Arizona silver belt., 1902-04-03

Suit has been brought in the district court at Tucson by the Sisters of St. | Joseph to enjOin the tax collector from selling the St. Mary hospital for delinquent taxes, on the ground that it is charitable institution. A suit similar to this was tried in that dis. trict court a year ago and the property was declared exempt from taxation, but the board of supervisors wishing to try the case over again, placed the property again on the delinquent tax list.
 The Review says movement is on foot at Bi,bee to shorten the working hours of store employees, An agree ment will probably be reached to close the stores at : o'clock. The eXcep' tonS to the : o'clock closing are Sat urday evenings, the evening of the regular monthly payday, the evening preceding holidays and two weeks pre- ceding Christmas. In addition, pub lie holidays will be observed all day instead of half a day, as heretofore, and stores will remain closed on Sun days.
 Mir. William John MenzieS and his daughter, Miss Alice, of Edinburgh, Scotland. arrived on the delayed train from the west Monday, and took the waiting train for Clifton. MT. Men zieS is chairman of the board of direc- tors of the Arizona Copper company, of Edinburgh, which means that he is the head officer of the company, aud is making one of his trips to Clifton to look at the situation of affairs in this country LordSburg Liberal. About fifty cases are on the calendar of the United States district court, at Prescott, for hearing, some fifteen of | this number being land treSpaSS aC- tions and about fourteen for violation of the Edmunds act. Of the latter number, seven of the parties involved bdNS olbCC LHdlAiSu' h SoSt ol lllbtl- est is that of the government against | Cbas. W. Pugh, the latter being | charged with falSifying his accounts as census officer, acting as stock emu | meTatOr.
 The Southern Pacific railroad had an agent at Stafford for several days last week trying to settle with Mrs George A. Mackenzie, whose husband was killed in the terrible Southern Pacific wreck near MaXon Springs, Texas, on the 7th inst. It is reported that a settlement was made. A. s. Mckenzie, son of the late George A. Mckenzie, who was injured in the same wreck where in his father lost his life, settled one day last week with the Southern Pa. citic agent by accepting the sum of $50 for his damages Bulletin.
 Deputy U. $. Marshal Reno arrived in SOlOmOnville Monday evening, and with Luther Green as guard, left Tues day morning with Geo. Cook and Joe Roberts, the men arrested by rangers and deputy sheriffs near the mouth of the Blue, aOOye Clifton, three weeks ago. These men are wanted for rob. ping the pUStOffise at Fort Sumpter, New Mexico, and they were taken to Albuquerque, where they will be placed in jail to await trial. Witt Neil refused to accompany the officers 1 tO New Mexico without d hearing here, which has been set for April 4, before Court Commissioner Frank Dy- l Sdrt,-Bulletin.
 Judge W. A. Place, well-known lawyer of this Piace, has mySteriouSly disappeared, says the Copper Era. He | left Clifton on the train week before last, but stopped at Duncan, where he left his overcoat and suit of clothes with Frank Billingsley. Nothing has | since been heard of him, and his fam fly and friends are greatly worried He is well known throughout the ter | ritOry, having resided in Jerome and l SdtfOrd before coming to Clifton. He IS apparently about 5 years of age, and is man of good habit.
 NO'OBO idOti Ol MDIbICl, lldS Ill., vented new clock, the only one of the kind in America, The lower half of the dial represents a fishing scene. The hours are numbered from the out side center of the dial, commencing at 6 o'clock, and ending at the same | hour. There are no hour or minute hands. At 6 o'clock a. m. the sun rIHeS | and when 1t makes the half circle, the moon rises opposite the setting sun. which distinguishes the hours of night and day. It is a novelty, and also shows a considerable amount of in- yentive genius. The clock was pre- sented to Harry Wright, of Clifton, with the compliments of the maker. Copper Era.
 A Flagstaff dispatch says "A com. pany has been organized to put to a practical use the ice caves in northern Arizona. It is expected that enough ice can be secured tosupply during the summer months nearly all the towns along the line of the Santa Fe rail way. The main ice cave lies at the head of CIark'S valley, about fourteen miles southwest of Flagstaff. Until late years few persons visited tbe cave. Until last August the main cave had been penetrated to q depth of only 200 Icet: Then E. R. DultOn, of New