Arizona silver belt., 1900-05-10

The Denver water works company
 new dam on Goose creek fifty milei
 from Denver, broke lust Thursday, re
 leasing n billion gullous of water stored
 in the reservoir. The Castlewood dan
 at the head of Cherry creek Is leaking
 badly and It is believed will give way
 soon. All farmers living in the valley
 above Denver have been warned anC
 Superintendent Asop has horsemer
 ready to give further warning if tn,
 dam goes out
 A French inventor says that he ha.
 solved the problem of sending mum
 Der of dispatches simultaneously on $
 single wire. His system, which was
 explained on March 20 before the
 academy Of sciences, was recently
 tried successfully between Paris and
 Pau. Twelve independent currents
 were sent on the circuit at once in either direction, making total of 24 telegrams.
 Seekers of the curious as pleasure at the Paris Exposition, will be gratifed with the mock volcano of miniature Nesuvius which will belch forth real flames and real lava. 1 The volcano noun tain will be dotted over with restaurants and cafes. Railways will run all over it. and rocks and shrubs actually growing will add natural appearance Sight seers will find in the interior of the volcano living pictures of scenes from Dante's "Purgatory" and Paradise "
 The United States court of private land claims IS in session at Santa Fe, with Chief Justice Reed presiding and all the associate justices present. The trial of the Jose de Leyba grant case, involving about l6,O00 acres of land in Santa Fe county, and covering the celebrated Tiffany turquoise mines at Turquesa, was begun and is still in progress. Mariana F. Sena of Santa re, is the claimant, Frank W. Clancy of Albuquerque, and H. s. Clancy of Santa Fe, are the attorneys for the pc titioner Hon. NJ. G. Reynolds and W. H. Pope are representing the gov ernment.
 E. Jaune de Lamare. Ralph Mer- vile and S. Crom of Paris, France. who will attempt to make the trip from Bennett to Dawson in automo- piles, have started on their journey. They have five horse power auto mobile, three horse power cycle and tandem, carrying three machines, so, in the event of an accident. the broken part of the machine can be re- placed Under favorable circum- stances. with moderate weather and good ice, they think they can make the 600 miles between the railway ter minus and the klondike capital in thirty hours They will use gasoline as fuel
 Alter six months of trial the munic- ipal pawnshop In Chicago is pronounc- ed success by its advocates. Not only does it yield fair return upon the investment, but it is reaching ex- actly the class of persons it was in- tended 10 benefit, as shown by the fact that large number of the loans are Jor small amounts. The results have surpassed the expectations Of the state pawners' society, and as a conse- quence its members are doubling the capital put into the business. while plans are being made to secure legis- latiye sanction for the establishment of like institutions in other Illinois cities.
 Vim. J. Bryan spoke to 25,OO0 peo- pie at three meetings, in Toledo, Ohio. While he submitted to an interview and took occasion to express himself very decidedly regarding the coming national election, which he declares will surely result in an overwhelming Democratic victory. "The Democratic party is sure to win," he said, without the slightest hesitation. ''The people are with us this year and they are in sympathy with the principles which shall be embodied in the Kansas City platform and which represent the feel ing of the great mass of American people,"
 The Nicaragua canal bill passed the House, on May 21, by the vote of 225 to 8. The large majority for the bill was surprise even to the most en- thusiastlc friends of the measure. It is highly improbable anything further will be done during this session of Congress toward canal legislation. The bill passed today will go to the Senate immediately, be referred there to the Nicaraguan canal committee, of which Senator Morgan of Alabama, is chairman, and probably be reported from that committee to the Senate within comparatively few days. There may be some debate upon the bill in the Senate at this session, but it is highly improbable that it will be Il