Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-23

It is estimated that there are S2,- ! 100000 silver dollars in circulation
 which have never been coined by
 the government. They are spuriou:
 only in that the government did not
 coin them, as they contain as much
 or more silver than the dollar coined
 by the government.
 Congress is vested, by the consti-
 tuition, with the power to declare
 war. If Congress don't hurry up
 and make a declaration, some of ouI
 patriots are liable to lick Spain
 without waiting for authority to
 do so.
 That Spanish editor who chal-
 lenged Senator Mason to combat, should not be allowed to want for a foe worthy of his steel. In case the
 Senator refuses to fight him, one of the numerous war patriots who think the administration is too slow in declaring war should give hIm a few rounds.
 Another evidence of business i'm provement comes to the surface iu the unusual demands upon the treasury just at present for minor coins. This statement comes es- pecially from the Middle western states and is looked upon by treas ury officials as a very encouraging sign as to business activity in that section.
 Expressions of opinions from our citizens in regard to the proposed water works and sewerage bonding propositions will be given space in the JoURNAL-MNER. Contributors to this literature are requested, though, to permit the use of their names to any communications, an anonymous correspondence on subject of such importance is not desirable.
 The senate committee on civil ser vice, which made an exhaustive in vestigation of the subject, has re- ported in favor of removing from the classified service all deputy col lectors of internal revenue, store keepers, and gaugers, and all depu- ty collectors of customs. The re- port also adopts the contention of Senator Pntchsrd, chairman of the committee, that the government printing office was never legally put within the classified service and is not, by right, now in that service.
 Railroad men who voted for Me Kinley in 1896 are reaping the bene- fits in increased railroad business and earnings. The January and February reports of the leading railroads of the country which have been summarized show an increase of nearly 20 per cent in earnings over the correspond ng months of the preceding year with a prospect of further improvements in March. This increase in business means an increase of employees.
 There is a marked contrast be- ween the utterances of Wade Hampton and that of Gen. J. B. Gordon of Georgia on the war ques- ion. Hampton says 1T there is war with Spain the United States will . get little or no support from tue iouth. General Gordon recently . eceived telegram saying: "One hundred and fifty thousand of your stand ready to follow your cad in the protection of our nation i honor" Referring to thelr tele ram the general said: '1 think
 hear rebel yells and yankee hur- abs mingled as our common coun- " unites in protection of our flag"
 The Siegel Cooper Company, of Chicago, has asked the navy depart nent to turn over to that company one of the metal formerly forming
 part of the wrecked battle ship iaine, and it will have it cast into buttons, watch charms, ledallions, etc, which they will lace on sale in their stores in New -ork and Chicago. After deducting he eos. of production and selling, he company will turn over the net { roceeds to the navy department 1r the benefit of the people wLo lay be in want as a result of the 1, Iaine disaster. After all, the modern vessels of aval warfare are as yet practically , nproven. They are built on the 7 lans of well developed theories, nd will no doub. come up to what { expected of them, but as yet they ( ave never been put to any practical | st. The explosion of the Maine ' finishes most horrible illustra- V on of the force and power of 3 odern explosive agencies, and also LOWS how easily one of these ! arine monsters of destruction may it } swept from the face of the waters. D war, in which these modern yes k Is might be Put to practical test, z lght afford much information in ., gard to future requirements for a n wy.
 It was rather unkind in those (. lgusta, Ga, people to announce cI @ sale of their new bonds at 35 D, IT cent interest just as MT. Bryan b IS visiting the state to persuade al g people that the country needs { ore money, even at the risk of sking it of an uncertain value. It fl Il be hard to convince people that ne ere Is a scarcity of money supply (; e leD citias ara aNia +o o,,. .L.: u