Arizona silver belt., 1900-07-26

dragged beneath A cottonwood tree
 aud covertd oyer with brush. Neither
 ul the men carried any money with
 hln, and their entire possessions con
 sisted of burros and camping outfit.
 No motive i> known for the crime.
 Bulletin.
 A report has gained circulation that
 the Huachuca post is to be abandoned
 by the government. This report can
 be set down as an idle rumor. says the
 ProSpectnr. Tue fact of the matter
 IS, Fort Huachuca is now the most
 important post Tn the territory and
 new and expensive improvements are
 being added yearly. The post is the
 largest in the military division of the
 Arizna district and regarded as the
 most important by army officials.
 Liens to the amount of SEQ, ,0o0 have
 been lied against the lusaSan Deyel- opmeul c.'m Jlny and the santa Fe X Grand Canyon Railroad company dur
 tue week. This is said to be only about one half OT tue indebtedness Uf these concerns aud there would be many m re claims against them if the creditors could see how they could get their money which in most cases is long past due. 1t is said that an ap- plicatlpn will be made on July 24 to have receiver appointed for the santa Fe X Grand Canyon railroad The application will be made by the first mortgage bond holders. Coco. uino Sun,
 sam Finley has received a letter from U. $. Marshal Foraker of New Mexlco that the postotlice department had allowed a reward of $90O for the Stein Pass robbers who held up the train three years ago next December. sam Finley led the '. S. marshal's posse and J, D. Milton that of Wells Fargo. They captured the robbers m the south end of the Chricahua noun. tains, six of whom were convicted. It was clever and daring capture. The postollice department has been a long tune Tn paying the reward The sum will be divided among the ten men who composed the posses. The fact that j. D, Milton and McMahon who did not tle their claims soon enough led the department to diSallow them put MT. Finley says that he and oth- CTS of the party will contribute sufli- cent Of the sums they received to make Milton and McMahon equal with them. rStar.
 Every town sooner or later must submit to the inevitable water works question. Jerome is at present get tlng sauaeiy before the issue. The question has not yet come up for final settlement. It is a difficult thing for any thing to hit Jerome squarely. as the missile is more than likely to glance oil and roll down the mountain side never t0 be seen again. But the clly water question, in short time, will suck on the Sidehill the same as Je- rome does because it comes from dire necessity. Jerome has long been sui fering from water shortage and its evils. The United Verde mine ioseS about one day in seven on account uf insufficient water supply. The water connections in Jerome about half the time have no water. The place ls con linually in danger of utter annihilation by tire, and, indeed were 1t not for the much abused sul. 1. phur smoke that sweeps down over ! the town several times day, the ins ! haoitants would doubtless die on from l diseases bred by refuse that must of l. necessity be allowed to accumulate l everywhere. The present mayor and !! ;ity council afe determined to have | ,ity water and are working toward 1 that end with the almost unanimous ! support of the citizens. Jerome cor !. of the Republican.