Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

. hAo' AhOAhSelH SO'OAhOi' 10 NOe'N'
 And now the anti-expansionists vii
 tell us that Manila's recent earth quake was an attempt to shake of American rule.
 What has become of ColOne
 Bryan's prediction that if the repub
 lican party was successful, corn would
 go to 10 cents bushel?
 A mans inclination to pat himself
 on the back when he has merely done
 his duty is evidence of how conspic
 uous he realizes such instances are
 James J. Hill, as counter move tc
 Minnesota's governor attempting to prevent railroad consolidation, in- tends to reduce freight rates over his consolidated roads. He hopes to capture the public by such a move.
 Now that he has become cabinet minister, Henry c. Payne's we'll known views iE favor of the reduction Of southern congressional representa- tiOn and one cent postage are of espe- cial interest.
 Miles may possibly be retired from the army. He has faculty of talk ing too much and of saying things which a man occupying the position he does is not allowed to say under the rules governing the army.
 Porto Rico has a law against con- spring to raise wages. That might not prove such a bad thing if she would only enact another against conspiring to reduce them.
 Democratic sympathy for the little brown men of the Philippines is par ticularly touching in view of demo- cratic efforts to exclude from suffrage the black man of the south, and with out the consent of the government, too.
 It seems. likely that in the not dis tant future New York city will cease to be the point of authorization and debarkation of transoceanic passen- gers. If Montauk becomes the land ing place of foreign vessels as now seems probable, from six to eight hours time will be saved.
 Some one has remarked that civiliz- ing the Philippines will prove to be a hundred year job" Perhaps it will but that is all the more reason why we should be at it early and late. Who so putteth his hand to the plow and looketh back is not worthy of his time.
 Payne Whitney, the young man who is to marry the daughter of the Secretary of State, is to receive we'd ding present from his uncle, Colonel | Payne, of a handsome furnished resi- dence in New York, and a beautiful ocean going steam yacht. It's good | to have rich uncle.
 A prominent citizen of Washington called at the White House recently with a colored man who had served term for libel and whom he wished to recommend fer appointment. MT. President, do you remember Mir. Blank? he said. ''Very we'll I re- member his jail record, too" replied the president, in his usual stentorian tone.
 A London paper recently over stated the age of Miss Hettie Chattell. Miss Chattel brought suit for libel, stating that she was an actress and her age had a commercial value. The jury gave her $500.
 If Emperor William really desires to put a stop to duelling in the army Le can accomplish it by making the responsible for damages to his victims family and relatives. Such a course has proved efficacious m France. ;
 The department of agriculture re-
  gently purchased from a we'll known seed dealer a bushel of clover seed for S6.00. After taking out the dirt, weed seed, etc, it was found that the price of the genuine clover seed to S96 per bushel.
 So far as the postoffice department S concerned. Kaskaskia, the first ,apital of Illinois, will end its exis- ence January l. Only five families | low live in the once fourishing town, Q the department decided to abolish he postoffice and accommodate the esidents through the extension of a ( ural free delivery route from Fort l Iage. One of the few houses still tanding in tie historic town is where ieneral Lafayette was entertained in : S25. 2 Beginning on Wednesday, January , railroad trains in Texas must run ' n time or incur the penalty of the c nv. This is by virtue of the recent ( rder of the state rHiiroad commits J ion, which decided that trains must e operated in accordance with their c ublished schedules, unless delayed c " unavoidable accidents. The ac- ion of the commission is a source of ratifica ion to the travelling public, -hich has long complained that many d the roads ran their trains more to $ nit their own convenience than that their patrons. Hereafter the roads h lust keep bulletins posted at each tation giving information as to neither the trains are on time. The COeonino Sun has issued a eautiful souvenir holiday edition. is in large pamphlet form, the ages being eleven by sixteen inches,