Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24

Some of the yellow space writers have been getting thelr dates mixed and sending in April fool matter.
 The Molineux murder trial, which . is not expected to end for months is likel to be the longest as well as the most expensive. ever held.
 John Bull may be little slow in getting his second wind, but he'll get it; then, look out for trouble for the Boers.
 The memocrsts might save time and worry by endorsing tue good work of the national administra- ton and making President Mekln- ley's reelection unanimous.
 If Aguinaldo doesn't do some thing soon he will find the affections of the un-American antis transferred to the Boers, who at least know how to stand up and fight.
 The Yaqui Indians have formally declared the establishment of a government and have ssarted junta at Bisbee. Here is another chance for the antis.
 How hard up some democrats are for something to advocate is shown bv their efforts to make politics out of public sentiment toward the South African war.
 A good many persons have already realized the change in the military governorship of Cuba; General Leonard Wood is a difficult man to bamboozle.
 In shooting scrape in hotel at Frankfort, Kentucky, the other day four men were killed and three or four others more or less seriously wounded.
 Talking about raiding the terri tory of a friendly country and do- ing so are very different things, and nobody knows it any better than ths most vehement of the takers
 The Filipino plot, which was fortunately discovered and frus- trated, to throw dynamite bombs into General Lawton's funeral es- cort, must have made pleasant read ing for our Filipino lovers.
 Railroad activity is one of the surest signs of general prosperity. In 1899 the output of locomotives for private establishments in the United States was the largest in our history 2473, about one-third more than were built in 1898.
 The present prosperity of the country has caused no relaxation of efforts on the part of the republi- can administration and congress to increase our prosperity and to pro- vide for its continuance The peo- pie know by experience that they can always expect prosperity flom the republican party.
 President McKinley's demand for written guarantee from all the governments concerned that the Chinese ports which have passed under foreign control shall be open to the trade of all nations on the same terms has been agreed to. Another international triumph for the republican party.
 The Maryland mugwumps who made republican defeat in Mary land possible are now kicking them selves because German and his fol- lowers are once more running things and monopolizing all the plums. They deserve the kicking, and it ought to be harder than they are giving themselves.
 United States Senator Kyle of South Dakota who was sent to the senate by the republicans ot that state and afteTward turning over to the populists has formally announc ed the error of his way and is once more a republican. MT. Kyle's ac- tion is simply the rule. not the ez- caption.
 Humphl The man who accused Jerry Simpson of having become a money lender forgot to add that Jerry made it out of his farm, and not out of his newspaper. It is just as well to mention this, as the newspaper ranks are already little crowded, and if any of the editors have any money to Joan they are not advertising for borrowers.
 According to Senator Woolcot Pettigrew of South Dakota is about to join the insurgents. PeJtigrew should at once go into training for the fve-mile handicap, as up to date Aguinaldo holds a record that Mir. Pettigrew could hardly lower. How over, Pettlgrew has good wind and, if he couldn't outrun the Americans he might talk them to death.
 It has just transpired that Carne- gie spent s4OOO in telegraphing Senator Hears speech to Aguinaldo, and that the receipt of this docu- ment has largely been the means of ncouraging the Filipinos in their ebellion. The "antis" who have been giving aid and encouragement to these Filipinos have reason to be thankful every day in the week that their lucky star was cast in coun try noted for leniency and mercy. Such acts as many of them have been guilty of. if committed in some of the civilized countries of the earth, would have been the