The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND poLIT1cAI,

n LalE uispulcu IrOIu DrdEll SbhCeu that the naval engagement between the iusurgent fleet aud the new govern ment squadron was expected early in March. An attempt had been made by secret partisans of Adm de Mello to blow up the offices of the government journal, Tiempo, with dynamite, but the attempt was not successful
 DISPATCH from Buenos Ayres says that battle had been fought at Itata peva, 160 miles west of the city of Sac Paulo, between the Brazilian insur- gents and government forces. Presi- dent Peixotos troops were defeated.
 THE president has informed members of congress who have approached him on the subject that he proposes to ap- point the sons of army and navy officers as cadcts-at-large to the military and naval academies. This is in accord ance with his policy of eight years ago There are two such vacancies now at the naval academy, which it is believed will be filled before May 1.
 THE French chamber of deputies adopted the report of the commission accepting the governments proposals by which the increased duty on wheat is fixed at seven francs instead of eight francs as at first proposed. The vote stood 3T2 to I'll.
 THE Italian government has ordered an examination of the funds of the banks of Italy, Naples and Sicily with a view to utilize them under the new banking laws and also with a view of purifying the paper issue
 SENATOR MILLS is no longer a mem Der of the senate finance committee Senator McPherson having resumed his place as a member of the commit tee.
 MR BARTHoLDT, of Missouri, has in- troduced in congress bill to make Lincoln's birthday, February 12, & na- tional holiday.
 JAMES B. EUsTIs, the United States ambassador to France, has authorized the Associated press to deny the report cabled from the United States that he is about to enter the senatorial contest or that he is to leave Paris.
 HoN, GALUsHA A. GROW was elected congressmau-at-large from Pennsyl- vania, to succeed the late Mir. Lilly. The republicans claim his plurality win be from 160, 1000 to 175, ,0o0.
 lT was recently reported that Henry S. Ives, once known as the young Ma poleon of finance" was dying in se- clusion in Florida
 ADvICEs received at London from Guatemala announced that the Central American republic has suspended pay ment, owing to the decline in silver, on its external debt. The news caused great excitement in London and de- cline in Guatemalan bonds from ss to 24.
 THE Association of the Daughters of the American Revolution began its third continental congress at the Church of Our Father in Washington on the 22d
 ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE IN- TERROR REYNOLDS holds that the gov ernment may reimburse itself for money fraudulently obtained and er- roneously paid for pensions under the old law, from the pension granted under the act of June 27, 1890.
 Two representatives of the Cherokee nation argued before the committee on Indian affairs against the admission of the Indian territory to statehood, either as a separate state or with Oklahoma The representatives declared the In- dians are not ready for statehood, and that the representations of the evils in- cident to the present system of land holding are untrue.
 COMMANDER E. T. WOODWARD, a prom inent naval officer of the war, died in Saratoga, N. Y., on the 22d.
 ALTHOUGH Rev. James A. Spurgeon's term in the ministry of the Metropoli- tan tabernacle at London has only half expired, friends of Rev. Dr. Pierson, the American preacher, are actively can vassing for votes It is understood that Dr. Pierson has been baptized, which, it is said, has removed the diff fculty previously initiating against his election.
 THE Iowa senate suppression of in- temperance committee has decided to recommend the Carpenter bill. This provides for permit system in coun- ties where a majority of voters favor the sale, fixes license of $500 and pro- vides regulations for carrying on the business, the permits to be issued by the courts No permits will bS issued outside of towns and cities