Arizona silver belt., 1900-05-24
Brief Mention of Interesting Facts and Happenings
 of the Universe.
AS THEY OCCUR wEEKL
A Condensation of Telegraph and Cable Messages, Giving Prefer red Space to the News of
 Our Own Land.

Homes bill, pertaining to lands thrown open to settlement on Indian rescrva- tions.
 The New York Journal comes out in big type for the public ownership of about everything except news papers and red ink
 Georgia must be great peaca-grew- ing state. According to the latest re- ports from there they expect to ship 5000 carloads of peaches.
 Two hundred and tmrty-tive cases of hubonic plague have thus far been officially reported at sydney, N \. W. Of these 7Q cases have proven fatal.
 A table of railroad accidents shows that, in the ten years ended June 3o 1898, no less than l,2s9 persons were killed and 3,4,0s7 injured by the rail roads in the United States.
 A Washington dispatch of the 18th says: TOT the first tune since the re bellion the house today passed a mea- sure to pay confederate soldiers for losses growing out of the civil war
 The St. Louis house of delegates has passed a bill to revoke the franchise of various street railways in St. Lotus in case they fail to run their cars in compliance with the terms of the city ordinances.
 II is said that the receipts to the treasury from the postotlices in Cuba have increased S3a3, ,000 a month since Chief Agent Nicely was arrested 1t IS believed the thefts in the Cuban postal service may exceed S200,0OO.
 Charles II. Cole, former president of the now defunct Globe National bank of Boston, who recently pleaded gull ty on an indictment charging him with misappropriation of funds of the institution. was sentenced to serve eight wears in Greenfield iail
 The New York sun reckonS Pader-
 
 swskps receipts, at S26O,00O this time fnr ninety six concerts, scattered over 23 GOO miles of the United states. This indicates even larger net profits than he received on his first visit to this country. and shows that he hasn't yet worn out his welcome.
 ,. .np.ipn tD fine front very rapidly in oil production. The output has been increased from l,2l',- l24 barrels in 1895 to 2,292, ,l23 barrels in 1899. A large increase in yield IS expected in 1900. California now ranks fourth among the states oi the union in oil production.
 Investigation shows that the ex- plosive used on Shag Rock. in san Francisco harbor, did it's work more thoroughly than was at first thought, and no more drilling will be required. Most of the shattered rock has been removed, and it is found that the water will be forty feet deep, six feet more than the specifications call for
 And so they have opened an Ameri- can bar on the exposition grounds m Paris. The main feature of American bars in foreign parts IS the execraole quality of their liquors. and the aston ishing ignorance of the bartenders Tn the matter of serving them. But they are great on twisting ones legs ana producing next mornings headache
 Few persons appreciate the enor- nous addition now being made to the navy of the United States. Over sixty war vessels are being constructed and some of them are approaching com pletion. The cost of them will be over S2J0, ,O0O. 900. These vessels, when completed. will lust about double the size and strength of the American navy.
 Ferdinand Peck, United States com missioner general to the Paris expo sition. recently requested the loan of the large flag which hangs in the pen sion office. It was the intention, he said. to float it on the Eitiel tower on the 4th of July. Secretary Hitchcock has decided to grant the request. This is the largest American flag in the world. measuring 26 by 50 feet.
 The only branch of the army which will receive an addition by the pas sage of the army reorganization bill will be the artillery to which DAYS men may be added. making the ar tillery strength of the army +, HIS. The present enlisted strength of the army is 5000 regulars. and 33,OOO volunteers, or a total of 100000. The reorganization bill will increase that total to 105, 47S men.
 As indicating that the mail routes in Alaska are practicable. and that the carriers there are giving pronip, ser vice. it is said at the postefiice depart ment that letter mailed at Cape
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