Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-09


Those Kentucky democrats do not
seem to be after Goebel murderers but
are trying to convict republicans
How long will it be before Britain
sends out another general who will dis
charge the melonchaly duty of. criti-
cising Roberts.
Isn't it about time for the New York
Yellow Kid to send balloon expedi-
ton to St Helena to rescue General
COME?
The richest thing of the season is
a new Kentucky story by James Lane
Allen. entitled The Reign of Law.
The scene is laid in kentucky. mind
you.
Mr. Cleveland is right when he says
that the democracy cannot triumph
solely by the mistakes of its oppon-
ents. but must itself do something to
show that it is worthy of power.
Arizona generally viii be rejoiced to
learn of the prospect of W. A. Clark
retaining his seat in the United States
senate In Mr. Clark. this territory
viii have a good friend in the senate.
Perhaps Pettigrew would have Jared
better in the spring elections in South
Dakota if he had not sent so many
of his traitorous speeches into the
state.
Anyhow. Snator Hoar thinks it bet
ter to stick to party that has made
what he considers one mistake. rather
than to 90 over to a party that has
never made anything but mistakes.
The sultan has already accumulated
a large collection of ultimatums and
wouldn't much mind adding Uncle
Sans to the list Anyhow he hasn't
got any extra money to fritter away in
paying his debts.
The American newspapers. with few
exceptions, were not affected by the
order of the war department making
the official spelling of our island Porto
Rico. The average editor had toe
much good American sense to adopt
the Spanish Puerto"
unswerTering fealty to republican
ism constitutes being collared, then
the Courier's charge of the Journal
Miner being coIlared is correct \
republican collar is something no man
need be ashamed Of So far as this
paper being subservient to any man.
even our contemporary knows better
John Bull points out that, for his
part. he is willing to sympathize with
the United States in the prospective
troubles with Turkey and hopes that
we will continue to reciprocate in
South Africa.
Governor Taylor of Kentucky has
given the lie to the rnmors that he
feared to stand trial on the ridiculous
Indictment found by the partisan
grand jury against him for the muir
der of GOebeI, to Frankfort TO face
his accusers.
Some of the iOUdest-mouthed demo-
Gratis in congress are having n hard
time in their struggle for denomination;
some Of their constituents are making
it plain that they think something
more than senseless opposition to
everything done by the administration
is required TO make statesman.
When Uncle George Pullman died.
and il became known that he had vir-
tuaIly ignored his son George Pullman.
Jr-. in his will. there was disposition
10 criticise him. Subsequent actions.
however. of the young scapegrace,
demonstrate that the old gentleman
better understood the worth of his off
spring than the public did
Cialusha \. Grow. of Pennsylvania
was member of congress and n strong
advocate of the original homestead bill
when it was passed forty-eight years
ago. When the free homes bill was
passed last week in the house Mr..
Grow was again on hand to vote for
IT, On the former occasion he was
the youngest member of congress-; on
the latter the oldest.
With characteristic effrontery. the
democrats are claiming that the Ohio
platform evades the issue on Porto
Rico. Yet that platform says: I'VE
reaffirs that the representa-
tive of the people have full power over
the territory belonging to the United
States. We sustain the president and
congress in exercising this power
etc If that is evasive. what is sus-
tanning?
The Mining and Engineering Journal
places W. y. Clark's income from the
Jerome mine at 100000 per month.
If it had just added two more ciphers
to the right of the above it would
have come several hundred thousand
dollars nearer the truth. The differ
ence between 100000 and the actual
figures representing Mr. Clark s
monthly income from his United
Verde mine would be considered big
fortune by almost any man in the
country
\ telegram in the Albuquerque Citi-
zen of last Saturday says: Delegate
Wilson. of Arizona. secured by amend
ment to the sundry civil service bill
today an appropriation of $4,000 for
the building of Fort Whipple. 1t
passed the house and viii follow in
the senate Now if the delegate will
follow this up with a law compelling
the Use of the money for the purpose
appropriated he viii have accomplish
ed something. The appropriation was
passed last session of congress but
never applied.