Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Hogg fiatly refused to don short brooches and attend royal levee in London he thwarted the Texas car toonists who were preparing draw ings of an elephant in knee pants.
 There are many disquieting rumors in private advices of the death of Count Leo Tolstoi, the great Russian reformer. It is said that the Russian papers have suppressed the newf, as great tumults are expected and there are rumors of a revolution. s 7ssss
 A St. Louis scientist who has been investigating the matter announces that smoke abatement can be easily accomplished. The most effective method to do away with all the fac tory smoke, at least, would be to usher in another Cleveland free trade policy.
 Mir. Bryan says that Hill would adopt a platform so near that of the republicans that there would be but little difference, in the event of his election, from a republican regime. And MT. Bryan's ideas are so near those of the populistic platforms that it looks as if the democracy would be left out of the transaction in either case.
 Of course, democratic organs could be trusted to make the charge that the reason why the president did not desire his daughter to attend the COT. onation was the fear of political effect The country knows pretty well that when it comes to question of cour age and backbone, the present occu pant of the White House is not lack ing.
 The supreme court yesterday brok all previous records in its decision o cases. Not only were larger mum Der of decisions rendered than in an, single day previously but of the mum Der decided, five were reversals of tn lower court. And yet with this rec ord there are those who insist tha the supreme judges stand together i affirming each others decisions in tn
 territorial courts.
 The heated conferences of the rt
 publicans of the house have demoI
 strated clearly that the claims of th
 democratic press that the republica party is a friend of trusts were absC |, lutely without foundation. Tn whole Cuban controversy is simpl the question of how to be generor to that island without injuring Ame ican farm products. Both faction are bitterly opposed to any kind legislation which will directly benef the so-called sugar trust.
 Mir. Moody of Massachusetts, u new secretary of the navy, has been ! prominent figure on the floor of u | house of representatives. He h; long been recognized as an excellel t parliamentarian, and has made }, various times one of the best presi' ] ing officers of the house. His deci
 ions have been made quickly, bI + they have been seldom questione '- nor their justice or soundne | doubted. Mir. Roosevelt's choice of n legislative man for a member of h $ cabinet is regarded as a wise one. And now a Chicago scientist sa,
 the Chicago sky scraping buildin
 will probably collapse within the ne :, few years. He says that the ste
 frames are commencing to corroC
 and it will be only flew years until t II process will reach such stage th . they will not support stheir oy
 weight. He says that the st.
 frames encased in cement would Ia
 2,OOO years, but exposed as they 8
 their life is only a few years. ]
 also predicts that it will not be To-
 until the steel work of the elevat
 railroads in Chicago will commer s to collapse also.
 ' Senator Penrose introduced as
 amendment to the pending resoluti
 providing for the election of Unit
 State senators by the direct vote d the people proposition to increa B the number of senators in proporti t to population and providing for e additional senator from each state n every ratio of 5OO,OO0 persons, W F. shall be elected by the direct vote e the people thereof for a term of s years, and each senator shall ha n one vote. A plurality of votes e d for candidates for senator shall ell
 and the electors shall have the qua ls fications requisite for electors of l. most numerous branch of the sti d legislature.
 {. It is to be wondered whether tho persons who ale passing their arg !. ments against the retention of y Philippines on the fact that the U
 ted States will not immediately { ss back all the money that has be z, spent would refuse to consider an R RR vestment that gave a fair rate of h terest if it did not immediately retl sE all the capital put into it. The
 creased commerce with the Philippil l. may be looked upon as the inter
 that the country draws.