Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-14

scriptions at Layton, Stafford and Thatcher, amounting to over 5000, to continue work on the Enterprise canal.
 The long fight over the Nogales col lectorship has terminated by the forced resignation of II. K. Cheno- weth. He will be succeeded by Wm. NJ. Hoey. of Indiana who will assume the office tomorrow.
 Louis Chavez, the Santa Cruz county murderer who escaped from jail in Tucson recently, was oyertaken by Sheriff Wakefield near Greaterville and on refusing to surrender, was killed by the officer.
 Improvements at Indian Hot Springs are still going on, says the Bulletin. A new lodging house has lately been put up, thus making more room and comfort for guests. These springs will soon be the most popular resort in the country.
 The recorders office made record. breaking record in the amount of fees in last month, says the Prescott Jour- nal-Miner. For recording instruments the fees amounted to s7S0.SO, while for abstracts, etc, the sum of $500 was turned in, making the total re- Ceipts SS19.S0, being the largest of any month in the history of the county.
 The clerk of the board of supervis- DTS of MaricOpa has filed report in regard to the leases of school land in that county, which shows that II ,42S acres have been leased in the county; that the valuation of it is Sl31 ,812. improvements s2S,350 There has been received for the leased lands s2,428.l7. Expenses and cancellation of lease amount to S52.25, leaving net receipts from this source &2,375.92. There is still unpaid and delinquent s1 ,453.92.
 The published report in some of our territorial exchanges that Sheriff Scott White, of this county, has rendered his resignation Is unfounded, says the Tombstone Prospector. No resigna- tion has been filed with the board of supervisors, and MT. White has not intimated to any of his friends here that he contemplated such move. MT. White is an efficient officer and giving good service to his constitu- ency. The people wish to see him continue in his official capacity.
 Sheriff Ben Clark brought down from Morenci this week three MeXi' cans, GonzalO Gonzales, Juan Fuentt and Relies Soto, ali charged with rob ping the postoffice at Morenci. No' finding satisfactory amount of casl in the office they hunted up tho money order blanks and proceeded t' make out few, using a rubber stamI for signing the postmasters name One of these orders is now in the pos session of Sheriff Clark. These pris Oners will be turned over to the United States authorities Bulletin.
 The organization of the Territorla Woman's Suffrage association Wa connleted at Phoenix last Monday and Mrs. Pauline O'Neal, of Phoenix was elected president: Mrs. Nellie SUI livan, of Thatcher, first vice president
 Mrs. J. M. Murphy, of Kingman, sec
 ond vice president; Mrs. H. B. Robin
 son. of Phoenix, corresponding secre tary: Mrs. John Mund, of Prescott recording secretary; Mrs. Lula G. Pol
 ter, of Phoenix, treasurer; Mrs. F. I Robson. of Mesa, and Mrs. F. 4 Tritle. of Prescott, auditors. Mr' Elizabeth Clayton, of Thatcher, wa
 selected as member of the nation' executive committee.
 County Surveyor k. k. stafford ha
 been appointed by the interior depar mcnt. superintendent of constructio
 for all the work now under way .
 contemplated at the san Carlos II
 dian agency. Thls IS ueoei'ou
 ignition of Mr. Stafford's aoliitie
 and he will undoubtedly give satisia
 tion in the new position. A ne" TIT
 gating canal has recently been con
 pleted under his supervision, whic has proven eminently satlsfactor \ The successful completion of this wo' | caused his qualifications to be reco | nized by the appointment. -oaho' | Arizonian.
 Il Monday evening about : o cio' Prof. F.. G. Griswold was reading | his room at the Dennis residence "ii' ne was startled by an animal ]uihp,'
 against the glass of windo" "h''
 opened even with the floor ol | porch. A second time it ran peii i','
 against the glass, and this tune .
 professor secured his rifle anu ~c
 through a side door, where ne i'a.
 view of the porch and window. :, | his surprise he found fox WHICH :"
 trying to gain an entrance iioo ,
 ronm evidently attracted Dy tiie iie'