Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-04-04

The faction fight of the Texas
is quite as important as
that of the District of Columbia
democrats.
1t should not be lost sight of that
the sugar and tobacco trusts would
be the largest benefciaries of free
trade with Porto Rico.
The new Carnegie steel combine
will doubtless result in encouraging
the fc rwarding of applications from
towns in need of public libraries.
Mrs. Lily Langtry, who is booked
to appear in Pittsburg next Monday
will not be permitted to produce her
play, ''The Degenerates," there.
South Dakota is preparing to do
the senate, and the country, a favor
by retiring Pettigrew, the Filipino
senator.
Ex-senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin,
is dead, aged 81 years. He served
two terms in the senate and was a
very able men.
Hon. Charles A. Towne has called
meeting of silver republicans for
July 4, at Kansas City. This is sur
prising. Are there enough silver re-
publicans to fill convention hall7
New York's grand jury seems to
be several laps ahead of the Tam
many police force when it comes to
lighting the dives and disreputable
places in that city.
In the death of General Joubert
the Beers have lost their ablest gen
eral. His death is said to have pre-
duced most despiriting effect on
the soldiers of the Boer army.
The following is the unique invi-
tation extended by the Albuquerque
Citizen to the Bryan "blow OUT in
that town: do not fail to come
to the democratic circus to be held
in this city April A."
Ground is to be broken for New
York's S35,OOO,OO0 rapid transit tun-
mel with silver shovel, but Tam
many will only need an ordinary
shovel to scoop up a goodly portion
of these millions.
Eastern cities are giving Mrs.
Langt1y the marble heart. Pitts
burg started the ball rolling by re-
fusing to allow her to appear there.
Cleveland has followed the example
OF the Smoky City by canceling her
engagement for that city.
The democrats favor free trade
with Porto Rico, not because of
their love of the Porto Ricans, but
because they regard it as an enter
ing wedge to free trade with all the
world and its consequent reduction
of the pay of American wage earn
ers.
The administration and congress
will do the best they possibly can
for Porto Rico without risking in
jury to this country. The country
knows perfectly that whatever its
mistakes, the republican party is
still that of great moral ideas and
that 1t will do no injustice. Stand
back, then, and give the leaders a
chance to think calmly instead of
trying to drive them helter-skelter
into no one knows what compiled
tions.
The Chicago university has sue
ceeded in securing 100000 in do
nations from various sources, under
the promise of John D. Rockefeller
to give an equal amount to all that
they would raise, up to this sum by
April l. Mr.. Rockefeller will now
make good his promise, which will
enrich the university by 100000
Mr.. Rockefeller has previously given
4 100000 to the institution.
Our contemporary serves notice
this morning for all democratic
aspirants for congress to keep of
the track until Col. Wilson gets
through running. They will be per
mitted to make a squirt on the con-
gressional race course, just to per
NIT the public to know that they
are alive, and to get in line for the
race when Wilson gets his ambitions
satiated, but for no other purpose
That is, they may make sort of ex
, hibition trial of speed.