Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-03-21

TransVaalers and the Orange Ere e
States will soon be at laager-heads.
In place of the Biblical saving,
sby their fruits We shall know them"
the American people say to the Gu
bans, shy our Woods and Roots ye
shall know us"
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese min
ister, fairly and squarely defeatt d
Chauncey Depew as an after dinner
orator the other day. This Is the
hardest blow that Chauneev has had
since he found that Vander5ilt's will
cut him out of $4,000 as executor.
Senator TiIlman's frankness IN
declaring that South Carolina had
succeeded in suppressing the mig
ger" vote was in marked contrast to
the lodging of senators from other
states which had done the same
thing.
Ex-Congressman Bourke Cochran
passed the bounds of truth when he
said this country had not maintained
neutrality in the South African war.
He must have realized it himself, as
he failed to point out one single act
not in accord with neutrality.
Republicans have no reason to
fear having their claim that congress
has power to govern in any way 1t
may see fit territory owned by the
United States. passed upon by the
supreme court.
Secretary Gage is preparing to
carry out that portion of the fnan-
cial bill. Just passed by the republi-
cans in congress, which provides for
refunding the bonded indebtedness
Of the country, substituting two per
cent bonds for those now Outstand-
ing at three, four and FIVE per cent.
Delegate Wilson is quoted as say
ing, in his argument for statehood,
that the population of Arizona is
now over 100000. This is an exag-
geration of at least 10000. II the
census shows up $4,000 it will show
an increase Of 21,OOO or over thirty
three and one-third per cent in ten
years.
President Mckinley has rendered
his kind offices in behalf of peace be-
tween England aud the Transvaal.
1t has been very politely refused
Thus he knocks out another source
of criticism on the part of his enc
mics.
Governor Taylor says the Ken
lucky courts shave become so par
tisan that it is practically, if not abb
soIutely. i'm possible for any man not
of their persuasion to obtain fair
trial" That is an arrsignment that
should make the Kentucky demo
Gratis hang their heads for shame.
HeIlol What's up in Georgia?
There is said to be possibility that
the democratic state executive com
mittee, which will meet this month
to arrange for the state convention,
may declare for expansion. Stilli
Mr.. Bryan hugs the idea that anti
expansion can win this year.
The territorial democratic COM
mittee has called its convention to
nominate delegates to the national
convention of the party to meet IN
Phenix May % Yavapai being the
banner democratic county two years
ago, is accorded the greatest num-
Der of delegates, thirty-lour, out of
one hundred and si1ty-two.
1t is stated that Rev. Sheldon is
assured of $4,000 profit in his
weeks management of the Topeka
Capital, "as Jesus would run a pa
per-" Rev. Sheldon will be given
the management Of the JOURNAL
MINER for two weeks at one-half
this sum.
Tucson, by ordinance, did for that
city what the legislature defeated
for the territory-an enactment of
an ordinance prohibiting the singing
in saloons DY women, The validity
of the ordinance was recently tested
in the courts and Judge Davis has
just decided the ordinance valid.
The Gazette is agitating the passage
of similar ordinance by the Phenix
city council.
The report of the railroad COM
missioners of the state of California
show accidents on railroads during
the year 1899 as follows: Employees
killed, 81; employees injured, 529;
passengers, trespassers and others
killed, IS; passengers, trespassers
and others injured, III; total killed
126; total injured $50. If the COM
mission had only given the total
number of passengers carried during
the year and the distance travelled
by each and had then computed the
average number of miles for each
passenger they might have been
able to furnish data as to how many
miles passenger could reasonably
expect to travel before getting
mixed up in railroad accident, or
the number of passengers in
thousand subject to accident.
The public is watching with con-
siderable interest to see. what the
outcome will be of the young at
torney who was arrested three
weeks ago, while armed with a
Winchester and shot gun on the
plaza, moving against the enemy on
the west side of the plaza. He was
arrested and at first put up 5000 cash
bail. This was drawn down and a
bond given for his appearance Feb