Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-28

ty in one day of last week.
 The postoffice at Jerome Junction, Yavapai county, is to be established, with gentleman named West as post master.
 The sum of $T30 was subscribed in Jerome in a few hours last Monday for the new Catholic church to be erected there.
 H. N. Lewis of Florence has sec ond crop of peaches on his trees, as large as walnuts. It is believed they will mature.
 James w. Tourney of Tucson has been appointed superintendent of di- vision of the agricultural department of the territorial university, with a salary of Sl,sOo.
 Prescott is now without a justice of the peace. It is said that the only ju- dicial official before whom lawyer can now appear in Prescott is the ref cree in bankruptcy Courier.
 Articles incorporation have been filed with the territorial secretary by the Mount Turnbull Copper Mining and Smelling company. G. M. Ruff, P. w. Keller and John Belser are the g.. OOO, ,OOO and Stafford is the principal place of business.
 The Sunset telephone company yes terday received in this city a car of copper wire over the $. F. P. X P. The only thing now needed is the or der of poles, after receipt of which it will be but short time when gab may flow freely from Phoenix to all promi- nent parts of the territory. Phoenix Gazette.
 The Bisbee water company complet- ed the erection of several new and capacious tanks in addition to those already in use. With this additional storage capacity it is estimated that an | douhudhCc oi "aNti VIII bt oii udiiu during the dry season and the danger of shortage of water greatly reduc, ed.-Tombstore Prospector.
 The life and experiences of Pear Hart, the female bandit who made her debut in public print some foul months ago, will appear in one of the monthly magazines to arrive next week. Illustrations will be associated with the story of the Riverside holdup in which Pearl was the leading par. ticipant. The Tucson papers say she is smoking perfectos and is still wear. ing jeans. Her trial will take place at Florence early in November. Booth, her partner, is located in the jail there. There was no suitable room for the woman and she was sent to the Tue son bastile on that account.
 Sheriff Scott White left last night for the vicinity of Globe in response to telegram from his posse that the Cochise train robbers had been sighted near Globe and the bandits were head ed for the Black River country. The sheriff will make a flank movement and endeavor to reach his destination in time to head off the robbers from getting to their redezvous. It is not believed Tom Moore and the other cut law, whose name is unknown, will sur render peacefully; therefore the sheriff went well prepared and fight be- tween the fugitives and pursuers is not unlikely.-Tombstone Prospector. | Jose Betran, a short term convict, escaped from the territorial prison last Tuesday evening and is still at large. He was working with a force of other convicts on the outside of the walls making adobes, and as the guard m charge was leaving the stand from which he overlooked the work, witt the intention of bringing the prisoners in, Jose slid down a steep embank ment and was soon under cover of tho brush in the Gila river bottom. Trail , CTS were started out immediately bu so far have been unable to find auN trace of the fugitive. His ultimate es cape, however, is almost an impossi bility, as every outlet is being closel, 7 guarded. Sun.
 Prof Blake in writing to the Tucsol Citizen from Chicago takes occasion tt , express the view that the recent dis f covery of natural coke in abundanc, : in nearly horizontal beds in the Sonor f coal fields is immensely important t, I Arizona, and the industries of tn, l whole southwest. It promises to giv' : us cheap fuel for all purposes, for me , tallurgical work especially, for tn 7 quality is said to be excellent. And . may be used probably to advantage ol t locomotives and for general stean 2 generation. The occurrence is to b 3 described at the meeting of the Min . ing Engineers in San Francisco b, Prof. Dumble the discoverer, while ey t ploring for account of the $. P. rail l road company.
 The Range News editor writin,