Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-14
ARIZONA. News and Comments Pertaining to the Territory at Large.
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ritorial court in favor of the company. Col. Herring and Mrs. Thomas Sorin having appeared as council for the de- fense
 The Gazette of June says General Alger and party will arrive in Pres colt this evening and will probably arrive in Phoenix the following day on special, Accompanying the party is said to be men interested in the Hudson reservoir proposition, who will make q thorough investigation of the water problem of ttiS valley be- fore leaving Governor Murphy will meet the party at Flagstaff and ac- company them to Phoenix.
 The Bonita correspondent of the Bulletin says: \ most distressing ac- cident occurred here on May 23, at the ranch of Wm. Elkhorst, during his absence at Wilcox, where he went to deliver cattle. A boy named Sniff fen, of Fort Grant, was at the house and took MT, ElkhorSt'S gun to shoot rabbits. While outside the house and about 30 yards from the front door he fired the gun and the bullet struck a rock and glancing entered the open door of the house and struck MT. Elk. horstS little boy, Willie, in the neck, killing him. MT. Elkhorst arrived home about two hours after the acci dent and was overcome with grief. The funeral occurred Friday evening at the Fort Grant cemetery Willie was nine years old.
 Elaborate preparations are being made at Phoenix for the Fourth of July celebration, says the Enterprise. The finance committee will doubtless he able to gather Slt00, winch will afford good days amusement. The fire department will take prominent part in the days sport. Racing con tests, etc, will i'll the morning and the afternoon will be taken up in a baseball game, orationS, the unveiling of the city's cannon, which will be properly mounted by that time, and a balloon ascension and parachute jump. The evening is to be devoted to d grand parade by the Phoenix bi- cycle club and a masquerade parade, for which all will be cOStlmed. A dis play of fireworks will end the pleas. ureS of the day.
 The Prospector of June says: An other holdup occurred in BiSbee last evening, two burglars entering the home of Mrs. Richard Humphreys and were in the act of ritling her trunk and effects about the house when Mrs. Humphreys surprised the burglars and herself, by coming into the room to see what was the cause of the unseemly noise. The burglars seized Mrs. Humphreys and endeay- ored to hold her while an effort was being made to get away with money sack containsng $500. In the scuille during which Mrs. Humphreys pluck fly fought the daring robbers the money rolled upon the floor. The burglars did not wait to gather up the coin and fled with only Si0 as the total of their booty The heroic ac- tion of Mrs. Humphreys saved the earnings. It is not known who the men are.
 At last it looks as if Jerome were going to have fire protection through an adequate water supply, says the Mining News. The council has taken hold of the matter in the proper way and progress can now be reported. Surveyor J. J. Fisher, of Prescott, has been employed and is now at work making estimates on the cost Of the plant. He was instructed by the council at its last meeting to push his work as fast as possible, and 1t IS es- timated that by the first day of Sep tember, 1900, Jerome will have one of the most perfect waterworks systems in the southwest. The work at pres ent layed out by the council, and which is now being figured on by Mr. Fisher. is to build two or four tanks near the present city tanks on the water line of the United Verde Cop per company above the town. These tanks will hold an aggregate of l5O,OOO gallons of water. From these tanks will be run to the engine house t. inch cast iron main. At GirOux street the main will be tapped with 4-lnch laterals which will run 300 feet north and south with plug at the end or each. With 400 feet of hose all or the residence buildings on the hillside above Main street as far south as Uull's corral and north to the city limits will be protected against fire. Surveyor Fisher estimates that the pipe and the laying thereof will cost about s65OO: the tanks, whether there be two or four. about s750. The eleva- tion of the tanks will give a pressure of 200 pounds to the square inch, which will throw water over any house in town.