Arizona silver belt., 1904-02-25

Washington. The judge states that the statehood question for A rizona will not come up at this session of congress. Oklahoma and Indian territory will probably be admitted as one state and New Mexico as single stare. This will leave Arizona as the only remain ing territory. ''This is just what we want" says Judge Kibbey,''to be left alone, and then with our fast growing territory we cannot remain long with. out statehood, and when it does come it will come as single statehood. :" Junge Kibbey said he conld not tell
 just when Mir. Fowler and he would
 be able to leave Washington, but prob ably oon.-Enterpriss.
 The Grant Brothers company has contracted to grade the Imperial rail- road, which will connect the Old Boot and other properties in the Silver Bell district with Red Rock Webster s grading outfit, consisting of large number of teams and grading imple- ments, left here Wednesday for Red Rock, says the Florence Blade, to be- gin work on the grade. Another large grading outfit will be brought iu from Los Angeles this week and put to work on the grade. The road will be built for the Imperial Mining company, of which F. M. Murphy is president and E. B. Gage, general manager. This company has placed scrip upon two sections of land at Red Rock. This land lies just west of the S)uthern Pa citic depot and 1t is probable that the Imperial company will erect large re- duction works thereon, as there is an inexhaustible water supply under the ground at that point, They have been unable to develop sufficient water supply at their mines for reduction purposes. This new enterprise will make Red Rock one of 9he important towns of Pinal county.
 Edward Titcomb, prominent buSi. ness man of Nogales, interviewed by the Tucson Citizen, said that the In. ternational bank failure was d serious matter and affected business materi- ally, besides shaking the confidence of people. The banks assets were re- puted to be $20,900 and there was nothing left. It was the banks meth cd of doing business that causes the feeling of unrest. Several instances, MT. Iitcomb stated, could be cited, es. pecially that of the International peo- pie obtaining s20,0 from the Sando. vals on New York exchange only few days prior to the closing of the bank. The receiving Of deposits from per sons, often to the last dollar, forcing such person to borrow means to return east, was another bad feature. No wonder it has been said, that some depositors who had contided their cash to the care of the bank only to find that their deposits had taken wings. Mr. Titcomb could not see why sym pathy should be entertained for those directly connected with the manage. ment of the Interna tional, including Dessart, Lewis and Swain.
 The ZeckendorfSteinfeld suit, the petition for the appointment of a re ceiver, was up in the district court al, Tucson last week. In answer to Mir z Zeckendorfs afildavits filed in the case covering the Silver Bell trausaction, NIT. Steinfeld fled a full and complete covering all the facts in the Silver Bell business. Judge Davis, in closing the days proceedings in lhis case said, in part: ''Graye charges of and even of felony in cen nection with the Silver Bell Copper affairs were made against Albert Steinfeld in the affidavit of Louis Zeckendorf and the court was to refuse to permit such grave charges to be answered if the defendant desired to refute them. A long affidavit by Albert Steinfeld has been filed giving a full history of the transaction in relation to the Silver Bell Copper company, and 1t is appir eut therefrom that Albert Steinfeld believed he had legal right to do as le did and that he acted under the ldvice of his attorneys in everything ,hat he did in that matter. Hence, here is no use in permitting any fur. her affidavits to be filed on this sub ect as the court can and will only de tide the question as to whether Albert ,teinfeld had legal right or not to | Q act in the Silver Bell case which is low pending before this court for rial. The application for receiver will be determined, therefore, solely Ipon the afiidavits and pleadings now 'efore the court"
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