Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-21

ridiiclsco Garcia was recently con 'icoeo at Prescott of the murder of a compadre at the model mine and sen fenced to he hanged.
 The live stock growers association composed Of cattle and horse raiserS .'iouehout the territory, will soon hoiu an important meeting in Phoe- niN, says the Gazette.
 huiiior haS it that Bisbee is soon to nave a bank, says the Orb. This would oe or great advantage to the business portion of the community, and an ac- coinmodatlon to the public generally. It IS said that the promoters of this institution are Bisbee people.
 The grand jury of Cochise county recommends that Burt Frover, a con stable of Pearce, be removed from oilce. The officer ''shot up" hls town shlp and a petition from the citizens caused the grand jury to recommend ] his dismissal.
 A debating club at Tucson has set tied the dispute over the Nicaragua canal, The club decided that the gov ernment should not put any money m the enterprise. The Fl Paso Times thinks congress can now proceed to discuss other matters.
 Collector of Customs II. K. Cheno- weth, with headquarters at Noga.es, sent his resignation to the secretary of the treasury, which was accepted to take effect December b. w. H.. Hoey, of Muncie, Ind, has succeeded MT. Chenoweth.
 Bids were opened at Washington on the l2th instant for water and sewer system for the Moiave Indian school of Arizona. The bidders were J. But ton, Flagstaff, SS,0O0; ]. B. Cowder, san Francisco, S5,64O; Pugh and Gray, Salem, Ore, S7,77S.
 Buildings continue to go up in all ] quarters of our town, and soon BiSbee will rank, if her population continues to increase as at present, first in the territory, says the Orb. She is now third is respect to numbers Just watch us grow and see if our predic- tion is not correct.
 The Graham county papers report that mountain lions are destroying young calves in the Graham noun tainS at an alarming rate. Frank | NeeSe, who has ranch at Stockton pass, reports the loss of six calves in one week. A lion hunt is being talked of at Solomonville.
 The Tribune warned the people against the Phoenix carnival fake, so they needn't blame us if the few who attended from this county were taken in. It will take that city five years to get over the disgrace of the hog gishness and grab-all propensitieS dis played on that OccaSion.-Florence Tribune.
 Prescott, with her handsomely graded streets, her new water works and her complete sewer system, will soon put on metropolitan airs and be refined city in appearance as well as in fact. As far as beauty of location counts she, with her pine encircled and granite-girth suburbs, has long been noted as the most beautiful city in Arizona.
 The desert land entries made on land in Maricopa county by A. c. Mil. Ter. J. D. Whitman. Louis Lyyerson, A. R. Blant and Margarat West were cancelled at the Tucson land office in pursuance with instructions received from Washington, because of failure to make the yearly proofs required by law, after being duly notified to dc the same.
 ED. Seyrance was out on Oak creek recently, examining the Meeks-Park inson scheme for the harnessing O. the chrystal waters of Pages springs for the purpose of reporting on thu proposition to Los Angeles parties These springs pour forth 3,50O miners inches of water continually, and in distance of seven miles a fall of 23t feet can be obtained. This amount o water. with such fall, would develop several hundred horse power, and thi' could be utilized in generating cleo tricity. One of the ideas of the com pany that is trying to secure contro of the water is to generate electrlclt for general distribution throughou the mining district adjacent to th springs. An immense body of exec ,, lent land could be easily irrigate from these springs. Jerome Hustler A Santa Fe dispatch of the l2t instant says, Forest Supervisor M M. Mulhall, of the Gila Forest reserve , today commenced to drive the squa' : ter's goats and sheep from the Gill forest reserve in accordance with tn orders of the interior departmen' , He has gathered large force or rant , CTS at Cliff, near the boundary oi th