Arizona silver belt., 1900-10-25
ARIZONA.
News and Comments Pertaining to
 the Territory at Large.

Wilderness creek in the Catalina mountains has been stocked with l600 trout furnished by the government.
 ChaS. T. Mason who was supposed to be dead has been heard from at Dawson City, Alaska. He is well and doing well, says the Florence Blade.
 The first prohibition ticket ever placed in Arizona will appear on the ballots this year. But one candidate has been named. that of Charles Il. Davidson for delegate to congress.
 The Consolidated National Bank has filed suit in the District Court and asked for injunction against the Coun- ty, pruhibi ting it from imposing double taxation upon the assets of the bank.
 The farmers around Casa Grande are busy sowing grain. They are en- outraged to do this by the fact that there is now water in the reservoir, and good indications of winter rains. Blade.
 The Citizen says a contract has been lot tu Wm, C, Bradbury & O. Of Den yer, tU build railroad from Tucson to CalabaSas, 65 miles. This Is on the line of the new Americau- Mexican Pacific railway.
 The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Truman will be glad tO learn that the health of their little baby girl is rapidly improving. For time the life of the infant was deSpaired of. Florence Tribune.
 Brown, who was convicted of at tempting tO rob the L. S mail at Fairbank and the Owiugs brothers, who plead guilty to the charge were sentenced, Brown to ten and the Ow. ings brothers to four years each in the territorial prison.
 Nr. Wm. Davies, familiarly known as Capt. Davies, resigned hls position as foreman of the Ray mines, We'd neSday, and left for his old home in Michigan. He was accompanied by his brother. who has also been em- plovcd at the Ray Blade.
 In dohave county, according tO the Miner, some of the county candidates took poll tax books under their arm and insisted on presenting voters with these necessary adjunctS to registra- ton. Evidently che poll tax require ment iS an expensive law for candi- dates.
 An injunction suit has been filed in the District Court against the Treas. urer Of Pima county, asking for an order restraining him from placing the property of the Sisters uf St. MaTyS hospital upon the delinquent tax roll. The plaintiffs claim that the hospital is exempt from taxation as chari- table institution,
 The number Of votes registered and received by the clerk is 6i6. When the registration is all in il will be in the neighbprhood of 700. The King man registration is not yet counted owing tg the rush pf court business, but it is in the neighborhood of POO. Chloride with ilS POI will lead King man by a few Nnhaye County Mine raj Wealth.
 Theolia Regajedn. charged with murder. Juan CaSHneda, who was re- gently sentenced to one year for smuggling; Manuel Martinez and Benigno Sanchez, convicted of coun- terfeiting and sentenced to three years in Yuma, escaped from the Pima county jail on the l7th inst, by digging a hole through the brick wall with shear blade, All were recap tured except Sanchez
 The BSbee Review holds unique distinction in the Arizona journalistic field during the present campaign. The Review has sold three columns of space to each of the local polite parties and the merits of the candi- dates of each side are told ad libitum. The editor is relieved of the political responsibility in that the matter is conducted under the auspices of the two central cDmfuittppS. inns tho campaign of education goes on. ProSpector.
 The trial of Red" pipkin charged with stealing horses from the Hamp- son ranch on Eagle creek was com menced but the case did not go to the jury until Tuesday morning. Pipkin was defended by Thus. F.. Wilkinson, an attorney from Alhu- qucrque New Mexico. The jury re- turned a verdict of guilty and Pipkin was placed in jail to await sentence. He had been out on bail, bond having been furnished by New Mexico parties.
 Bulletin.
 Every ostrich in the United States outside of a circus, is now on the great ostrich farm near Phoenix. This is the largest oStrich farm in the world and il has been thoroughly demon StIated that the Salt river valley is tbo host Lpp,pp rlapa nm tbp o,lnhn t,,r