Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-05


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 The House, on March 2s, passed the bill authorizing the adjustment of the rights of settlers on the Navajo reser- yatlon in Arizona.
 The senate committee on approprla- lions has reported q bill increasing the salary of Governor Murphy of Arizona from S26O0 to 5000.
 J.C c. Martin, of the Prescott Jour nal. Miner. has bought the Hustler and Jerome will now have republican paper edited at long range.
 Olive culture in southern Ariznna is proving a success. This means an other Arizona industry which will in the future be a source of much rev enue.
 The House committee oG public lands directed favorable report on the bill establishing q National park of the petrihed forestry of Arizona. These forests cover twelve square miles of agate trees in Apache county.
 The Wilson bill granting a right of way over government lands for pipe line for the conveyance of water to Flagstatl was favoraoly reported by the house committee on public lands, on March 29.
 Regardless of the protests sent to Washington, the order allowing sheep t. graze on the Black Mesa and san Francisco forest reserves was issued on "Wednesday of last week aud the sheepmen are happy as a consequence. The Winslow Mall says: The recent rain was a perfect God-Send to thls neck of the woods. It filled all the waterholes on the range and stock will not have to travel l. or 20 miles from feed to water.
 The Florence Tribune tells or an educated Indian at Maricopa who par alyzed d Raymond excursion party who were trying u get snap shots "i him by Springing on them an up-to- date camera and taking the whole bunch.
 The supreme court has sustained the decision of the lower court which com pells the bondsmen Of Lawrence Napier the Normal school contractor, who left here between two days, to make up his shortage of something like s3.5OO. Tempe News.
 Wells, Fargo & Co. have offered a reward of $500 for the capture of Bob Brown and Matt Burts, who are al- legged to have taken part in the Fair bank train hold up. The territorial authorities are also considering the question of offering reward.
 Wm. J. Bryan will speak at Prescott on April F. A special train bearing the committee and the Prescott band will go down to Phoenix on the morn ing of the 18th, and take MT. Bryan to Prescott. It is proposed to raise slOO0 to defray the expenses.
 At the recent meeting of the Ari- zOna Bar Association, in Phoenix, Judge J. J. Hawkins, of Prescott. was elected president for the ensuing year, Frank Cox, yice-president: II. H.. Lewis, secretary. and Walter Bennett, treasurer.
 The bill fixing the salaries of the justices of the supreme court of Ari- zona at s4,j00 instead of s3,000 per annum will probably become law. Senator Hoar, chairman of the senate committee that has the bill in hand, has reported the same recommending its passage.
 Col. EpeS Randolph has returned to Tucson from a trip to the King of Arizona mining camp and reports all details in the money maker as being in a well regulated condition and that the Tucson officials interested in the big producer of Yuma county were consequently in a happy frame of mind.
 In the case of the Maricopa and Phoenix and Salt River valley railroad company, appellant, ys. Myrtle L. Dean. appellee, the supreme court has affirmed the judgement of the lower court. This action was brought by Mrs. Dean to recover damages for the killing of her husband by train at : railroad crossing in East Tempe, about two years ago. She was given judg ment for about 1000. Tempe News
 A serious accident occurred on tht Santa Fe Pacific railroad on Monday of last week, near Manuelit0. Engi neer Anderson, in charge of engine No. SS, was pulling a west bound freight train when the smokestack o his engine became clogged, Anderson opened the door of the tirebox. whel the flames poured out, burning hin badly. Fireman Green and mal named Tuheler, thinking an explosion about to occur, jumped from the trail