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t. ft 'J-' I LIBRARY 2918 11 2 ARIZONA ARIZONA BELT if VOLUME XX VII. No. 36. GLOBE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1905.

Established 1878 LOBE DISTRICT MINING NEWS reat Gold Strike is Reported to Have Been Made at Superior RESIDENT SMITH QUOTED fco Is About Old Do minionPredicts (Irent minus For (Kobe's Leading Aline Pine ihowlng by the Keystone Aline Information was received hero In a legram from Manager A. 0. yesterday of ft Kreat gold strike i the Lake Superior Arizona Com- inv's mine at Superior, twenty- iven miles went of Globe. The dlspatsh stated that an ore )dy had been encountered In the jarleton tunnel, 320 feet below the Ucrop, that is six foot wide and ex- rloh. Owing to the quantity Semely free gold In the rock it was Hind ditllcult to obtain a correct but Mr.

SiebDth stated that the i go will average $1500 to y.he ton and irerhaps higher. Further particulars go awaited by mall. If exploration that the ore body continues in 'eze and richness it will mean one of fine greatest gold discoveries made in eccnt years. I Tho strike has already had an ef fect upon the value of the stock at where It is mostly wned, tho shares having advanced om $3 to 10. LOCAL MINING NEWS Interest In the oil field near- Roose velt continues.

Many new locations have been made. Mrs. Olara Kinney is at Prcscotton business connected with the Bryan mine' at Riverside, negotiations for the sale of which have been pending for time. Copper stocks were somewhat stronger on the Boaton Stock ex- today. Old Dominion closed Greene Consolidated 25 )2(i; Shannon A dispatch received today from 3co.

.1. Stonoman, attorney for the Black Warrior Copper Company, itates that the application of Jamea Fleming for the appointment of a receiver for the company was denied iy Judge Edward Kent, Judgment being rendered on the merits of the jase, J. II. Flnletter, of Finlotter owners of the Keystone property, Informs us that the mine never looked better than it doss at the present time. There is a tine breast of ore in the lower tunuol.

Last month's ore shipments to the Old Dominion Smelter aggregated ICO tons and 130 tans are nt the end of the road ready to be hauled in. General Manager J. D. Coplen, of the Inspiration Mining company, who was at the mine today, reports progress tn development work. Lumber i being delivered for the erection of living houses.

A car an I track iron have arrived at the Globe freight yard and an engine and blower am expected very soon, whon work at tho mine vill be increased. OLD DOMINION COPPER CO. Prest. Smith's Observations While at the Properly Prest.CS. Smtth, of the Old Dominion Copper Mining Smutting company, has just returned from a visit to the properties, says the Boston News Bureau.

He says "The Old Dominion Is bearing out everything I have ever said about the property. Of course, our new plant Is still in thu constructive stages and presont operations in no way measure our possibilities. Out of all our now work the smelter is the only department which is In operation, and that only partially. "Wo don'c tiguro that we will have It) borrow any more money to complete our new construction work, as our monthly net earnings on a production of 2,000,000 pounds on 15-cent copper, has helped us out. "I believe that when completed we will have the finest plant of its size in m.u ivmntrv.

It will bo July before the Old Dominion is a completed proposition, and by that time wo will production of about lure a monthly 12,500,000 pounds of refined copper at a cost which will insure large for our stock. tiMsIM, Men fiirnnCCS wo aro 000.000 pounds of month. In our operations copper per this year we have not smelted a pound of Hue dust or used any of the old sing. We have piled up over 10,000 tons of 7 per cent Hue dust. We will soon have our briquottlng plant comploted which will permit of onr beginning to work through this Hue dust.

"Tho policy of the management of the Old Dominion Is to make of the property a good paying proposition for a long term of yoars, and every movement is made with that policy In view. "There are over 800 men now on the payroll of tho combined properties, but, of course, many of these men are now on construction work. "All our underground work of every description is being charged against the cost of our copper and in no way gets into construction account. "Tho upper loveld of the Old Do minion havo in tho past produced ton, of refined copper (140,000,000 lbs) and Dr. UlckotUs figures that he can mine 90,000 more tons of refined copper from those upper levels.

"Production at present is coming from the 0th to the 10th levels. Our 12th level, the lowest, Is the best In the mine. The ore deposits on the 12th level aro strong aud give every evidence of permanenoy. "The United Globe properties are being woll developed and aro an important factor in tho production of the Old Dominion smelter. All the earnings of that company go into its own treasury and will lemain there until turned over to the Old Dominion Co.

of Maine in the shape of dividends. "Wo have recently purchased 2o0 acres of land adjoining our property at Globa for $27,000. This acreage was kind of an oasis in that desert country, given up to agriculture, and wo know that the fumes from our smelter would In time Injure the property and result In litigation, and as It was the only property which could bo so damaged, it was considered good business policy to acqulro it. There are mining possibilities In connection with it, and we can also use it for mill tailing." Tho case of John Harcourt, the alleged diamond swindler, was heard on habeas corpus by Chief Justice Edward Kent at Phoenix on Monday afternoon. After examining the order of the justice of the peace committing Harcourt, Judge Kent stated that it was defective and that the prisoner could not be held upon it.

An amended order had a'so been tiled but this was filed after the papers In the case had passed from the hands of the justice and he had no right to take such action. The evidence in the case was then gone Into, Judge Kent stating that he would hear the evidence to determine whether or not a crime had beon committed. After hearing the evidenco Judge Kent decided to hold the prisoner, but reduced the bond to $3000. SUPERVISORS IN SESSION Award Contracts anJ Dispose of Considerable Other Business The new board of supervisors, comprising David Djvore, tho holdover member, and W. C.

Colcord and W. (I. Butler, new members, met on Monday last at 10 o'olook a.m., and organizjd by electing Mr. Devore chairman. The boa-d has been In session every day since, and having finished tha baslness before them, ad journed at 3 o'clock this afternoon till the noxt rogular meeting in Aorll.

Tho moneys in the treasurer's office wore counted and the total cash on hand was found to be $11,009.08. On Monday a number of persons appeared before tho board and asked for a reduction of their taxes, which in several Instances was granted. On Tuesday the bids for county work and supplies for the year 1903 were opened and contracts awarded. The llvllost competition was among the physicians bidding for medical attendance. Dr.

A. F. Malsoh's bid of 25 cents per patient per day for attendance and supplying medicines, was accepted. Dr. T.

S. Collins' bid covered all tho expenses of caring for county patients in the hospital, including medicines, nurse hire, bedding, and which he claims Is the only bid presented that compiles with the statutes. Tho board having awarded Dr. Malsch the contract, Dr. Collins on Wednesday made a demand upon tho board In writing for the reconsideration of tho medical bids, and it is understood will follow this up with mandamus proceedings.

There was also considerable Interest shown over the appointment of road overseer of Globe district, for which there were six applicants. James Frederick received the appointment, and Glono road district was enlarged to Includo Wlmtflalds district. The bid of the Akizona sit.vwi. Belt fur all publications remilred bv the county was accepted, and the AH- aona Register was awarded the job printing. The oontract for supplying wood to tho county institutions was awarded to J.

L. Alexauder at $8 per cord. Mrs. Pauline Cornelius was retained as hospital stewardess at $180 per quarter. Wm.

Zimmerman got the burial contract at $30 per case, and Q. Bouse will do the laundry work at $15 per quarter. The indebtedness of the county, as shown by the annual statement prepared by Clerk of the Board W. D. Flsk, Is with available as-sets of $5,943.50.

The board adopted a resolution opposing joint statehood, and one approving of a bond issue of $40,000 for the purpose of erecting a new court house and jail. STATEHOOD BILL IN SENATE Democrats All Oppose Joining Arizona and New Mexico Washington, Jan. 4. Upon reconvening today after the holiday recess the senate plunged directly into a consideration of the bill for tho ad mission of two states to be composed of Arizona and Now Mexico, and Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. The motion by Mr.

Beveridgo to take up the bill prevailed by two-thirds majority. Mr. Hoyburn, who renowed his effort to get up the pure tood bill, voted with the demrcrats on one roll call; wltji this exception the republicans vowd solidly to proceed to a consideration of tho statehood bill and the democrats solidly against that course The motion by Mr. Bate to recommit was voted down. Mr.

Nelson spoke at length in advocacy of the bill. On motion I) proceed to a consideration the vote was 31 ayes to 17 nays. The reading of the statehood bill blng concluded, Mr. Bite moved to recommit that measure because the testimony taken before the committee on territories had not been reported, rendering it ditllcult to make a minority report. Many of the sittings of the committee, Mr.

Bate said, had been held when the senate was In and thlB with othorclrcumslances had prevented the attendance of democratic senators. He pleaded against undue haste in the matter and outercd upon an argument against the consolidation of the four territories Into two states. Each Territory to Ratify Constitution Washington, Jan. 4. An amendment to the statehood bill has been Introduced by Senator Foraker intended to permit the inhabitants of either New Mexico or Arizona to reject the constitution of the proposed state to be croated by combining tho two territories.

The bill as reported to tho senate provides that the constitution shall bo submitted to the people of the proposed state fur Its ritlrlcation or rejection, and if a majority of tho legal votes cast on that question shall be for the constitution said canvassing board shall certify the result to the president of tho United States, etc. By the amendment a majority of tho votes must be cast in "each" of the territories in order to ratify tho constitution. Opponents of the statehood hill-that Is, those who advocate the admission of Indian Territory and Oklahoma as one state, but urge that no action be taken at this time in regard to Arizona and New Mexico believe that the Foraker amendment outlines the character of the contest that will be waged against statehood legislation. IN M0MUS' TRAIN The New Year's Masquerade Revel a Great Success Tho masquerade ball by tho Uno Anlmo club, which marked tho close of the old year and birth of the new, was a highly successful affair, Odd Fellows' hall being crowded on that occasion by a merry throng of revelers and spectators. The motley company presented a kaleidoscopic picture as tho dance proceeded.

There were a few quite handsome costumes, more were grotesque and some of the impersonations were well snstained. Tho task of the committee of awards was not an easy one. The prize for tho best dressed lady went to Mrs. L. C.

Woods, who represented the Morning Star. Mrs. Frank Elvey, disguised as an old woman, received tho award for the best sustained lady character. II. E.Smith, who Impersonated a policeman, won tho prize for tho best dressed gentleman.

John L. Alexander representing an old man, resolved the priz9 for the hest sustained male character. Ladles' walking hats at a bagain at tho Racket store. LOCAL NEWS OF THE WEEK Budget of Interesting Items Gathered for Silver Belt Readers YEAR OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY A Prosperous Season for Globe The 'County Fathers Dispose of Much Business Alas; querade Ball J. N.

Thornton, who arrived last Saturday night to take a position with this paper, has since been sick with tonsllltlsand grip, although he has p'ucklly stuck to his case. He is somowhat hotter today. Louis William Bohmo and Martha Jano Duane were married on Wednesday afternoon, at Fin Clanton's ranch, Justice Hinson Thomas officiating. After the customary congratulations the bridal party and guests sat down to a sumptuous dinner. Ills Honor Hinson Thomas lias bud a busy time in court since he assumed olllcc on Monday last, having disposed of sixteen cases.

John J. Hand had his preliminary hearing on Monday aud Tuesday and was bound over to tho grand Jury. Bail is yet to be fixed. Rafael Ilamirez was held on a charge of forgery and in default of $300 jail. II.

E. Kolly, Balesman for Edwards Taylor, and a recent arrival from Phoenix, was hold up by two men on Monday night, about 9 Hill street, east of the Sultan residence, and relieved of $400 and a watch aud chain. No clue has been discovered that might lead to the identification andapprchonsion of the robbers. The watch was found by a boy on Wednesday, near the Catholic church. Ohas.

II. Long, of tbeSiLvun Belt, returned last Sunday from a six weeks' trip to tho east, having visited the world's fair and spent somo time with relatives and friends in Hill and Navarro counties, Texas. Ho was ac companled on his return to Globe by his nephew, Wallace Duncan, son of W. G. Duncan, of San Carlos'who had boon attending school in Texas for the past year and a half, the Iat six months at a business college in Dallas, where he took a thorough course in bookkeeping and banking.

THE MURDER OF ED. PORTER Revolting Crime of two Self-Confessed Murderers Ouooftho most brutal and fiendish murdors In the criminal history of tho territory was committed about one mile uboyo camp No. 2 of tbe Arizona Has torn Railroad company, in Gila canyon, on tho night of December 24, between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock midnight, and that the two self-confessed murderers were pormitted to be brought to tho jail Is probably due to the coolness and sagacity of Deputies J. M. Finch and Rafael Lopez, who had them In custody, and the Influence exerted by Justice of tho Peace Geo.

Swlnglo, of Dudloyvillo, over the men at the camps, as threats of lynching wore freely made and but for tho bold front of tho oilicora would probably have beon carried out. Tho victim of tho atrocious crime was Ed. Portor, a blacksmith at the railroad camp who was known by a gioat many people in Florence, having been in the employ of Grant Bros, during tho construction of the P. fi. railroad through this valley last winter.

The perpetrators are Joo. Carson and Jose Martinez, laborers employed at camp No. 2 In the Gila canyon, neithor of whom Is oyer twenty-two years of age, but who, from tho jocular way in which they tell of their horrible deed, the recital of which they seem to enjoy, are steeped In the lowest depths of and crime and to whom human life is of little consequence. The story of this crime is almost too revolting to repeat in detail, and it is beyond the mind of normal man to imagine a human creature who could commit such a deed under any circumstances. The story as told by the murderers themselves is about as follows: Ed.

Porter, the murdered man, Tom Burk, Jim Ryan and the two murderers left Gammel's saloon about 10 o'clock on tho evening of tho 24th and started for the "railroad camp. All the men had been drinking, and Portor, Burke and Ryan had each bought a supply of whisky to take to camp. As Porter was comparatively sober Burke and Ryan had givon him their whiskey carry to camp. Porter had placed wo whisky In a sack, seven botMes In all, which he was carrying on his back. According to Martinez's statement, when they arrived at the houso where a negro lives, some distance from tho river, Carson said to him: "Let's leave these other Americans hero so as to get the whisky Porter has.

Joe said he wouldn't caro to kill him as ho owed anothenkllllng whore ho lived. (Martinez didn't know whether at Morenci or Clifton). And he said if I didn't help him ho would kill mo with a big knifo ho had, I refused to holp, when ho made a pass at me and cut my hat and I saw that I could not resist any longer." Tho two men walked along with Porter, Carson carrying a lantern. Carson attempted to nut the sack so that the whisky would fall out and falling jumped on Porter, throwing him to the ground. Martinez got stradle of Porter and clutched him by the throat while Carson picked uu a big rock and lilt him on the head smashing In his skull.

Each of them then took him by a foot and dragged him to the river bank where they all fell over the bank together. They then rolled Porter over and cut his throat aud horribly mutilated his race with alittle crooked knife used by grapevine prunerp. They then threw the body into the river, Carson cutting open the stomach of the corpse so that it would sink. Before throwing the body into tho river Carson searched the dead man for money, finding ten cents, which he took, sayirg he would play monto with the money, as a dead man's money was lucky. Tho Mexicans then gathered up the whisky, went on to camp and quietly went to bed.

One of the men working at the camp In passing tho scene next morning noticed the blood on the ground and immediately roported It at camp. Porter was found to be missing, aud the two Mexicans who had been last seen with him were arrested. The river was dragged and the body found in a deep pool of water a few yards below whero the crime had been committed. Justice of the Peace Swingle, of Dudleyvllle, who bad been sent for, in can eled a jury and at tho inquest, both the murderers acknowledged that they had committed the crime Bnd each told substantially the above story. They wero not permitted to see the dead man and each described the wounds upon tho body.

The coroner's Jury, composed of J. S. Barlow, foreman; J. M. Wade, I).

W. Williams, D. I). Brown. W.

Smith and J. 'ivans, found that Ed. Porter came to his death at the hands of Joe Carson and Martinez. Justice of tlo Peace Swingle bound them over to Oc grand jiry without hail. Thoy are behind tho bars la tho county Blade.

Prominent Salvation Army Officer Coming Mrs. Col. French, acccoraparjed by Stall Captain Erlckson, will bold services in tho army lull as follows: Saturday evening, at o'clock; Sunday at 11 o'clock a. holiness meeting; Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, family gathering, and Sunday night, at 8 o'clock, free and easy meeting. Mrs.

Col. French has been In army work In Eigland and Ireland, as woll as in tho United States, and is now at the head of this division. Mrs. Start Captain Erlckson is the best soloist and musician of the Coast. Everybody who hoars her onjoy a treat.

EXPLOSION DOES DAMAGE A de Jole That Exceeded the Limit The advent of the new year was marked by tho customir fifing of guns and explosion of giant powder, and one person, ambitious to outdo everybody else, set oil a lot of giant In the narrow street between the W. II. Butler building and the Old Dominion Commercial company's store, with disastrous rosults. So groat was the concussion that all the windows In the south wall of the Butler wero blown in aud three wero wrecked on the north side and second story of tho building. All the window lights on t'le north sldo of the Old Dominion building were broken and two In tho second story of the Koogan building ndjolning.

The Kinney house also Buffered to somo oxtent.and Wm. Zlmraermin had one windqw brokon. Four sticks ot powdor placed in the street failed to explode and were found there next morning. The amount of powder exploded Is variously estimated at from ten to twenty-five pounds. Investigation pointed to an employe of the Old Dominion Commercial company as the perpetrator of the fool act, and lie was discharged from his position.

It Is fortunate that no greater damage resulted as Boveral giant caps were found on the Iloor of tho Old Dominion store next morning and one was stepped on by an Tho mage done by the explosion to the Butlor bulldluK is about $80 and perhaps $20 will cover the other losses. jiv, uu THE CLIFTON FOUNDLINGS Seventeen Writs of Habeas Corpus Are Granted by Judge Doan Tucson. Jan. 2. Eugene S.

Ives, of this city, and attorney Thomas D. Bennett, ex-U. S. district attorney, appeared Saturday afternooa before Judge Davis in the Federal Court, and applied for writs of habas corpus in the cases of the orphan children at Clifton October 2. Judk'e Davis heard the application for the writs, and immediately granted the order for sovonteeu writs of habeas corpus for the Now York Foundliug Asylum Orphans, that their bodies be produced boforo the Supreme Court of tho Territory on J.iuuiry ninth.

Tho facto of the case are generally familiar. It will be remembered that forty orphan boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 4 yoars arrived at Clifton In a private car, in charge of G. W. Swayne, western agent of the New York Foundling aud Orphan Asylum, and throe sisters of charity and three nurses, "homes" having bacn previously arranged for them by the local priest, among the low class of Mixicans in Clifton. MnrnnH and Metcalf.

When the purpose of Agent Swayne and the priest became known ornat. indignation was aroused among the wnite residents of Clifton. Some 300 of i)bo best citizens of the town sotnbled at library hall and organized with Hon. M. Crawford presiding, and a committee of twenty-live was ap pointed to search the Mexican quarters of Clifton and recover the sixteen children disposed of there.

This was done and tho children taken to Morenci were also secured and taken back to Clifton. Some of tho children were sick, having been fed by the Mexicans with beans, chili and other coarse food, and the pretty dresses had been stripped from some of them and replaced with rags. Swayne and tho priest were also taken back from Morenci to Clifton and made to face the Indignant crowd, and had it not been for the intervention of the officers they might have beon roughly handled. On the following day Probate Judge Little and Sheriff Parks arrived from Solomooville and a truce was arranged by which Agent Swayne, the sisters of charity and the nurses, with thirteen of the children, were allowed to leave Clifton in the car which had broucht thorn in. The priest, realizing the strong feeling that existed against him, had wisely departed the day previous.

The seventeen children detained In Clifton were given to white residents desiring to adopt them, and recent reports from there Indicate that they found good homos and are contented. On Christmas Eve Manager Abrams of tho Olifcon hotel provided a splendid Christmas tree for the orphan children, and there were no happier children in the town of Clifton than they. Guardianship proceedings were had somo time ago before Probate Judge Little at Solomouville, who denied tho prayer of the New York Orphan Asylum for the return of the children. Indignation was caused by the action of Thos. J.

Lappington in making a homestead filing on land three-quarters of a milo above the south line ot Globe townslte, and taking in a lot of valuable improvements, including the Pinal Mountain Water company's pump house, tho Redman, Murphy aud Sidow slaughter houses, Ohas. H. Thayer's home, Peto Smith's irtace and a portion of Wm. Ryan's land. J.

McCollum acted as Lapplngton's attorney and helped him survey the land. Much of the land has been held by tho presort ownors for many years and the attempt of Lappington to ap propriato It is very naturally rogarded with disfavor. SEVERE BLIZZARD SWEEPS OVER NEW YORK New Yokk, Jan. I. Not in several yoars has Now York been visited by a storm of such proportions as that which commenced yesterday and continued until early today.

Nino Inches of snow fell paralyzing traffic, and a marked drop in the temperature brought untold suffering to the city's poor. Thi blizzard caused Beven deaths in New York and vicinity, while many persons, overcome by cold, dropped In the street, some of them receiving fractured bones. Incoming ocean liners report a blizzard at sea. Teutonic and Armenia, from Liverpool Furncssla, from Glasgow, and Prlnzesin Victoria Lnise from Hamburg, are at quarantine after tempestuous passages, but outside tho bar are several vessels from European and South American ports. Today 5000 men wore put to work cleaning tho streots of New York, and tomorrow tho number will bo doubled..