Arizona silver belt., 1900-09-27
GENERAL NEWS.
Brief Mention of Events of Interest Throughout the Known
 World.

The Italian government will liml' it's claim against China for indemnity to el, 300, GOO, but the Pope'S bill fol the destruction of the Catholic ms sions will amount to 2,40O,0OO
 To fill the order just placed with the Amour Packing company by the Rus sian government, eight thousand head of fat cattle will be required, This Is the largest order ever received from any foreign country, and if illied promptly and satisfactorily will un- doubtedly mean the sending of other orders to this country.
 The census report for South Omaha breaks all the records of the increase, being 26,00l, against S,602, the in- crease being 222 per cent. As mat ter of fact, this is what accounts for the pcor showing of Omaha. Her natural increase has gone to a suburb that the outside public hardly thought about.
 Twenty-three time as many persons were killed and injured in the factor ieS of New York State last year as were killed and wounded in the war with Spain. The killed in the war numbered POS: in the factories, 9lO. Over 10000 persons were injured in the factories within the twelve months.
 Patents have been granted on hardening copper, and the claim has been made that the hardened copper can be tempered. The last patent so granted was No. 5S7, 7,S6l to J. Reuter-, Aug. 10, 1897. which, in brief, is to en- close the piece of copper to be har- dened in a covering of clay, saturate with vinegar, subject the clay con taining the copper to d high degree of heat and finally submerge the whole in water.
 Never before has the the export of wheat from Argentina reached such proportions as at present. During six successive days of one week 4,296, 900 bushels, or 7l6,Ooo bushels per day, were exported. This enormous market of wheat is attracting the attention of the entire world. In 1892 Argen- tina exported 23,OO0,0OO bushels. In In 1899 the amount had increased to 63,000,0O0
 The leading mining schools and col leges throughout the country report large accession to the number en- rolled. The drift of young men to- ward mining engineering is illustrated it. the increase in the number taking the mining course in the University of California, at Berkeldy Cal, which from , in 1892 has grown to 190 in 1900. 0.-Mining X Scientific Press.
 The population of the United States according to the census of 1890 was 62,622, 250. According to the figures of the census taken this year, as com puted and estimated to date, the pop ulation is 15,I7S,000. This shows an increase during the decade from 1890 to 1900 of 12,955,1 ,150 or about 20 per cent. The increase has taken place almost entirely in the cities of the country.
 kruger'S millions are the subject of disrespectful paragraphs and long mar ratives of dispraise in the English newspapers. The lowest estimate of his wealth is el,000,000 invested abroad: whiles some calulators figure his wealth at G5,00,000. The Trans. vaal government is supposed to have G2,000,000 or G3,OOO, ,OO0 in Continental banks, which will be hoarded by the managing committee. Dr. Leyds says, for future rising, when England is in other difficulty.
 The British torpedO-boat destroyer Viper $ marvellous record of forty-three miles an hour has already been eclipsed. and the fastest vessel in the world now is her sister ship, the Cobra. The latter was built by the Armstrong;. and is an exact duplicate of the Viper, which was built by Hawthorne, Leslie X Co.,, at their works at New Castle, The contract speed of each was thirty four knots. The Viper did 37-ll3 knots. on July l3. The Cobra, in an official trial over the same course, at the mouth of the Tyne, made 37.7 knots. or 43.5 miles. Her engineers say that she has not yet done her best. and that they expect fully another knot.
 The popular Illuminating agent in France continues to be the old-fash toned candle. and in most of the hotels gas has not been distributed through pipes beyond the offices and dining rooms. In many of the very elegant private residences, more par ucularly those belonging to the old families of the country, the same con- dition prevails. On a ceremonial occasion the halls and salons will be magnificent Illuminated with wax tapers, distributed in large chandeliers and beautiful lusters. one of the latter