Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-14
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Brief Mention of Interesting acts
 and Happenings.

2uu happenings.
 The value or President Ho- barps estate is estimated at S2,500,O ,O0o.
 Mgr Sharetti has been appointed Roman Catholic bishop of Santiago de Cuba.
 Saturday, December ?, was the 5lst anniversary of Emperor Francis Jo. seph's accession to the Austrian throne.
 According to the casualty list sent by General Methuen, the number killed in the battle of Modder river was B; wounded 365.
 The fight for Emperor Williams naval bill, which would make Ger many the second naval power in the world, will be taken up again this week in the reichstag.
 General Leonard Wood is to be made major-general of volunteers and to have supreme command in Cuba. Lee and Wilson are to become brigadier- generals in the regular army.
 A Kansas City commission firm has contracted Tor the delivery of one thousand pack mules to agents of the British government for shipment to South Africa.
 It is thought that Eiihu Root, the present secretary of war, will be the renublican candidate for the vice. president, be being the choice of Pres- ident Mckinley and the New York leaders.
 The directors of the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Ee Railroad company have declared dividend on the pre- ferred stock of l.! per cent, making an increase of l of per cent for the last dividend.
 Joseph Chamberlain, home secretary for England, created a sensation throughout Europe by intimating in speech on November 30 that triple alliance practically exists with Eng land, Germany and the United States as principals.
 At a steer-roping contest at San An tonic, Texas, week before last, all records were smashed. There were eighteen entries, out of which the fol. lowing were the money-takers: Bob Mills, P 1-5 seconds; Buster Gardner, g 1-5 seconds; Bob Heller, g seconds.
 IL is estimated that there will be re- quired for the taking of the census 5O,00O enumerators, over 2,500 clerks, and over 2.0OO special agents. The en- tire force now numbers l62, most of whom are women employed as skilled llborerS.
 President Mckinley. in an interview with Senator Wellington, expressed himself in favor of reviving the grade of vice admiral in the interest of both Sampson and Schley. He believes this will end the controversy. Senator Wellington will introduce the bill.
 Representative Lentz, of Ohio, in- troduced resolution reciting charges in connection with use of troops under Brigadier General Merriam at the Idaho mining troubles, and asking for an investigation by special commit tee of nine members of the house.
 The youngest member of the new congress is Martin II. Glynn, of AL bany. He is lawyer and managing editor Of the es-Union. Nr. Glynn was 2G years old when he was elected He is a selfmade man, having worked as an accountant to get the money to go through college.
 The secretary of state has been ad- vised by telegram from Guatemala that on the 2d instant General Toledo with about two hundred followers, principally foreigners, raised revo- lution near the border of Salvador at a place called Jullapa. They were at tackled by government troops and driven across the border, with heavy loss.
 lnt tuaV lCSiCt"iy p '"' Root had decided against General Miles in the controversy regarding the proposed extension of the author. ity and jurisdiction of the inspector generals department proves to be er- roneous. The original order. though approved by Secretary Aiger and ln- spector- General Breckenridge, was never issued and the announcement IS now made that it will not he, so things are to continue as before.
 The Rev. Dr. Parkhurst bluntly re- marks that there are two kinds of polgamy Mormon polygamy and gen tile polygamy. The first parades ur- der the guise of religion and lacquers itself with some little decoration of ceremony; the second omits all cere- mony and makes no pretenee to being form of piety. When it comes to looking after any essential difference between the two, Dr. Parkhurst says he is unable to discover it.
 A writer in the New York Tribune
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