Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-26

being Ramon Pinero, who stabbed a Mexican at Morenci.
 Florence is in the position of coy maiden with two lovers. She will be- stow her affections on either the South er Pacific or Santa Fe the one that gets here first. Tribune,
 1t seems like old times to see three four-horse stages, loaded down with passengers, coming into Florence at one timc 1t is the mining boom.up the river that is doing it, Tribune.
 The Arizona neersociety met sun day afternoon with President W. C.. Davis in the chair W J Osborn was elected secretary in place of J c. Per " who has removed from Arizona. Tucson Star.
 Where was the senator when the reebooters were holding up the Palace saloon in Phoenix? We suppose that Gus and ''the senator" now concede that men can be robbed in Phoenix as well as Globe Eh boys? Bulletin.
 1t was the intention of the mining engineers to visit the Grand canyon, but on receipt Of atelegram a at Pres cott that there was snow on the ground between Flagstaff and the oai- yon, this part ofthe trip was abandon  ed for want of time.
 Some very early oranges were re- ceiyed yesterday, Oct. l6, by Buxton X Co, which came from the grove of X. c. Montgomery six miles northeast of the city, says the Phoenix Gazette. This beat the best previous record by nearly 3 month and puts California al together into the shade.
 The season when ducks and geese frequent the watering places of Arlzo- ma is with Us, hence the sportsmen are happy and wild fowl will soon be on the market in abundance. Lakes, ponds and streams are reported as showing an unusual crop of ducks and geese this season.
 The eattlemen of the county have again assumed the usual broad smile that invariably follows a heavy rain fall. One ~ the heaviest rains that has visited this section for a long time occurred this week It was a steady downpour aud lasted ail Wednesday night and part If the following day. AIolaye Miner.
 !. p. smiley. known as Jed smiley, traveling man for Sherwood X Sher- woodofSan Francisco. and well known throughout this territory, died al his residence. loa9 Broadway in that city, on Sunday morning last. The cause of death was typhoid fever. Mrs. smiley was formerly Miss Anna Rec um of Phoenix and the sympathies of her many friends here are extended to her in her bereavement, Gazette
 The following sentences were pass ed by Judge Doan at Solomonville: Chas. Gardner. convicted of stealing yearling heifer five years: Wm. Cornelius. convicted of stealing a COW. three years: Samuel Rodriguez, con victed of murder committed at Cliff ton. life imprisonment; Felecino Her uandez, murder, life imprisonment; Serapio Acosta assault with deadly weapon. seven years.
 Tuesday morning, the sheriff of Gra- ham county stopped at Benson for a little hunt. As the train entered the cuts west of here. last night, the sher- in7s guest en route for Yuma, where he has a seven years contract to fill obtained permission to enter the pri- vate apartment from which he emerg- ed into the darkness by the window route. Although shackled. he was not found waiting by the roadside on the arrival of the sherifT's hunting party from Benson. Breeze.
 Cot Wm Herring took a leave of absence from our court last week, hay ing been invited to Bisbee to meet the National Association of Mining Engin- eers. who were on visit to Arizona. At Bisbec this party of eminent min ing men were entertained by the Cop per Queen company. \ novel feature was miners lunch served in one of the great >topes of one of the mines. This lunch consisted of an average dinner of working miner. as near as possible. including hard boiled eggs and pie. Col. Herring responded to the toast Arizona Bulletin.
 The southern Pacific company last week made room for the employment of twelve more men between San Francisco and Fl Paso by creating a new office, that of travelling conduc- tor. Two men are required on each passenger division. Conductor kear- ney was assigned to the division be tween Yuma and Los Angeles. while Joe Waddell wili look after the Yuma end of the Tucson division. Both MT. Waddell and Nr. kearncy have been with the company for many years and are very popular with the traveling public. The travelling conductor