Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-07


 little over year ago, for which the
 Press of Benson claims credit Phoe
 nix Enterprise.
 Arizona will be represented at the
 exhibition of flowers of all nations tc
 be held at Dusseldorf, Germany, by nc
 less than twenty four specimens of
 cacti. The botanists who are engaged
 in collecting American flowers art
 Prof. c. A. Purpus and George Hoch
 derfler, both of whom are connected
 with the Smithsonian institutio The two scientists arrived in Phoenix last
 week, after completing au arduous trip through Mexico on au inveStiga
 ting expedition. They visited nearly every state in the republic. discover ing thirty entirely new species of
 flowers.
 Secretary Stoddard turned over to the territorial treasury $l9 lS9 3l, the taxes collected from insurance compa- nies doing business in the territory the last year. This tax is 6 per cent of the gross receipts, aud it has been col lected from sixty-five companies. The secretary also certi fled statements to the recorders of the various counties of the territory showing that these companies are entitled to transact business in Arizona. There are seven companies not included in the list of companies from which collection has been made, for the reason that they began business since the beginning of the year.
 The contract for the construction of the customs house on the Sonora side of the line at Naco was let to H. E. Prludle, of Bisbee. The Review says it is reported that this building, when completed and finished, will cost $60.- 900 gold, and will be one of the finest government buildings on the north. ern frontier of Mexico. It will be constructed of stone and brick. Naco is one of the most important ports of Mexico. An enormous amount of mer- chandise and machinery passes through the town, and the present customs house is not nearly large enough to accom- modate the business.
 Teodoro Elias may not be sentenced before the middle of May, although his case was decided against him in the supreme court last Saturday Elias was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of Officer Katzenstein. His attorneys have tif- teen days in which to ask for re- hearing, which will probably be done. The supreme court will not meet be- fore the middle of May, and if the ap- plication for rehearing is not grant ed, Elias cannot be sentenced before that time. If it should be granted the case will be indefinitely delayed. Elias was sentenced to be hanged last July, before appeal was taken to the su- preme court.
 In January ot this year man by the name of Dreyfal stole a valuable diamond at Kingman, and suspicion pointed to him. He was arrested and searched and the diamond was found sewed in the lining of his vest. About this time he showed signs of not being right mentally. Lawyers in his de- fense pleaded insanity, the doctors pronounced the man insane, and he was consigned to the insane asylum in Phoenix. Since that time he has been apparently sane. Dr. Ward stated that, though the man had been in two or three asylums, the real req son for his insanity was 'booze.n The Enterprise states that Sheriff Loyin took Dreyful back to Mohave county last week.
 Captain Nash, who has been much exercised over the neglect of some members of the militia to attend drill, and who has received instructions from the adju tant general to prosecute the neglectful, caused the arrest of three of the boys who had failed to at. tend drill. They were tried in Justice Heywood's court by jury of twelve men. District Attorney Rawlins ap. peared for the prosecution and Judge Edwards for the defense. Wallace Jones proved sickness as cause of neg. ect and was acquitted. Thos. Naylor md Capus Notes were convicted and | their fines placed at $25 and sI5 res oectively. They have given notice of ippeal and the case will come up again tt the next term of the district court. 
 The Prescott Journal l-Miner goes af- CT the supervisors of Yavapai county Or extravaganza, in this fashion The board of supervisors have dis covered a new opportunity to squan- Ter few thousand dollars of the tax on .T.sf q At.sa