The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-09-06

THE governor of IndO-China reports that on the night of the 27th Chinese marauders murdered M. Chalet, French collector of customs in Tonkin, and killed his wife and children. Troops pursued the outlaws, but failed to cap ture them. The French government has demanded indemnity from the gov ernment at PelSin.
 THE Chicago gas trust has begun a systematic cutting of rates, which was expected to extend throughout the whole city. The Mutual company had cut it's price from $1 to 72 cents for Illuminating, and from S1.15 to Sl for fuel gas. Other reductions were eX- pected to follow.
 FOREST fires rage in the Puget sound country and much valuable timber has been destroyed Lumber men think the damage in Washington will aggre- gate several hundred thousand dollars. The summits of Stampede mountain and other foot hills of the Cascades ] along the Northern Pacific were ablaze. l The railroad had men at work with two mountain engines and hose to pro- tect snow sheds and other property be- side that of the Stampede tunnel. Fire was also raging near the mining town of Wilkeson.
 TIE Chicago & West Michigan fast train was wrecked 12 miles south of Baldwin, Mich, by running into herd of cattle. The fireman and engineer were killed. There were few passen- gers on the train.
 TIE Identification of the Hope hotel suicide in Denver, Col, as Frank Mel bourne proved to be erroneous. Mel bourne was believed to be in Australia.
 HEAVY fires were still raging on the 3Oth in the Trout Creek, Mich., district. The Diamond Match Co. lost fully 9O,- GOO. 900 feet of lumber, and the Nester estate timber consumed was about 20,- GOO. 900 feet. The loss to homesteaders was also very great.
 ADvICEs from Juneau, Alaska, give details of fierce battle among the Chilcat Indians. A few days previous to the fight two Canadian sloops ar rived at Chilcat laden with liquor. Large quantities were soon disposed of in exchange for furs, etc. Then began a scene of fierce orgy. Immense fires were started and several hundred h. dians assembled to drink liquor and dance. Settlers living few miles dis tant heard yelling and surmising the origin of the trouble dared not venture to the neighborhood until late in the afternoon of the next day. They be- held sickening sight. Dead and wounded Indians were lying all around the village
 TIE grand stand and club house of the Chicago baseball park were de- stroyed by fire on the 29th. The park was deserted at the time and the fire was thought to be incendiary.
 Ar the strike investigation on the 2sth railroad officials told their story of the strike, giving mostly the losses sustained by the companies on account of the destruction of cars, etc. Vice President Wickes, of the Pullman com. pany, also testified. He gave the req. sons why wages were cut and said con. tracts were taken at low figures and | compelled a reduction in wages tc | fit the depression in business. Gen. | Nelson A. Miles was also on the stand ! and denied that he had consulted with | the general managers.
 A TRACTION engine belonging to An | drew Ross exploded on the farm of | Hiram Berl1smith, miles south of By ron, III. Hiram Berksmith was blown | to atoms, and Andrew Ross, who was running the engine, was so terribly in. jured that he died few hours later. Five boys, from to IA years old, were standing near the engine and were so badly torn and scalded that it is thought three of them cannot recover. Two other mon received slight ja. iuries.