Arizona silver belt., 1900-10-04
ARIZONA
News and Comments Pertaining to
 the Territory at Large.

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 The normal school at Flagstaff has i2 students enrolled,
 Coconino county sent i've convicts to tha territorial prison last week.
 There are about POO students in at tendance at the University of A rizoDa. Tom Davis has returned to Tucson from four months visit in the east. There were fewer than 1000 voters registered in MaricOpa county last Friday.
 The A. O. U. w. grand lodge will meet in Phoenix next Tuesday, Oc- tOber Q.
 Prescott Lodge B. P. o. ElkS No. $50, at their meeting Wednesday night voted $50 for the relief fund ot Galveston Elks,
 Jerome has new chemical engine, of greater capacity than the old one, which, it is hoped, will stimulate the capacity of the tire company.
 ihN pl uNdBll NOuHlN nominated Virgil Earp for sheriff. He is one of the Earp family that helped to make Tombstone notorious.
 The United Verde Copper company has paid its taxes in Yayapai county something over S20,OO0 a sum greatly dSproportionate to the immense value of their property.
 Col. ]. F. Wilson opened his cam paign at Jerome on last Saturday night, and Mark Smith began his by addressing the people of Phoenix on Monday evening.
 Patrick Ward, of the firm of Ward X Courtney, railroad contractors, died at Deming, N. M., Sept, P. The trm built many miles of railroad in New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico.
 The work of constructing the pipe line that is to supply Prescott with water has been begun at Del Rio. Five months will be required for its com pletiOn. The line will be P miles in length.
 The Florence Blade says, the ear menat Kelvin mill struCk last week for an increase in wages. They are receiving sl.50 per day and demanded Sl.75. A fresh crew went up from here and no delay resulted from the strike.
 The little town of Clifton sent S662 to the Galveston sufferers. This, says the Star, is probably the largest sum of any town uf a like number of in- habitantS outside of Texas. Clifton has blg hearted citizens whose sympa- thy is practical.
 The democratic county committee of MaTicOpa county decided that Mark Smith was the regular nominee of the democratic party for congress and ordered his name to be placed at the head of the democratic county ticket under the silver dollar. This of course will create friction but it is dOne.-GaZette.
 The mill on the Accidental mine, on Lynx creek, was destroyed by lire Thursday night last, says the Courier. The property was being operated by the Montgomery Mining company, Cause of lire is unknown. Loss is placed at S7 ,5O0; no insurance.
 An immense cave, which has been explored 300 feet, has been encountered in the Fl ROyalc workings of Helvetia camp, near Tucson. Metallic copper lines the cave in places and there is spring of water which affords an abundant supply for the camp, insur- ing continuous operation of the smell ter.
 The Ray copper company IS prepar- ing to erect at Kelvin lodging house containing g rooms. It will be sup piled with modern conveniences and will be model lodging house in every respect. The company is also finish ing its boarding house which will, when completed, be a substantial and  rOomv building, Florence Blade.
 The determination of the school board to enforce the compulsory school law has been the means of increasing the attendance materially. There re- main yet parents who, it IS feared, will have to feel the heavy hand of the law before they will take an in terest in the welfare of their children. Jerome Reporter.
 The Republican notes the arrival in Phoenix of Col A. J Duncan of Washington, b. C., and w. NJ. Futile, chief of police at San Carlos. Col. Duncan is a special agent of the In dian service, has recently inspected the San Carlos agency and is now en route to the SacatOn, agency for the purpose, this being his first visit to Arizona.
 There are about 20 voters at tue new Troy camp, which is situated at