The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-18

FIVE men were reported killed by an explosion of cannon on the Brazilian insurgent vessel Tamandare at Rio de Janeiro.
 CHIEF OF POLICE MCMAHON, of Little Rock, has left for St. Louis with requisition on the governor of Missouri for T. II. Aymes, the expert diamond robber now held by the St Louis au- ! thorities. Gov. ALTGELD, of Illinois, has granted respite to George II. Painter, sem fenced to hang for the murder of Alice Martin. His attorneys have discovered fresh batch of new evidence connect ing the Texas convict, "Dick" Ed wards, more clearly with the killing of the Martin woman.
 AT Louisville, Ky, another suit for s25, 900 damages was filed against the Phenix Bridge Co. The plaintiff is W. R. Owens, who sues as administrator of John F. Owens, who lost his life in the bridge accident.
 TIE National foundry and pipe works at Scottdale, Pa, posted notices that reduction ranging from 10 to 15 per cent. would take effect January 15. The men would probably accept.
 ANOTHER indictment has been found against S. II. Buchanan, defaulting treasurer of the insane asylum at Little Rock, Ark.
 FIVE sailors were drowned by the swamping of a boat from British steamer at Baltimore, Md, during a strong gale.
 FORTY of the seamen who left the Nictheroy at Pernambuco have arrived at Southampton.
 ABOUT sixty men were thrown into Newton creek, near Long Island City, l.. l., by the fall of a drawbridge. How many were drowned was not known.
 Two boys were burned to death in a fire in Dickinson, N. Y, and their mother and two sisters were not ex- pected to live
 THREE grain elevators and two malt houses belonging to the firm of Curtis x Bemis at Chicago, were totally de- stroyed by fire. The buildings, with 800, 900 bushels of grain they contained, represent a loss of $500, 900, which is fully covered by insurance.
 DR. DAVID WILSON, hermit, said to have been worth S1S0,0 died at his home near Robinson, III.
 THE Jesuit college at Antwerp has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at 1000, 900 francs.
 TIE cruiser Marblehead has been formally turned over to the United States at New York. The final test re- mains to be made.
 UNITED STATES MARSHAL PORTER, of the district of Alaska, has created great consternatlon in the territory by his enforcement of the law prohibiting wives.
 THE 400 employees of the Charleroi Plate Glass Co.,, at Charleroi, Pa, struck against 271l per cent reduction in wages. The plant was closed.
 FIRE swept the city of Davis, Tucker county, w. Va, and seven large stores, two dwelling houses, one opera house and large stocks of lumber were de- stroyed. Loss about S75, 000
 CLEARING house returns for the week ended January II showed an average decrease of 26.4 compared with the cor responding week of last year. In New York the decrease was 29.9; outside, 21.6.
 THE transcontinental lines have failed to agree on Pacific coast rates.
 SENATOR BRYCE is said to be bacl ing the Lake Erie S Western to secure branch line to Indianapolis from Mum cie.
 THE big sheet mills at Muncie, Ind, operated by the Fullers, of the Union rolling mill, of Cleveland, have started up. The Guide mills are also to be started.