Arizona silver belt., 1900-07-05
GENERAL NEWS,
Brief Mention of Interesting FactS and Happenings
 of the Universe.
AsTHEY OCCUR WEEKLY.
A Condensation of Telegraph and Cable Messages, Giving Prefer red Space to the News of
 Our Own Land

It is estimat, q there are 30 900 pee pie already at Cape Nome,
 There were l0,277 deaths from chol era out of l5,419 cases, at Bombay during the week ended June l6.
 The estimated population of Tier Tsin is one million, and the estimated population of Pekin is l,300,000.
 There are about ll.00O American soldiers in Cuba, having been sta. tioned there to maintain order during the American occupation.
 Delaware has now but one member of congress, counting both branches. Her single reprv vsenta tive is dead. and there is vacancy in the senate,
 Rhode Island is to have battleship named after her. The guns of the big vessel could probably throw proje,- tiles from one side of the state to tLe other.
 James w. Bradbury of Augusta, Me-, the oldest ex-member of congress, has passed his 9Sth birthday, but is very feeble. He has held out phe- nomenally.
 The prohibtionists offer 1,000,O ,O00 votes for Bryan if the democratic party will insert prohibition plank in the platform, which of course will not be done.
 Hundreds of prospectors have gone to the Johnson county, Texas, gold fields The mineral region embraces over l,200 acres, and the ore is said to assay from S25 to s4S0 per ton in gold.
 The Methodist Episcopal Mission board at New York, has received a cablegram from Missionary Brown that the Tier Tsin mission was de- stroyed by fire and about l60 persons killed
 It almost makes one doubt the wis. dom of Providence to hear that the Standard Oil company's premises at Tien Tsin escaped injury from the Chinese, while the American consulate was burned.
 The democrats of Illinois have made the strongest nomination possible for governor. Samuel Alschuler is clean. able man who commands gen eral respect. The ticket in it's entire ty is very good one.
 The only man who had the nerve to introduce in the Philadelphia conven- tion proposition of business without Hanna's consent was Boss Quay Nothing else in the conventions open proceedings was done without Hanna's permission first obtained.
 Alaska advices received at San Fran cisco state that the steamer Gustin from Dawson and the Yukon way ports arrived at St. Michael on June l5. She brought 300 passenger and S2,000, 900 in gold dust, most of which belonged to the Dawson banks.
 The Lackawanna Iron and Steel company's mills have been moved from Scranton. Pa, to Buffalo, \. Y. The mills employ 5000 men. Inability to compete in the west, the present field of activity in the steel rail busi- ness, is given as the reason for the re- moval
 Three of the battleships recently au- thorized by Congress will be provided with superimposed turrets, as urged by Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment, and two will be equipped with the quadrilateral turret system, recommended by the majority of the board of construction. High temperatures prevailed through. out the east last week and many deaths from heat were recorded Tn New York, Chicago, Pittsburg and other cities. The maximum temper ature in New York on June 27 was 91 degrees, the highest for that day since 1876.
 A syndicate of wealthy Texas cat tlemen have purchased 100000 acres of land in Chihuahua, Mexico, and propose to establish one of the largest stock ranches in the republic The property is now stocked with 10000 fine cattle and the purchasers propose aiding 3O,0O0 blooded cows The deal involves about s2, 100000
 The prohibition party, in conven- tion at Chicago, nominated John c. Wooley of Chicago, for president, and Henry B. Metcalf of Pawtucket. R. l., for vice president. Mir. Wooley is said to be an able man. As temper ance orator he far outranks the great John B. Cough. He has lectured in all the principal English speaking cities of the world
 Nome gold commands higher prices than other gold. At the United States assay offices or hints, Klondike gold Is worth but Sl6.50 an ounce, while Nome gold is worth s1S.50 an ounce. Nome gold is considerably darker in color than the Klondike gold. and