Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-31

Poor Jay Gould! It would maAe nim wrlthe in his grave to know what Castellane is doing with hi | hard earned wealth.
 Our democratic friends should read up in political history; no Po- litical party has ever been defeated by the circulation of lying scandals.
 Lieutenant Samuel Howard, who died in Washington last Sunday, was the pilot of the Monitor in the famous fight with the Merrimac and was, it is believed, the last survivor of the crew.
 The republican party has never believed that the man who was thrifty in his private business was thereby united to hold public of- fee. On the contrary, such men make the best officials.
 Chairman Henly, of the Indiana republican state committee, has the right idea about the necessity of organizing now for this years cam paign, and it ought to be followed in all the states.
 In Chicago wolf has been killed inside the limits of Chicago. Now let New York keep up her end by kill ing an octopus in the Hudson river. Or perhaps St. Louis might catch microbe in her water from Chicago.
 Adlai Stevens, who will be re- memembered as the last Cleveland vice-president, has been dug up and mentioned" as the democratic candidate for governor of Illinois. He says he would not have the nomination
 Goebel says if he is declared governor of Kentucky he will be seated. The indications are that if the legislature of that state re- verses the decision of the election commissioners there will he much blood shed in the state.
 Great Britain and her colonies buy 55 per cent of our agricultural exports. and have paid in a single year as much as s4O3, ,953,S54 for them. Still, there are men who are all the time talking up the advisa- bility of our quarrelling with Great Britain.
 It will be interesting to note that one of the leading dailies of Kansas is to be edited for one week by a minister of the gospel, a noted au- thor. He will edit the paper as he believes "Christ would if upon earth" and doubtless the expert ment will be watched with very much interest.
 A copy of some laws of Arizona which went into force January l, 1900. issued by authority of the Fish and Game Commission of Ari- zona has been received at this office. This is a neat little pamphlet and should be carefully examined by all who enjoy the outdool recreation of hunting and fishing.
 One of the best telephone stories comes from Fitzhugh Lee. It is given in one of our leading dailies that after General Lee had gone over to Cuba that he called over the phone and in response was asked his name. ''FItzhugh Lee, " was the answer. Spell it :" was de- handed. "F-i-t-z-h-u-g-h Lee" ''Thanks," was the answer; then came the retort: ID that China man, anyway"
 The scheme advanced by Senator Hoar for the government of the Philippines is generally inconsistent with the idea he advances for their independence. He says ''give them an American governor who will place about him Filipino cabinet and other officials to be guarded by an American army tili the troubled time IS over," admitting that we are responsible for their govern ment until pacifed.
 Senator Hale is too hasty when he objects to the president not re- ceivlng a Transvaal representative. So far General O'Brien has been the ouly one to present himself as such and he was rejected because he was an American citizen and therefore ineligible according t. all precedent. So far as the administration knows, no other repres sntative is even on the way to America.
 In reply to a query from the New York Herald asking from him statement regarding the sentiment of the people of this territory upon the bill now in congress for an amendment to the constitution pro vidipg for the election of United States senators by popular vote Governor Murphy replied: 'I be- lieve the sentiment cf the people of this territory is strongly in favor of the election of United States sena- tors by popular vote. 1 believe an amendment to the constitution in this regard would receive the ap- proval of four-ffths of the people of the United States, and that it would not only be ratified by two- thirds, but by all of the states of the Union. Personally, I most earnestly advocate legislation for this purpose"
 JOHN RUSKIN.
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