Arizona republican., 1898-09-25

of the afternoon, and without taking
 any action upon it the committee was adjourned until some time in the year 1900. The meeting was held behind
 closed doors and when it was ended members said that notwithstanding the expressed will of a majority of the party many of the committeeman per- sisted in still hugging the silver issue.
 The republican ticket as a whole. they said, would receive the support of a large majority of the populists regard less of the failure of the committee to endorse
 SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE Some
 one touched match yesterday shortly before noon, to tot of rubbish in a stove in Elks' hall The draft was turned off and the smoke filled the
 room, curling out at the tops of the windows and under the cOrnice as though the building was on fire. An alarm was turned in from the box at the Adams hotel and the department quickly responded. When the firemen reached the building they were unable to see any signs of fire. What might have been serious accident occurred to the Pioneer hose cart on the run to
 the supposed fire. In turning the corner on First avenue at the Fleming
 block the hose reel turned a somer- sault, throwing young man who was riding on it. Fortunately the rider was quick witted and got out of the way of the reel and beyind being badly shaken was unhurt.
 A $15 FUNERAL.-George Amyot, who died at the county hospital, was buried yesterday by Undertaken Davis. The deceased has several wealthy brothers living in Quebec, Canada. The undertaken notified them of the death of their Arizona relative and received a reply as follows: Money sent the 14th. Fifteen dollars. Use them. The undertaken has seen nothing of the money, although inquiry has been made, and the supposition is that the money has not been received. Joseph Amyot & Bros. of Quebec are said to be engaged in the banking bus mess. They have endeavored many times to assist their deceased brother, who did not seem to have the ability or did not care to get along in the world. Each new trial to help him provea more disappointing than the preceding one, and finally they re- solved to do nothing more. The Am yot family is French-Canadian.
 PROBATE COURT BUSINESS. = During the year ending September 1 there were entered in the office of the probate court of this county for set clement estates aggregating in value S626, ,140.O3 In addition to this there were already in the court unsettled es- tates amounting to more than $400,- 900, so that altogether there was in the court property of more than $1,000,- 900 in value, or a little more than one ninth of all the wealth in the county and one-thirtieth of all in the terri tory. This is surprising when one stops to think about it in this way. These figures show more than any other obtainable the growth of the county. At no time during the term of Probate Judge Baxter, which ended six years ago, did the business of the court amount to more than $100,000 annually. The changes in the as- sessor's books are perhaps less an in dex of the growing wealth of the county for the reason that the valua- tions for taxable purposes are much less than the real values. When an estate comes into probate court the valuation placed on it is as nearly as possible real.