Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
ARIZONA. News and Comments Pertaining to the Territory at Large.
Territory at Large.

Solomonville has been made foreign money order office.
 George Smalley, the correspondents cJniemplates trip to Cape Nome.
 pr. c. II. Green, late of Sallord, died at Camden. s. C., on March 70.
 solomon & Wi, kersham have opened a branch store in Safford. F., l.. Shaw in charge.
 Lee N. Stratton, formerly of Texas, was admitted by the court in Graham county, as practicing attorney.
 The April term of the district court for Graham county began April ?. There were eighteen divorce cases lo be heard. and a large criminal docket.
 The dwelling of B. +. Adams m Solomonville was destroyed by fire. Tine building was owned b. J. T. Fitz- gerald. cost S25Ao, and was insured for sl000.
 Mount Union near Prescott, is 5000 feet high; san Francisco noun tain is la.',6l feet high: the altitude of Prescott is 53ls feet above sea level; Phoenix lSsN: Tucson 2,39o.
 There are ten desperate characters in the Cochise county Jail. charged with murder or train robbery, and fearing an attempt at rescue. two extra guards have been placed on duty.
 Two more artesian wells have been sunk near the foot of Mt. Graham and they have pretty good flows. A few more good wells will bring great deal of that farming land into cultivation, as il now lies barren on account of no water Bulletin.
 The Stafford correspondeni of the Bul- letin says: Never in the history of this valley has there been more fa- yorable spring for the farmers than this one. Everything is growing nice ly and We hope the crops will escape the usual spring frosts.
 The rains of last week were general throughout Arizona, and in many sec tions copious. \ Williams special to the Phoenix Republican, states that the snows tall in that section was fully two feet. If 80 it will be of great benefit to the Salt river valley.
 Emil Cassi. the Rough Rider bugler from Bisbee. who killed Cuban in Havana a year ago and who was sen tenced to three years imprisonment, has been pardoned and released from iail. On his release he left Havana recently, supposedly for the United States.
 This year the school revenue should materially increase as a result oi the collection of poll taxes. Assessor Mer- Till has already turned in Si00o collec- ted on this account. No district m the county should be compelled to have short term of school for lack of funds, says the Pima correspondent of the Bulletin.
 In the Graham county district court, in the cases of the Detroit Copper company against various defendants for possession of real estate in Morenci. judgment was entered for the plain tiff against fifteen trespassers. Other cases were to be heard. The grand jury examined 32 cases and brought Il indictments.
 Dr. ]. II. Lacy was again awarded the contract for tine care of the Gra- ham county hospital and the patients therein. The Bulletin says: The Doctor has had this contract continu- ously for five years and has given eX- cellent service to the unfortunates, who have been inmates of the hospital during that time.
 United States Marshal Gritiith does not believe that federal office holders should attend the Republican conven- tiOnS as delegates and says 50 frankly 10 reporter for the Republican. MT. Grifliith has a proper sense of the pro prieties. It is to be hoped that other office holding republicans in the terri tory will adopt this view. Republican.
 When man attacks the 'laager until he gets filled up the idea that he is the left wing of the Boer army, and sallies forth, at midnight, armed with siX-shooter, shot gun and Win chester, against the enemy's "kopie. there is no law in Prescott to prevent It apparently. Or if there is d law against it there seems to be weak spot some place in its execution. on.-Journal- Miner.
 On "Wednesday the board of super VlS0rS opened the bids for the public printing Bids were submitted by the Bulletin, Guardian and Copper Era. All the legal advertising of every character was awarded to the Bulletin, along with all the job print