Arizona silver belt., 1900-12-27


 do not agree with the unofficial re-
 ports, which make the number very
 much larger
 The name of Andrew Carnegie will
 be perpetuated by his generous philan.
 thropy, but his features will go down
 to posterity on the B Sl60, GOO. 900 bonds
 of the great Carnegie Steel company,
 lately organized under the corporation
 laws. Every one of these bonds bears fine steel engraving of Carnegie.
 The general opinion among attor- neys at Washington is that the su- preme court will make no effort to reach Il conclusion on the Philippine and Porto Rico tariff cases, already
 heard until after the hearing of the case dealing with the same general questions, which Is set for January '.
 The Hay Paunceforte canal treaty was forwarded to London on Tuesday
 This action k rather more rapid than Is usual m treaty making Once it is taken. there will he nothing more for the stat. department to do until the British government has passed upon the amendments. providing consld- | erabe period of time is not occupied. Kimberly Is said to be seriously | threatened by the Boers. and the in- vaders in Cape Colony are being rein | forced The WAT office in London has been besieged by people of all classes anXiously inquiring of the welfare of relatives and friends At a late hour ] list of the casualties to non commis- stoned officers and men was posted, showing that s0 had been killed and l22 wounded.
 F H. Morris, auditor of the war de- partment was shot and instantly killed at Washington, Dec 22, hy former Dis bursting Clerk Samuel Mcdonald A watchman who tried to arrest him was badly beaten over the head with the pistol The murderer then cut his own throat and shot himself McDun ald had been reduced and 1t is believed that breeding over this caused the deed
 Teddy is to ride the goat He has been elected member nf Matinecock Lodge. No Sp6, r. and A. NJ of Oys ter Bay, L. I Invitations have been issued to members of that lodge and many prominent Masons throughout the country to attend stated com munieation" to be held Wednesday evening, Jannary ?, 1901, when the Entered Apprentice" degree will he conferred upon Theodore Roosevelt After the ceremonies there will he a dinner
 With the largest foreign Christmas mail ever dispatched from the New York postoffice, the Lucania. of the Cunard line, sailed Dec lj for Queens town. There were 2.0l3 sacks. con- taining more than 10000 registered packages, distributed among all Flu ropean countries. The last mail des- patched each year so as to reach the other side before Christmas is known as the "Christmas mail" and the steamship that carries it is known in the postofiice as the "Christmas ship" This distinction has fallen to the lot of the Lucania for two successive years. She carried last year 1900 sacks of Christmas mail.
 The auction of articles which have accumulated in the dead letter office at Washington took place last week. There were 4,0l5 packages sold for cash to the highest bdaer The most valuable of the packages were l76 ar ticlcs of jewelry of various descrip. tons. These include gold and silver watches, rings of all sizes and designs, diamond scarf pins, fountain pens. sil Yer and gold pencils, and large quan- tity of silver tableware The bulk of articles for sale, however, consisted of packages catalogued as miscellaneous articles.' There were ,. POT of these, and while many of them were de SSlipeu, d great uuiiDtF were not. and I constituted lottery for those who may bid on them.
 A cablegram from Rome to the New York Journal, says: On the last night | of the year the Pope will descend into inc busllica of St Peters and at the stroke ol midnight he will begin the celebration of high mass and the dedi cation of the twentieth century to Jesns Christ. Extensive preparations are being made at the Vatican for the cere monies, which will be very solemn and impressive, owing to the midnight honr, the presence oi ihe Pope in the grand bssllca and the cortege of church digDitarles singing the fe Deum. Nat urally everything will be subor,linated to the condition of the Pope,s health, and much will depend on how he stands the fa'igne incident to the closing of the holy door. but he ls filled with nn earnest desire to celebrate mass at the4 birth of the century and his doctors be. lleve that his wonderful will power will triumph over bodily fatigue.
 Minister Wu has distinguished him sell agnin. At the complimentary din her gwen him by the Lotos club in New York Saturday night. he told his