Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-08-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

trip, on his next trial the thing ex. plodcd and he had narrow escape . from-death.
 Pretty Mrs. Dorothy Studebaker Mcheown is sueing for divorce from her spendthrift husband. After he had squandered her fortune she went on the stage to earn a living.
 A fossil stegesaur has been dis covered. The stegesaur, kind reader,
 had the smallest brain for his size of any ancient animal. Probably he
 was the anti-expansionist of his time.
 Any member of the Senate could
 have told Admiral Bob" Evans that
 Hon. William E. Chandler was not a
 safe man to monkey with; in fact,
 Evans should have known without be- ing told.
 After tour of the islands, Adiutant
 General Corbin said: "The changes now being made in the Philippines could not be carried out by abler
 hands than those of Gov. Taft and Gen. Chaffee."
 The British government must re- gard the trouble in South Africa as very nearl y over, as it is announced that it will transfer 10000 troops from there to India, where there is fresh trouble.
 Hon. J. H. Blount of Georgia, who was Cleveland's paramount" commis- sioner in the effort to restore the Queen of Hawaii to her throne, was stricken with paralysis the other day.
 The unfortunate thing about all wars between labor and capital is the inevitable result-suffering of the in nocent
 Pitchfork Tillman is the only promi nent southern man who has publicly condemned Booker Washington's scheme of industrial education for the negro: He also attempted to justify lynching.
 The Selby robber has been captur- ed and he has confessed his crime. His name is Jack Winters and he has been in the employ of the shelter for seven years. He dropped the bullion into the bay and about one-half of it has been recovered.
 The Williams News announces that lots of people of that town are severe ly afflicted with nervous prosperity"
 The public land lottery in Oklaho- 1 ma.znocked out many predictions by working smoothly.
 Minister Wu denies that the Chin ese government has appointed his sue cessor. 4 new Chinese minister may. of course, be sent to the United States at any time, but its doubtful whether one will ever make as many American friends as Minister Wu has made.
 The last settlement in China ap- pears to be the real thing, which is decidedly pleasing.
 Dave Hill is very confident that Bryan is out of the presidential race, but fears that Bryan influence will be strong enough to throw him down. Bryan wouldn't be humanif he didn't whack Hill at every opportunity.
 Mexico is also turning out mining One of the newest is Pedro Alvarado, who less than year ago was peon, and whose income now exceeds S2OO,OOO month. He is said to rival our once famous Coal Oil Johnnie in his efforts to spend the wealth as fast as he gets it. He is building palace that will cost $500 OOO. One of his recent freaks was to pay Sl5,000 for the entire stock of a jewelry and diamond pedler who visit ed him.
 The boards of supervisors of the counties of Arizona have raised the taxable values from S3O.- )OO,000t to S50,OOO,OOO. The Yavapai county valuation, it is said, will reach >l2,0O0,000" The above. taken from 5he Phenix Enterprise, is but a sam ole of similar announcements made 1y the territorial press. So far as !, he valuation in Yavapai county is 1, it is all a mistake. No '. 'adical raises have been made in the ,aluation of property in this county md instead of SI2,0O0OOO, the assess nent roll foots up only about S4,OOO,- 100. |
 Mr. Bryan's jollying of southern democrats has not lessened the num- | Der of kicks given him by southern V U According to a high German au- hority, Russia and the United States | Ire to be the worlds dominating W powers in the near future. It The ship builders on the great t' akes have combined for the purpose | # securing the abrogation of the u reaty with England which binds 10th countries to build no war ships v 'n the lakes. U is It might be as well to ascertain |, whether Italy will not make us a job S ot price on future lynchings. | Out in Kentucky the people cant ., understand what King Edward can F e thinking of to adopt new title :; -ithout a touch of Colonel in it. - Dr. H. W. Wiley, chemist of the il Department of Agriculture, is on the si ight tack m agitating for national e, nv against the use of poisonous and fl ljurious adulterations and preserva- yes in food.
 Our exports to Japan have increased O, enfold in the short space of eight h, ears and are still growing, which fl roves that the Jap tells the truth fl