Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-15

are m doubt they proceed to Chin' and make a grab of Chinese terri tory.
 The CubaDs learned the knack of padding pay rolls from Spanish of fcers, but that sort of thing doesn't go with Uncle Sam.
 Auaheim, California, during the past year shipped 450 car loads oi celery. Tie crop for the coming year Is expected to be much larger as 500 acres of new ground is being prepared for planting.
 Germany seems to have as much confidence iu Dewey and Otis as the rest of the world. She has taker her last cruiser away from Manila leaving the matter of the protection of her citizens there in the hand; of the above officers.
 Gomez reports an army of 4S,00C of which 32,0O0 are privates, l0,00C nOn-commissioned officers and the rest commanding officers. Just where this force has been staked out Is not apparent, as prior to the Spanish American war there was DC evidence apparent oi any such arm' in Cuba, opposed to Spain.
 The pastors of the Baptist and Methodist churches of Los Angele; have issued a call 10 all of the churches of the Protestant denOm' nations in Southern California, ask. ing that next Wednesday be set apart as a day of humiliation, fasting and prayer, because of the drought, sick ness and financial stringency.
 The fact that the general de6c- iency appropriation bill contalus 6 clause appropriating SS,OOOOOO as sn emergency fund, to be expended at the presidents discretion, shows that congress had the same confidence in President Mckinley upon its last day that it had year ago, when it gave him S5O,OOO,OOO to prepare for war
 The first woman ever hanged in Canada was hanged there yesterday March 10, at St. Scholastique, Cue bee. Her name was Mrs. Portier and she was convicted, with an accomplice named Parslow, of murdering her husband Tn 1897 Strong influence was brought to bear to have the sentence commuted but without avail.
 Senator Murphy made a determ- ined effort to smoke that woman suffrage bill out O. committee the other day, but failed. It now looks as fl the bill would sleep the sleep that knows no waking In that com mIttee. The members of the coun- cil do not seem possessed of the moral courage to put the bill to a vote, and go on record on it, and either pass it or kill 1t n a respect able way.
 Admiral Sampson has proven him self a patriot of the highest type Secretary long has received a lettel from him in which, after referring to the allegations that the list Of of icers recommended for promotion of Santiago had failed of confrma ton because 1t included his name, hC asked the secretary to immediately reappoiut these officers, emitting hi' own name.
 Read this and then snile al the presumption of it. It Is from the Phenix Herald: "Phenix has be come the miners headquarters oi the territory. Here mining deal; are negotiated and general mining intelligence sought. Hardly a good mine is iu the territory of which full information cannot be obtained iI Phenix. A number of mining brok' CTS are located in the city and the volume of mining business transact ed here is rapidly on the increase"
 Governor Murphy on Monday sent the following nominations to the council for its confirmation: James H. McClintock of Pheuix; Harry z. Buck of Tempe, and A. A. Dufton of Flagstaff, to be members of the ter ritorial normal school board. NJ. F. Freeman of Tucson; R. \. Freder- icks of Prescott, and E. 4. Cutter of Fort Grant, to be members of the board of equalization. Chas. Drake, Herber, Penney and H. W. Fenner of Tucson, to be members of the board of regents of the territorial university.
 According to statements made by Legislators in Pheni1, Arizona is on the eve of bloody war between sheep and cattle men, similar to that which occurred recently in Colorado. There IS a bill before the legislature to restrict the driving of sheep through the territory and to protect cattle men in their ranges. The opponents of the bill, repre- senting the sheep interests, gravely and ominously aver that if the bill passes, the sheep meu will ignore t and precipitate a conflict to secure what they deem to be their rights to pasture or drive sheep over gov ernment land at their pleasure. On the other hand cattle men, or ad- vocates of the bill, say that il the bill does not pass they will become a law unto themselves and will or ganize Co declare war on their brother stock men, of the sheep in terests aud will by force of arms pre- vent intrusion by the latter on the