bond holders against the people of ! Yayapsi county" It seems strange t, r-- 4L,t tb, ,I,4,r 1F 4b, n,.-z