Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-04-24

Porto Rico, S4,295,9 ,953; and to the
 Philippines S2,767,ssh
 Having repeatedly failed to secure
 remedial legislation from congress to
 prevent the abuses of the privilege of second class mail matter, the post office department officials have ad- dressed a circular letter to 400 pub fishers suggesting a departmental rule that will stop all premium in ducements for subscriptions. An i'm mense number of publications, it is claimed, are sustained in the second class status by patronage induced by offering premiums, and would be elim- mated but for these extraneous in ducements. The officials claim the rule would be of benefit to legitimate publications, and ask for expressions of opinion from the publishers ad- dressed.
 Mrs. Botkin, the woman poisoner, has been granted new trial by the supreme court of California.
 Rev. Pease, a Baptist preacher of Witchita,, Kansas, was arrested for in sanity the other day. After being taken to jail he secured long iron bar and smashed the water pipe in the jail flooding the institution and nearly drowning himself. He kept the off cers at bay for some time but finally yielded to a newspaper reporter with whom he was acquainted.
 The latest railroad rumor is to the effect that the Burlington is wooing Senator Clark'sI Salt Lake railroad with prospect of their uniting their interests. With the Burlington be- hind it the Salt Lake road would put up lively fight with the Hartman syndicate.
 A medical student at Ann Arbor. while experimenting with the bubonic plague germ, got on too intimate terms with it and the pesky thing de- veloped in his system genuine case of plague. While it is said he will live through it, he will be more care ful hereafter in handling a live bacillus.
 A Los Angeles woman claims that she is engaged to marry Senator Clark. MT. Clark's relatives have felt called upon to deny it. The wo- mans name is Miss Laube, and she says she visited Mir. Clark's mother and claimed to be on very intimate terms with the family. Senator Clark's mother says that Miss Laube had called several times during her recent stay in Los Angeles, but that her visits had been unsolicited, and not enjoyed. On one occasion she left her photograph which later found a resting place in waste paper bas- ket.
 The oil men at Beaumont Texas, propose to turn loose all six of their oil wells loose and let them spout oil for President McKinley's entertain ment as he passes through that state.
 Ohio republicans do not appear to be worrying because the democrats of the state are now engaged in carrying the fall elections. They know that the democrats have always made spe- cialty of that sort of victories.
 Sneerlng at partisan newspapers is cheap and easy, but you always know where to find the honest partisan newspaper, while many of those pro- fessing independence can only be located after they have ascertained which side has the most inducements to offer.
 It Is said that Senator Jones of Ar chairman of the democratic national committee, will be up against hard fight when he tries for re-elec- ion, owing to the ambition of other democrats. The republicans are not iguring on electing a majority of the in Arkansas for few years o come.
 NIT. G. Randolph, an Alabama re- recently said of the intend d disfranchisment of negroes in the tate: "The negroes are not now al- owed to vote, and even if formerly Iisfranchised the loss of their ballots Till not figure in the results any more han now"
 As a trouble hunter the preacher rho has written book denying the . xistence of the human soul and the | octrine of immortality is likely to be I bowling success. | Democratic politicians of the South f re doing considerable worrying over d ne increasing independence of news c apers in that section.