Arizona silver belt., 1906-06-28
What Has Happened in the Ter. ritory Since Our Last
 Issue
AN INTERESTING COLLECTION
Of Clippings From Nswsy Contempor- sries-G Gossip of the Busy Week. Activity In the Southern Counties is Pronounced

Tom Fitch has been engaged by the republican national committee to make speeches in Arizona for joint state hood. Old Tom will be up against the real thing when he tackles that ques- tion in this territory. Enterprise.
 Mrs. Effie Lamb, who shot and fatal ly wounded William Barnes at Douglas, has been refused bail by Judge Doan and will have to remain in jail at Tombstone until the October term of court. Later bail was fixed at $50O0.
 The three Bisbee banks have agreed to give private stake of slooO for a horse race to be contested at the terri torial fair next November. The bank CTS stake is in addition to the Bisbee stake of 5000 guaranteed some time ago.
 It is now known that Governor Kib- bey was called to Washington to confer with the president regarding the joint statehood contest, and as the governor r IS believed to be irrevocably against jointure it is expected that he will resign the governorship. At Washing ton it is said that Michigan man is slated for governor of Arizona.
 Oscar B. Todhunter has brought an action in the district court of Cochise county against the Buckeye Mining company to forclose mortgage on the company's property in the vicinity of old Fort Bowie, given by the company in the sum of SlOO,OOO to secure the issuance of bonds in that amount that are now unpaid. MT. Todhunter sue ceeded L. w. Lawson as trustee for the bonds. The bonds were issued on the second day of January, 1904.
 There is a report current, says the Bisbee Review, that number of towns in the southwest will, in the near fu- ture be connected by a long distance telephone with such cities as St. Louis, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and Sar Francisco. The report says that the telephone company will extend its line to Kansas City and Chicago east, and south and west through New Mexico, touching Raton, Wagon Mound, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Lunas, Belen and Socorro, from where they will extend the line via Las Cruces, Deming and Silver City to El Paso. The company will also, it is un- derstooi, extend the telephone line out through Arizona and on to the Pacific coast.
 Last Thursday afternoon in North Clifton Reece Webster shot and killed A. M. Gillespie. They had quarreled and indulged in scuffle in the fore noon and Gillespie is said to have gone to the Becker-Franz store and bought cartridges, and then made threats against Webster. Soon afterwards the two men met. Gillespie is said to have fourished his gun and cursed Webster. The latter then pulled his gun and it went off accidentally, whereupon Gill lespie fired, the bullet grazing Web ster's cheek. Webster then fired twice, both shots taking effect in Gillespie's abdomen and proving fatal within few hours afterward. The Morenci Leader says: The coroner's jury brought in verdict of justifable homicide, exhonorating Webster from all blame. Gillespie is Mormon and it is understood has a large family who are greatly worked up over the killing. Webster left Clifton for few weeks vacation to recover from the effects of the unfortunate affair.