Arizona silver belt., 1900-05-10
Brief Mention of Interesting Facts and Happenings
 of the Universe.
AS THEY OCCUR wEEKL Y.
A Condensation of Telegraph and Cable Messages, Giving Prefer red Space to the News of
 Our Own Land.

them being iu Texas.
 The Atchson Topeka X santa F, railroad company expect to expent S6,000,000 on improvements this year
 Over half an inch of rain fell in Lo' Angeles last Friday. A dispatch say' the drouth of ears is broken and there will be plenty of water for irrigation
 The Senate committee on maya affairs reported the naval appropri ation bill on the Sd inst. The bill as reported carries S63, FPS, ,6l6, an increase over the house bill of S2,24l,000.
 It is reported from Washington, says the Albuquerque Citizen, that the President will veto the bill opening certain portions of the Navajo res ervation to mining operations.
 One of the largest bridges in the world was opened to traffic at Dchri, India, over the Some river, on March a2d It is over l0,052 feet in length and spans waterway 9300 feet in width.
 Cropie the son is still fighting, though Cronje the father is in St. Helena. Which recalls the poets re- marks about "Freedom's battle once begun, bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, though often lost is ever won"
 Nearly l9, ,000 workmen in the trades went out on strikes in many cities on May l. An eight-hour day is contend ed for in the majority of cases, while increased wages are demanded in many instances. The building trades are the most affected.
 Preparations are being made in Can ton for the biggest Fourth of July cele- bration Ohio has seen for many year. The presence of President Mckinley and Judge William R. Day has been assured. Admiral Dewey, Gen. Joseph Wheeler. Gov. Nash, Gov. Roosevelt, Senators Hanna and Foraker and other noted men have been invited.
 A new postoflice rule has just gone into effect imposing fine of 500 or one years imprisonment on any one who through carelessnesS or other wise, takes mail not belonging to him from the postofiice and fails to return it at once. This applies to newspap- CTS as well as to letters and other val uable mail.
 While this country raises most of the worlds supply of cotton it is far down on the list in exports of manu- factured cotton goods. switzerland sent abroad last year s25, ,000, 900 worth, or s2.00O,OOO more than the United States. The British exports of cotton goods in the same time reached the great total of SIPS, 100000.
 The Boers are stubbornly resisting the advance of Lord Roberts force of JO.0O0 men east of Bloemfontein, not withstanding the Burghers do not number more than one-third that of the British. The middle of June is the time now set for the entry of Rob- erts' army into Pretoria. but present conditions do not justify such predic- tion.
 The friends of Col. Quay are bend ing their energies to control the next Pennsylvania legislature. Their be- lief that Quay will be elected is shared by such astute politicians as ex-Senator Don Cameron. He thinks Quay's re- election is beyond doubt When asked if it isn't difficult for man to regain political strength after meeting with reverses, Cameron replied: "That de- pends on the man"
 The wife of Major-General James II. Wilson, military governor of the department of Matanzas- Santa Clara, Cuba. met with singular and fatal accident in the city of Matanzas on the 2sth ult Alighting from her car riage, Mrs. Wilson stepped on a match which ignited and set fire to her dress. She was terribly burned and died within a few hours.
 The Senate, on May 5, passed 137 private pension bills. Among them were bills granting pensions of $50 month each to Gen. James Longstreet, who was major in the United States army before he went into the Confed- eracy; to Mrs. Margaret Badger, widow of Commodore Badger, and to Mrs. Gridley, widow of the lat Capt. Gridley of the Olympia, and of Slo0 month to Mrs. Julia Henry, widow of Gen. Guy V. Henry.
 Whipping at the post is still the punishment for petty offenses in Dela- ware. Nine men were whipped at Dover, April 2S, in the presence of 1000 persons. Four out of the nine whipped received twenty lashes, which, being well laid on by the sher. if, who is large, stalwart man tip ping the scales at 2s0, caused the men at the post to squirm and finch at each stroke of the rawhide, the same leaving an unmistakable mark.