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Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
 IN GRAHAM COUNTY

W. T. Luddy, who left here recently for Clifton, has gone to work on the Era.
 President Andrew Kimbill attended the National Irrigation congress as a delegate from Arizona.
 c. M. Shannon has gone to Tucson, where he will remain a few days and then go to Parral, Mexico on mining business.
 All the canals are running bank. full. Irrigators have learned to take ad- vantage of water when it is abund- ant.-Bulletin.
 A. G. Smith, who has been sick with typhoid for some weeks has about re- covered and is able to be on the streets again.-Clifton Era.
 Active operations will soon begin in an effort to develop oil in the artesian belt. An expert recently made fla vorable report on the field.
 A box car filled with hay was burn- ed at the Safford depot one night last week. It is supposed that the car was accidentally set on lire by tramps who were sleeping in it.
 Sheriff Parks has well about fifteen miles southwest of Duncan that is several hundred feet deep, and in which the temperature of the water is near the boiling point-much hotter than the Indian hot springs.
 Miss Josephine Gamble, daughter of County Treasurer Geo. B. Gamble, was married to Murrey Perry on Wednesday evening, Nov. l6, at the home of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. Perry will go to California to re. side.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24

tions they will reoccupy their store building and put in new stock of goods
 It develops that large percentage of the Gila county railroad men who were registered as residents of the Dudleyville precinct did not sign the registration affidavits themselves. Their names were signed by one of the bosses who happened to be on this side of the Gila when the latter was In flood. The men did not get across the river till the 18th. A contest over this fraudulent transaction will show up some very peculiar performances.
 It will take the official count to de- eide the race for treasurer. Some claim the vote is a tie aud others claim that one of the repu blican candidates has a majority of one. The official count may or may not change the present figuring. The board of supervisors will meet Monday next to canvass the returns and settle the matter so far as they are concerned. Their duties are simply clerical and they only declare the vote as the same may appear on the tally sheets returned to them. A contest can be initiated at any time within forty days after the board de clares the result.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24
C0CHISE COUNTY BUDGET
 CUlleD FROM EXCHANGES

There are forty six prisoners in the Bisbee jail, and on account of the crowded condition, the lc cal officers are practically prohibited from mak- ing other than absolutely forced ar rests. A new and larger jail will soon be finished.
 It is announced, says the Douglas lnternatiOnal-American. that the new car shops in this city for the Fl Paso & Southwestern railway will be started in the near future, and their location will be on the west sids of the tracks. about opposite the Hotel Queen. The site will include ground now occupied by She Douglas street railway tracks going to the Copper Queen smelte.s.
 There is at present on the district court docket two hundred and thirty criminal and civil cases demanding at tention, Trial of these cases will commence on December ,, and the tirst case to be called will be that of the Territory of Arizona vs. Dayton Graham, charged with murder at Douglas. This case was continued from last term. Since the last term of court in Cochise county there have been no end of family troubles, and forty divorce cases have been filed.
 
 Though the season for continuance Of activity of typnoid germs is long past-the first of October usually wit nesses the close-there are still num- Der of cases in the city and more com.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24

ing on steadily. Physicians, asked yesterday for explanation of the fact, were at loss when it came to giving opinions. All, however, agreed that the unsanitary condition of the city was in large part responsible. Water came in for small blame; milk for con siderable. In the case of the latter one physician urged that there should by all means be dairy and milk inspec- tor provided for the protection of the city y.-Bisbee Review.
 Last Thursday, A ttorney o. Gibson, representing Attorney General Wells, of the Territory of Arizona, served q writ of mandamus on the board of su- pervsors of Cochise county, which has for it's purpose the forcing of the col lection from the Copper Queen compa- ny of back taxes, claimed to be due | the territory in the sum of S99, ,39l .33. The notice was served on the board of supervisors today, aud the suit will be heard at the approaching term of the district court on or about December 5. The writ takes no coguizance of a com promise made of this matter between the board of supervisors and the Cop per Queen during the year just end ing, which compromise was unaui- mousy agreed to between che board of supervisors and the Copper Queen company, by and with the consent of the attorneys for the county. This action is brought by the attorney gem eral of the territory, and it is evident that the tax case which gained such prominence in the county is agaiu to be heard in the courts. Review.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24
FINAL COUNTY NEWS
 FROM ARIZONA BLADE

Claude R, Micbea, timekeeper at one Of the Arizona X Eastern grading camps in the Gila canyon, came down to Florence Monday for brief visit. He states that the company has now 5CO men at work in the different L camps in the canyon and are doing splendid work.
 Manager Henness of the Mckee Cash store at Kelvin, is having an adobe store building erected on the main street of that town. He has been occupying the store building of the Ray company, but as that com pany is preparing to resume opera,
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24
ITEMS FROM PRESCOTT
 AND YAvfPAl COUNTY

Ranger R R)undtree was indicted for an assault with deadly weapon on Geo. w. Hance, of Camp Verde. OS- ing to the absence of witnesses, the case was not taken up last week.
 The grand jury will this week inves- tigatc the records of the county offices. Last Saturday the various committees were appointed, the grand iury hay ing completed the list of criminal cases for this term of court.-Herald.
 Treasurer Storms bondsmen have offered 5000, Yavapai county $500, and Governor Brodie $500 reward for the arrest aud conviction of the two robbers who held up Treasurer Storm in his office and took sl5, is635 from the vault.
 J.P. storm and wife have transferred their property, valued at 5000, to Mir. Storms bondsmen, this being done in part payment of the loss to the bonds. men by the recent robbery of the county treasury during the incum- beucy as treasurer of Mir. Storm.
 Homer R. Wood, temporary county treasurer, filed the largest bond that has yet been given by county official in Ylvapai. Wood qualities in the sum of $lOO,OOO, with Ed w. Wells, John Lawlsr and Hugo Richards. The first and last named qualify in the sum nt s33, 333. 23 and the other for one cent mure.-Herald.
 When court opened this morning Attorney R ,bert E, Morrison, acting for T. 0. Archer, who is charged with embedding about Sl600 from the treas ury of the local Eigles' lodge, asked for continuance, which was granted. A Attorney Morrison informed the court that w. J. WIIsey, who was connec- ted with the EIkleS lodge as worthy president, when the embezzlement took place, is now in New York, and cannot be here as witness. Herald.
 
 Tho case against Miss Florence Hicklin indicted for compicity in the murder of Jud Mullino, was dismissed in the district court on motion of Dis. trict Attorney Clark. Frank Armour, the principal witness, has disappeared, being a fugitive from justice for d cfime committed in Texas. Miss Kick. lin was tried and convicted at the last term of court, but obtained a new trial. Her brother, Fred Hicklin, was convicted of the same murder and Is serving twenty-five year sen tence at Yuma. An appeal has been taken in his case.
 At Mayer, on the night of Noyem. Der 16, T. J. Tilford was shot and killed by T. Frank Averill. Both were miners. George Rich was wounded in the foot by ball from Averi(l's pistol. The men quarreled over card game in a saloon. Agerill left the saloon and Tilford and Rich, armed with beer bottles, followed him, evidently with the intention of doing him up. Seeing they were after him, Averill turned and fired upon the the two men. Averill, who was sup. posed to be under guard, made his escape during the night.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24
THE NEWS OF TUCSON
 AND OF PIMA COUNTY

Tucson will hold municipal cleo tiOn on Dec. l2,
 The will of the late Judge Wm. H. Barnes, which has been filed in the probate court, names the widow of the deceased as executrix without bond. All of the estate is left to her.
 Mayor David S. Rose, of Milwau- kee, will return to Tucson about the first of December, when it is expected that he will begin the construction of the railroad to Twin Buttes.
 The annual meeting of the Arizona SportsmaD's association is being held at Tucson this week, beginning on Thanksgiving Day. The gun clubs of Bisbee, Jerome. Prescott and Phoe- nix will be entertained there at that time by the Blue Rock Gun club of this city. The events will cover four days. Shoots will be held in the morn- ing and afternoon of each day, the added money prizes aggregating $500. In the district court Friday morn. ing in the case of Selim M. Franklin vs. The Silver Bell Copper company, Charles Blenman, one of the attor- neys for the defendant company, pre- sented motion for contin uance until next term, the principal reason being the absence of Francis J. HeDey, who is engaged at Portland, Ore, trying the government land fraud cases. This is the case which was tried at the last term of court and the jury disagreed, nine of them standing for 5000 and three for $25, 900. The plaintiff claimed $5l ,O00.
 The removal Of the lower wedge will be commenced by the city within ten days. About $2l,000 has been raised for the removal of the Pierson block, aud this was paid in Friday. Albert Steinfeld has paid his assess. ment of s27S0, and Thursday Mrs. Morales paid in her assessment of s47O0. Arrangements for the balance of the assessments will all be made within the next thirty days, and when the matter is finally settled, the city will have a thoroughfare 80 feet wide clear through from the Hattich block to the mountain.
 | Rumors have become current upon the streets that development of the most sensational character may be ex- pected as a result of the pending liti- gation against Harcourt and Bartlett, on account of the alleged diamond swlndIe. It is reported that Bartletts former, manager, William Fields, will be called upon to testify ln the cases against Bartlett, and that sensational aflidavits have already been secured. The rumor of Fields connection with the cases is supposed to be conjecture. His present whereabouts are unkno wn, having left here several months ago for California. So far as can be learn ed at this end of the line, the status of the Harcourt matter remains un- changed. The acquisition papers for his return here from California, where he is now under arrest, have not yet been secured. The defendant has again secured Earl Rogers, the noted criminal attorney, to defeud him. Ez ra Bartlett has not yet been heard from, and everyone connected in any way with the cases profess entire ig- norance of bis whereabou
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-24
What Has Happened in the Terri tory Since Our Last
 Ssue.
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION.
New Business Enterprises - uood Year for the Man With the Hoe, and the Owner of Live Stock Everybody VIII Have Money

The report ln tnc StdT UO llc eicOu ehat Governor Brodie is to be ap- pointed paymaster general of the army, is not given credence by the governors friends here, although it would notsurprise them if he received some good Washington appointment in the near future, which would take him to the capital city. The climate of Arizona does not seem to agree with Mrs. Brodie, which might prove a reason for the governor to desire to remain ia the east for time at least. Tucson Post.
 A. II. Mcclure, superintendent of the public schools at Nogales, is send ing out notices calling attention to the thirteenth annual convention of the Arizona Teachers association, which will be held at FlagstaIf on No. vember % and 30, and December l.. Flagstaff Is the seat of the Northern Arizona normal school, and an excel lent program is being arranged for this gathering. pr, Bibcock of the uni versity and other leading educators of the territory will be there. The head of the two normal schools and mem. bers of their faculty and of the uni versity faculty will take part.
 The troubles Of R. Allyn Lewis, president of the defunct International bank of NogaleS, are not yet at an end. It appears that Judge Davis gave judgment on the 27th Of January of this year against Mr. Lewis in the sum of Sj37l.37 When Fred Herrera, receiver for the bank, tried to collect the money he found MT. Lewis had no property in his own name. but that on the 9th day of January he had made over all his property to his wife, Leti- tia Lewis. Herrara alleges in his com plaint that Mir. Lewis had property in Phoenix worth Sl4 900 aud property in Germany to large amount, and that the transfer of the property was mere attempt to defraud Mr. Lewis creditors. He asks for judgment against Mir. Lewis and his wife for the amount Of the judgment and costs of the suit.-PoSt.
 United States Attorney Nave has been instructed to bring a novel suit at Prescott in matter for which there is no precedencs. The Golden Cross Mining coapany, which had cut a large amOuat of timber for their mine, was attached for a debt by Hen ry Filler, and Sheriff Roberts levied on the wood. Forest Supervisor Stu art found the lumber at Walker and ordered the sheriff to return it, say ing.that it could be used only at the mines of the company. Sheriff Rob- ertS refused to obey, and Stuart ap- pealed to the commissioner of the gen eral land Oiiics, who upheld his decs ion, and the matter was referred to the attorney general, who has in- structed tue United States attorney to bring suit against Sheriff Roberts and hIs sureties to recover the value of the wood. It will be made test case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
A FISHHOOK IN HIS EAR
Minneapolis Man Compelled to Call on
Police TO Release Him.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Aug. An Un-
usual call for assistance came into
police headquarters last evening. Viii
liam Jennings. who lives at 112 Third
avenue southeast. was caught by the
ear with fishhOok and telephOned to
headquarters for help. Mr.. Jennings
was left alone in the house during
the evening. Mr.. Jennings has son
by his own name. Willie is fond of
fishing and has a habit Of leaving his
fishing tackle loose about the kitchen.
In this instance the fish line hap
pened To be placed upon a fixture
above the kitchen door. The father
was wandering through the kitchen
in search of a match. when the dang
ling fishhood caught him by the lobe
of his right ear.
His efforts to release the hook from
his ear were 4 thousand times more
painful than 10 leave it in. The fish
line was strong and he could not break
it. No knife was at hand with which
to cut it and the only redress was the
telephone which he could barely
reach.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
buildings in city Wrecked.
PRIVATES ARRESTED FOR
INITIATING OFFICERS
Whole Company Detained for Forming
Club to Bring Beer Into
Camp.

Chicago. Aug. Every member OF
Company h. 22nd United States in
fantry, was arrested. last night at Fort
Sheridan. The trouble grew out of
the discovery of a secret noncommis-
stoned officers club. which during
three weeks has been maintained in
the basement under the barracks OF
the company. Capt. Robert Seville
early i'll the evening saw beer cases
being removed and he reported the
matter to Col Whitehall The latter
immediately ordered the company
drawn up in line and declared under
arrest.
We have just as much right to
have a club as do the commissioned
members" declared one of the mem.
h'rS. The privates in the company
are not TO blame ana we shall shield
m at The court martial The com
pany. which has seen army service.
now has between 80 and 60 members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
BRIDGE FORFEITURE ASKED
Government Requested to Confiscata
Structure at ST. Louis.

St Louis, Mo, Aug. i.-AttOrncy
General Edward {. Crow has sub
mitted the case OF the state Of Mis-
souri, against the alleged ST. Louis ter
minal monopoly To Secretary OF War
William II. Taft, with the recommend
alton that the merchants, bridge
which, he states. is owned and con
trolled by the Eads Bridge company.
or the Terminal association. be con
tiscatcd by the United States govern
ment on the ground that the Mer-
chants company has violated the
terms under which congress granted
its charter. The charter Of the Mer-
chants Bridge company provides that
if the bridge shall be absorbed by
company owning any competing bridge
the charter shall be aunuIied and the
federal government shall have the
right 10 take possession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
BODY OF LOOMS ARRIVES
Interment Will Be Made at Parkers-
burg, w. Va, Cemetery.

New York. Aug. 1.-THE body of F.
Kent Loomis. who is suppored 10 have
lost his life from the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II off the English coast on
June 19 last. was brought here on
the American line steamer St Paul,
which has arrived from southampton
and Cherbourg Francis B. LOOmis
assistant secretary of state, a brother
Of the dead man. is expected TO take
charge of the body and remove it TO
ParkersbUrg. W. Va. for interment
The officers of the St. Paul stated pos
itively that Mrs Maybrick was not
on board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
''UNKISSED"TOWED
Wealthy Swiss Heiress Will Marry
Son of Dowie, 1.-The Re-
storer."
MILLION GOES TO THELEADER
Young Woman Converted During Tour
Abroad and Came to
America.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Beautiful Miss
HOfer, the wealthy Swiss girl who be,
came a DOwie convert and accompan
led Elijah III. to Zion City will sell
her vast estate in Switzerland and
marry DOwie's ''unkissed" son, Glad
stone, turning over TO him and his
father her entire fortune of 100000
for use as they see fit.
This news, which was rumored when
Dowie and his party reached New
York from Europe after his trip to
Australia, is confirmed in cablegram
from London reading as follows:
Announcement of Engagement.
London. Aug. 1.-The Daily Nails
Geneva correspondent says:
Gladstone DOwie is engaged to
Ruth Hofer of Constance. the wealth
lest girl in Switzerland. 1t is report
ed that Miss HOfer intends to sell her
magnificent chateau and other prop
crty and give the money 10 Zion. She
was converted to Zionism when DOwie
was making his recent evangelistic
tour of Europe. Intimate friends of
the wealthy young woman have en-
deavored to dissuade her from taking
the contemplated matrimonial venture.
and particularly from dispOsing Of her
property for the purpose announced,
but she pays no attention to either
their advice or their appeals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
SHIRTWAIST MAN TO FIGHT
st. Louisan Will Contest Action of
Worlds Fair Guard.

ST Louis. Mo. Aug 4-The ruling
against the shirtwaist man in the fine
art exhibit at the worlds fair is TO be
contested in court by John Y. Mason
of 81. Louis. who was arrested by a
jefferson guard and Immediately re-
leased. but who refused TO take his
liberty until his detention was made
matter of record. Mason was re-
fused admission because he wore no
coat and the director of fine art. Hal
sey c. Ives, hearing of his anxiety
TO see the exhibit and happening to
pass at the time. loaned him a coat
which he had in the office. After he
got inside Mason took off his coat
and was at once arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
TRIES TO ABDUCT:
MOB ON HIS TRAIL
Man Seizes 16-Year-Old Girl But is
Driven Away By Her
Mother.

Kokomo, Ind, Aug 1.-THE authorf-
ties of the county and Il posse of citi-
zens are searching for a man who at
tempted to abduct Edith Ladd. 1G
years old. who lives with her wild
owed mother on farm east of this
city, last night. The girl was seized
while on her lawn by a stranger, who
was carrying her away when the moth
Gr heard the outcry and ran to her
daughters rescue with Il revolver. The
man ran away and the woman fired
two shots, which the stranger return
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
SUSPECT A. DOUBLE MURDER
Newport's Police See Connection Be-
tween Two Killings Miles Apart.

New York. Aug. 4.-Thc mysterious
death OF Timothy O'Connell of Man
chester Conn, at Il hotel in this city
and the murder at New Britain, Conn,
of Charles BOswOrth. a gambler. are
believed by the police, who have been
investigating the former case. to be
strangely similar. The description OF
man who left BOswOrth's room a
short time before his murder tallies
closely with that of a man who played
cards with OCOnnell on the night of
his death. y mysterious woman is
also said TO be involved in the case.
The police of Connecticut and New
York are working together on the two
cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
important Decision in
the Connecticut Su-
perior Court.
LABEL IS RECOGNIZED
Contracts Between Organized
Labor and Employers
Legal.

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 4.-Thc su-
perior court judge has granted an in
junction restraining a Danbury firm
from using a label alleged to be an
infringement upon the label of the
United Hatters. an unincorporated as
SOciation.
Effect Far-Rcnching.
The decision is sweeping in its ef-
feet. labor organizations being given
standing before the courts and con
tracts between unions and employers
held as legal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-04
A NEW POLITICAL PARTY
Circulars Call Meeting of Radical EIe-
nent at Chicago Aug. %.

Chicago. Aug. 4.-Chicago will be
the birthplace of L new national po-
litical party Aug. % when representa-
tives and radical trades unions, social
ist organizations, single tax clubs and
other economic reform bodies will
meet in convention to organize the
jefferson democracy
The call for this convention Sent
out over the country TO every union,
turner society and economic orGaniZa-
tion in the United States is signed by
John J. Fitzpatrick. organizer of the
Chicago Federation of Labor. and Ar
thur McCrackcn and John NJ. Vail, rep
rcscntativcs of several reform sOCic-
ties.
The platform has been outlined in
advance in the circular that is now be
ing scattered over the country, signed
by the three Chicago men mentioned.