Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-23

 Prescott postoflice for Pat Grove. Will some one notify the Omaha police7
 Jeff Davis is candidate for United States senator from Arkansas.
 Mir. Cleveland's other name for Mr. Bryan is The Shadow of Predestined Defeat. ."-Indianapolis Journal.
 Senator Quay predicts that Presi dent Roosevelt will be nominated by by the next republican national convention.
 In view of the recent accidents which have occurred at johnstown, Pa, the Albuquerque Citizen sug- gests that ito ensure an early and vio- lent death move to Johnstown, Pa"
 Senator McLaurin, of South Caro- lima, says he is convinced that the Cuban reciprocity measure will be passsd at the short session of con- gress this year. Considering all the elements that have entered into the problem, he thinks that President Roosevelt's administration to date has been a most successful one.
 On the day the president left Washington a republican congress man told him of certain claims made by democratic senator, adding: He seems to feel certain that the democrats will carry the house in the fall" Il have too much confidence in the business sense of the Ameri- can voters to fear such a catastro- phe," was Mir. Roosevelt's prompt reply.
 A young woman has been arrested in Los Angeles and held on a charge of insanity, the reason given being that she ''imagines that she is won derful singer. and poses as a noted operatic star" If they begin to arrest all the young women in Los Angeles who develop such traits as this, all we have to say is that they will have to build good many more lunatic asylums to accommodate them.-Los Angeles Times.
 A copy of Goodwin's Weekly, a paper issued in magazine form, at Salt Lake, has been received at this office. It is a new venture, having reached only its niEth number, but is one of the brightest and ablest publi- cations received at this office in many a day, It is edited by Judge c. c. Goodwin, one of the ablest editorial writers in the United States, who as editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, made a national reputation for himself and the paper. 1t Is hoped that this number may not be the only one to find its way to our exchange table.
 Phenix has been chosen by the ter ritorial central committee as the place for holding the republican ter ritorial convention for the purpose of nominating delegate to congress, and Wednesday, September IF, was selected as the time for holding such convention. The basis of represen- tation will be one delegate for each fifty votes and for every fraction of votes over twenty five cast for Hon. \. O. Murphy for delegate to con gress at the November election of 1900. This will give Yavapai county thirty-three votes in the convention.
 Cubans are already talking of revo- lution in order to secure annexation to the United States.
 Gen. W. u. G. Barnes, one of the best known attorneys in San Frau cisco. Is lying at deaths door.
 The shadow of predestined defeat is looming bigger and blacker for one oi the great political parties.
 The Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Colonel Watterson and the Hon. David B. Hill continue to give ire quent exhibitions of the democratic conception of harmony.
 The warden of the Oregon peni tentiary refuses to pay the reward offered for the convict Merrill, dead or alive. The refusal has occasioned a weakening of the ardor of the posses Tn pursuit of Tracey.
 The presidents message to con gress urging relief for Cuba, did not change conditions in that body. but it is believed that his message has been heard by the people and that congress will hear from then.
 The announcement that the presi- dent Is preparing to secure legisla- tion which will permit of federal of the trusts has robbed the democrats of their last campaign issue. 1t is not surprising that they are seeking to discredit it.
 Already there are more bronze monuments in Washington than in any other city of its size, while many more are projected; it may be neces- sary, in time, for congress to cheek by statute the erection of statues in order to give the trees a chance to grow.
 Three dead, three houses and a large of property burned, was the result of two different persons trying to start fires in stoves, near fitts- burg on Saturday with coal oil. One of the experimenters was a ten year old girl, the other a woman. Ii is astonishing how many people are willing to sacri- flee themselves in such experiments
 Through the efforts of the repub- ican party peace and civil govern