Arizona silver belt., 1900-02-22

l The number of stamps issued indi- cates the enormous growth of the country. Last month there were is- sued +67, ,O4s, ,545 of all denominations; ten years ago the record shows only .39, 702, ,24O
 The Canadian minister of public works, Hon. Joseph Israel Parte, is opposed to Canada sending any more troops to South Africa. He says Can ada has already spent s2,OOO, 900 in sending troops, and it shows what it's responsibilities will be if it is to take part in all the conflicts of Europe.
 Secretary Root has sent to congress all abstract of the militia force of the United States. It shows the total number of men available for military duty, but unorganized, as 10, 43, ,l50, and an aggregate organized strength of 1O6, ,339.
 The bill repeating the Horton law, which permits boxing contests, passed the New York assembly on the 10th instant. by vote of 9S to 36. It is thought the bill will pass the senate, which will put an end to slogging matches in that state.
 tappears from response of Secre- tary Gage to resolution of congress in regard to the expenditure of the $50, 900. 900 war fund that it cost the United States sl05, IA to whitewash former Secretary AIger A big price paid for something very poorly done.
 The Salvation Army celebrated the twentieth anniversary of it's establish ment in the United States with a largely-attended meeting in Carnegie hall, Pittsburg, last week. William, the infant son of Commander and Con- sul BoothsTucker, was publicly dedi- cated to God and the army.
 Writers in the Naval Annual say that as a result of our war with Spain foreign nations are building battle. ships mainly, with tendency toward smaller caliber guns, and placing re- liance chiefly in rapid-fire batteries and improved target practice.
 The coal famine in Europe is all the more serious because it has been caused by a failure in the supply. For once the forebodings of the scientists have been verified. More than half of Flu rope today is without sufficient bitum- inous fuel to supply manufacturers and consumers.
 The San Francisco board of health is strictly enforcing the ordinance re- quiring fumigation after contagious disease, and paying special attention to cases of death from tuberculosis. The Chronicle says local physicians consider fumigation as important after tuberculosis as after smallpox.
 The rapid formation of trusts threat ems serious injury to the newspaper craft 1t is estimated by conservative men that during the past six months the trusts have caused a decrease of from s9, 1000, 900 to slS, DOC, 900 yearly in the amount spent by general adyer- tisers.
 The federal courts have no jurisdic- ton in the Kentucky election contest, so Judge Taft decides in denying the motion of the republicans attorneys for temporary injunction. After the case has been heard in the state courts, the republicans can only get in on a writ of error for review in the United States supreme court.
 The trial in New York of Roland Burnhinl Molineux, for the murder of Mrs Late Adams and II. c. Barnett, by poisoning, resulted in hls conyic- ton. The evidence was entirely cir cumstantial. The trial began Novem- Der lA, 1899, and ended February 10, 1900. The cost of the trial was about S175. GOO. Tne case has been appealed.
 
 During tie last three months nearly two hundred and fifty demented sol diers have been sent across the conti- nent from Sian Francisco, and it is sald that over two hundred more will soon arrive there from Manila. In nearly all cases the men are violently insane and the reputed cause of their trouble is the ceastless vigilance required by post duty ir the Philippines.
 The value of United States importa- tions in gold into Mexico last year is estimated at S24, ,187 ,6S7 exportation value; silver, S1O4, ,552, 4s6 England comes next with importations, value in. gold S9,592, 197 France is third with import; lions placed at S5,929. .292 in gold value and 6,2j2, ,293 exporta- tion silver. Germany follows closely with $5,677, ,925 and s4,O2O,3 ,307 as the re- spective figures.
 Commissioner Hermann of the gen. eral land office says that, in the matter of persons living on forest reserves making proof and obtaining title for their land, there is no general law on the subject but the ruling of the de- partment had been and is now that. if