Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-01

tendent Walter \. Post, representing
 the Newport News Ship-building and
 Dry Dock company, and was received
 by Captain w. NJ Folger, the com
 mander, who represented the navy
 department. Captain Folger will take
 the kearsage to sea for test of her
 guns and turrets within week
 The republican primary elections
 held in Santa Fe, N. M., February 20,
 were carried by large majorities by
 Governor Otero and the administra-
 tion party against Hon. T. B. Catron.
 Reports from all parts of the territory
 also show a complete victory for Gov
 ernor Otero.
 Here are the Kentucky clergymen
 holding the women there responsible
 for the masculine practice of carrying
 deadly weapons, which is still another
 demonstration of the fact that woman
 Is at the bottom of pretty much all
 the trouble and tribulation in this
 wicked world.
 The postmasters at AlqIizar, pro-
 vince of Havana, and Juraco have
 been detected in frauds on the post.
 office department aggregating sl 200
 In consequence of these discoveries
 an immediate investigation of every | money office on the island of | Cuba has been ordered.
 United States Consul Wildman at
 Hong Kong has information that three members of the Filipino iunta recently left for Japan to meet Agui- naldo This gives credence to the story that Aguinaldo escaped from the island of Luzon to Formosa when hunted by Lawton's expedition through the northern partof the island
 The total expenditures ofthe United states on account of the war with Spain were about S365, 1000, OG0. divided as follows; War department, S255,- OOO,0OO; navy department, S69, LOGO, ,OOO paid to Spain for the Philippines, s20,O0o,000 interest on war loan to date, So, coo; increased expenses in ] departmental service in Washington, S2,0O0,0OO.
 An idea of the growth of southern | cities may be obtained from the state f ment made by E. W. Barrett, of Bir- . mingham. Alabama, that S7,SO0,0OO . has been expended in the past eighteen months in the construction of new manufacturing plants in that place. There are now twenty-nine iron fur naces in blast there, as we'll as basic steel plant of 1000 tons daily capacity.
 In France military pensions are granted only for wounds or for dis ease contracted in the service. Their amounts range for privates from S12O to SliO per annum, for corpOrals from sl2j to S153, for sergeants from $40 to sl6s, and on up to adjutants, whose maximum is S236 The limit for officers is $500 for captains. $500 for chefs de battalion, sl ,000 for colonels, and from Sl 500 to s2, 300 for generals.
 Beckham and Taylor, contestants for the Kentucky governorship, have, by their attorneys, agreed to submit , test case, involving all the issues, for ! rial before Judge Ernest Field, at ( Louisville. From the circuit court the ease will be carried to the court of ap- oeals and may finally go to the United States supreme court on writ of ,rror.
 The American Newspaper Puh- ishers' association, comprising most 'f the large newspapers of the United ,tates, in convention at New York, passed resolutions calling upon con- { ,ress to investigate the cause of the udden increase in the price of white 'aper. 4 committee of newspaper 'roprietors will personally present . he resolution to congress.
 The fire and police board of Denver rdered the chief of police to close all houses in the city This ction was taken in response to re- k uest from the ministerial associations. he grand jury, which reported last 'eek, returned mo true bill' in all S cases submitted for its con- } iteration, although nearly dozen ! houses were running with } pen doors. E It is singular that none of the three lost famous of living English generals k 'ho fought their way to the British ! eerage on the battlefield has son. ord Roberts heir was killed in South ? frica, Lord Kitchener is unmarried, } nd Lord Wolseley's only child is a ? aughter. And so the chances now k re that, when they pass away, the tl ames of all three will not be perpet- ated among British peers.
 There is bill before congress estab.. shing reservation in New Mexico pr the preservation of the American ison. The plan contemplates setting