Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-06-07
Now for greater Prescott.

minister, has arrived m Washington and will enter on the duties of his office Monday, June ,.
 When Whipple Barracks are re- built and regarrisOnec, and Moeller addition is built up we will just an mex the military reservation to Pres colt and make 1t part of our city.
 One of the attorneys representing the democratic gang of New York plundeSers drew knife in the Mazet investigating committee room on Friday.
 Patty du Clam has been arrested on a charge of conspiracy against Drevfus. Ifhalf of what has been published of his connection with that case is true be deserves hang ing.
 Yavapai county is not particularly having 8 mining boom but the in- creased activity in every distnet and the numerous sales of mining prop critics is encroaching very closely on the boom line. From one to three mining men are arriving here every day looking for properties.
 While the general effect that the formation of ali classes of business into trusts will have on the country is universally viewed with alarm, 1t is confidently believed by the more optimistic that conditions will ad- just themselves harmoniously in due time. Should they fail to do so 1t bodes no good for the country.
 Just before retiring from office President Cleveland threw the civil service cloak around about 4.0O0 of his appointees so they could not be removed by his successor. Presi- dent Mckinley has just revised the civil service rules so that NIT. Cleve- lands cloak no longer protects them. all of which creates a howl from democratic sources.
 With the work of rebuilding Whipple, the construction of our sewerage system and water works, soon to be commenced, and with the erection of a score or more new resi- dences now in progress in Prescott, and several others contemplated, and the prospects of plenty Of rain. the calamity howler and the pessi- mist find business pretty dull in their respective lines.
 The JoURNAL-MNER rejoicss today in the news it gives in regard to the rehabilitation of Whipple barracks. It rejoiees in the fact that General Miles and his allies in Prescott have not defeated, by their malicious abuse of Secretary Alger, the good work done by friends of the town, in try,ug to secure the rebuilding of the post.
 Prescott and vicinity was visited last evening by a nice, refreshing rain, being the first rainfall in this section since last September. It did not amount to sufficient to meet the present needs, but it was very ac- ceptable. Water is already becom- ing scarce for mining properties while in some sections feed for stock is getting very scarce. Indications today were favorable for a continu- ance of the precipitation.
 The French court has decided on a revision Of the Dreyfus case so that the star prisoner of Devils island will be returned to France for re-trisl. The disgrace of that nation in connection with this case can never be plotted from the pages of history, if history is impartially written, but it can save itself from continued disgrace by dealing justly with this martyr, who has been a victim of one of the vilest conspir- acies ever concocted by human fends.
 A Washington telegram says the cabinet has decided that there is no present necessity for the en- listment of volunteers. The situa- ton was gone over at the cabinet meeting very fully before this con- clusiou was reached. The president stands ready at any time 1t may ap- pear necessary to authorize the en- listment of volunteers should more men be deemed necessary, although believing such contingency will not arise. General Otis IS to be given 5000 men. The additional 5000 or 5000 troops to make up the SO,OoO will be taken from the regulars now serving in Porto Rico, Cuba and in this country.
 Colorado has peculiar case of contempt of court. A millionaire citizen of that state named Doyle, in litigation over inning property, located ID the above state, obtained judgment in an Iowa court. of S1oO,- 900 against certain Colorado parties. In addition to the action brought in the Iowa court, a suit was pend ing in a Colorado court also. When the latter case was called, the judge ordered Doyle to relinquish his S700,000 judgment obtained in Iowa and on his peremptory refusal to do so was adjudged in contempt and sent 10 jail until be purges himself of 1t. Doyle says he will rot in jail before he will obey such a mandate He has already been ID jail over l2o days and in the meantime the judge who sentenced him has retired from office.
 The democratic leaders are look