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The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
AnnITInNAL DISPATCHES.

FoUR powder houses miles from Fort Smith, Ark, exploded on the night of the 18th, wrecking property for miles and causing the loss of two lives. The shock was felt 20 miles away.
 TIE river and harbor bill has become law without the presidents sigma ture, the legal limit of ten days having expired on the 18th.
 STEPS have been taken in California to form wine syndicate to control and regulate the price of vineyard products.
 TIE Montgomery, Ala, Advertiser has full returns from the state election held August G. Oates received 9.lG0 and Kolb s3,30I Oates majority, 2J,- FOG.
 TIE Commerce hotel at Holmes Isl- and, Pine lake, near La Porte, Ind, was destroyed by fire with all its con- tents on the 18th. Loss heavy.
 Gov ALTGELD has received a letter from a committee of Pullman citizens asking assistance in feeding l,600 fami- lies unable to get work. The Pullman company was said to be importing men from all over the country and turning many old hands out on the street. The governor left for Chicago and will per sonally investigate the situation at Pullman.
 TIE Russian steamer Uspiekh foun- dered in the river Volga. There were 100 passengers on board and they were blown into the water by the force of the wind and the captain and five other persons were lost. Vessels near by saved the others.
 A wHALEBoAT belonging to the United States steamer McArthur cap sized at Jo creek. 15 miles north of Gray's harbor, Wash, and five men were missed
 TIE other night the passenger train on the Hldalgo railroad collided with a pulque train coming into the City of Mexico. Several persons were killed man failed to signal.
 A LONG distance contest between J. Fisher, on bicycle, and Cody, an American cowboy, on horseback, at Munich, ended in victory for the bicyclist, The conditions provided that the contestants should ride seven hours day for three days. Fisher covered 1GO miles and Cody 13O miles.
 THOMAS HEWITT, an iron molder of Kearney, N. J., made an attempt to kill his wife and four children. He wounded them all, but not fatally, and then sprang from window and ended his life. He had been suffering for some time past from typhoid malaria.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
Rare Birds.

Talking canaries are great rarity, but several authenticated instances are on record. At Norwood, England. in 1858 lady had q canary bird which be- gan by repeating a word which its mis- tress had often used to it-"Kissie, Kissie"-and by following the word up by an imitation of the sound of kiss. After a time the bird repeated other words, until it had large vocabulary of phrases, one of which consisted of five words. Again in 1863 talking ca nary was exhibited in Bath, with a vocabulary such as is generally taught to parrots, and another talking canary was exhibited for a few weeks in this country, but it unfortunately caught cold and died. In Germany and the Tyrol, canaries are taught to initiate the notes of other birds and whistle simple tunes. and the words which it initiates may be regarded as a mere de. velopment or variant of its musical notes Golden Days.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
WHERE WINE COMES FROM.
France Has Lost the Lead in Production to
 Italy.

France Has Lost the Lead in Production to
 Italy.
 France long has been popularly sup posed to be the leading country in the world in point of wine production. Formerly she held that rank. but to- day she stands but third in the list According to the report submitted to the United States government by Con sul Huntington, of fCastellamare, Italy, that country holds the first rank in wine production. Spain coming second and France third. In Italy the aver age production in the last three years amounted to 3i .363, ,OO0 hectolitres. in Spain to 29,s75,O0O hectoiitres and in France to 27,57O,0 900 hectolitres. A hectolitre is nearly twenty-six and a half gallons, wine measure. Austria Hungary is fourth on the list with o. 570, 900 hectolitres; then come Portugal, Russia and Germany, the latter coun- try with 2,350. GOO hectolitres.
 The United States is fifteenth in rank with 1,O13, GOO hectolitres.
 During the last two years the wine yield of Italy has been so great that in many districts casks and jugs were not in sufficient supply to hold it, and cisterns were emptied of their rain water for its reception. Still, the masses of Italy are not happy, their abundant supplies of the juice of the grape affording them little compensa- ton for the taxes that are wrung from them in order to maintain the immense military establishment of a poverty stricken government.
 The reputation that the French wines have won demands that the bottles that are sold to connoisseurs in other countries shall bear a French label So much as to the value of reputation. There is no doubt that this fraud has been carried on for some time. Even the red wines of California are much purer and richer than much of the wine which is imported into this coun- try under high rate of duty; but the home product sells better under a for eign label, consequently we sell Amer ican wines to France at a low price and buy them in return under French labels at from three to four times as much as we originally have received for them. Truly, the American peo- pie like to be humbugged. Troy (N. M Press
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
The strike Commission.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Col. Carroll
 D. Wright. the commissioner of labor, left for Chicago to commence his duties as chairman of the strike investigation commission, which begins its labors to- morrow Col. Wright believes that the work of taking evidence will require not more than two or three weeks.
 "When the commission will submit its report" he said, 'I cannot say, though it will doubtless be in five or six weeks. cannot say whether Mir. Debs will or will not appear, but he has probably already been summoned by Judge Warrington, who has attended to the preliminary matters, and, if not, the summons will be issued at once"
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
SnalIal I'm

Monsieur Calino is fond of instruct ing his young son in natural history, and never fails to give a prompt an- swer to any question that he may ask One cay Calino Junior asked Calino Senior where the water which was in the brooks went to.
 Into the rivers" said monsieur.
 And where does the water in the rivers go to?"
 Into the sea-"
 And where does the water in the sea go to?"
 ''lt is absorbed by the sponges at the bottom" answered Monsieur Calino.- Youths Companion.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
THE SENATE BILL.
Duties Which It Imposes on the Great
 Staples.

staples.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.-The senate bill, which the house's action yesterday (barring presidential vetol insures as the law of the land in place of the Me Kinley bill, provides the following rates of duty upon the great staples which have been the bones of conten- tion:
 All raw sugars 40 per cent. ad valo- rem; sugars above No. l6 (refned), one eight per cent. additional; sugars pro- duced in bounty paying countries, one. tenth per cent. additional to these rates. Hawaiian sugar is still free under the reciprocity treaty. Iron ore, 40 cents per ton; pigs, Si per ton; iron or steel rails, seven-twentieth of per cent. per pound. Lead and dross, quarters of per cent. per pound; silver, lead bearing ore, the same duty on the lead contained therein.
 Tobacco for wrappers si. .50per pound unstemmed, g.? 25 stemmed; cigars and cigarettes S4 per pound and 2j per cent. ad valorem. Coal, bituminous anG large slack l5 cents per ton. Precious stones, cut and unset, 25 per cent. ad valorem; set 30 per cent; uncut 10 per cent. Glaziers and miners diamonds free. Logs and sawed lumber and timber (save tropical woods) and wool are free. Tin plate 1 1-15 cents per pound after October l. Marble, rough, 50 cents; dressed, s5 cents per foot (cubic). White and red lead, 1J5 cents per pound. Under the internal revenue sections sf the bill, playing cards are taxed cents package. An income tax of 2 per cent. on incomes above S4,O0O is provided for; also a tax on corporations of 2 per cent. Whisky is taxed Sl.10 per gallon and bonded period fixed at eight years.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

TIE police of Elwood, Ind, are to take into partnership seer. They have an unusually complex murder case to solve, and as the seer, old Joe Mix, has on several occasions found the bodies of missing men they think he can prove of assistance to them on this occasion. His greatest feat was the finding of the body of Samuel Gard at Little Rock, Ark. Gard had been murdered and his body thrown into a stream. Mix told his relatives all about the murder before any one knew he was dead
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

TIE financiers of all the capitals of Europe are discussing the proposed loan which the great banking institu- tions of Berlin are said to be floating for China. It amounts to S14,OOO, 0OO There is great scramble among finan- ciers, including London brokers )f all ranks, to get on the inside of the oper- ation, and there is no doubt that the loan is obtainable in London twenty times over. Negotiations for the loan have already affected the price of sil- yer, and there is no question that silver will go higher. Some London finan- ciers predict that it will go as high as s2d per ounce.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
RaIance of fhc Sexes.

A French statistician says that the number of men and women in France is more nearly equal than in any other country of the world, there being only l,O07 women to 1000 men. In Switzer land there are l,O64 men to 1000 wom en and in Greece only 933. The condi tions in Hong Kong, according to this authority, are appalling" there being only 366 women to 1000 men.-N. Y Tribune.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

MARSHALL BosToN, q negro brute, was taken from the Frankfort (Ky.) jail and hung on the bridge which spans the Kentucky river, after which the body was riddled with bullets. The doors leading to his cell were battered Town, the jailer refusing to give up the keys. Just before he was swung ID he confessed to his crime.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

TIE senate has taken a decided stand against junketing committees during the approaching recess. The committee on contingent expenses has made adverse reports upon the resolu- tions to permit the committee on com merce to visit the Pacific coast and the committee on patents to investigate Irregularities in the patent system by visiting various parts of the country and inviting complaints.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

A FIRM of wool dealers in Hamilton, Ont, has over 1000, 900 pounds of wool stored in its warehouses, nearly all of which will be shipped to the United States when the new tariff becomes a law. The Canadian wool clip of ls9i, as we'll as the clip of last year, is near ly all in the country warehouses.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
Cherokee Payment.

VAN BUREN, Ark, Aug. 1.-The next to the last big Cherokee payment be- gan at Muldrow, 15 miles west of here, yesterday, where $600,0OO was given out, $26s to each Cherokee. The woods are full of marshals looking for whisky peddlers,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

ACCORDING to Prof. Wiggins, Mars is the paradise mentioned in the Book of Genesis, where man dwelt for many millions of years and attained to the power of changing his body without death. He says he has analysed the mental concepts of the ancient people, including the pyramid builders, and finds them all Marsians. Marsians can easily fly in their dense atmosphere with artificial wings.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

IT is the belief of members of the house that the income tax clause of the tariff will become operative January l next, and that incomes earned this year will be the first to be assessed. The clause provides that after January next the tax shall be assessed and collected on the gains, profits and incomes of over Si, 900 for the year preceding. This would seem to clearly subject the incomes of 1894 to the tax
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

TIE Bank of WatonZa, which closed recently, resulting in the suicide of President Beacon, was the depository of three of the inland counties of Okla homa where there are no banks, and those counties will lose all their funds.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

FRED THoESER and Gus Koegal ar rived in Cheyenne, Wyo,, recently, having walked from San Francisco since June 10. The men started out to make the journey around the world in two years without money, except what they earn by selling photographs of themselves. They a. making an aver age of 3Oriles day.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

II. B. BURLEIGH has arrived at AL bany, N. Y., from Aurora, s. D., having made the entire journey of over 1,6OC miles with team and carriage in thirty-three days, actual travelling time. He owns farm in South DaLo. ta, but as he is 75 years old, he went back to resume life at the old home. stead at that place.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

TIE government of New South Wales intends to introduce the Australian rabbit on the English markets by ship ping them in frozen condition. They hope to thus get rid of the pest.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

ED PARDRIDGE, the famous plunger on the Chicago board of trade, who has been out of his mind for sometime past because of too much drinking, has been sent to the Washingtonian home for inebriates. His contracts on the board of trade were all closed out.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
Killed by A Rnll.

SHELBYvILLE, H., Aug. 14.-Isaac Coplin, wealthy farmer of Richland township, was killed last night by an infuriated bull. The animal was de. horned. but by actual force crushed the man to death.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

IN the past twenty years there have been only three corn crop failures in this country, according to the New York Indicator, those for the years 1881, 1887 and 1890
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

LULU BURNS, of Ottumwa, la, F years old, has made the first century run credited to a lady eyclist in Iowa. She went to Pella and return, los miles, in fourteen hours.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

COrToN picking in Texas has com menced in earnest and congresses of the state will open for business Sep tember l. A cotton expert estimates, after trip over the entire state, that the crop will be about 2,5OO,O GOO bales, or 300, 900 bales over last year.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

IT is reported from Egypt that M. de Morgan's latest excavations at Saq- qarah have been attended with the most unexpected success. He has dis covered buried fleet of the old empire, with masts, sails and rigging complete. One of the ships measures 35 meters in length.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
COMPARATIVE DUTIES.
Average Ad Valorem Rates Under tho mo-
 KinIey Law ana Senate Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. H.-The follow ing is statement of the ad valorem rates of duty of the McKin ley law and the senate bill on number of princi' pal items, as compiled by the treasury department. Wherever duties are spe- cific in either bill they were reduced to ad valorem rates for purposes of som Darison:
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

ACCORDING to Bradstrcet's estimate the recent railway strike cost the eoun try S79, ,O0O, 900.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

LOUISIANA reports the finest rice crop ever raised in the state,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

TIE government of Peru, it .s report- ed, is shooting the rebels taken prison CTS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09

a time for an things. and season for
every purpose uuoer Heaven.
All things by season seasoned are. 10
their best usa and true perfection. says
great poet. And divine philosopher
writes. AS thou canst not ell how the
bones do grow in the womb OF her that Is
with child. or what IL the way Of the
spirit So thou Canst not tell the way
of God that WO-keth all things. our inn
patience. our eagerncgs to hurry up, anG
crowd things. continually disappoirts our
undertakings. and makes our apparent
successes essential failures We did not
know how TO wait; we accomplished our
PLAN we did what we aimed at but the
flavor was not there. the jog was not
there. 10 was unnatural; II was a dry,
hearteSs. expensive. worry, something.
that wen not try Il again. Tne heart
has Its lust. and the soul leanness. 1t
was like fruits and flowers that are fore
ed. that show more Of art than nature.
very grand but very unsatisfactory.
The highest wisdom of the St0ics was
TO wait upon and live according Ia
nature. The gentle precept OF the Sa-
viour is: Consider the lilies, and behold
the fowls OF the air The seasons are
their time keepers. and soft influences
impart their orders. OF the birds. SAYS
the Psalmist; these wait all upon Thee.
and Thou givest them their meat in their
season; that Thou givest them they gath
er
The difference between men Is largely
in this instructive knowledge OF season
and fitness. That is the high Iife-not
fashionable hfe-the instincts OF gen
tility. 1t is the principle and essence OF
the divine art Of good breeding, 10 scent
the danger afar Of and faithfully avoid
the disagreeable and offensive. and DO the
nice thing. lie that believeth shah not
make haste he VIII not make an unsea-
sonahle remark: or make a Jest that is
out OF place or Time He viii wait for
| a more convenient season; his smartness
had better not be uttered at all than
at the wong time. He knows It,
These observations have universal APP
pncation 10 the smallest and greatest
/ affairs Of men.
Lord Bacon propounds: wait a bit
that you may make an end the sooner. y
wise word htly spoken. at the right time.
Will accomplish more than great oratious
and weighty discourses and mighty agen-
cles out Of time"
And often to say nothing. only be quiet
and let things work themselves out, IS
better than all.
our unwillingness 10 wait upon the
Almighty and 10 respect our mlsgivings:
ana regard our natural promptings and
jus. wait bit, brings Us into
inhnit, mshaps insists. and general
msfortunes. The great King Of Israel
was very successful man a wonderful
warrior and king: and his writings are
a marvellous mirror OF humanity where
IN every man sees himself ana his
experiences. And the burden OF
his song was: Wait" say, ION
the Lord" The seasonable fruit, product
AMI event IS the desirable thi u, that
comes in its appointed time All things
come 10 those that know how 10 walt
Presently the tide will turn: presently
the day wiz dawn; presently the clouds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
MR.. WILSON'S CASE NO CRUCIAL ONE.

The political news from Washington is
that the two parties are TO concentrate
their efforts in Mr.. william L. Wilson's
district. the one TO elect and the other
to defeat him. As he framed the Wilson
bill. which the House Of Representatives
and the President put before the country
as the Democratic programme Of tariff
reform, his election or defeat Is 20 be
considered a test Of whether the country
favors or condemns tariff reform or de-
sires or repudiates the theory of prOtec-
ton. EX-President Harrison has already
been imported into the district to speak
for the Republican candidate. and he
made a speech for him at his nominating
convention. and, 1t IS stated at Wash
inEtOn, that Mr.. Cleveland is 20 be urged
10 go TO the district and make speeches
for Alr. Wilson.
We sincerely hope that Mr.. Wilson viii
DE elected. but we hope with equal earn
estncss that everything tending towards
contcring attention upon his contest as
a crucial one for tariff reform win be
discouraged. Mr.. Wilson does not repre-
sent the Democratic impulse for r-torfna-
ton OF the tariff. and while his election
might fairly be set down % Democratic
defeat may be very far from showing
that the Democracy has weakened in the
least in its earnest determination 70 re-
form the tariff
Mr. Wilson represents Mr.. Cleveland's
idea Of cree raw materials The great
body Of his party viii no doubt support
him because they feel sure ne is a clean.
hon,st man, and a thorough Democrat as
far as he knows how 90 bee. but needing
Eight in the matter OF raw materials"
They are willing to trust him 10 go TO
Congress again. hoping that he viii ia
time gain the light which be now lacks
But the real backbone of the Democracy
the old dyed-in-thc-wool Democrats. say
tnat Mr.. Wilson's idea Of admitting what
he calls raw materials free OF duty Us
scheme of favoritism. under which one
American is taxed and another American
goes tax free, and they see no difference
IN principle between that and McKnley's
theory OF favoring one American by keep
ing off competition with his wares. while
another American is forced 10 buy those
wares at what the first one chooses 10
charge him for them. Mr.. Wilson Wil
not. therefore. be enthusiastically b. oled
by those OF his constituency who are
most radically Democrats.
Further. his district necessarily has a
large element ln favor of protective
duty on coal. He has mortally anronteI
these, and viii NOT have their support
Altogether. it would bee totally misletd-
ing 20 make Democratic determination -
reform the tariff turn ON Mr. Wilson
election or defeat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
REVIVAL OF TRADE,

II is gratifying 20 know that trade Is
surely. though slowly. reviving.
We have never felt IN Richmond the ter
rible depression which has Frustrated
some other places. our industries are 50
diversified that where some have Ian
guished others have kept in active opera
ton. and some have, indeed, increased
their business.
In this respect Richmond Is among the
most favored cities in the Union.
The bank clearances. which are a good
index OF business. show an Increase In
July Of s3l9,957 over the same month IN
1893. and in August an increase Of $685.
4ss. while the first week in September
shows a gain OF S3Ol.SG0.
1t was stated by several OF the mem
bers OF the Democratic Committee at
their meeting on Friday evening that the
country districts Of Virginia were well
of. and IN some portions o. Southern Nir-
einia were better of than they had been
for fifteen years; that the farmers. with
good crops 10 encourage them, were doing
but little complaining. And this IS true
Of the territory Immediately tributory o
Richmond. not only in Virginia but
further South.
We look. therefore for good II not a
bu0yant. local trade this fall and winter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER Q, 1894
MEETINGS AND EVENTS MONDAY.

Fraternal Lodge Masons. Masonic Tenn
Pickett Camp. c. ". Gadies' night Cen
old dominion Lcdge. X. Of f.. Schiller
Hall. ,,r.,,....,
Syracuse Lodge. K. OF p. Odd-Fellows
Hall. ,,,-.,
jefferson Lodge. I. o. o. F. odd-Fei-
lows Hall ,,
Richmond Lodge. l. o. o. F.. BeiHdere
Hall. u
Anawan Tribe, /. o. r. NJ, Laube.s Han
Indianola Tribe. ]. O. X. NJ, Toney
Hall.
Grey Eagle Tribe. ]. o. r. NJ. Jr O.
L. a. NJ. Hall
r. T.. Lee Council. Jr O. u. a. NJ. Jr.
T.. A. NJ. Han
Patrick Henry Council. Jr. o. y. A. NJ
Powhatan Hall.
West-End w. G. T. L. Y. NJ G. A. Han.
West-End Lodge. l. O. g. r.. Clay-Street
Baptist church.
Rescue Lodge. !. o. G. r. Gatewood's
Hall.
Charity Lodge. l. o. G. T.. Springfield
Hall.
Myrtle Temple. ]. o. G. T.. Pinc-Street
Baptist church.
McGill Catholic Union, Cathedral Hall.
Carpenters Union Concordia Hall.
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
1920 A. NJ. T0rey's Hail.
Womans Christian Association, Associa-
ton Rooms.
Company e." First Regiment. Armory.