Arizona silver belt., 1902-01-16

Argentine and the Mediterranean. The
 "ke" apple from South Africa prom ises to make green hedge plant, and
 the Khiva winter melon has done ex- cellently in the experimental grounds.
 Prospector.
 A recent issue of the New York Sun prints the following Washington dis patch: ''E. S. Clark and J. E. Jones of Coconino county, Arizona, called on
 the president this morning to protest against the creation of @ national for est reserve in that county. They rep
 resented that most of the land which
 it is proposed to reserve belong to a
 railroad company and now pays taxes.
 If it is placed in a forest reserve, it will cease to be taxable and the county will be short about Sl4,O0O a year on its tax list, which amount it cannot afford to spare"
 On December II, Andrew Benson, who had been working with his team on the Ludy canal, left without draw ing his pay or making any explanation whatever, and has not been seen or | heard of since. His friends are alarm ed over his disappearance and contin- ued absence and don't know what to | valley and his team was left on the ca | nal work Andrew Benson is about forty years old, of medium height, | heavy set, blue eyes, dark hair, and heavy mustache. Any information concerning him will be thankfully re- ceived. Address L. D. Johnson, Yuma, Arizona. Sentinel.
 General orders No. 15, just issued from the adjutant general $ office, an nounces the appointment of Cd. Hall of the Phoenix National bank. as pay master general, with the rank of colo mel, National Guard of Arizona. Col. Hall succeeds Col Epes Randolph, | formerly of Tucson, who resigned, owing to having moved to Los Ange- les. The announcement of the elec- tion of Lawton W. Qninlan, of Flag stafI, to be major of the Third battal- ion is also made. Major Quinlan, who is city clerk of Flagstaff, has been connected with the guard for a num- Der of years, and his promotion is the reward of faithful service. Post.
 Hon, c. NJ. Shannon is now busily engaged building barn foI his broth sr, Baylor shannon. Several of his naighborS, including the Hon. Henry Hill, who is personally experimenting the construction of belt railroad along the river side of his addition. kindly offered to exchange work with MT. shannon, but he stated that 1t was particular job, and he would do all the work himself It will doubt less be a very fine barn if ever com- ! pleted. MT. Shannon has promiSd to write series of old Time Sketches for the Era when he "gets time, 2 These articles will be confined princi. pally to Clifton and vicinity, and will be more than interesting - Clifton | Era.
 Wm. ConnorS was brought up from Morristown Tuesday morning and l lodged in jail charged with the mur- der of Gee. Bryan on Saturday night last. His preliminary examination was held at MOrristOwn, and the testi- mony introduced was Of such d nature as to induce the committing mapis- trate to order him held without bail to appear before the grand jury, Con- nors is hard-working miner. and when sober is peaceable and indus trious man, but when drinking is in- 1 cllned to be quarrelsOme and danger | 0us. He was mixed up some time | since in shooting scrape at Morris town in which he had a narrow escape | from being killed and later had ouar- | rel in Prescott which resulted in his being sent to the hospital for some | time. The officers state that the ey dence introduced at the preliminary examination was very damaging against him. A friend of Connors told the Journal Miner reporter that he had seen Connors on Saturday morn. ing; that he had been drinking and this friend advised him. to discard the firearms he had on him at the time
 Captain Mossman, of the rangers. re. ceived letter Thursday from Sheriff Jim Parks, of Graham county, statinp that Tom Cauthen, Joe Roberts and Zeke Day, who were arrested last week oy Date Graham and posse and deliy. cred to Sheriff Parks al Fairbank. had been released on preliminary hear ing. This was a surprise to Captain MOssman. He was not advised as to the evidence Of guilt produced at the examination, but he is thoroughly con. yinced of the guilt of the accused The fact is undisputed that cattle with mutllated brands were found in tho Huachuca mountains which had been driven by somebody from the yicinitv or Duncan yyhara