The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-01

that the New York encampment of the c. A. R. had decided by an overwhelm- ing vote to instruct it's delegates to vote for Louisville as the place for hold ing the national encampment in 1895 This comes very near settling, it is thought, the place of meeting.
 BAR silver declined l14d, to 271sd per ounce on the 23d at London. It was thought in New York that the fall was something in the nature of a panic movement on the part of holders rather than legitimate decline.
 MARCH 1 the patent office will begin photographing copies of all inventions,
 INFORMATION has come from Starr county, Tex, that famine was threat ening. Fifty per cent. of the stock was dead, no crops of any kind had been raised during the past year and great destitution and absolute want existed. Many are compelled to sub sist on roots, prickly pears, etc, and even flesh from the carcasses of ami mals dead for some days was eaten to satisfy the bangs of hunger.
 Ar Mason, Mich, the grand jury brought in an indictment against At torney-General Ellis, Secretary of State Jochim, Treasurer Hambitzer, Land Commissioner Berry and Clerks War ren, Potter and Bussey on various charges of participation in the state salaries frauds
 FIRE in Fort Wayne, Ind, destroyed large school building and several business houses, including the Tele- phone exchange, causing loss of $780, 900.
 IN Duluth, Minn., the Scottish Rite masons have revived an old practice once sanctioned in France and have admitted "by adoption" two ladies, wives of masons, to the consistory The admission carries with it the right to wear the masonic apron.
 COLORADO has had terrible snow storms recently. It was stated that the snow was ten to fifteen feet deep in many places in the state on the 2Sd.
 A DISASTROUS freight wreck occurred the other night on the Louisville & Nashville road, near Mount Vernon, III. Eight cars loaded with valua ole freight were demolished, causing loss of about $50, 900.
 A FIRE in the Springfield Junction, IL, Coal company's shaft was burning on the 23d. Several mules had been suffocated, but no human lives endan- gered. The plant was worth S100, 900.
 FAILURES in the United States during the week ended February 2S numbered 2ss, against 193 last year, and in Canada 51, against 31 last year.
 R. G. DUN & Co. reported prices greatly depressed and no increase in the volume of domestic trade for the week ended February 23d There was little encouragement in the clothing trade.
 CLEARING house returns for the week ended February 23 showed an average decrease of 4S.2 compared with the cor responding week of last year. In New York the decrease was 502 outside, 32.5.
 A LATE dispatch from Faval one of the Azore islands, announced the loss of eight of the crew, including all the officers, of the bark Montgomery Castle. ing n terrible storm.
 AT the funeral of Bourdin, the an- archist who was killed by the explo- sion of bomb he had in his pocket while walking in London park, an at tempt was made to have a large dem- onstration by anarchists on the oc- casion, but it was promptly put down sby the London police. Several red flags were captured. Houses were barricaded on the route to the ceme. tery in expectation of fight, but the police were masters of the situation.