The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-02

THE convicts at Tracy City, Tenn, were in state of nrtiny on the 27ttl. They loaded pipe with explosives, placed it in the coal car and attached slow fuse to it. Deputy Warden Nell son and assistants were passing along another entry to bring the convicts out for the night, and when they ar rived opposite the bomb it exploded. Nelson was instantly killed and Guards Terrell and Thurman slightly wounded, negro convict named Pete Hamilton was killed by volley from the other guards. Escape was the object of the mutineers.
 J. T. BowDEN, who achieved notor- iety as the manager of the Duval Attn letic club, which organization pulled off the Corbett-Mitchell fight last Feb. ruary, was horsewhipped to within an inch of his life at Jacksonville, Fla, on the 27th by the husband of a woman whom it was alleged he had insulted.
 FAILURES for the week ended July 27 Dun's report) were 249 in the United States, against 36s last year; in Canada 39, against 23 last year.
 CLEARING house returns for the prin- cipal cities of the United States for the week ended July 27 showed an av- craze decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year of 13.0; in New York the decrease was 20T; outside, 2.7.
 THE Wellman Arctic expedition was reported safe on the 27th, Norwegian sealer having spoken the Ragnvald Jarl
 THE steamer Decraitis collided with ferryboat at Grodneau, on the river Nieman, Russia. Fourteen people lost their lives through the accident, and eleven others were severely injured.
 DUNs review of trade for the week ended the 27th said the uncertainty about the tariff bill overshadowed in- dustries. Wheat had sold below 55 cents, making the monthly average the lowest known in New York. Corn was stronger on account of reports of injury to the crop. Sales of wool were greatly swelled by speculation in the belief that it would advan ce sharply if tariff changes failed.
 THE steam yacht Alert, owned by S. T. Johnson, of Clayton, N. Y, was run down and sunk by the steamer Islander off Round island. It was reported that several persons were injured.
 FIERCE forest fires were reported raging in Wisconsin and several towns were nearly wiped out of existence, many people rendered homeless and others compelled to flee for their lives. Forty million feet of timber was burned at Mason alone. Several rail- road bridges were also destroyed.
 THE Syrian Temple Shriners from Cincinnati at Denver, Col, went on a thousand mile tour of Colorado in special train and the other visiting shriners scattered to points of interest or started homeward on the 26th. The next annual session of the imperial council will be held the first Monday after the Knights Templar conclave in August, 1895, at place to be selected by committee named for that pur- pose.
 JOHN COLLINS, a market gardener of Birmingham, Ala, thought he heard thieves in his garden on the night of the 24th and started to investigate He was followed by his daughter Mag gie. Mrs. Collins heard the two and supposed then thieves. Arousing her son William, he got his gun and shot both father and daughter. The former is dead and the latter was reported dy- ing.
 THE first suit of the many that are to be brought against the city of Chi. cago by the railroads for damages in. cured during the strike was filed by the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railway on the 26th. The suit will serve as test case and is for s damage to freight car.