Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-22

1 Clldngeu COiiulJlOilS Jllt1e llldke Ullt du- vance worth the money. Moreover, l the advance is likely to keep on. It appears that the commissary de partment has sent no less than iifty tons of candy to our soldiers in the Philippines during the last three months, on the advice of medical au- | thoriticS, who say that moderate | amount of if promotes health in the ! tropics, besides satisfying natural craving in the stomach.
 Acting Director Rizer of the geolog- ical survey, has asked for an addi- i tional estimate of Sl0,000 for the pre- paration of the report of the mineral resources of the United States. The ! preliminary estimates show that the total value of the mineral product of the United States will be over Sl ,000,- 000, 900.
 The Senate Committee on Indian affairs on the 18th inst, completed consideration of the Indian appro- | priation bill and Senator Thurston ! reported it to the Senate. The bill as reported carries SS, S,413, ,G4l, an increase of Sl,l4S,9o3 The principal items of the increased appropriation are for the sup.ort Q. Indian schools.
 The House naval committee recon. mends the construction of two battle ships of the largest size, three armored cruisers Of l3,j0O tons, and three pro- tccted cruisers of SOCO tons. with d number of gunboats. Admiral Dewey was before the committee q few days ago and especially favored ships of high power and great tonnage.
 The Enquirer says that an order was received by Cincinnati concern by cable, from an English firm for nearly half a million flags, to be ship ped as soon az they can be made and sent forward IL may not be known, but such is . fact, that very consider able quantity of flags used in England are made in Cincinnati Royal Ensign, Union Jacks and all.
 In Dawson the revenue from liquor permits for the year Is placed at Sl00,- 000. Saloon licenses are worth S2jG0 per annum. Prices are still up. The profits on drugs are placed at 300 per cent, groceries POO per cent and hard ware 100 per cent Beer is worth Sl00 barrel, and whiskey from from $40 to s60 per gallon. Owing to flooding of the mines the gold output may be kept down. It is now estimated at from 25,O00, 900 to sjO0OO,OOO.
 All the latest ideas are embodied in the two torpedo-boat destroyers to be launched at Weymouth, Mass, next month. Their armament will be two | 12-pounder rapid-fire rifles mounted above the forward and after coming | towers, and four 6-pounder rapid-fire rifles on the main deck Two torpedo tubes are arranged to swing in any di- rection without waiting for the boat to come around. The speed guaran- | teed is .I4 knots an hour, or not far | from that of the average express | train
 The Southern Pacific company will relinquish all interest in the Pullman 1 cars on its system on the 1St of next month. It has been officially an nounced that new contract has been entered into between the Southern Pacific and the Pullman company, whereby the latter will acquire by l purchase all of the railroads sleeping car interests and will in the future oper ate sleeping cars over the Southern Pacitic's lines under a mileage, ar ranged similar to that existing on all the other big railroad systems of the country.
 Cuba is the greatest sugar producing country in the world, and its normal crop is about l,0O0,0O0 tons. With the introduction of American enterprise and the removal of the restrictions which were imposed upon the planters by the Spanish government the indus. try will be extended rapidly, and good judges estimate that the output of the Cuban plantations will reach 2,00000( tons within the next five years, while the future capacity of the island is practically unlimited. It is asserted that Cuba can produce sugar enough for the whole world, under favorable conditions, at cost of not more thar
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 Representative Richardson of Ten
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