Arizona silver belt., 1899-11-02

sity of branch county jail at Stafford. Safford's reputation entities her to such an institution.
 Rev. II. ?. Mayo has succeeded Rev. l. T. Whittmore, as pastor of the Pres byterian church at Florence, Rev. Whittmore who is well known all over Arizona. has gone to reside in Pasade- na, California.
 The new town at the Ray Copper mines in Pinal county, will be known as Kelvin. Buildings are now going up and post office has been applied for. Kelvin is in what is known as the Mineral creek district.
 George A. Tyler, now'serving a five years sentence in the territorial prison for rape, advertises that he will apply for a pardon. The crime was commit ted in Graham county and the convio- ton was had in October, 1897.
 Work upon the long.distance tele- phone between Phoenix and Prescott is being actively pushed. ltis believ- ed the line will be completed within fifty days. It is the intention of the company to extend the line to Califor- mia in the near future.
 Chris Robinson, an old and respect ed citizen of Cochise county, was shot and instantly killed one day last week sI Pearce by Deputy Constable Page. The difficulty is said to be an out growth Of small indebtedness due by Page to Robinson, who kept livery stable and conducted saloon.
 Fletcher Fairchild, late sheriff of Coconino county, died at tine asylum at Tucson Oct. 2i The deceased was confined to the asylum about three months ago, and he failed rapidly since. He leaves wife and five child ren in Flagstaff, where he resided for years and where he stood high in pub lie estimation.
 The soliciting committee of the car niyal held up the banks of the city to- day, and the subscription fund of the carnival felt the effect materially. The 5000 mark was almost reached, and if there had been other banks in the city the committee would have secur- ed that amount easily Phoenix Her aid.
 The Williams News is making B hard fight for municipal incorporation and ought to win The last issue says: Williams needs and must have incor- poration, as while the town is forging to the front, there is no system of bus mess basis without incorporation; and money from the outside in large amounts will not invest without prop= or protection.
 D. k, Long, uncle of the Halderman brothers, who are under death sem tence for the killing of Ainsworth and Moore, is in Tombstone in the hope of efIeoting 8 stay of execution and if possible obtain new trial for his uephews. Mr. Long is said to be f. nanoially fixed" and brings into the case some of the best legal talent of Texas. Mark smith has been retained by the mnrderers
 A wild animal of some kind, sup s..-...,1 t- ls. o ,,cpnF,fp y.olf r,ancal through Prescott Saturday. He was pursued by a score of dogs of all ages and breeds, who made a fearful out cry. In few hours number of tue dogs came limpiug home. some of them badly mangled. The Journal Miner says from the appearance of their injuries the animal must have been of iarge size.
 Speaking of the party of Arizona miners that left for South America re- cently to hunt for gold the Prescott Prospect says: "A letter written at Guaquille E9uador republic, South America, to Dr. W. W. Lewis by Joe Kampacher states that they were al that point september g.. A cablegram of the date of September ? was to the effect that .he crew had reached theil deportine point, Moleno' and all were well and in good spirits
 There are 22S prisoners now cQullpef in the territorial prison. Twenty si, men are serving life sentences, thirty eight are serving time from ten to for ty years, fifty serving from five to ter years, and lO7 from one to five years Composing this number are los white men, 97 Mexieans, two Chinamen, l. Indians and nine negroes. There arc : IA Mexicans in the pens whose names begin with the letter R and seven oni of the A go by the name of Rodrig uez.
 Sheriff Scott White ofCochise coun ty has received telegram from NacC saying that all is quiet there sInce the bloody affair of last sunday. Rhodes the cowboy who was arrested by tht Mexican guards afer the killing O one of their number, and Ryan ths American cowboy have been released