The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-12-13

| SENATOR MARTIN, or Kansas, haS q plan for settling the Indian territory muddle. It is to add the Indian terri tory to Oklahoma, making one terri tory of 1t, under one government.
 MICHAEL RYAN, the green goods king and witness before the Lexow commit tee, at New York, has been indicted by the grand jury for perjury.
 A PITCHED battle took place recently on the highway between Ava and Eagle Chief, Ok, between five drunken men and four other men whom they met, One in the first gang opened fire on the second party without provoca- tion and the fire was returned, two of the first party being killed and several on both sides badly wounded.
 CLEARING house returns for the prin- cipal cities of the United States for the week ended December 2 showed an average increase as compared with the corresponding week last year of 50; outside New York the increase was | 5.0
 Ar Carey, O., a boiler in an oil drill ing outfit exploded, instantly killing Nicholas Goshey, of Holgate, o. Sev. eral helpers were probably fatally in. jured.
 ELEVEN boxes of arms and ammuni. tion have been received at Thompsons, Utah, shipped by Gov. West, of Utah. The settlers were proposing to move against the Indians in San Juan county and drive them back over the Colorado line.
 BRADSTREET's Review of Trade said that the holiday season was bringing ing increased activity to retailers North of Kansas City reports were rather unfavorable because of the un- seasonable weather. The tendency of prices was to increased firmness.
 A. J. BLACKWELL, who is under ar rest at Claremore, I. T., charged with treason for selling land to white peo- pie, the penalty being death under the Cherokee law, was taken from his prison to the Needles" close by and tortured to make him confess, ten bucks dancing round him and jabbing his naked body by some sharp instru- ment. He was afterward taken back to prison and ironed hand and foot.
 FIVE people were overcome by coal gas at St. Paul, Minn., recently and narrowly escaped death. They retired at night leaving the dampers closed in the coal stove. When neighbors broke in all were unconscious. It was thought two of them would die.
 TIE eastbound Texas & Pacific pas. sengcr train was held up at trestle : miles west of Fort Worth, Tex, on the afternoon of the 9th. The robbers | footed the express car, the iron safe of the messenger being carried of. Up. wards of SlOO,OOO was reported stolen. The whole thing was done very quickly. |
 A RECENT dispatch from Guthrie | Ok, said that the Osage Indians had 1 made partial agreement with the | government commission to take their | lands in severalty. Chief Big Heart | had decided to submit the proposition to give each member of the tribe 32t | acres to vote of his people.
 EARTHQUAKES have been felt daily in the northern portion of Ecuador ever since November 27. Much prop. erty has been destroyed and many per. sons have been injured.
 PRovIsIoNs for uniform rates of post. age for United States mails sent to every portion of the globe, with few exceptions, are made in an order re. gently issued by Postmaster-General Bissell. The rates are cents for each half ounce of mail, except for Canada and Mexico, whose domestic rates of cents an ounce are applicable, or to the postal agency at Shanghai.
 IN San Antonio, Tex, on the 4th 200 delegates were in attendance when the Texas irrigation convention was called to order.