Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-14

laid at the cost of the American gov
 ernment between the ports of Altata i and La Pal Lower California. The i cable will he laid between the 24th ! and 18th latitude of the meridian and l will be ill miles long. Two Republics.
 The central Porto Rican relief com
 mittee has issued another appeal to the i people of the United States on hehaif ! of the sufferers from the hurricane.
 The appeal declares that Sl 300, 900
 will be required to procure the bare
 necessities of life for the destitute. The statement that Rear Admiral
 Watson, commanding the United States naval forces at Manila, has asked to be relieved of his command because of ill.
 health is denied in official circles at
 Washington He has not It is stated,
 made any such reqeust, and although n number of telegrams have been re- ceived from bim recently, no reference to the condition of his health has been made by him.
 W, J. Spradling, q wealthy cattle man controlling stock interests in Chloride, was killed by cowboys near Fairview, New Mexico, in revenge for his murderous assault upon Miss Nel- lie McKinstry of Marion. Ind. Sprad- ling met the woman as he was riding by. both being on horseback, and fired revolver at her The shot took effect in the woman's neck, and she fell to the ground. Cowboys near by started after Spradling, who .emptied his revolver at them. \ fusilade from Wiuchesters in the hands of the pur- suers brought him to the ground with six bullets in his body and head. He died almost instantly. Miss McKins- try will recover. No cause for the trouble is known.
 A gigantic mine deal was concluded al santa f'e, x. M.. September 1. by which the Ortiz land grant passes into the hands of representatives of Thomas A. Edison. The grant of sev- eral thousand acres is owned by the New Mexico Mining company. The consideration is said to be Sl 900. GOO. Edison has new process tO treat the vast bodies of low grade ores and gold placer beds of the property success fully. The interests held by Senator <. B. ElkinS, of West Virginia, and R. c. kenS. of St. Louis, go in the safe. The grant is in the hands of Receiver $. II. .EikinS. who is preparing his final report for submission to the district court. and who will ask for discharge and turn the property over to the new purchasers as soon as they are ready to receive it. The Edison people claim that should the extensive placer beds on the grant yield 20 cents per yard they will have an immense thing under MT. Edis0ns process.
 The first of series of meetings ar- ranged by the New England Bimetallic league in the interest of bimettallism was held at Providence, R. L, on the afternoon of the Sd instant. James r. Tarpin said Tn part: ''It is we'll settled that the Chicago platform of 1896 will not be mntiluted; that the democratic national convention of 1900 wtll adopt the platform without omissions and in- dependent bimetallism at l6 to l will continae to receive the support of the democratic organization of the country. There will not be dissenting voice when William J. Bryan is placed on the platform to again lead the common and | obscure people in thfs land to Il contest against the control of the government | by those representing the money power of the union. That platform will be |. added to- There will be appropriate ! declarations as to imperialism and trusts, and as for me, l would be glad | to see q declaration favorable to the |. public ownership of public utilities, declaration favorable to the initiative l and referendum, and demand for the election of United States senators and United States judges by the people.