Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-01-26

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 McKenns has been confirmed as Justice of the Supreme Court Of the United States.
 Governor John W. Griggs, of New Jersey, has been appointed attorney general.
 Senator Morgan claims that Presi- den Cleveland always favored Ha- waiian annexation.
 Mayor McKisson denies the re port that he contemplstes contest ing Senator Hanna's seat.
 Tho position of Captain General of Cuba is not the most pleasant one in the world.
 A Washington telegram says that the charges against Judge Webster Street have been dismissed.
 New Jersey has adopted the work cure for tramps with such success that the New York legislature has under consideration bill of simi- lar nature to compel all hobos to work
 4 Chicago woman, who had her omach removed. died from the effects of the operation, while St. Louis man, who had the same operation performed, was alive at last accounts.
 The House Committee on Terri tories. after concluding the hearing Of arguments, fixed on next We'd nesaay- meeting for vote on the statelu,i b.i,s of Oklahoma, New Mexico aat Arizona.
 Whrlo .e B-r-s los are making ovegtures in se, ei rac'ious for running ma.- for 3.1 in 1900, Bosses CT k.r and ios-sl are t.y- ing 10 arrange a tie dra! to save MT. Bryan the fati .ue of running.
 Ii money talks, the Dingiey tariff Is certainly doing some shouting these day, as 1t piles up the cash in Uncle Sat g treasury. It is proving itself to or inc revenue raiser that it was claimed by its authors to be.
 To have been suspected of crook eduess under the last municipal administration of New York, gives a man a claim on Tammauy; to have been convicted gives him a cinch on an office.
 It seems to be a foregone cOnclus ion that the French authorities do not propose 10 give Emil Zola an impartial trIai for his scanting de- nuncistion Of the court which con demned Dreyfus. Zola will be punished for hls espousal of D:ey- fus.
 Virginia promises to Outrival Ken lucky in her colouels very soon. | Any one of good standing who is willing to take the anti-dueling oath | and pay SIOO can receive the title if bill now before the legislature passes.
 Talk about interfering with indi vidual liberty! If the law now be- fore the Virginia legislature to pro- hibit flirting does not interfere with a God given right of every female woman in that state, we do not what the term means.
 The custodian of those bottled yellow fever germs recently brought from South America to tbe Surgeon General of the United States Marine Hospital Service, for experimental purposes, probably did not need to be told to handle carefully"
 A class fight between students at a Baptist college at Franklin, In iiaua, resulted il q number Cf broken heads, cut faces and the spilling of a large amount cf blood. The prospective ministers are evi- iently giving themselves thorough training for their lIie's work.
 A canvass of the republican mem osrs of he House ou the question of changing the civil service laws, ,onduc,-G by the republican steer ng committee. IS about. completed. Of 2O3 r-puhl'aan members, the ,anvas, IS said tu saae toat a ma- Jrity, ranging ffoa ,S 70 4J, is . favorable tr a chany- III .a- -aw.
 Stat.s,ics ai fife insurance e- It. y published show taat in th. lost i wenty five years the average We | mans life has increased from about ( 7 years to nearly 46. or more than per cent IE the same period of $ inc the average mau's life has ' increased from nearly F years to C bout 44, or per cent.
 A special 70 the Chicago Tribune T rom Washington says: The fate of [ he territories asking for admission . as been settled for this session of { and unless the unexpected Q appens, there will be no new states ( his year. Next Wednesday is fixed /. 5 the day for the vote on statehood e leasures. n
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