Arizona silver belt., 1900-09-13
ARIZONA.
News and Comments Pertaining to
 the Territory at Large.


 vention adopted resolution declaring that the division of the county is pre- mature.
 The Benson Press says the artesian we'll is down now about 6S0 feet, and the flow of water averages some 30 gallons per minute.
 Governor Murphy and staff are busy preparing the annual report for his office and will have the same com pleted about the 18th.
 Paul Hull, of the late lamented Phoenix Graphic. and later editor of the Bisbee Herald, has gone with his wife to Chicago, where they win re- side.
 The Bulletin counsels peace and harmony in the democratic party, but refuses to support Wiley Jones for district attorney. The Bulletins har- mony has string on it.
 The Bishec Improvement Co. is con templating the installation of an cleo tric plant in Bisbee. The company is figuring on estimates and expect to decide on the matter shortly.
 The probate courtof Maricopa coun- ty has demanded bond of $500. 900 in the case Of the administrator of the wormser estate. That is probably the largest bond that has been demanded by any probate court in the territory of Arizona, says the Star.
 A Prescott paper says that William O'Brien, who fell down a 6o-foot ore chute to his death, at Jerome, recent ly, was member of the crew of Ad- miral Dewey's flawsnip, Olympia, at the battle of Manila. Deceased was president of the Jerome miners union.
 Chas. F. Hoh has rendered his res ignatlon as member of the Pima county democratic central committee, giving as his reasons that the county convention failed to endorse Mr Bryan for president and neglected to declare for the free coinage of silver.
 The normal was opened September 1 with an enrolment of s2 students, which is good for the first day. There will probably be an attendance of about l50 students within the next week. Many students are from out side counties and several from other states.
 It is said that the merchants and the people of Nogales generally have sent petition to the pr' sident of Mexico pointing out that the people of the free zone, owing to the heavy duties. are not able to compete with their neighbors, and requesting that the duties be lowered on all articles going into the free zone. - Prospector.
 An Italian labOrer was burned about the pistol pocket thls week at the smelter. He was backing up with d pot of slag when he backed against another pot standing on the dump, and sat down in it. Some men pulled him out and he was taken to the hos pital. He is not dangerously burned. Had not help been at hand the in stant he fell in the pot he would have burned to death. Jerome News.
 The Phoenix board of trade will try to interest the government in the eS- tablishment of sanitarium for sol diers and sailors in that city. Data regarding climate will be collected and forwarded to the proper authorl- ties. There are two sanitariums of this kind in New Mexico, but they are open only to members of certain branches of the naval and army ser vice.
 The officers of the territorial teach CTS association decided to hold the association meeting at Tempe in con junction with the meeting of the joint county institute at that place in December. An excellent pro gramme is being arranged. There will be plenty of good papers, ad- dresses and discussions. The musical and literary programme will be a special feature of the meetings The institute and association meetings will last five days,
 The old question of county division will bob up serenely at the coming session Of the legislature says terri torial exchange. The agitation IS taking life again. Graham and Co- chise will be asked to give away parts of their domain, that Bonita county may take her place among the sister hood of counties. The north is com ing in for a share of county division and, if they succeed, old Yayapai will he reduced in size and the county oi Jerome appear on the territorial map.
 The entire equipment of the otlice of the territorial secretary Is now lo- cated in the new quarters at the capl- t,t Mpyl- or ftrpfS htpf tha Gf he IT