Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-12-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Vice-President Hobart's estate IS valued at $2,500,000. It turned out to be a mistake. The Hon. Bill HArrity, of Pennsyl- vAnia, is not suggesting either plat forms or buttons for the democratic campaign managers A southern contemporary declares that "Mr. Bryan is 8 mere man and not 6 god Can it be possible that the paper has sold out to Wall street.
 One of the things that 1t is diff cult to understand is why sny man should wish to be democratic leader in the house during the present congress.
 IL looks now ss though that al legged Modder river victory of the British was a terrible disaster, rather than victory.
 Goebel s now in 6 position to testify that political burglary Is just as uncertain as the other kind, no matter how careful plans are or how good tools are.
 AguinAldo had to eat his Thanks giving day dinner on the run, and It was . mighty skimPy meal, if cap tured Filipinos tell the truth about his comrnissary department.
 It now seems certain that this government will succeed in its de msnd for pledges that the "oPen door" shall be perpetually main tained in all parts of China, regard less of the nation in control of the territory.
 In securing the surrender ot a force of 800 men, with their arms and ammunition, Lieutenant Nun roe performed one of the most sue cessiul couPs of the Filipino war as he accomplished it with only fifty men.
 Great care should be taken Tn breaking the news of Aguinaldo's loss of capital, government, army son, and typewriter, to the hysteri- cal Miss Nancies who have been yelling "hsul down the flag"
 Down in Texas the other day At torney General Smith, of that state nominated ex-Governor Hogg as yice-presidentiul candidate with Bryan for 1900. Mir. Bryan, who was present, aPplauded his approval of the choice, so it may be Bryan and Hogg.
 A we'll known scientist furnishe: some information in regard to the ages of trees. He assigns to the pins tree 500 to 700 years as maxi mum; 425 years to the silver fir, and I70 to the ash.
 There was a legal execution ID South Carolina recently, and one oi the negroes executed was so grste- iul for the innovation that be made a speech on the scafold thanking the public for its indulgence. "The world do move"
 A score or more of turkeys were presented to President Mckinley for Thanksgiving. The one which graced the executive Thanksgiving table was from New Jersey and Wa: provided by a turkey raiser who ha' furnished the white house witi Thanksgiving turkeys for 8 numbel of years.
 If the democratic party had eve originated or accomplished any thing for the good of the masse they might be able to inspire con 6dence again in voters. Every tm' the party has come into power fo the last half century or more au CT of industrial depression and of bus iness failures has followed.
 The Hon. Mir. Sulzer. of NeV York, who is one of the candidate for the democratic nomination fo speaker, declares in loud voic that he expects to secure the soh' support of the New England demo cratic congressman. Thls sound big, but it only means two mon votes.
 It required several days for Mi Bryan to find some one to congrstu late in the state of Maryland, Th congratulations were received b the silver men. Thst's tbe joke
 The question has been asked who would be the democratic caudi date should Bryan die. We risk th assertion that in such an unfortun ate event the party would de too.
 Richard Croker has gone to Eu rope. Before leaving New York b announced that William ]. Brya will be the standard bearer of th democratic party in the next ns tional campaign and Tammsny HaI will give him its heartiest support.
 Those journalists who saw treact cry to the president and Senate Hanna on the part of Senate Foraker, will havs to revise thei ideas. No citizen of the BuckeY state lsbored more zealously fC Judge Nash than did the elOqueu senior senator.
 It woald appear that immed ately after election day Senor Aguil aldo, escorted by his three feather took to the woods and has r-maine