Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-02
PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF COURT
SEVERAL ACTIONS WILL BE FOUGHT STUBBoRNLY BE-
 FORE JUDGE DOANE.
Black Diamond Case May Be Settled.
 Irrigation Water Contest Tomb stone's Action to Prevent Huachuca
 Water Go. From Coming to 6sbee.
lSpecial to Review

Tombstone, May 1.-AN arrange 'ments for the opening of the regular term of the District and United States Courts will be completed during the present week and the United States grand jury report on Monday morn ing next.
 The U. s. Marshals office has its deputies at work in Santa Cruz and -Cochise counties rounding up the wit nesses and the jurors. There are some eight or ten cases to come be- fore the |. g. grand jury, most of them being sm6ggling cases from No gales. There are several other charges to be Investigated by the body when il convenes, which at the present time are being held from the view of the general public.
 The United States trial jury, which convenes on the 10th, will have con- siderable work to dispose of, as there were a number of cases continued from the last term of the court. While most of the time of the first week of the court will be taken up with the business of the |. s. Court, several important District Court matters will be taken up.
 The injunction proceedings of the City of Tombstone ys. The Huachuca Water Company will be one of the first cases to occupy the attention of Judge Doane, and upon the disposition of the case depends whether the water company will remove its line from the reservoir in the Huachucas to Tombstone 10 co=nect with Bisbee. The management of the Water Com pany is confident that the city will not be able to make thelr case win, while the city authorities are equally confident that they will. The water company claims that the plant is not a paying proposition, and has not been for a number of years. Should the court decide that Ihe city has a right to hold them to their alleged agreement, il is asked if they can be compelled to run the plant when they are doing So at a loss2 The outcome of the case will be watched with in- terest, not 0nly in this city but in Bisbee.
 Another matter Of considerable in- terest is that of the proceedings against he Black Diamond Mining company. Present indications are that the company will be spared the ordeal of being thrown into bankrupt cy. The petition creditors have been paid off in part, and have withdrawn thelg petition Only one claim, that Of N o .Bagge. who was formerly mara ger of the company, is pending. It is Lore than probable that NIT. Bagge will accept. bonds for his claims against the compan and when the matter is called up dismissal will be had meeting of the stockholders and directors of the company is to be held in West Virginia the middle of the pEesert month, when it is expect cd that something definite will he learned in regard to plans for the fu- ture. The general impression neI- is that an early resumption of work may be looked for. There is no doubt that with proper management the prperty can be made payer.
 Another injunction proceeding which is of vital interest to me set tiers along the San Pedro. is the case of the Boquillss Land and Cattle Co. vs. The St. David Cooperative Asso- citation. The land company last fall obtained Gn injunction to prevent the St. David farmers from crossing the lands of the grant with their waiCI ditch from the San Pedro. As con sequence the farmers along the rivef have SD far th.s year been deprived of their usual amount of water, which has worked 8 great hardship upon them. 4 movement is. now on foot to begin copdsmnation. proceedings against the grant people and have the rig ieh;-of-way f1r the ditch con demned. The matter on both sides will be fcurh' hy all parties to the bii ter end. and the decision of the lower court will probably not end the mat ter. e--,
 Sufficient fi1e vii also be had dur ing the month of May to dispose Of q number of short civil suits. such as back tax cases and diveroes. of which ] there sreRstHfcient Dumher to fill in all of the spare time of the judge.