Arizona silver belt., 1901-09-19

The Birdno Bros. Mercantile Co.,, o Saflord, made an assignment for tht benefit of their creditors last Thurs day. E. F. Buss was named as as signee.
 The successful bidders for the cree. tion of the reform school at Benson are Fitield X Gallagher, of Phoenix, their bid being s24, 7l3. SiXother bids were submitted.
 The Bisbee Review is authority for the statement that both appointees from Arizona to the naval academy at Annapolis failed to pass the examination owing to physical defects.
 The Tempe News is authority for the statement that a dispatch from Washington states that it is practic. ally settled that Chief Justice Street, Judge Doan aud United States Attor- ney Morrison will not be reappointed
 A tragedy costing two lives occurred at Clifton Wednesday afternoon about 2o'clock in David Arzate $ saloon Jose Orta shot girl named Antonia. kill ing her instantly, and then turned the weapon, 3o-calibre revolver, upon himself and took his own life. The crime was prompted by jealousy.
 An Arizona politician proclaims that the l40, 900 people of the territory do not beg for statehood {; they de. mand it. Long range demands are no bueno. If the Arizonians grabbed their guns and showed up on the grass that CoXey desecrated at Washington they'll sure" get anything demanded of congress- Paso News.
 OBrien Moore, the editor of the Ar izona Citizen, was arrested on war rant sworn out by former President Parker, of the University of Arizona, charging him with criminal libel. MT Moore was released on bail, the amount of which was fixed at s500, former United States Marshal Griffith and MT. J. w. Corbett becoming his sure ties.
 The bridge across the Gila river, on the Maricopa & Phoenix road, has been washed out again. It was only recently opened for traffic. This bridge is about a mile in length and is the hardest bridge in the territory to keep in re- pair. The Gila river, which is fed Dy both the San Pedro and Santa Cruz, is very shifting at the point where the bridge crosses
 The BiSbee Review states that Ma ior Jas. H. McClintock and wife have gone to La Cananea, Mexico. The fa- mOus Rough Rider goes on newspaper expedition, ,and his descriptive pen will be utilized in a graphic account of the mines of the great copper camp for the mining edition of the Los Angeles Times.
 FOrty-three ranchers, all old settlers of the San Pedro valley, in and around Fairbanks, have received notices of ejectme nt from the present owners of the Bouquillas Spanish land grant The grant came into the possession of large cattle company recently, and it is the intention to fence the land in as soon as the settlers have been elected.
 A dispatch to Superintendent Me COwan, of the Indian school, from the agent at Fort Apache says William Burke, an Apache Indian, was shot and killed by Donahue, captain of the native police, in private quarrel. Then, in remorse, Donahue shot him. self through the heart. The agent says reports of trouble among the Apaches are false. The Indians were never more peaceable.
 Monday night last four of the gas coolers on the outside of the A. c. pow CT house exploded. All of the gas irums also exploded. No particular damage was done, except to the cool CTS, but it necessitated shutting down the power house for twenty-four hours, How the accident could happen has Oeen an interesting theme of discus sion among the men employed around Jhe works.-Clifton Era.
 Three young lads of our town were arrested last Saturday on charge of burglary, in having broken open the agent of the railroad company $ draw CT and taking therefrom sixty odd dol lars. They had a preliminary exam nation before Judge Mahoney in the afternoon, and were held to await the action of the grand jury in the sum of Sl5O each. Bail was promptly fur nished and the lads were discharged. -Winslow Mail
 The Era reports premature explo- sion at the D. c. M. Co.'S limestone