The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-02
THE public schools of Pana, Ill. have


 been closed on account of diphtheria. ST. PAUL street car men went out on a strike, and about sixty sympathizera in Minneapolis were discharged, to- gether with 11O in St. Paul. ''all for good cause and not unionism," the com. pany said.
 THE volcano at Colima, Mex, has had several slight eruptions of late and the natives fear that a large one may take place shortly. Floods have done great damage at Tehuantepec to the crops. THE national convention of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the M k. church was in session in St. Paul, Minn. Reports showed the different branches had contributed $277, 29S for missionary work during the past year, which is an increase of S11 947 over the year previous. THE Rainwater-Bra Hat Co.,, of liabilities unknown, It is asserted the failure was precipitated by the discov- cry that the firms head bookkeeper was an embezzler
 SOME person in Muncie, Ind, sent Marshal John Woods, at Celina, O.. some smallpox scabs inclosed in let ter. Marshal Woods would not per- init anyone from Muncie to come there and it is thought some one at Muncie has tried to spread the dreaded disease in Celina and reSorted to the above method.
 THERE are between 1000 and 5000 coal miners on strike in the Walsen- burg district, Colorado. and about 500 at Lafayette, and in consequence near ly all the mines in these districts are closed down.
 THE bank of Pfeffer & Hartegen, of Cassel, Germany, failed with liabilities of 4,O00, 900 marks Pfeffer fled to En- gland and the bank has absolutely no assets
 IMPORTATION has been received from Rome that the order of Good Templars has been placed under the ban, so far as Catholics are concerned.
 CLEARING house returns for the week ended October 26 showed an average decrease of 20. 3 compared with the cor responding week of last year. In New York the decrease was 21.1; outside 1Q5.
 HENRY STARR, John Wilson and Ali Clancy were convicted at Fort Smith, Ark, of robbing the M, K. X T. train at Pryor Creek. I. T., last May. They will be given the full penalty of the law.
 THERE was serious fire at Pitts burgh, Pa, on the 27th. The damage amounted to $500, ,OOO Eight persons were injured.
 IT is now thought that the steamer City of New York, which went ashore in San Francisco bay, may yet be saved.
 THE steamer City of Concord and consort, the Dunford, from Port Huron, Mich, with crews of twenty-one men, have been lost on Lake Huron.
 THE Lake Shore & Michigan South ern is negotiating for the Toledo X Ann Arbor.
 THE Fithian bill for the free admis- sion to American registry of ships built in foreign countries has been ordered to be favorably reported to the house by the committee.
 THE faculty of the theological semi- nary at Princeton has forbidden foot ball. All games have been cancelled. The students were much incensed.
 TIE Indiana X Illinois Southern is likely to get shaking up from the Illinois commission as result of the Effingham disaster.
 HENRY REIMER was terribly injured at Indianapolis, Ind, by the explosion of barrel of catsup he was unloading.
 TIE charred body of an unknown woman was found in a smoldering fire near Eddyville, Ky, and a crime is suspected.