Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-19

won by Harold and Sadie Munds.
 Major w. H. Daly, surgeon-general
 on the staff of General Miles in Porto
 Rico and the man who was responsi-
 ble for the "embalmed beef scandal
 in the army, committed suicide re- gently in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
 Most people will be surprised to
 learn that it appears from reports to
 the Geological survey that Arizona
 has the largest unbroken pine forest reserve in the United States, covering an area of 5000 square miles. The total quantity of pine timber suitable for saving purposes within the boun- diaries of the territory amounts to 10,- O00,000,000 feet, which is enough to supply the needs of a thickly popu- lated state for more than a century. The principal forest area is in Coco nino county. and borders the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. although Gila, Apache and Yavapai counties have considerable timber. In New Mexico there are two enor- nous forest reserves, one on the Pecos river, in the northern part of the ter ritory, the other on the Gila river, in the southwestern section, comprising 3,70l,040. This domain is as large as the states of Rhode Island. Delaware and one half of Connecticut com bined.
 The nation has prospered for the past four years in a greater degree than in any previous period of it's his tory. There is an activity in all sorts of business at the present time, such as has seldom been seen here in the past. Fewer idle persons, in propor- tion to population, are in the country now than ever seen here before. The level of the country's wealth and pros perity is rising higher and higher. No other country in the world has finan- cial credit which is so high as that of the United States at this moment. The country's political and social prestage all over the earth is greater than it has ever been in any other age.
 The Porto Ricans are experiencing prosperity. Business of all sorts in the island is better now than it has been in many years. Of course it will be still better as soon as the islanders become thoroughly Ameri- and adopt American methods. The advances, too, which will come soon in the islands political status will help all sorts of trade among its people. A full territorial government for the Porto Ricans is sure to be granted within the next few years. Then state government will not be far in the distance. This is the kind of imperialism" which is in store for the new Americans of the Gulf of Mexico.
 Mrs. Mckinley still continues to improve.
 General McArthur will return to he United States in July.
 Mrs. Lyn Pullman today filed suit | or divorce from George NJ. Pullman )n the ground of desertion.
 A dispatch from Pekin says that in lications point to a probable definite of the indemnity question | 1t the meeting of the ministers, which will occur Saturday.
 The locomotive of a Union Pacific !. reight blew up Thursday morning lear Clarks, Neb. Engineer Fulmer md Fireman Jenkins were killed. 1. Brakeman Fleming was fatally in ured.
 Americans won the third consecu- | i've day of clay bird shoot in London )y a score of S43 to 739. The result vas accepted with good will by the British.
 The constitutional convention at 1 Havana has deferred action on Sec | etarv Roots letter to Governor Wood regarding the cabinets action ,n the Platt amendment until Mon lay.
 Jerome is going to have in connec- ion with her celebration of the glori- ,us Fourth of July parade of Ter . ible Horribles." Such a parade would be more in harmony with a territorial convention,