Arizona silver belt., 1900-08-16
ARIZON
News and Comments Pertaining to
 the Territory at Large.

NahoNb tNtEoidCldOtC ioilitlttlJ dtlu ulS-
 appointment at Tombstone.
 Senator Freeze has got enough of
 Cape Nome and has left for his Ari
 zona home. Freeze always succeeded
 in freezing out in every place but
 Phoenix. Come home and stay, Billy.
 Gazette.
 The Jerome Reporter is in receipt
 of letter from Capt. John D. Boyd.
 who is now the guest of his sister 's
 family in Quebec, Canada. He ex-
 presses himself well pleased with the
 Queens domain.
 The 9th session of the grand lodge
 of Arizona, l. o. G.. will convene in
 Stafford on "Wednesday, September 5,
 at D. m., and will continue in Sesslon
 three days. Applications have been
 made to the railroad companies for
 the customary round trip excursion
 rates.
 The Prescott city council has se-
 cured water rights in Chino valley amounting to over 800, 900 gallons and
 will at once lay pipe line through
 which to pump water for the city sup ply. An election has been called to
 be held this month tO vote S150,o00 in
 bonds for the new system.
 The number of new buildings con structed during the last seven months and those under construction now lead the record of all former years. The growth of Tucson is ina measure indicated by the Building and Loan associations of the city which are do- ing a most prosperous business. Star.
 No college or university in the Unithe States offers better induce. ments to those seeking education than does the University of Arizona. The cost of tuition is nominal and room and board but fifteen dollars per month. The University can justly claim superior faculty of instructors. The location of the University is ey- ceptionally healthy.
 The contract has been given by the santa Fe railroad to the International Power company of Providence, R. l., for the building of 20 powerful passen- ger engines. The engines will be the most powerful ever butt for service in the west, and will be assigned to passenger runs in Colorado, New Mex ico and Arizona. The deliveries will be made during the latter part of Oc- tober and November.
 The board of Supervisors of Yava- pal county have agreed with reference to the poor unfortunates who may have to winter in the Prescott plaza, that in the cases of those who could not get into permanent quarters be- fore cold weather, they would be per mitted to build brick ilues and put in coal heaters for the purpose of render ing their shack quarters habitable during severe weather.
 The Arizona Bulletin says: Word comes from Morenci this week that provisions had been discovered in an old cave on Eagle creek and that sew eral suspicious characters had been seen in that vicinity few days ago. Tuesday night Deputy Sheriff Nick from Morenci and Deputy Sheriff Toll Bell of Clifton started for that local 1 ity and expect to bring in some tough characters before they return.
 It is said an effort will be made to iClllONt lllt lOui1lf ot&t VI VI uL county from Nogales to Patagonia. In | speaking of the proposition, leading | merchant of NOgales said that be- | tween 40 and 50 votes in Nogales | would be cast in favor of removal by | those who have it, politically, in for l Nogales. Fifty votes in Nogales for Patagonia would, with Washington, ] DuqueSne, Lochiel, Crittenden, Elgin | and Patagonia carry the question.
 Allen T. Bird, of the Nogales Oasis, has been informed of the success of | boring for arteSian water at Benson. The correspondent writes: "Thursday | afternoon the artesian we'll contrac- tors got down 50l feet, and that being | their contract t500 feetl they took out the drill and quit work. At about 6 f p. m. one of the men went to the well and saw water coming ut,about r or 15 gallons per minute. This morning the flow was about 13 inches above the ground, at this time, 3 p. m., it is just the same, and the people talk but artesian water.
 J. H. Sparklin and W. A. Watson, range riders in the Grand Canyon for est reserve, left Thursday for that part of the reserve lying north of the Colorado river. Mr. Sparklin. who spent several months there last year, says that it is as fine section as lies within the borders of Arizona. Pine large portion of that country and grass and water are plen- tiful. The MormOns know good thing when they see it, and conse- luently they would like to annex that part of Arizona to Utah. Coconino Sun.
 Tucsons trial of municipal owner ship has not started we'll Recently the city assumed control of the water works and Mayor Hoff in the exercise )f his privilege to appoint a Superin- lent, subject to confirmation by the ;ouncil, appointed MT. Branch, new ,Omer. whom the council refused to confirm. The mayor gave his superin- tendent the key to the waterworks premises, but it was not the right key to the situation-th lock had been changed. Mir. Treat, the old superin- -endent, is in possession. and evely- body except Windmill" Hoif seems -o be satisfied.
 The Coconino Sun presents the case when it states that q good many voters are under the impression hat the poll tax is a new tax created 'Or fhp nlrDOSp of cOnnpplliuR the