Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-26

In the district court of Graham county, Wm. Ensor, indicted for the murder of James R. Lassator, at Saf- ford, was admitted to bail in the sum of $500 and discharged from custody last week, which would seem to indi- cate that the evidence of EnSor's guilt is lacking.
 Herman Durand who shot and killed (. C. Giyens, a Rough Rider. at Fur quoise, had his examination in the justice court at Tombstone on the 18th inst. and upon motion of the district attorney. was discharged a clear case of self defense having been shown.
 Word has been received from san Bernardino ranch, says the ProSpec- tor, that posse is close to the outlaws who killed Geo. Scarborough, and il is expected fight will ensue Informal tion is expected at any time. The outlaws were heading for Mexico and the posse headed them oil and are now closing in on them.
 The Jerome News says there are many expressions of sympathy for C. W. Hull on account of his arrest in New York on charge of forgery, and that his many friends believe that when the tune comes he will be able to clear himself from the charge. MT. Hull was admitted to s1O,000 bail and is now in Boston. He recently ob- tained divorce fir om his wife, who now charges him with perjury.
 Word has just reached us, says the Graham county Guardian, that yeSter- day forenoon three Chinamen were found murdered in house at Morenci. The murder was committed sometime during the night previous and is sup posed to have been committed for the purpose of robbery. Both knife and gun wounds were found upon the bodies No clue has yet been obtained as to who the murdererS are.
 The patrons of the c. N.. c. & \. railway should petition President Garland to run a Sunday train over this road. The road is a paying insti- tutl0n and there is no reason why we should not enjoy a train service every day in the year. We believe if mat ter were properly represented before the management. the Sunday service would be put on. Guardian.
 The Jerome News says: Delegate Wilson will receive the undivided support of Yayapai county for renom- ination for delegate Those of our citizens who have the bee in their bonnet" to succeed him had better paste this lin their hat" and let it go at that. MT. Wilson is doing eX- cellent work in Washington and the democrats of the territory appreciate it. He will succeed himself.
 The Maricopa, county republicans held their convention in Phoenix on April l9 and elected 35 delegates to the territorial convention which will assemble in Phoenix on April 30. The delegation was instructed to vote as a unit for C. II. AkerS for delegate to the national convention. The McKin- lev administration was strongly en- dorsed. but the resolutions adopted contained no word of praise for Gov ernor Murphy. Ex-Governor NJ. II. McCord was prominent in the conyen- tion and made the principal address.
 Articles of Incorporation of the Elks Building association were filed in the office of the recorder of Mari copa county, April l9. The incorpor- atOrs are $. A. kurz, c. J. Hall, Jos. Fifcld, w. T. Smith. D. L. Murray, Thomas D. Bennett and G. II. HirSch- field, officers and directors of the lately organized association formed for the purpose of building home for Phoe- nix Lodge No. 33j of the Benevolent X Protective Order of Elks. The cap ital stock is s50,00O That IS thought what the building will cost.
 The new Indian school building at Rice. on the San Carlos reservation, has been finished by the contractors and turned over to the government. The building will be lighted with gas, large tank for the storing of the same being already in position. X sewer line. three miles long. has been built to the San Carlos river An effort is being made to have q post office named Rice. established there It is understood that the school will not be ready to open for scholars un- til early m the fall. as all the fittings and furnishings must be added yet.
 Dr. J. Walter Fewkes and wife. came in from the Moqui reservation Tuesday, says the Flagstan Sun. They have been at the reservation since October last, making excavations in the prehistoric burial grounds for relics of the former race, and they have been amply rewarded for their labor. The doctor is connected with