The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-10-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| A DISPATCH rom London or the 9Un stated that Great Britain, Germany, France and Russia had perfected an international agreement to use their best endeavors to bring the war be- tween China and Japan to a speedy | termination and there was every reason to believe the United States would be. come party to the agreement.
 RUMoRs were current in Shanghai, China, that rebellion had broken out in the district of Jehol, in the province of Chi Ii, the object of the rebellion being to overthrow the Mantchu dy- nasty.
 A THIRD state ticket has been put in the field by the anti-Hill democrats of Kings county, N. Y., and it was eX- pected to be indorsed by the independ- ent democrats throughout the state.
 AFFAIRS in Colombia are in very much disturbed condition. Since Presi- dent Dr. Raphael Murez died there are two political factions fighting for su- premacy, and revolution seemed inn minent. All the laborers working on the railroads have been impressed with the army.
 ARGENTINE's government has pro- claimed November 12 next the ami versary of the discovery of America, as public holiday and will have big naval review.
 THE civil service commission was awaiting a reply on the 10th from the Philadelphia Press to letter asking information regarding charges of as sessment of government employees in the Philadelphia mint for political purposes made in an editorial recently, The commission will take action also in the alleged assessment of office holders in San Francisco by the demo- cratic campaign committee.
 THE Illinois State Federation of La bor, in session at Belleville, indorsed the Omaha platform of 1892 and the Springfield platform of July 4, 1894, of the laborers and agriculturists in favor of the peoples party. A resolution was also passed pledging the Illinois State Federation of Labor to the sup port of the state, congressional, county and local tickets of the peoples party in Illinois during the coming cam paign.
 TIE object of the leaders of the re- bellion in the Chinese province of Mongolia is to secure the annexation of that territory to the Russian empire.
 THE Japanese occupied the south bank of the Yalu river after driving all the Chinese out.
 THE Paris Journal announced num- Der of government and municipal off cers in that city had received threaten ing letters from anarchists in London. The letters defended Cesario Santo, the executed murderer of President Carnot.
 THE annual conference of the Roman Catholic archbishops of the United States was held recently at the resi- dence of Archbishop Ryan at Phila- delphia. Cardinal Gibbons presided. The conference was conducted with the utmost secrecy. Archbishop Ryan stated that the conference had decided to recognize the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
 MAJ.-GEN. SCHoFIELD has made his report IO Ine SecTcIdTy Ol war Oh thS operations of the army during the past year. The general makes an argument for an increase in the army, not only for better military protection from in- ternal disturbances but from foes abroad as well. He commends the in- creasing interest in military education as manifested by demand upon the army for officers for duty at colleges and other institutions of learning throughout the country. He believes no better employment can be given to officers of the regular army than the dissemination of elementary military education in time of peace.
 THERE is reasonable probability that the war between China and Japan will end in the near future in the tri- umph of Japan. The report comes from Shanghai, the news center of China, that the nation has begun ne- gotiations for peace, agreeing to recog- nize the independence of Corea and pay large war indemnity to Japan.