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

familiar.
To be republican official in Ken
lucky means being an alleged sus-
pect of completely in the murder OF
Goebel.
The Bryanites seem to be afraid
that the gold democrats will control
the Kansas City convention. There
is 10 such good fortune as that
ahead of the democratic party.
If it be fair to judge by the little
scrap at Lincoln. right under Mr..
Bryan's nose, so to speak, the mid
die of the road populists of Nebras-
ka are going to make trouble for the
dem-pop combine this year,
New York City now realizes the
value of having such men as GoEer-
nor Roosevelt for police commission
ers. instead of the Tammany dunn
mics holding those positions.
England, it is said, has apologized
for opening Consul Macrum's mail
n the United Stats should now
apologize for ever having sent Mac
rum 20 Pretoria, as consul, the
entente cordial between the two
countries should be fully restored.
Gen. Otis would be fully justified
in using extreme measurers in deal
ing with those Filipinos who engage
in plots against American authority.
The execution of a few Plotters
might serve as an effective warning.
Henry Watterson recently said
that if offered the job of managing
this years democratic ticket and
writing the platform, he would de
cline. He knows that defeat is in
evitable and has no idea of shoulder
ing any of the responsibility.
The action of the house in passing
bill providing for procuring de
signs for a proper memorial to Gen.
Grant, is commendable and should
at once be followed by the senate
1t is little short of disgraceful that
congress has not long ago honoreo
Gen. Grant with monument.
Senator Hoar has reported favora
bly, bill to increase the salary o
Justices of the supreme court of Ar
iona from $1,000 to $500, and Sena
tor Clark has reported fayorably I
bill to amend an act fixing the fee
of Jurors and witnesses in the court
of Arizona.
Mr.. Macrum, while talking yer,
voiubly on many subjects has no
vet explained why he deserted hi
post at Pretoria. From the tenor o
interviews given out from him tn
inference, however, is drawn, tina
he wanted to be the whole push" i
the English Boer controversy an
not being recognized as such, de
serted his post of duty.
Montague White, the Boer agent
isn't the first foreigner who ha
abused the freedom of speech al
lowed in the United States, but tina
doesn't excuse the bad taste of som
of his public utterances. His de
mand that the people force Presi
dent Mckinley to do as he woul'
like him to do was an insult to tn
whole American people.
Chief of Police Elton, of Lo
Angeles, has posted the following
notice On the bulletin board of tn
police station of that city: "Fift.
dollars reward will be paid by tn
undersigned for the dead body o
any burglar or highwayman killet
inside the city limits of Los Angeles
(Signed) Charles Elton, Chief 0
Police"
Commander briggs, of the navy
has perfected six-pound cannon
that severe tests have shown to b
the best of its kind in the world. 1
flies seventy-fve shots a minute
each shot weighing six pounds
Orders for fifty-one of the new gun:
to be mounted on the six new guI
boats now being built, have bee
placed by the navy department.
Kansas City does not propose t
lose anything on the democratic con
vention which meets there July 4tt
All the hotels are said to have adopt
ed SIS per day rate for board an
room during the convention season
This rate will be a pretty sever
blow to the "Jacksonian simplicity
so often heard Of in connection wit
democracy.
The Republican takes occasion t
make the demise of the Arizon
Graphic an opportunity for sayiuI
some unkind things of Secretar
Akers. II the secretary was a fnan
cial hacker OF the Graphic. which
however, he denies, it is no one
business but his own. Even if, a
the Republican alleges, he made
losing in the venture. it was his owl
money, and he is in no way subjec
to criticism in the matter. TIL
Graphic was a paper of which n
one should be ashamed, as it was
credit to Arizona.
Under the currency act recent,
adopted, over SIOO,OOO,OOO of bond
already been rendered for refunding
reducing the annual interest charg,
by about 100000. Altogether
S840,OOO,OOO are subject to refundine
under it, and 1t is believed tina
most of them will be rendered
sooner or later. More than %
charters have already been applied
for by small banks of SIS, 600 capita
and the number is increasing rapid
ly and may reach 500. Most o
49,, 1870 f-or, 4ba ,,;1JIo --o-4