Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-04-13
JIG. MARTIN. Editor and Proprietor

General Miles wants to change
 the color of the army uniform from
 blue to gray-brown.
 Five thousand Cubans in this
 country it is said will offer their ser
 vices 10 the United States the mo-
 ment war is declared against Spain.
 Spanish honor isn't visible to the
 naked eye Of residents in this part
 of the world, although We have had
 numerous instances of Spanish dis
 honor.
 The Tucson Star is booming Col>
 onel Breathitt for delegate to Con-
 gress. IL seems a foregone conclu-
 sion that Mark Smith will be given
 the marble heart by the democracy
 this year.
 The men who were the strongest
 advocates of peace so long as it
 could be kept with honor, are the
 men who car be depended upon to
 fight the hardest for victory when
 the war opens.
 No part of the United States will
 suffer more as a result of war, than
 will Arizona. Already upwards of
 score of negotiations for mining
 properties have been brought to a
 standstill in consequence of the
 prospects for war. ,
 Our late distinguished Chinese visitor. Ii Hung Chang, is accused of having been bribed by Russia, but little thing like that will not worry anybody in China, where bribery and official Peculation are considered the proper thing, if not 1 discovered.
 Captain Sigsbee expresses the opinion that the Maine was blown up with the full knowledge of the Spanish officials. This opinion IS shared by ninety seven Fer cent of the people of the United States.
 4 practical way to aid in develop ing American art is that adopted by Alexander H. Revill, of Chicago, who has offered $2,5O0 for a color sketch which shall present the most practical suggestion for decorating public school room.
 Word comes from Victoria that 8 mail carrier from Dawson had re- ceived advices from Andree, the north pole balloonist. The telegram Is silent, though, in regard to what the nature of these advices were.
 Germany has a claim of $13,000 [ against the republic of Liberia, and l she recently offered to cancel the debt fl Liberia would consent to 6 German protectorate over the re- { public. This, of course, was re- $ fused.
 There were other reasons-good reasons-than diplomatic negotia- V tions for President McKinley's de- V sire to postpone the opening of hos tilities for few days. One of them s was that we had invested about $12,- | 100000 In ships and munitions of r war in Europe, which it was desira- il ble to have on this side of the At- ! lantic before the fighting started. Q The same class of political dema- gogues who have been bowling a about the money power influence p preventing war, will soon be bowling E that the bondholders were responsi- tC ble for war. If war should occur, al as now seems inevitable, a war loan " of several hundred million dollars a, will be required to carry it on. Of d. course. these bonds will be sold to el the money power" N The Sagasta ministry elected o' large majority of the members of P' the lower branch of the Spanish Cortes. and the Sagasta ministry is ct credited with being opposed to war St with us. The election for the upper th branch of the Cortes will be held fo Easter Sunday. ar The tide of travel towards Klon- oe iike has very materially slackened or up within the last few weeks. 4 10 small transportation company run oE hing a boat between Seattle and tlC Skaguay has succumbed to dull pl business. Others, it is said, will m follow. Steamers leaving San Fran fo cisco recently have had very small ca or passengers for Klon- VI like. tn Representative Quigg, member @ of the foreign relations committee, as T5 iays that Spain will be held respon- be Ibir for the blowing up of the Maine. He is iu favor of reporting ! resolution instructing the Presi- n1' lent 10 drive Spain from the western VI hemisphere. She should be obliter W" lted from the map of the world. n, .n A proposed plan or probably what otl night better be termed a suggestion Ia or a settlement with Spain comes An rom Washington, which is briefly ra, his.-That the United States de ,1, lare war, prosecute it with vigor, .n, rive the Spanish out of Cuba, take for possession of the island and then fri .old it or sell it to the highest and ;.v ,est bidder. as indemnity for the of oss of the Maiue and the cost of Tn he war. wh There is marked difference be- ann ween the tone of the newspapers Am l the United : ates and those of for, poin. La Luchia. a paper published c.