Arizona silver belt., 1900-01-18

close to ibis island, is tei'eved to cia,m Jurisdiction over it, and as his authorliA i- recognlz' d bl the native tr,hes, the north coast ot Burneo and virinit,. it i- beIieN ed that he claim is well founded. It Is probably at his instance that the naval officer com manding the gunbott moved.
 Rrazi,'s minister of finance has been ordered to burn S2.090,000 of paper money every week until an enti'e issue of S50, 1000, ,0,I0 has been con~umtd d. This will he one of the largest prac- tica applications in history of the old phrase "money 10 burn."
 In order 70 prevent the introduction ot epidemic diseases, the president has issued an order requiring ships entering or leaving ports i'll the PhIl- ippines to be examined by officers of the marine hospital service,
 The town of Kos, the capital of the small Tarkish island of that name, iying of the cost of Asia Minor, pos- s-ss-s the oldest tree iu the world. Under it- shade Hippocrates instructed his disciples in his methods and views concerning the healing art 2,000 years ago.
 Two swindlers are on trial in Att lantn, Ga, for defrauding negroes. They nave made the simple old dark ies believe that congress is going 70 pass law to peusion all ex.slaves. The evidence showed that they have been collecting from their dupes about about s1o0,000 year.
 Up to January s there were thirteen cases Of bubonic plague at Honolulu. The board of health has decided to take steps to stamp out the scourge, X portion of the infected district has been condemned and burned to the ground. The future policy of the health authorities will be to destroy ali infected buildings.
 The Lawton fund has gone above the S50,000 mark, and it is believed S60.000 will be raised by voluntary do- nations. A bill has been introduced in congress to allow the widow of the dead hero pension ofS2, coo per year, but it is not thought it will pass, but that an allowance of $50 per month will be made.
 The Pope has indicated that he pre- fers Cardinal Gotti, the Genoese monk, as his successor to the papal throne. The cardinal is said to be man of great piety and modesty. Now about 60 years of age. He has always lived the life of an ascetic, and despite the dignity of a prince Of the church, he sleeps in a cell on hard mattress.
 The Elephant Butte dam case in New Mexico has been decided by Judge Parker in favor of the dam company and az iast the government. It was shown that the flood waters o' the upper Rio Grande do not reach Rio Graude City in quantities suf ficient to affect sensibIy the naviga- ton of the river. He ordered the complaint dissolved.
 Fire on the 9th instant destroyed the residence of Joseph Pulitzer, pro prietor of the New York World. The house contained valuable historical library and many carefully selected works of art. Nothing was saved. The loss was s3O0, ,O00, with an insur- ance of s250,000. Two badly charred bodies have been taken from the ruins, believed to be those of the house keeper and servant girl.
 The latest mail advices from India aver that the situation there grows darker every week. Three million people are working on the govern ment relief works. The sale of ohil- dren by starving parents is becoming common. Families are breaking up, each member for himself, in search of food Abandoned children are found with frequency. It is famine of water as we'll as food. Cattle are dying off by thousands and no rain is ex- pected until June.
 Lucky" Baldwin, who has only remnant left of his former fortune, proposes to go to Cape Nome, the new Alaskan mining camp, in the spring. It is said that he will start a theater or dance hall with company of dancing girls. Whether he will add games of chance that appeal to miners is yet uncertain. He has char. tered a vessel to carry his troup. Out of this venture Baldwin hopes to re- coup the fortune he has lost in the last ten years.
 President Diaz holds the supreme place in the political life of Mexico. A plebiscite of the citizens of the re. public regarding candidates for presi- dent in the term to begin next De- cember has been held, heavy vote was cast, the people showing much