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Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21

thirty-nine business disasters as against sixty one in 1902.
 And in the matter of assets and lia- bilities, also, this territory made a creditab ble showing. The eight failures aggregated but $lOO, 900 in liabilities, and as an offset there were assets to the amount of $69, ls0. In 1902 the liabilities of Arizona failures footed up $l34, ,s03, and the assets, $s6 $50.
 Commercial failures in this territory are very rare, and although the vol. tune of business is steadily increasing the failures last year were fewer in number by quite 50 percent. And the banks, which always reflect conner. ciai itions, are sound to the core
 Arizona is all right.
 The excellent condition of business in the territory is still further empha. sized by a glance at the statistics of failures for the whole country. For the entire United Staies there was a decrease in number of just two percent and liabilities were larger than in 1902 by forty-tive percent
 Arizona is all right.-Republican.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
CALUMET & ARIZONA GROUP
An Eastern Opinion of What These
 Mines Will be Capable of

The Michigan people are enthusias- tic over their Arizona mining invest mentS. The Mining Gazette, of HOughtOn, in a recent issue, said:
 The Calumet X Arizona sisterhood of properties in the Warren district have eight shafts now going down. These comprise two on the Calumet X Arizona, two on the Calumet X Pitts burg, two on the Lake Superior X Pittsburg, one on the Pittsburg & Du- luth, and one on the Junction. What these eight shafts can do and what they will do after five years of devel- Opment, for instance, are two different things, but what they can do, passing calculations on present developments, will be marvellous. What they will do is something that will probably se governed largely by the metal situa- tion, and it is as we'll as assured that the metal situation will be kept in a healthy state-by the wise discretion which all the big producers will follow in placing thelr product on the market.
 A man closely allied with the lake copper industry said yesterday in Houghton that he feared nothing from the aggression of either Arizona, Mon- tana, Mexico or any other copper pro ducing section. He looks for con- sumption to continue its proportionate increase, year by year, and can see no prospects, for an increase in production above the normal grade which the past has shown. Beyond this, there is the special demand for lake copper, which no other metal can satisfy, and this will continue in volume sufficient to maintain the price of Michigan metal above that produced elsewhere.
 The capacity of the eight Bisbee shafts in the C. & A. sisterhood, pro- vided each of them becomes an equal of the Irish Mag, the present producer, will come up to high figure. But the success of mining company depends upon the condition of the metal de- mand, and with the wisdom and ex- perience which those in authority have had there is no possibility of an OverprOduction. The mining com panies will take care of that.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD STRIKE
Opinion That It Was Never Equalled
 Before In History of World


 A Cripple Greek, Colo, dispatch of January IS, says:
 "The rich gold strike in the W.P H. is better than ever. On the hanging wall there is showing a three-inch vein of gold. On the opposite wall there is inches of quartz that is almost half pure.
 "Professor Ransome, of the United States geological survey, in charge of work under way in the district, in spected the showing today and says that in his opinion it has never before been equalled in the history of the world.
 Professor Ransome declined to give a statement for publication because. he said, of the peculiar mission he is here on for the government, but he admit ted he had never seen the equal of the find and could mention none that sur passed it. A strike of great import. auNCs bLdb WOuIu Dc vicious had it not been for the W.P H |. has been made in the FL Paso mine, on Beacon Hill. The body is feet wide and rich ore, worth $50 per ton. There is intense excitement, but martial law frightens outsiders.
 Returns received today from the 5-ton shipment from the sensational strike on the W PHI, on Ironclad bill, {, gave net value of s25, ,000. The ship ment consisted of 5lT3 pounds of first grade ore, which netted $2l, 100, and 5S65 pounds of seeond-grade, which ran $500.
 ''In the bottom of the shaft there is now IS inches of ore which will run almost T5 per cent pure gold. Several assays being taken show a value of more than s64 ,000 per ton. Harrison & Seaver will try in the near future to break the world 's record, now held by the Isabella company, of S2l6. 900 for 27 tons of ore, and will send ont 9 tons for which they expect to realize from $350, 900 to s400, ,000 Adjoining the streak is g inches of rock which runs 5000 per ton.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
Notice of Petition

Notice is hereby given that Frank NJ. Wood having filed in this court petition praying for letters of administration of the estate of Oliver T. Taylor, deceased, the hearing of the same has been fixed by said court for Satur- day the 18th day of January, 1904, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room thereof, at Globe, in the county of Gila, and all persons interested in said es. tate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any there be, why the said let ters of administration should not be issued to him as prayed for.
 Dated Junuarv 2, 1904.
 P. c. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
God Knows Best

If you could push ajar the gates Of life And stand within, and all Gods workings see, We could interpret all this doubt and strife
 And for each mystery find key But not today. Then be content, poor heart,
 Gods plans, like lilies pure and white, unfold; We must not tear the cloSe.shut leaves apart; Time will reveal the calyxes of gold, And if, through patient toll, we reach the land Where tired feet, with sandals loosed, may rest, When we shall clearly know and un- stand, think that we will say, "God knew the bestp'
 The Gateway.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
UNITED VERDE COMPANY
The Shelter Consumes l25O Tons of
 Ore Daily. New Management

The United Verde shelter is work Ing full time and full capacity with two 500-ton and one 2j0-ton jackets. This, the Jerome News says, means that they are smelling l2j0 tons of ore daily. At the present time, the News is creditably informed, they are hoist ing but 500 tons per day from the mine, the remainder of the supply for the shelter coming from the roast This, of course, will soon strip the roasts, necessitating that the output from the mine be increased, when there will be work for great mum Der of miners.
 The company is hurrying to comple- tiOn another 500-ton furnace, and re- building two more 250-ton smelters, all of which, when put in commission will give the United Verde company a smelter capacity of 2250 tons day to supply this the force of miners used will be much greater than ever before used on this property, which also means many more men will be em- ployed elsewhere about that property, all of which means much to Jerome in the way of prosperity.
 Vice President McDonald visited Jerome last week and with him was Charlie Clark, Senator Clark's son, who has assumed the position of general manager. His assistant, w. l.. Clark, Is not related to the senator.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Why Order for Optional Bond Should
 Not Be Made

In the Probate Court of the County of Gila
 Territory of Arizona.
 Notice is hereby given that Geo S. An drus, the adm inistrator of the estate of Richard Welch, deceased, having filed in this court. 8 petition praying for an order to enter into ar optional bond for the sale of portion of tho Manganese mining claim belonging to the said estate of Richard Welch, deceased.
 The hearing of the same has been fixed by said court for Friday, the 22d day of Janu ary, 1904, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon oi said day, at the court room thereof, at Globe, in the county of Gila, and all persons inter ested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any there be, why the said order should not be made.
 Dated January 8, 1904.
 F. c. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
The Warlike East Hesitates

The prospects of peaceful settle ment between Japan and Russia are strengthened rather than weakened as the days pass, says the Boston Journal. While there is yet danger of war, there is more hopeful feeling. Japan continues to make ready for war and cuts off the worlds supply of camphor so far as Japan controls it, as that country needs the camphor product for making smokeless powder. The result has been sharp advance in the price. But camphor at any price is cheaper than war.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
Notice of Forfeiture

To Charles Stwart, his heirs, executors, ad.
 ministrators, and assigns, or any one
 claiming under him
 You are hereby notified that the under signed, Geo. H. Thwaites has expended dur. ing the year 1903, one hundred (Sl00 0Ol dol lars in labor and improveu ents, upon the fol- lowing mining claim. situated in the Globe Mining District County of Gila, Territory ef Arizona, viz: The Little Jennie" mining claim, a record of which is made in the office of the Recorder of the County of Gila, Ter. ritory of Arizona, in Book : of n ines, at page 494.
 Said expenditure of one hundred (Sl0O O0) dollars was made by the undersigned m order to hold said mining claim, under the provis. ions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and amendments there. to, concerning annual labor on mining claims; that beng the amount required to hold said mining claim for the period ending December 3lst, 1903.
 And if within ninety l90) days from per. sonal service on you of this nolice, or within ninety ts0) days after the publication hereof, you fail or refuse to contribute your portion of said expenditure of one hundred tSl00 00) dollars as co-owner, together with the cost of this advertisement, your interest In the said mining claim will become the property of the subscriber, yolr co-owner, who has made the required expenditure under the terms of said Section 232i.
 GEO. H. THWAITES.
 First publication January IA, 1904.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
ARIZONA BUSINESS FAILURES
Territory Makes Better Showing Than
 Any State in Union

A review of the business failures of 1903 is furnished by Bradstreeets for the current week, and Arizona makes better showing than any state or territory in the union. There were put eight failures in all the territory, IS against fifteen in 1902 No other state or territory was within hailing distance of such a record, except Florida. That state recorded but
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21

E. H. Hartman and Julius Krutt- schnitt, on behalf of the Southern Pacific company, have just agreed to join the Rock Island in spending Sl ,000,0 900 for causeway 800 feet wide with concrete retaining walls from the mainland across the bay back to the city Of Galveston. This will be part Of the general plan of raising the present level of the city seventeen feet.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21

H' O' HITCHCOCK, Treasurer and x-Oficio Tax Collector
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
By the Board of Health, of Giis
 County, Arizona Territory

The residents of Globe are hereby notified of the adoption of the follow Ing resolutions by the Board of Health of Gila County :
 Be it Resolved by the Board of Health of Gila County, Arizona, That beginning with January, 1904, the Su. perintendent of Public Health of Gila County is hereby ordered to inspect the premises of the township of Globe, Gila County, once month. And Be it also Resolved, That whenever the said superintendent of public health finds any nuisance or anything that is a menace to the public health therein Shat he is hereby ordered to cause the arrest of the occupants or owners of the property on which the nuisance or menace to the public health is found, and to take steps to have such hui sance or menace to the public health abated or removed. Be it Further Resolved, That this resolution be pub- lished in the Arizona Silver Belt and given such other publicity as the law requires. [Signedl
 LYMAN c. WooDs,
 President of the Board. s. B. CLAYPooL,
 Supt. Public Health.
 Globe, A. T., January 5, 1904. At
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21

Buy your meats at the Globe Meat market, where the best of every thing is Kept. Orders promptly filled and de. Murphy.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-01-21
Advertised Warrants

The following warrants, drawn on the general fund of Gila county, are now payable at the treasurer's office. Interest ceases from this date.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
THREE TR0TTERS BOUGHT
BY MRS. LANGTRY,
They Will Be shipped TO Her Breed
ing Farm in England.

lhey VIII BE shipped to Her Breed
ing Farm in England.
Chicago, Feb. 2S--Through her agent,
H. S. Award. Mrs. Langtry has pur-
chased three trotters from viii ].
Davis of the Illinois and Iroquois thea
tiers and owner OF Willowdale Farm, at
Crown Point. Ind. The trotters will be
shipped to Mrs. Langtry's breeding
farm in England, and will leave New
York on March 26. on which date the
actress sails for Great Britain.
Mrs. Langtry intends to go into the
breeding of light harness horses as well
as thoroughbreds. Two months ago
she bought from George H. Ketcham,
owner of Cresceus. two trotting mares
which are now in England.
Her latest acquisitions include the
handsome black 2-year-old colt Joe Lei
ter. This horse win be placed at the
head of the breeding establishment.
The deal also includes the bay lilies
Little Splan and Willellie. They arc
both Swear Odds. the former being out
of Stranger mare and the latter out
of a mare by Onward, the great son of
George Wilkes. These fillles have trial
records of 2.23 and 2.26A
All three animals are standard regis
tered The price was not made public.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
LEFT TRAIN BEHIND THEM
~ RACE FOR BLOOD
oL0FIELD SAYS RYAN
IS ONLY F0UR-FLUSHING.

MlAe-a-Minute Man Ready to Put
$4,000 on His Speed.
l. If he thinks he can do it, let him
come to the front. John J.. Ryan's
four-fushing, and If he amt, let him
put up the coin.''
In this fashion Barney Oldfeld, the
. champion auto driver, expressed him.
self yesterday when he read a New
Orleans dispatch in the Morning News.
IN which ii was announced that Ryan
mad man who would defeat Oldfeld
for $4,000.
Let him produce" said the Mile-a
Minute-Man. He'll find me there with
the goods, even if l don't carry $4,000
III loose change. can cover all Ryan
can rake together, and if / don't beat
ms man, l don't ask for any sympa-
my. There's nothing to the bluff that
mes putting up. Money talks, and
II any of them think they can turn
the trick, why, I'm here for the pur-
pose of stopping them. That's my
business, and 1 never shirk my work"
Tom Cooper, Oldfield's manager, was
amused. 1T would just tickle us to
death If somebody would turn fool and
put something up that Barney would
be left in the rut,' said Cooper. why,
the idea, of the thing Barney can beat
any of them a country mile, and if he
can't-well, / don't want any salary.
While we are only working for the
pleasure we get out of it, and don't
really need the money, we wouldn {
mind jumping in and taking $4,000 in
cold cash from some smart boy who
thinks he's there
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
HARRELL MAY DIE
-. FROM KNIFE WOUNDS
GreenviIIe. Fla, Tragedy Result of
Business Disagreement.

DuSAnCSS
Quitman, Ga, Feb. 23-The news of
the Harrell-Griffin-M Moody tragedy at
Greenville, Fla. reached here to-day.
James C. Harrell shot and instantly
killed P. E. Griffin and wounded
Moody twice and is himself in a dan
gerous condition from a knife wound
at the hands of one of the men.
Harrell recently bought out the liv-
cry business of Griffin & Moody, they
agreeing not to re-enter the business
in competition with him. Harrell went
to Griffin's place to make the final
payment. An alteration arose, in
which Griffin is said to have given
him the lie. Harrell called Moody in
to settle the dispute, and was knocked
men attacked him. and one of them
caught him in the back.
After a struggle Harrell said: II cam
not fight two a fair fight" and drew
his pistol.
Griffin fell dead at the first fire, with
a bullet through his brain. Harrell
then turned his attention to Moody.
His first shot Struck him over the
heart, glancing on a rib and making
a flesh wound. and the next went
through the left arm, near the Shout
der, breaking the bone. Harrell then
went to his home, near Greenville, and
is said to be in very serious condi-
ton from the wound in his back.
Griffin shot and killed a man at
Greenville two or three years ago, but
was cleared on the ground of self-de-
Tense.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
GOOD SPORT PROMISED
FOR HOT SPRINGS
indications Point to Success for First Race
Meeting of Hot Springs Jockey Club.

not the dismal failure many had de-
clared would be the result. The rae
ing will be conducted under the super
vision of Judge Joseph A. Murphy,
presiding in the stand; Walter 0. Par
mer, associate judge, and Mars CASH
DIV at the barrier. All are competent
officials and are guarantee OF good
sport.
In the layers stands John j. Ryan
will head the procession with two
hooks kid" Weller will be in line
with his usual liberal prices and ex-
travagant nerve. Leo Mayer, known
throughout East and West, will have
a hoard UP, along with those of Cham
beers & Walker, John Carney, Billy
Walsh. Frank Lanterman, Joe Yaeger
and others from the coast
Aside from the race track feature,
the big season of the year is just open
ing fully. Many of the big sporting
men who have been at the tracks and
IN various resorts are turning this
way. and every train finds men nota-
bile In many circles rolling thither. The
big Eastman and Arlington Hotels are
Milling too rapidly, almost, for perfect
convenience. while the many smaller
places are becoming overrun. The
size OF the grounds Is evidenced by
the announcement this week that ell
social functions az the two big hotels
would be invitation AFFAIRS, cards be-
ing demanded al the doors. Each sea-
son when this announcement Is made
crowds OF visitors have become 80
large as 10 be burdensgne.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
SOUTHERN BELL BUYS
A COMPETITOR OUT.
The Gordon Company of Charleston
Gets Out of Business.

Charleston, S. c., Feb. 2S.-The South
.ern Bell Telephone Company has
bought out the Gordon Telephone Com
pany, an independent concern here. The
Gordon company Was formed ten years
ago and was the result of a movement
among business men here to bring
about competitfonm the telephone serv-
ice of Charlestopd The independent
company has, however. been in finan-
cial straits recently, and it was ru-
mored some months ago that it was
only question Of time before it would
be bought up by its competitor.
Perrineau Rivers, president of the
Gordon company, declined to-day to
give the price paid for his company,
merely saying that all of the debts of
the company would be paid promptly
and that all of its lines and property
in this city had to-day been transferred
70 the Southern Bell Telephone Com
Dany.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24

Meistersinger. to 2. won. with Hickory
Corners, Is to 1, second, and, John
Doyle. Is to 1, third. Times1 :43.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Optional,
10 to 1, won, with Alpaca, 16 to l, Sec
ond, and Caterpillar, 10 to 1, third.
Time 1s142-5.
Third Race-Mile and twenty yards.
Foresight, IL to 5. won. with Ostrich,
8 to 5, second, and Conkling, to 1,
third. Time 1:414-5.
Fourth Race-Mile. Establish, s to
l. won, with Aules, 10 to 1, second. and
Gus Heidorn, 20 to /, third. Time
1:41 3-5.
Fifth Race-Five and one-half fur
longs. Frank Bell, II to 10, won, with
Manshak. so to l. second. and Merry
Sport, 200 to /, third. Time 1908.
Sixth Race-Mile and sixteenth. Co
nundrum, even, won, with Dutch Car
ter, 80 to l, second and Lee King, s
to L. third, Time 1:4S.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
RICH STAKES OFFERED
FOR SARATOGA MEET.

New York. Feb. 23.-The Saratoga
Association for the improvement of the
Breed of Horses has announced the
stake events to be decided during the
meeting at the Spa this year. The list
is headed by the Saratoga Handicap of
$4,000, for 3-year-olds and upwards. at
one mile and a quarter, and the Sara
toga Cup of $4,000, at a mile and six
furlongs. The Merchants and Citizens
Handicap. the Champlain, the Delaware,
the Amsterdam and the Catskill COM
plete the list for the older division
For 3-year-olds there are the Saranac,
the Huron, the Seneca and the Mo-
hawk.
For 2-year-olds there are the popular
Saratoga Special, the Adirondack, the
Kentucky, the Albany. and the Troy.
Entries to these events will close On
Monday, March Z.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
PROHIBITION THE ISSUE.
Irwin County "wets" and "Drys'
Have Drawn Their Lines,

Irwin County "wets" and "Drys'
Have Drawn Their Lines.
Fitzgerald, Ca. Feb. 23.--Col. J. E.
Mercer, editor of the Fitzgerald En-
terprise, may be a candidate for repre-
sentative from Irwin county. His
friends are urging him to make the
race. Just now the legislative contest
in this county is attracting unusual at
tention. The issue is prohibition, and
the fight is to be made against Fitz-
gerald, the only town in the county
where saloons are allowed.
Last fall a spirited and exciting cleo
ton was held under the Paulk dis
pensary act. An effort was made to
establish a dispensary in Fitzgerald,
but the "wets" proved too many for
the opposition.
The dry" element is determined to
put a candidate in the field who can
win. and it is said Col. Mercer is to
be it's choice Among other prospec-
tive candidates are Marion Dickson,
]. w. Paulk, H. L. Fletcher, M. Hen
derson, ]. Y. Paulk, w. T. Paulk, War
rem Wilcox, Ras Wilcox and ]. B. d.
Paulk.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
GOLF ASSOCIATION
TO MEET HERE IN 1905.
Savannah Club Will Play Many In
ter-City Matches soon.

SaFNhhHh CAuD Will FIay Many IN
ter-City Matches soon.
Mr.. Cornelius F. Moses returned yes
terday morning from Atlanta, where
he went to a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Southern Golf Asso-
citation. He invited the association to
hold it's spring meeting at Savannah,
but found that the members had al
ready practically pledged themselves
to hold it in Louisville. AS a conse-
quence Louisville was decided on, and
the meeting will be held there the sec
ond week In June.
Savannah, in all probability, will Sc
cure the meet in 1905, however. Mr..
Moses presented this city's claims so
forcibly that the members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee have all but as
sured him that Savannah will be Sc
lected for the meet following that of
Louisville. The outlook for the Louis
vile meet is excellent, Mr.. Moses
thinks, as the members of the asso-
citation are most enthusiastic, and "a
large attendance is more than likely
especially because of the cheap rates
that will be in effect from all parts
of the country because of the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition.
The local interest in golf is already
reViving and the links are well pat
ronized at all times. The players are
showing much interest in their scores,
especially in view of the fact that a
number of inter-city matches are like
ly to be played in the spring and sum-
mer. Among. the cities with which
matches are expected are Augusta, Da-
rien, Charleston and Jacksonville. -