Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-22

Court meets in Solomonville Mon- day, April2.
 The supreme court will meet in Phoenix, March 26.
 Col. Wm. J. Bryan is expected to visit Phoenix about April l2.
 The Gazette says, the democratic territorial convention will meet in Tucsonin all probability.
 Travel to Tucson the past few months has been so large that the ho- telS have been crowded and have had to turn people away.
 If is rumored, says the Publican, that enterprising citizens of Tempe have made copper discovery inside the corporation limits,
 Territorial Secretary Charles Akers was painfully thought not seriously injured at Phoenix on the 18th inst, by tall from bicycle.
 Hotel A AtwoOd, at Tempe, will be opened to the public on March 20. It WAS built at a cost of S3l, 900, and is a modern hotel structure in every par ticular.
 The democratic central committee of Graham county will meet in Solo nonyil,e. April ?, for the purpose of calling county convention to elect F delegates to the territorial con yention.
 Excayating for the foundation of the biz ice plant for the A. c. Co. is in progress. It is the intention of the management of the company to push The work as fast as possible, as the season for ice is almost upon us.- Clifton Fra.
 Col. Robt. E. Wallace died at Fort Huarhuca on the 10th inst. Col. Wal lare died from wounds received in bat tie in the Philippines. He was for merlv stationed at Ft. Huachuca and was returned there for treatment but was unable to recover.
 There are B cases on the civil dock, ct of the April term of court in Pima coanty and about 9 on the criminal docket. The two most important ol rhe latter. says the Star, are the eases nf l, Clarence Brown for forgery, and Al. Ezekials. for the killing of C. C. Rasmussen.
 It looks as though Clifton and Mo renci would have to have another rail road. as the Arizona X New Mexico railroad is unable to handle tho enormous and ever increasing traffic Last week there were 300 loaded cars in the yard at Lordsburg. N The Gila Valley bank opened it Al doors on January l6th, 1900. Today a their line of deposits foots up th' N large sum of S6O,OOO. Certainly this | prosperous condition, says the Bui & letin. sixty thousand dollars in 0' days or an average of 5000 day de X pnsits since the day of opening. # M. J. Wilson, special agent genera # land office. has been assigned by th interior department from Duluth
 Minn., to assist Special Agent Hol singer in suppressing timber depreda
 tions. the general land office being de . termined to apprehend and prosecut
 all persons who are engaged in UT
 lawful timber operations in the tel
 ritory.
 The press association of Maricop
 county has decided to charge full legi
 rates for the publication of all article
 of incorporation. This may have tn
 effect of heading of a few wild ca
 schemes. but legitimate enterprise
 will % right ahead and pay legit ! mate price for the service they.receiy' |} says the Tempe News.
 District Clerk Frank Dysast of So
 omonville. received a letter last wee E. E from Dan Ming. who has charge of ! government pack train in the Phili
 pines. Dan likes the country. Fla mers never have to worry over a shor
 age of water: 56 inches fell during u
 month of July last. Dan says he
 <sloing fairly well. He speaks of occ biOnally meeting A. Fry, who reside D Globe few years ago. 7 The Bulletin says: Geo. A. Oln' ( hnd z. C. Prina went up the Gila riv I ast sunday to make preliminary Q
 ervations, with view of securing Fater power for generating electr
 ty. These gentlemen have been | f bring for some time on an electl ight plant for Stafford If they find
 Iasy to obtain water power on t ia river above the head of this V < ey, then it is their plan to furni
 lectricity for power ana llgl
 throughout the entire valley. < The long bridge on the Arizona CIV Mexico railroad, between Guth
 |nd Clifton was burned recently. T
 ,ordsburg Liberal says, it is suppos
 hefire was caused by coals dropI om an engine. The bridge ga