Arizona silver belt., 1902-06-19


 What this town is badly in need of is jail. Our local peace officers have only a box car in which to contine pris- oners, and have neither handcuffS nor shackleS. They do the best they can under the circumstances, hut they can not stay up day and night to guard their prisoners, and if they employ guards the supervisors make objection to the expense and cut down the bills. Douglas International.
 The district clerk has been off cially notified that the supreme court af- tirmed the decision of the trial court in the case of the Territory ys. l. l.. Dudley. A motion for new trial was also pending and it is probable that 1t has been overruled. Dudley is now liable to arrest by reason of his sen tencc and his bond is forfeited. Un- less proper provisions are previously made judgment against the bondSmeD will be taken at the next term of court. Arizona Bulletin.
 Porter w. Fleming and John Wright returned from Tombstone yesterday, where they have been attending court for the last two weeks, They were en- gagged iu defending Shepard, the man who killed Charles Livingston at Ben son, on May T. The killing took place in saloon. The trial lasted thirty-sX hours and resulted in hung jury. as follows: For acqulttal, six; man. slaughter, three murder, three. Judge Lowell assisted in the defense. The case goes over till the next term, which will be in December Tucson Star.
 The capacity of the new oil tank al this place is something immense. To say that it will hold 5000 barrels, or ,, 300 900 gallons, sounds fairly large, but hardly conveys comprehensive id5a Of its enormous proportions. A better conception can be obtained by reducing this to tranloads. To fl | this tank, thirteen trains of oil were required of 30 cars each, or total Of 39O cars. The first tank constructed l here is mo small potatoes, i" its capac- ity being about 1000, 900 gallons, so that the total oil tank capacity at Yuma is now nearly $500, GOO gallons, or nineteen train loads Yuma Sen tinel.
 E. T. Hams left yesterday with a number Of men and teams for Tomb stone for the purpose of putting in a telephone line from that place to Bis | bee, distance uf about twenty-Six miles This line is to be an important part of a contemplated extension of the telephone line in the valley, 10 connect with the line at Bisbee and ex- tending thence to Nacc and Douglas It is further expected that the Globe | line will be built in this direction | across the reservation ta meet the line from here at some point down the river, probably Geronimo. The ulti- mate intention is eventually to con- meet the telephone system of this val l ley. Globe, Tucson and Bisbee, aud possibly consolidate them into one.- Guardian.
 Few people not directly interested in the subject realize the tremendous amount Of coke that is being used in Arizona. An exchange enumerati..p the industries that use coke, says the list can be headed by Bisbee smelling plants with a consumption of l25 tons, or 2jO, GOO pounds; Detroit Copper com pauy, 80 tons, I60, GOO; Arizona Copper company so tons, 160,000 the Shan non su eitrr, 10 tons, or so,OOO pounds; the Old Dominion of Globe. 40 tons, S0,00O pounds: making grand total of 6l5 tons, or l,230, 900 pounds This is the daily consumption of coke and does not include the coal used, which is said to be about 27, loo tons per month. The two together will closely approach 50,OOO tons a month. To haul this requires about 2,500 cars a month or in the neighbOrhood of so cars a day.-Morenci Standard.
 The Bulletin says: There is feel ing of uncertainty as to whether the adjourned term of the district court, of Graham county, set for June 9, will be held. Judge Doan is engaged in holding long term at Tombstone and Judge Davis is similarly occupied at Globe. The latter judge is quoted as saying that he does not desire 10 hold court in Graham county at this time. There is an urgent necessity that court should be held at the ap- pointed time. There are now in the county jail twenty-nine prisoners and their board alone is costing the county $l5 per day. Some of them have been there for seven or eight months and are entitled to trial. The jail is badly overcrowded and the hot weather may