Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Erif hl eution of Intresting acts
 md Happenings.

Southern Pacific both coal and silver are being extracted
 Tho main building at Butchel col lege. Akron, O., including all the laboratories, library, mems and wo- mans dormitories, was burned the first of the week. The loss is fully Sl00, 900, with S65, 900 insurance.
 The secretary ofthe navy has issued an order awarding each of the men who assisted Naval Constructor Hob son in sinking the collier Mvrrmac in the harbor of santiago q gold medal O. o'honor, also gratuity of one hun dred dollars
 The American political league has issued call for a national convention for nomination of candidates for pres ident and vice-president, at Boston, July 1. 1900. Councils of each state are directed to appoint two delegates at large.
 The people are protesting against
 
 S35,G9 annually for each of the 921 postal cars used. whereas for pa ,senger cars the amount is only Slu,52S. The difference looks like scheme to bleed the government
 An Ottawa dispatch says the domin- ion government has chartered the Al To afa D., rentian to carry the second Canadian contingent with their horses and guns from Halifax to Cape Town.
 A Washington dispatch says the training ship Chesapeake, the first sailing vessel built for the navy in. more than forty years, has just com pleted 8 most successful trial trip in Massachusetts bay.
 Cable advices received at New York announce the death in Dublin last Tuesday of Prof. J. w. Glover, the eminent musician, aged So years. Ue glined worldwide prominence for the edition of Moore's melodies, which he harmonlzed and editeu.
 A cablegram from The Hague, says the Japanese envoy, on behalf of the mikado, has signed all the conven- tions of the international peace con. ference. Chinese envoy from St. Petersburg is expected to sign cer- tain declarations for the Chinese gov  ernment, excluding the laws of war.
 Senator James k. Jones, chairman of ths national democratic com mlttee, says the prospects tor demo- cratic success next year are brighter than they were 1896. He says that only W. J. Bryan will be mentioned as a candidate for president in tle convention.
 Immigration continues to be un- usually heavy for this time of tie year. For the month of November 26,460 immigrants came to New York. as compared with IS, l96 during the same month last year Most of the | nationalties are represented, but the | Italians figure most prominently, fol | lowed by the Austro-llungarians.
 special to the New York World | from Ottawa, Ont, says that Minister of Public Works Tarte is reported to be in open revolt against sending more troops to aid Great Britain. He failed to attend any cabinet councils called to arrange for the second con- tingent. and withdrew to Montreal. whither the premier has journeyed to conciliate bis refractory colleague.
 It will probrbly cost s500,0O0 at least to repair the Olympia at the Boston navy yard. The board of survey has reported that the construction work alone will cost S50,0O0 and it is not doubted that the repair of the engines and boilers will make up the balance of the S5O0,000. Fifteen months is the time estimated as necessary to com plete thIs work, says dispatch from Washington.
 Ma0U1Ouu IdSilt, bic suitaub Soh- | in-law, who recently fled from Con stantinople with his wife's jewels and al! the money he could collect, has | arrived at Marseilles, France. The Turkish government has telegraphed | to the French minister of foreign af- fairs, NJ. Delcasse, asking for the ar rest of the fugitive upon his reaching French territory, but the authorities have thus far not interfered.
 A bill submitting the Franco Ameri- can reciprocity treaty to the approval of the French parliament was intro duced in the chamber of deputies at Paris last week. The government in an elaborate preamble makes a point of setting fourth the kindly disposi- ton of the American government, which has enabled the negotiations to be brought to successful conclu- sion," and expatiates upon the great stimulus the treaty will give to com merce between the two countries.
 A. k. Morrison of Leesburg, Va, has Jeff with the Mercautile Trnaf