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The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
WHAT DUN SAYS.
The Report of Business the Past Week
 More Encouraging.


 More Encouraging.
 NEW YORK;, March 3.-R c. Dun d Col Weekly Review of Trade says: With no more definite information than week ago regarding the outcome of financial or revenue disputes, perhaps more people have come to the belief that the end will answer their wishes Certainly rather more are talk ing limited risks in business, especially in stocks A substantial basis is the slowly growing demand for goods caused by gradual exhaustion Of stocks held by dealers, and this has further enlarged the working forces of manufactures
 More works have resumed or increased hands or hours thar have stopped or reduced, but numerous reductions in wages continue to les- sen the purchasing power Of those at work The most encouraging feature of the weeks record is the continued decrease in the number and importance Of failures. For the third week of February liabilities thus far reported are only &, SS6, 3i6. and for the three weeks of the month only sl, i20, 4ls of which Sj.04S,s4T were of manufacturing and s5, PTS, 6g3 of trading con. cerns The number reported in February is l,2oO against ,JoJ in January, and the full lia- bilities were probably less than slS00I0c0. against sSl 9i6,i97 in January. In November and December the amount exceeded s6J JOOO.0O0. For the past week the failures have been 26i in the United States against 2J6 last year. and 42 in Canada, against I5 last year, scarcely any thing of importance
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
Congressman Wilson Better.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb 2s.-Yester- days bulletin from Dr. Underwood. who is nursing Congressman Wilson at Guadlajara, is very encouraging. His pulse is steady, his temperature nearly normal and his appetite good. A Mex ican physician has prescribed ;.tole as diet.
 Consul-General Crittenden received a message last evening saying that Mir. Wilson is improving, that the climate is splendid and he thinks he will pull through. The patient is much pros- trated, but it is now belle we'd that the crisis ia past
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
Mine Exnlosion.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March S.-By an explosion in the mine of the Kansas City Coal & Clay Co, at Ulysses, little station on the Kansas City, osceola t& Southern railway, near the junction of the Big Blue river and Brush creek, two men were killed and nine men were burned and otherwise injured. Three of the latter will die and three others are not likely to recover. The dead were:
 Thomas Duggins, white, aged s1 years, single, lived at Ulysses
 Eugene Parker colored, aged 3o years
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
Plain Duty,

The man wanted a pension for g wound received in the service and one day he applied for it. That is to say, he was discovered by claim agent anc the claim agent took him before an ex. aminer.
 What's this pension for?" asked the examiner. "For wounds received in the service?"
 ''Of course" said the agent, with a flourish.
 'In the line of duty?"
 Certainly"
 The examiner looked over the records a few moments.
 Why" he exclaimed, ''the record shows this man was shot while running away in the face of the enemy. H,you call that in the line of dutyp"
 The agent wes stumped, but the ap- plicant was ready.
 You bet it was" hA said. "They was shootin' plum at me with intent to kill, and wasn't it my duty to git away if I could?"
 The case was held for advisemenk- Detroit Free Press.
 --Even beauty cannot Eulliate co, ceutricitV -Balzac,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
REORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY.
Secretary Herbert Has Submitted Blll
 Having That End in View.

Having That End in View.
 WASHINGTON, March 3.-Secretary Herbert has submitted to the senate committee on naval affairs bill for the reorganization of the navy. 1t provides that the actual list of the line of the navy shall consist of twenty rear admirals, sixty captains, 100 commanders, seventy-four lieuten- ant commanders, 250 lieuten- ants, seventy-fve lieutenants of the junior grade and a number of ensigns sufficient to maintain the total number of officers of the active list of the line, including the officers appointed for the volunteer services, as now fixed by law Provision is made that officers now on the active list ap- pointed from the volunteer service shall continue on that list Promotions shall be made in the regular order and there shall be graduated from the naval academy not more than thirty-fve cadets each year.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08

more interesting than biography, and l am quite sure that many of our readers must have felt with me the in tense pleasure of coming upon book which has suddenly and unexpectedly revealed the mystery of some pictures which we have seen in the shop win ,dows of our boyhood. Such books are generally biographies. remember sev- eral pictures that haunted me as boy
 Among them were ''The Retreat from Moscow" and Young Canova Mod- cling the Lion" Where or under what circumstances I saw the latter I cannot recall; but I have still in my mind the graceful figure of the boy manipulating the anatomy of lion, a picturesque person by his side, kind of pip-kin on table, sundry antique bowls upon the floor; and
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
THE DEPOSITS LAW VALID.
Missouri's Supreme Court Upholds the Statute Against Fraudulent Banking.

Missourfs Supreme Court Upholds the
 Statute Against Fraudulent Banking.
 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb 2S.-In di- vision No ? of the supreme court to- day, Judge Burgess filed an opinion in the case of the state vs. II. s Buck, holding that the law making it a felony for an official of bank to re- ceive deposits when the bank is in a failing condition, is constitutional The opinion is concurred in by the other judges of the division.
 The case was appealed from Andrew county and while it is reversed and re- manded on account of an error in granting change of venue, yet the law under which Buck was indicted is held to be valid.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
Thomas Corrlgan Dead.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 2. After a long, hopeless struggle with disease, Thomas Corrigan, for many years a prominent figure in Kansas City life, died at his home, 1709 Summit street, fifteen minutes before o'clock this morning, the transition being almost imperceptible
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
sandba0eeS ana Robbed.

DEXTER Mich, llarch 2. 10. c Greg. ory, assistant cashier of Gregory & Sons private bank, was found uncon- scious in the vault of the bank this morning. He had been sandbagged and thc vault robbed The thieves ser cured several thousand dollars
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
ELECTION IN BRAZIL.
Prudente Moraes Is Believed to Have Been Chosen President.

Pruuente MOraes Is BeIIeved to HaVe Been Chosen President.
 RIO DE JANEIRo, March 9 2-The cleo tions passed off quietly. They were conducted in an entirely honest man. ner, neither soldiers nor police being at the polls. Trouble had been expect. ed, but none occurred.
 No official returns have yet been re- ceived, but it seems almost certain that Senor Prudente de Moraes has been elected president and Senor Victorino vice president Placards were posted last night without authority nom- mating President Peixoto for the vice presidency. He received but few votes.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
AT TOPEKA,

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 2s-The train bearing ex-President Benjamin Har- rison arrived at Topeka at 2:3O D. m. yesterday, about 2,OOO spectators being present to catch glimpse of the great republican leader. A number of former citizens of Indiana were also at the de- pot to welcome their old friend and army comrade. Mir. Harrison respond ed to the reception in one of his neat little speeches, in which he said:
 When started on this journe, I had no ex. pectation that my passing through your city would be taken note of by the people. You are very kind to assemble here o-day to show your continued respect and kindness for me l should be much lacking in appreciation if did not acknowledge this honor and compli. ment
 T am sure 1t is real feeling of friend ship that brings you here, because I cannot think of any other motive for 1t Most of you have seen me before and there is nothing about my coming that can be of any interest except as you may desire to show kiudly regard for one who simply did the best hs could His remarks wete at this point drowned bv the noise of passing trains and the ex.president waved an adieu by saying: 'I am glad to know that your raj road stations, notwithstanding the de. precision Of the country, are still too busy and noisy to allow speechmaking."
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08
GEN. HARRISON.
The Ex-Presidedt Well Received at Kansas
 City and TOpeka.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 2s.-Yester. day about noon ex-President Harrison arrived at the Union depot on his way to California A delegation of citizens boarded the train before it reached the depot and extended to him cordial welcome. When the train halted at the depot quite crowd was in attend ance. The halt was brief but the ex- president made a short speech which was well received. The train then left for the west.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08

--'Even beauty cannot Ellliate CO centricity. -Balzac,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-08

HE most astute of modern phi
 losophers seems rather to dis count biogra-
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13
The Coffee Lands of Mexico.

'1 have just returned from an ex.
tended tour through Mexico" said
Milo L. Jarvis, of st. Paul, ''and am
convinced that the coffee lands of that
country are only inferior to those of
Brazil in extent, while the variety
and quality of the Mexican product
is by FIR the superior. The only rea-
son why SO many of these fields re-
main idle is the lack of capital and
enterprise. The topographic and
climatic conditions of the country are
especially adapted to the productions
of varieties and grades of coffee rs
large in size and as rich in flavor as
that produced on the island of Java
itself The few who have availetl
themselves of the great opportunities
in the past now congratulate them
selves not only upon the result of
their work, but upon the large for
tunes already made in the enterprise.
There is still plenty of room and the
same opportunities still exist. To
men of Industrious habits desrous of
carving out fortune, these new and
hitherto untouched lands will afford
the opportunity with but little capital
or labor. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

The Atlanta Constitution speculates
in cold-blooded way upon what
would be likely to ensue if predic-
tion made by Professor Falb, the Vi
ennese earthquake prophet, came to
pass. Says the Constitution: sac
cording to the New York Herald the
new prophet is n scientist of high
standing. His success in foretelling
two earthquakes in Greece will cause
people to take good deal of interest
in his prediction of tidal wave that
will overwhelm New York in July OF
August. If such IA calamity should oc-
eur IT would have II farreaching effect
upon this country. Tho destruction
of New York with its concentrated
wealth would transfer the financial
center elsewhere, and Southern ports
would doubtless leap into prominence
in very short time. OF course, Pro.
lessor Falb may have made two lucky
guesses by accident, and New York
may escape her threatened doom.
still, II Is = well known fact that the
coast OF New Jersey has been gradu,
ally sinking for the past one hundred
years, and It is possible that it will
sooner or later be swallowed by the
ocean. Ia that event, New York would
probably go down az the same time.
lint u b. not likely that the hulletius
troa Vienna viii depress the price Of
metroIolltaH real estate ur cause q
wholesale exuslus fhe average New
Yorker viii have "a ho ahakea up
pretty roughly before ho VAL abandon
sis property"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

Mr.. Mulock, Liberal member OF
the Canadian House of Commons,
made a sensation the other day by in
Producing billt to cut down the salary
of the Governor General. He ex-
planned that when the salary of that
official was first arranged it was fixed
at $50, 900. That was ut the confed.
Grafton. Since that time the ex.
penses of the office have been contin.
ually increasing, until now they were
out of all proportion to any services
that it could possibly do to the coun-
try. He said that since the confedera-
tion in 1867 the Office has cost the
country so, S51, ,917, or about $114, O76
a year, which was some $65, 900 more
than its maintenance had been rated
at. He thought that the luxury OF
having a Governor General came alto
gether too high. He said that he
did not propose any change to go into
effect before the expiration of the term
of the present incumbent of the Office,
Lord Aberdeen.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13
Denmark's Wealth in Relies.

The most remarkable crown jewels
and silverware are to be found in Den
mark, country not generally regard
ell as exceptionally wealthy. They
are the result of 300 years collection
and resemble nothing that can be seen
anywhere else. Part of the throne it
self consists OF three solid silver lions,
life size, and in the chancel of the
royal chapel there are solid silver
statues of the Twelve Apostles,
There is also m equestrian statue in
solid silver of King Christian lN,
mounted or horseback. With groups ON
the base representing the various arts
aud industries which 50 60 make Den
mark prosperous Tho country has
been reduced in area aud importance
by various ways, but the royal dignity
has remained nnimpaired and Is IN
many respects greater than that Of
monarehs ot very much larger coun-
tries san Fran clsco Chronicle.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

DR.. Salmon, Chief of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry in the Agricultural
Department, said recently that there
had not been any pleuro-pneumoni
among cattle III the United States for
more than two years, but that tuber-
culosis is to be found everywhere more
or less. 'It is not confined to any
one loc lity," said DIR. Salmon, "nor
is there an unusual prevalence of the
disease. 1t has existed from time i'm
memorial, but it can be lessened, and
can probably be eradicated by adopt
ing proper measures. 1t is disease
of the lungs among cattle and con-
tagious, being communicated by germs.
1t is most prevalent in dairy catt Q
which are raised and kept under con-
ditions where contagion can be easily
communicated. The disease is more
apt to spread among cattle kept in
stables than among those in pasture
or on a ranch.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13
Korean Sports.

Curator Stuart Culin, OF the Univers-
ity of Pennsylvania Museum, who has
gathered together the finest collection
of games ever made in the world. has
made an interesting discovery in his
study of Korean sports. The Chinese
games are all marhed by literary
character, the game of logomachy, ~
word d-building, which has gained such
popularity in this country. having
been played long ago 10y Korean school
children. ~ number ot their games, "
he declares. "had their origin from
mystic concepts. Many of the child
ish sports had originally serious
diyiuistIc or expiatory significance.
Tho tug of war, for instance, was
played by the people Of villages
aud districts t. ascertain which would
be the luekieI. Kites we're Use a.
aeapegOati. being released with in
seriptions 81 the effect that thay we're
carrying awaY misfortune. Mere toys
sero nat numerous Some If ans
games posseea = decidedly ethHie char
.alor, aai lheiF study prpml=es q far
Bish cone iuslans oi some Importance.
- rhnadelpAia Record.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

The New York Sun observes: It is
q curious fact, in view of the COM
plants that Ireland and Scotland are
downtrodden, that three Irishmen and
a Scotchman constitute the supreme
tribunal of appeal for all English sub
iects, which is the court known as the
"Lords of Appeal in Ordinary" The
names and nationality of its four mem
bers are as follows: Lord MacNaugh-
ten, Irish; Lord Morris, Irish; Lord
Watson, Scotch, and Lord Russell.
Irish.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13
LAPORTE, PA, FRIDAY, JULY 49, 1894.

harm feather of her old head, got
for a dollar
And Kitty whispered to Mrs. Hall
that night:
81 think he is nice-looking when he
smiles and shows those white teeth of
his-don't you?"
Before the little green pears on the
big tree had assumed the size of
vest-buttons, Benjamin Higgs had
asked Kitty Cotton to be his wife.
'Tm not rich man, said he, ''but
Pm able to keep a wife. And that
photograph of Old Lantern on her
nest-it just went off like wildfre.
The barn interior, you know, and the
wisps of hay in the sunshine that came
through the cracks, and the big beams
overhead-everybody bought 1t. I've
tried half dozen times to repeat the
experiment, but she never would sit
still for me.
Kitty bent her head down over
Lantern, who was contentedly pick
ing corn out of her hand.
''The dear old thingl" whispered
she. "Good luck came here with Lam
tern !"
"Wal, swami" said Jake Martin.
Engaged to that fellerl Why was
a-calculatin' to ask her to go pardners
with me in the tinware business one O.
these daysr'
you're too late," said the Widow
Hall.
"And Obed Stilson, he's como homo
from sea, and he's askin' questions
pretty lively about Kitty Cotton, :"
persisted jake.
"He's too late," said Mrs. Hall.
"Wal, don't SO much keer," said
Jake, "if the r .otograph man makes
her happy"
81 guess he will make her happy"
said Mrs. Hail. "He's buildin' her n
nice new house on Blue River, and Old
Lanterns to have first class hennery.
Yes, he will make her happy. Sat
urday Night.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

The Emperor of China is not con-
teit with the respect shown him by
his subjects, and recently issued the
following peculiar order: "After
bringing our sacrifice recently to the
highest being, we heard upon our re-
turn to the palace, near the gate lead
ing to the Imperial quarters, a rather
loud noise caused by talking. This
shows that the people have not the
proper regard for the majesty of the
1uler, and also that the officers of the
bodyguard have failed to do their
duty properly. The officers who were
on post at the particular gate must be
punished, therefore, by the Ministry
of War. In the future, however, all
officers, high or low, must see that a
noise so improper shall not occur in
our presence.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Male mosquitoes do not bite.
Bees fly from eighteen to twenty
miles an hour.
Soap is one of the best sterilizers
of impure water.
Gold leaf 1850, 900 of an inch thick
was rolled in Elwood City, Ind, re-
Gently.
A long, strong thumb always i. d.
Gates great will power and force OF
character.
There are venomous fishes whose
spines inflict dangerous wounds, much
like the stings of snakes.
Vassar College, at Poughkeepsie. n.
Y, is about to collect, on n large scale,
the nests and eggs of birds native OF
that section.
Where telephone wi, are overhead
the speed of transmission is at the rate
of 16, 900 miles a second; through
cables under the sea the speed is not
more than 6000 miles a second.
A composition for hardening steel,
named 'tDurol," has been tried for
two years by such firms as Krupp,
Names, Manns and others in Germany
and is said to give entire satisfaction.
On the highways of Great Britain
more than 5000 steam engines are in
use for transport services. A friction
engine, on good roads, can draw a
moderate sized train OF wagons sixty
miles a day.
1t is reported that a vein of sylvan
ite ore, from two to four inches thick,
has been struck IN one of the mines at
Cripple Creek, Col, which will run
$3.50, 900 to the ton. Sylvanite is ma
tive tellurium with large proportion
of gold and silver.
BY a simple rule, the length of the
day and night. any time of the year,
may be ascertained by simply doubling
the time of the suns rising, which will
give the length of the night, and
doubling the time of setting will give
the length of the day.
Bathing is often answerable for
aural disease when ducking the head
is practiced. The ear is intolerant of
cold water, and, in addition to this.
the stimulating properties of sea water
render it irritating to the ear, and
liable to set up Inflammation.
An automatic apparatus for indicat-
ing to passengers in railway cars the
name of the next station has been
adopted on the underground railway
in London. AS each station is passed
card bearing the name of the next
station drops into place in glass
covered frame and an electric bell
rings to call attention to the change.
The attempts to secure an alloy of
aluminium and platinum have Mt last
been successful. The alloy is of u
handsome yellow color, not unlike
gold alloy with five per cent of silver,
and is suitable for protecting steel
articles from rust. Ii contains only
a very small proportion OF platinum,
and, therefore will not be expensive.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

Greater New York, Typographical
statistician points ont, will cover an
area of 317 square miles; three times
the size of London and twelve times
that of Paris. Rome, Babylon and
Memphis are not to be mentioned in
the comparison, and the only real COM
petitor, eontemporanoous or historic,
will be Chicago, which, according to
the New York Tribune, spreads its
muaicipal outlines rs far out on the
prairie as it chooses and is not going
to be left behind in any race for big
ness.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

There are truck "farms" in New
York City, AYERS the Mail and Express,
which are assessed at $100, 900 an acre.
About forty such acres are to be seen
in the vicinity of the Kingdom Come
Curve, on the Sixth avenue "L," be-
tween the 104th and 10th street sta
tions. They used to be leased for one
or two years at time, but no lease
falling in is now renewed for more
than six months in advance.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

The domesticated herd of buffalo in
Otoe County, Nebraska, recently re-
ferred to by Secretary Morton, num-
bers eight. They were bred from
three calves rounded up with cattle in
Colorado. The buffalo have been kept
in six-acre lot and fed like native
cattle. Two of the bulls, seven and
eight years, fought out the question
of leadership year ago, and the elder
was pushed by the younger through a
heavy plank fence. They are now
kept apart. Along with the buffalo is
herd of elk, also numbering eight.
They are masters of the situation. A
cross hot~cen the efK ana black cattle
was obtained, but the only calf proved
barren. The elk are fed lightly and
are ordinarily peaceful, but when they
are in search of water their rush is
irresistible.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-07-13

Women are commencing to take the
place of men as buyers and d. lmmers
for large drygoods houses ,1nore par
ticularly in the West, s. oes the New
York Witness. One reason given for
this change is that the habits of women
are more reliable than those of men.
Another reason assigned for the pref
erence of women to men in these cases
is that the former have better taste in
whatever pertains to apparel, especi-
ally feminine dress