Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-06-25

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 Phenix papers are still at it-state- hood and storage reservoirs.
 Some southern Arizona politicians would like to have the president send in another special message, providing it embraced the Arizona statehood bill.
 The waters of the Verde are said to be trickling placidly down stream since that Maricopa water cinch bin has been hung up to dry by congress.
 Col. Wilson is doing southern Ari- zona, and c. NJ. Shannon will do the same thing in the north. Then they will try to do each other, later.
 The chase after two Oregon con- victs, who killed three guards at the penitentiary, was a humorous affair. Four companies of militia formed hollow square around a thicket and then closed in on themselves. When they faced each other there was general snicker. The convicts viewed the scene, it is said, from tree top above, and they, too, "snick- cred"
 c. M. Shannon is now an out and out candidate for the democratic nomination for delegate to congress. He has the eloquence and dough" and his entry into the congressional fight marks the beginning of a new era in Arizona democracy. Mir, Shannon will soon visit Prescott, let ters being received of late to this ef- feet.
 President Roosevelt will in all probability visit Albuquerque in September. If he should do so he should favor Prescott likewise, for the home of the Rough Rider is here and he knows what that means.
 Missouri hopes there will never be another war in South Africa; but in the event there should be, Missouri will not hesitate to let it be known that she Is still in the mule business. Kansas City Journal. If Missouri wants any assistance in digging up mule meat, for the future, we have our eye on gentleman who was an adept at the game. He was in Phoenix about year and a half ago, for quite while.
 General Miles got it again in the neck from the administration in the case of Lieutenant Brown, who was recently court martialed on the charge of killing a native of the Philippines, and was sentenced to dismissal and imprisonment for a term of years. The president com muted the sentence to loss of thirty l numbers and half pay for nine months. General Miles, who re- viewed the papers, insisted that the penalty imposed by the court should | be imposed. Petitions for Browns pardon were sent to secretary Root, and the latter's answer was a recom- mendation to the president that Brown be promoted to captain.
 Associated press dispatches of late date give an interesting account of the suicide of young Missourian, who had never loved, and not once in all the 30 years of his life had he ever been seen in the presence of a lady. He bumped into a matrimonial agency, however, corresponded with young lady, became engaged, and when she arrived ''to show" him that she too was from Missouri, he blew the top of his head off. This act is something remarkable for a person to do who comes from such section that has all the traditional re- nown that goes with staying" quail ties. We have in Prescott a young Missourian who would like just such an opportunity to display his valor. Our word for it, he'll never balk.
 Judge Reilly of Tombstone, is being sued by the probate judge of Cochise county for S15,0OO damages for publishing an article in the Tue son Citizen that discreditably reflects on some mining ground of the latter. The plaintiff was handling a piece of ground for sale and incidentally spoke of several adjoining claims producing something like S600.0O0 in ( years gone by. Reilly says that i S6,OOO would be good figure There is a great discrepancy somewhere, and the official wants judgment in demnity on a basis of the commis- I sion he was to receive if the sale Was a go. Some people do not seem to ( place much power in newspaper ink. i but just let the fraternity brand a ; mine with only n. g. and how fierce" do they become. C Illinois democrats, in state conven- tion assembled, sent a chill up the C spinal column of a distinguished as s pirant for the presidential chair. q They not only declined to mention Y the name of William J. Bryan. but I positively refused to endorse the I platform on which he was last nom < mated. This is the second state con r vention that has repudiated the Kan c sas City platform and Bryan. BIt 8 wait until the Arizona democrats @, . to pow-wowing They will resuriec' i, the silver corpse as usual, and dou-e [ him in the water cure. s