Arizona silver belt., 1904-07-28

MT. He5Se has just completed some work for the firm in the Grand can yon, and will leave shortly for Blue river and two parties will be placed at work there. It will require about six weeks to complete the contract and in November work will be commenced on the Tonto basin contract Prescott Journal Miner.
 The Blade states that Wills & Bran aman abandoned their stage line be- tween Florence and Kelvin Saturday last, as they did not care to compete with the passenger trains. Charles Goodin will carry the mail from Flor ence to Kelvin till the depart
 ment complet,s the work of turning the mail contract over the Phoenix & Eastern. When the transfer is made
 Kelvin will get a daily instead of a
 tri-weekly mail.
 The big pumping plant on the Bart lette- Heard rauch west Of town, com menced operations last night and is now throwing steady stream of about three hundred and fifty inches, which doas not represent the full ca pacity of the wells or the machinery. The people who put in the plant are under contract to operate it for thirty days before 1t is accepted and last night marked the beginning of the test run which is expected to equal all ex. pectation. The development of the underllow of water in this section will make our farmers absolutely inde- pendent.-Tempe News.
 Bert Judia, who was accused of stealing suit of clothes from Wm. Liggett, of Naco, was before Judge Mcdonald this afternoon on charge of petty larceny. Atty. J. W. Baker conducted the prosecution, and Judge John McGowan appeared for the de- fense. The trial lasted less than half an hour, and ended by motion to dismiss the case made by the prosecu. tion. because the first aud only wit ness, J. A. Stevens, could not identify the suit in question with the sample from which be had ordered it eighteen months ago from Chicago firm. The court struck out Stevens testimony on motion of the defense, and the case then abruptly closed.- Bisbee Miner.
 Arizona may break into the com mercial world with yet another re- source that is now undeveloped and that seems to offer great possi- bilities. R. M. Sands yesterday brought to the board of trade a quau- tity of fibre of the century plant, which is found in large quantities in certain parts of Arizona, and which to the ordinary observer looks as as though it would make au excellent material for the manufacture of rope. The leaves of the plant are mostly fibre,' there being just enough pulp to hold 1t together and form the outer coat. Secretary Vdn de Veer will send specimens of 1t to various rope manufactures for expert opiniC ns.- Phoenix Republican.
 Emmet Cannon, miner in the Holorook, at BIsbee, was eau ght by cave-in on Wednesday of last week. and it was believed his injuries would prove fatal. On the same day Thomas Cassidy, aswitchmau employed on the train going to and from the Gardner shaft of the Copper Queen, was the victim of bad accident. He was working on one of the trains, when one of the large oil cars left the track and rolled oyer him. He was badly crushed beneath the heavy weight and the doctors feared that one of the bones of the pelvs has been fractured, in which event there Is only slight c nance of his recovery. Cassidy is suffering agonizing pain from his hurts, having been very badly bruised and given most severe shock.
 ah'PSSoSA N"utPhy, SOdbiOilCu at Douglas, has stated that the immigra. tion laws are to be rigidly enforced on the border. The head tax on all for. eigners, not Mexicans or Canadians, | will be collected strictly according to the letter of the law. Mir. Murphy will make thorough inspection of the tenderloin district of Douglas, and all of ths Mexican inmates of those dives who have not resided in the United States for three or more years will have tD return to Mexico. The law is very plain on this matter, and 1t will be enforced. All of the Mexican women who attempt to cross the line from Agua Prieta for the pus- pose of entering the red light district will be turned back and not allowed to come into this country. As to the Mexican laboring class, any Mexican who is sound Of body, aud is not like ly to become county charge, can go and come as he pleases.
 Fred and Florence Hicklin, brother and sister, were brought before Judge