Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-09-11
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 ton for the presidency. This is add ing insult to injury. When a man wins greatness nowadays, his glory is mere bubble, when greatness is thurst upon him, it is an affiiction in- deed. Should the admiral be foolish enough to run for office, the "caitiff flight" charge will not only me made but proved.
 Captain James M. Forsythe, U. s. N, today received letter from Sec retary Long requsting an explanation of the alleged interview upon the Sampson-Schley controversy, accred- ited to him by Kansas City newspa- papers. The interview quotes For sythe as saying the trouble in naval circles is due to the fact that Samp- son was promoted over the heads of seventeen capable officers, his seniors in rank.
 Some persons are thinking that after the inquiry Admiral Cervera may figure as the real hero of Santiago Washington Star.
 MT. Grover Clevland of New Jer- sey," said the ex-president as he in troduced himself to the police magis- trate when arrested for illegal fishing. Evidently Cleveland desires to live up to his famous phrase, ''innocuous desuetude."
 It is announced that Thomas Law son is ready to place eight hundred dred thousand dollars at two to one that the Shamrock will not lift the cup.
 Electrical appliances in use in the ! United States today are estimated to be worth S2,975,000,000. ! The laziest man on record lives out towards Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. He hires boy every morning to tie up his shoes.
 It does beat all how these girls who never could" handle a broom or a mop at home, nor assist with the family washing can, down at the Santa Monica bowling alley. send the balls spinning down the line at pace which makes the men envious, and it doesn't make the muscles of their arms ache one bit, so there"
 4 San Berdardino newspaper man has eloped with his wife's sister. Of course he ''scooped" all the boys by sending in lively story of the scrape to the dailies.
 A Fresno tamale vender, advertises pioneer chicken tamales" for sale. Most people prefer not to have them quite so ancient.
 Bad boys at Bakersfield are taking their coats of their backs and pawn ing them to obtain money to buck the slot machines.
 | We were told by a reliable person this week that while two preachers were carrying on a revival at Va hoola church in this county they spent the night with one of the broth CTS. Next morning one of them in quired of the man if he had anything to drink, and upon being told no, both pulled out before breakfast and went of to another house to dine. What do you think of this for a preacher9 Do you think he was called to preach?-Dahlonega Mug get.
 J. Pierpont Morgan is coming to San Francisco to live a few months. Incidentlly he will see what there is in that city worth grabbing.
 A Fullerton man has bought a lot in the cemetery, and is having a mar ble vault built Tn which his body is to be placed in a slanting position, standing nearly upright. He evi- dently intends to be in a position to make break" when Gabriel toots his horn and the door of his vault flies open.
 The Hanford Sentinel says that the Harvey railroad restaurant mana ger of the Santa Fe system has asked | W. c. McFarlane to furnish 800 eggs a week to their eating places. Me Farlane should turn the job over to l his chickens, if he wishes to do the Harvey people justice.
 Last night as lay sleeping,
 There came a dream so fair" the operator of the stereopticon, who was to illustrate the song, threw on the canvass the picture of Chinese opium joint in full operation.
 A Buffalo dispatch of the 4th says that President Mckinley is here to give distinction to Presidents Day at the an-American. Unusually large crowds are assembling to do honor by their presence to the Chief Magistrate.
 In London, England, the Method ists of the world are assembled in ecumenical conference in City Road chapel, founded by John Wesley, the father of Methodism. This is the third conference of the kind held in thirty years. More than 250 delegates are present from the several Method ist bodies of the United States. Bishop Galloway, of the methodist church south, of the United States, preached the opening service.
 the wild creatures instead of for shooting they would, in many cases