The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-15

ABOUT TOO drivers in the employ of the New York street cleaning depart ment are out on strike by order Of the executive committee of the Drivers and Hostlers' union.
 THE contract for raising the wrecked United States steamer Kearsarge has been awarded to the Boston Tow Boat Co, of Boston. By the agreement the company is to receive s15, 900 if success. ful in delivering the ship at the Norfolk navy yard, and if unsuccessful is to be paid sl0,00O for having made the at. tempt.
 A REGENT letter from Gen. II. V. Boynton announced the postponement of the dedication of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military park from September, 1894, to Septem. ber 1895.
 DUN's Review of Trade for the week ended March 9 stated that evidences oj improvement in various lines were multiplying. The failures were 2s4 in the United States against 193 the cor responding week last year, and 60 in Canada against 32 last year.
 A DISPATCH from Singapore said that in consequence of the scarcity of Mexi can dollars there was urgent local de mand for the coinage of British dol lar. The banks and merchants are almost unanimously in favor of the proposal
 AN internal machine exploded the other evening under the bed of work. man who had an apartment in house in the Colombo quarter, Paris, and caused much excitement among the people in the neighborhood. The work. man and his landlady were arrested.
 THE Barron Neal contest was pulled off on the 9th at Hot Springs, Ark, a large crowd being present and many ble to gain admittance Both men were in splendid condition for the fight Thirteen rounds were fought when Neal got in a heavy blow on Barron's stomach, which knocked him completely out The contest lasted tifty-two minutes.
 CARDINAL GIBBONS is in daily ex. pectation of decision from Rome in regard to the removal of the ban of the church from the lodge of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, which were submitted to the pope by the last plenary council.
 TIE British ship Somali, the largest sailing vessel flying the English flag and the largest carrying ship in the world, is long overdue at San Fran. cisco from Hong Kong. The Somali is now out 126 days The greatestanxiety is felt for her safety.
 THE famous litigation between Will. ian Sturges, the Chicago promoter, and John V. Farwell and his associates in the Texas capital and other schemes, will be ended in an unusual manner. It has been decided to refer every point to Judge Tuley for arbitration and from his decision there will be no ap. peal. The case involves 8, 1000, 900 acres of land in the Pan Handle country in northern Texas and 1000 head oi cattle.
 IN furtherance of an evident deter imitation to command the commerce oi the Pacific ocean, illustrated by her de. signs upon Honolulu and the proposed Canadian-Austra cable, Great Brit ain has resolved upon the expenditure of s, 100000 upon the Qualifications of Esquimault.
 A CABLEGRAM received at the navy department stated that the last vestige of yellow fever had disappeared from the Newark, and that the vessel had been released from quarantine at Mon- tevideo.
 THE second party which went into the Bitter Root mountains to the reliei of Colgate, the cook of the Carlin party, who was deserted on the Clearwater, has returned without finding any trace of him.