Arizona silver belt., 1903-07-16

CHlutot ibepecubt III Choi EC VI Hi iH'AAH and New Mexico.
 The Copper Era states that the Mo renci strikers in the county jail are gathering funds and employing law yers for the purpose of making a strong fight for liberty at the ap- preaching term of court
 Apache Indians are now being cm- ployed on the grade of the Crowned King road. Forty are employed at present and d large number more will be given employment. They are said to be good workers.
 It is reported in Phoenix that Judge Sloan has decided that the Cowan law does not take away from the secretary of state the insurance business of the territory. It is said that the decision was on test case Enterprise. Secretary Harrison, of the live stock sanitary board, has received 5000 in brand tax fees up to this time. This tax was enacted by the last legiSla- ture, the law providing that S2.jO per annum must be paid on each brand, or the brand would De declared void. -EnterprlSe.
 Dr. Franklin EppeS Shine, of New York City, has been chosen for the head of the Copper Queen medical de partment, vacant since the death of Dr. F. A. Sweet. pr. Shine is now making the purchases for the equip ment of the company's new hospital, and is expected to arrive in Bishee in time to assume his duties on August l.
 Capt, L. W. Mix, of NogaIes, was badly injured by falling from wind- mill on July :. He struck the ground on his face, which is badly bruised The ligament which connects the jaw with the chin was severed. A bone in the wrist was broken and there were other injuries. Captain Mix condition was serious but it is now | bilOupuJ hC VIII ISCuNtI'
 Supt. c. c. Sroufe, in an interview with the Tucson Citizen, speaking Of his trip to the old Boot min in com pany with E. B. Gage, w. r. stanton and Attorney Robinson, said "The trip was made with the idea Of study ing the country for rail route and it's prospect following construction. It is between the Imperial company aud the Southern Pacific in this respect. You can safely say that the Southern Pacific win build the branch to con meet at Red Rock station, and that a corps of engineers will be assigned to ! the work of surveying the line at once. That will make good story for your readers"
 Judge Sloan has fixed the date of the execution of the Goddard murder CTS for July 3l, and has ordered the sheriff of Yavapai county to execute them between the hours of 10 m. and F m. of that day. The death watch was put over them several days ago. There is no indication now that there will be any interference with the administration of justice in this case. Should they be executed on the date set it will be new precedent in the criminal history of the territory, as it usually takes two or three years at best, and in the greater number of cases the execution never takes place. -Journal-Miner.
 "J. NJ. Burnett and E. J. BOnSall have filed in the dis trict court a com. plaint against Albert Steinfeld, l.. Zeckendorf & Co.,, the Mammoth Cy. aniding company, and the Silver Bell Mining company" says the Tucson Citizen. "The plaintiffs allege that A. Steinfeld, acting for the defend ants, requested the plaintiffs to secure purchaser for the defendants prop. critics, the old Boot mines, in the Silver Bell district. Plaintill claim to have secured purchasers on terms to suit defendants. On May %, 1905 defendants, it is alleged, ,conSummated sale of the old Boot properties fol $5l5,000 tO the parties whom the plaintiffs secured as purchasers Plain tiffs claim to have made a demand oi $51 ,500 on the basis of 10 per cent, aS . their due in the matter of commissions and that the defendants refuse to pay any part thereof. "
 The Citizen says "A Phoenix visi tor, who is in position to know whereof he speaks, said yesterday that exGovernor Murphy is in a fail way to hear shortly from the Mexican government, and encouragingly, too with reference to concessions for railway from point in Pima county