Arizona silver belt., 1900-09-13
GEN ERAL NEWS.
Brief Mention of Events of interest Throughout the Known
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 The census bureau announces tns population of Salt Lake City at about 53,531, against 44,s4S in 1890, an in crease of S,6SS or l9.S7 per cent,
 Ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers of Kentucky, convicted as an acees sory before the fact to the assassina tion of William Gobel, was sentenced for life.
 Governor John Lind of Minnesota, has been renominated by the demo crats. Although Mckinley carried the state by 53,76S plurality Gov. Lind was elected by the fusion forces in 1898, by 20,1Si.
 The attitude of the German govern ment in the Russian proposal to with draw the troops from PeSin has been made known to the United states Germany considers it necessary to retain her troops in Pekin.
 The New York Tribune calls for the removal of the Dewey arch. Whereas it was once rated thing or beauty, and, presumably, joy for ever, it has now become q blemish and an eyesore, with no chance of restoration. Alas, how have the mighty fallen!
 A London cablegram says, the Brit ish public are disappointed to find President Mckinley apparently de- serting Lord Salisbury on the Chinese question. and uniting with Russia in making proposals distasteful to Great Britain. McKinley's desertion is openly charged to the necessities of the presidential campaign.
 Dr. J. N. Mccormack, who attended Governor William Gobel after he was shot, and kept him alive for week until the legislature could decide upon the merits of his contest and until the oath of office could be administered, is to receive a fee of Sl0,0O0. It is wholly unsolicited. Behind it all is story of lifelong friendship, untiring devotion, unexcelled surgical skill.
 The republicans of New York have nominated the following ticket: Gov ernor, B. B. Odell, Jr.; lieutenant governor, Timothy L. Woodruff; sec retary of state, John T. MoDonough; comptroller, Wm. J. Morgan; state treasurer, John P. Jaeckel; attorney general, John c. Davies; state en- gineer, Edward A. Bond. Wm. J. Morgan, candidate for state treasurer, has since died.
 The estate of Collis F. Huntington, according to the appraisement, is worth s69, 656, 900, of which the follow ing values are fixed on the railroad holdings: Southern Pacific, 0000,, 900; Pacific Mail, S6,O00, ,0O0; Mexican railways, SS,000,000; Newport News yards, Sl2,OOO,O 900; New York realty, S6, 900, 900; bonds and cash, S7,000, ,00O. II. E. Huntington, nephew of the great railroad magnate, receives S20,- 100000, of which SS,000,000 are in Southern Pacific bonds.
 The national party, in convention in New York city, nominated, for president, Senator Donelson CafIery of Louisiana, and for vice president, Archibald Murray Howe of Massa- chusetts. The platform pledges the party to procure recommendation of all imperial or colonial pretentions, to secure single gold standard and sound banking system, public service based on merit only, and abolition of corrupting special privileges, whether under the guise of subsidies, boun- ties, uadeseryed pensions or trust breeding tariffs.
 Richard Olney, secretary of state during Cleveland's administration, has declared his intention to support Bryan. Olney criticises the policy of the Mckinley administration regard ing the Philippines, and thinks the country will soon find itself in tho tolls of Chinese problem even more costly and menacing than the Philip pine problem itself He conciuded "For myself, find it tolerably clear that Q citizen's duty in connection with the coming presidential election not only permits but requires him to desire the success of the democratic party"
 Col. k. G. Thompson, deputy col lector of internal revenue, speaking of the numerous arrests of young men employed in Wall street, for using washed stamps, said that new 6ocu- mentary stamps, proposed by him, would be issued in about thirty days. The new stamps will be printed with ink that is very sensitive to acid. They will not fade from exposure to the sun, but if washed with acid or any solution of potash will change color, and 1t will be impossible to re- gfn thapn tn fhair Dr;,r;,,f o,f,u