Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-01-14

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 Mexico has ordered the duty taken of wheat, and the City of Mexico has decided to open bakeries, and fur nish bread at cost. The reason for tEis action is to break up the wheat ring which has raised the price of wheat in that republic.
 A-Grand Army veteran stood listen ing to a juvenile Spanish war veteran recounting his experience to an ad- miring group. Presently the old man remarked. ''That young man tell ing of his experiences makes me think of the hero of the Johnstown flood relating his experience in the presence of Noah.
 The Department of Agriculture has scored another victory, this time in Florida. Its Weather Bureau gave notice of the approach of disastrous frost and the orchardists, following directions previously published by the Department, prevented serious in jury by the use of smudges.
 To some extent, sections of the De partment of Agriculture are like fire departments. Their chief end is wstchfulness under ordinary circum- stances but in an emergency similar to the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease they demonstrate their real value.
 The appointment of MT. Cortelyou, Secretary to the President, to the head of the new Department of Con- merce and Labor, when created, is generally conceded. Many men in the Presidents position would be too selfish to suffer the loss of Mir. Cor telyou's service as secretary, even to secure to him a promotion that he we'll merits.
 Many people have forgotten that the Monroe Doctrine was first outlin-
 
 States can better take care of itself than can Canada, and then England can care for Canada. While the Monroe Doctrine stands, Canada, with her imme-se boundaries difficult to garrison and protect, is safe from European aggression:
 Colonial Secretary Champerlain is dishing out fiattery in great abun- dance in South Africa. The Colon ials seem to be swallowing it in burgher style and will be licking the ladle soon, according to London ad vices.
 The single word preferential, if eliminated from the Cuban recipro- city treaty, may enable that measure to become law. At least that is the opinion of Henry T. Oxnard. presi- dent of the American Beet Sugar As sociation.
 There is a strong fight on at Sacra- mento, Cal, over the United States senatorship. The briber has been trying to get in his work against Sen ator Perkins, who very much desires another term at Washington, by offering fat government job to As semblyman G. s. Walker, who did as he should have done, spurned the offer.
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 St. Louis has been so engrossed over the frauds and briberies of her foremost citizens that the lessons the holiday season is supposed to teach were seriously overlooked A poor family was tardily discovered. On the floor lay the husband dead; at his side was dead baby that had died from want of nourishment On couch a few feet distant was the mother dying of starvation; by her ri1 do -a1 1f -s. unto death with fever. No fire and no food. This living death picture in the heart of great city.
 W. A. Rowe is being mentioned in connection with the speakership of the next assembly of the legislature. MT. Rowe filled that position in the twelfth legislature.
 The congressional delegates from the three territories feel that if their omnibus bill is not passed at the present session statehood will be de- layed for at least ten years. ''If the bill is not passed at this session, s said Mir. Smith, "it is certain to be side tracked until after the presiden- tial election. If that should be close there is no telling when statehood leg islatiOn would be considered again. As democrat, l have no hesitancy in saying that Mir. Roosevelt would carry Oklahoma and New Mexico without question, and am not cer- tain but that he would carry Arizona There is no other living republican who could carry the state under ex- isting conditions. "
 Mark Smith is just little slow in fulfilling his promise to voters, that if they would elect Colonel Wilson, he, MT. Smith, would get them state hood at the opening of congress.
 A man may be able to hit a target with a gun wad and be successful in splitting at a mark, and still not know