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The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
BREAD IS CHEAPER.
A Two-Pound Loaf Sold Now for Five Gents
 in New York.

A Two-Pound Loaf Sold Now for Five Cents
 in New York.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The unprece- dented slump in the price of wheat may bring woe to the farmer and spec ulator, but the situation is not as gloomy for the consumers of bread, because cheaper wheat is to be fol- lowed by cheaper bread. The New York bakers, following the commend able lead of their fellow-tradesmen of Washington, have decided to reduce the price of bread to conform to the price of wheat. Ever since wheat be- gan to tumble to the lowest price re- corded in the history of trading a reduction in the domestic tariff of bread has been looked for, but it was not until last week, when the bakers of Washington knocked off a cent from the price of ordinary bread, that breadmakers of New York and other cities began to consider the mat ter seriously. The reduction in Wash ington has compelled the New York bakers to make similar concession. Although they will maintain former prices, the weight of the loaves will be increased to double their present weight.
 In Washington a 5-cent loaf of bread is now sold for cents. In New York the scent rate will be retained, but the one-pound loaf sold for that price will give place to a two-pound loaf sold at the same rate.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Methodist Church Extension Workers.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.-All the bish- ops of the Methodist Episcopal church in the United States now in this coun- try were here to-day at the opening of the general committee of church exten' sion. In addition to the bishops mem- bcrs of the general committee from all parts of the country, including Rev. J. J. Bentley, cH Cameron, Mo-, were pres ent. The sessions will be especially interesting because larger number of churches than ever before are in finan- cial difficulties and have appealed tc the board for aid.
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fore employed. Consequently, the con sul, who is a Baltimore physician of repute, says that it would seem very desirable that the anti-diphtheretic serum should be introduced and come into general use at the earliest period practicable in America, where many thousand children and numerous phy- sicians, students and nurses die an nually from diphtheria and croup. The consul gives in detail history of the development of the treatment.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Another of the Cook Gang Captured.

TAHLEQUAH, I. T., Oct. 31.-Perry Brown, one of the Cook gang of out laws, for whom the government offers reward of S25O, was captured several miles west of here. Brown had taken shelter in a small log cabin for the night, and was surprised and captured before any resistance could be made. His captors started to Fort Smith with him yesterday morning to deliver him to the federal authorities, and to de- mand the reward.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
SEVEN SMOTHERED.

Two Men, Three Women and Two Children
 Lose Their Lives in Tenement House
 Fire.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Seven people, two children, an aged woman, two young women and two men were smothered to death by smoke in ten- ement house fire at 216 West Thirty second street yesterday morning and an eighth person, a woman, jumped from third story window and will die. The fire came suddenly and cut off all es- cape by the stairway. In the excite ment everybody looked only to his or her own safety, and rushed down the fire escape.
 The house was a five-story brick ten ement, the ground floor occupied by a grocery and the upper stories arranged in front and rear apartments. There were seven families in the house. The only means of exit for the people was a stairway narrow and dark, which ran through the center of the building. On either side of the tenement are build ings that tower story above the one burned. In the rear of the burned house is little yard twenty feet square completely hemmed in by the tall tene- ments.
 The flames which startedin the cellar, did scarcely any damage to the ground or second floors, but in the third story they spread over the entire rear portion. There lived the family of Nathan Fried man. his wife Lena and his three young children. There were also two board CTS, Annie Appleblatt, g, and Lena Mitchell, 24. Nathan Friedman was first aroused by the smoke and noise. Friedman grabbed his baby and de- scended the fire escape. Mrs. Fried man jumped from the window and was fatally injured, but the two other chill dren perished. An aged widow, her son and grandson, and two young women were the other victims,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Too Much Artistic Ambition.

1.-The trouble weth some of our poli- ticians," said Farmer Corntossel, 'is thet they're thinlin' too much bout 'riginality."
 II hedn't noticed it." replied his wife.
 "It's so, though. They're so feared O repeatin' theirselves thet they don't think O maxim the same kind O speeches in congress thet they make on the stump."-Washington Star.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
NATIONAL FINANCES.
Monthly Statement of the Condition of the National Treasury.


 National Treasury.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The monthly treasury statement, issued yesterday, shows that on October 31 the public debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $911, ,327, All, an in- crease for the month of $13,6S0,- s54. Following is recapitula- tion of the debt: Interest bear ing obligations, $635, ,O42, 26O; increase for the month, $50; debt on which in- terest has ceased since maturity, $1,- BPS, 2S0, decrease for the month, $41, ,750; debt bearing no interest, $3s1, ,796, 476, increase for the month, $1, log, ,9sO; total debt, $1,626, 154,037. Certificate and treasury notes outstanding offset by an equal amount in cash in the treas ury, S6O7, ,4s6, 42l.
 The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold, Sl25, ,6l3, ,s05; silver, S5O6, ,O1s,7 ,7l3; paper, $lO6, ,5O7, 154 Bonds disbursing officers balances, etc, $l6,- 406, 247, making total of S754, 546, oil, against which there were outstanding liabilities amounting to S6i7, ,205, s65, leaving a cash balance of SlO7, 340, 145, of which S61, ,36l, s26 was gold reserve. The statement also shows the total receipts during the month of October too have been Sl9, ,139, ,240, and the dis bursements, S32,7l3, ,O39, leaving a de- felt for the month of S13,573, ,799, and for the four months of the present fiscal year, S14, ,353,s ,s59. Of the receipts for October $1l, 1862, 11s was from GUS toms, SC, 403, ,43s from internal revenue and S6S3,6s3 from miscellaneous sources. Of the expenditures, S11, 1,o53,- 357 was for pensions.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
The Only Attraction.

Miss Columbia-H is it, Lord Turf mutt, that. so many of your English mo- blemen can so lower themselves as to marry American heiresses for their money?
 Lord Tuffnutt-It is nothing, my dear Miss Columbia, but the hopeless despair of ever being able to obtain the money in any other way.-Brooklyn Life
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08

label assures the smoker that his cigar has been made by a union man, in a clean factory, under fair conditions and pay and costs the consumer not cent more than one made by non-unionists. President Perkins succeeded President Strasser in 1891, as the head of the cigar makers organization, and he bids fair to maintain the prestige of the organ ization in the labor world for an in definite period.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
In Favor of Letter Carriers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The United States court of claims yesterday rem dered judgments in favor of 19s letter carriers for time served in excess on eight hours day. Out of the whole number of cases decided 100 came from Chicago, ninetyfour from New York and four from Frederick, Md.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
The Old Story.

"G-eat Heavens! What fierce look that Bengal tiger has''
 ''Fierce look? Come around to my house and let me introduce you to my mother-in-law You have not seen her yet.r-Texas Siftings
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
The Real Ruler,

Little Miss Miff-Td have you know that my grandfather was general ID the armyt
 Little Miss Tiff-Pshaw, that's noth- fngl Why, my own father is polico+ man tp-day.-N. |. Advertiser.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08

port to the depart ment of state by
 United States Con- sul c. w. Chancel. Tor at Havre. He says that by this method of treat. ment only one out of four diphthe. retic patients sue cumbs, whereas the figure is double for other methods of treatment hereto
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Needed Sleep Badly.

"I want something that will make me sleep, doctor"
 Doctor-what are you suffering from2 Its tooth coming"
 "0ne of your wisdom teeth?" Goodness, no; one of the baby's teeth. ."-Answers.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Daily Won on A Fori.

BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 2.--ryim Daily, of Buffalo, and Jack Slavin, of Austra. lia, fought seven rounds before about 1000 people in the rooms of the Buffalo Athletic club in this city last night. Daily was given the fight on foul in the seventh round.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
nvnr,lId His Part.

Teacher-Why did you put that pin in my chair?
 Bad Boy-Boo-hool How doy know Iput it dere?
 Teacher-Because you were the only boy in the room who was hard at work studying when sat on it.-Judge.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Joliet's Chief Clerk a Suicide.

JOLIET, H., Nov. 2,-Gallus Mueller, chief clerk of the Joliet prison, com mitted suicide to-day. He introduced the Bertillon system in the United States. He was highly educated and spoke a dozen or more languages. The cause of the suicide is unknown.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08

tional union, and his story of the cigarmakers' blue label. Since { h e label has been in use he says 163, 903,- 7l0 have been dis tributed and the In ternational union
 has used Sl00, ,00O for label agitation, and local unions equally as much. A cigar bearing a blue
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08

"So you have given up cigarettes en- tirely."
 'Yes, the evil consequences of smok- ing are illustrated by Mount Vesuvius, which constantly suffers from erup- tions "-1,exas SiftinDs-
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Youthful Ambition.

Robbie>-rm going to be pirate, like. Capt. Kidd, when I grow up.
 Charlie-T'm going to be train rob Der, like Jesse James.
 Johnnie-WeII, I ain't. I'm going to keep a summer hotel, like Uncle Jake. Truth.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Always Ready.

"Did Miss Flyppe receive many pro- posals?"
 "Many? Why, receiving proposals has got to be a habit with her. She has got so used to them that she can't even hear soda water bottle pop with out exclaiming: This is so suddenE'r- Answers
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08

has been lying for many days yester- day beckoned and the soul of the man wh O had in his hands the lives and destinies of mil lions upon millions of men was borne away. Calmly and peace flu fly as a peaceful babe he,
 who by his slight
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Not Surnrised,

Prof. Longhair-Statistics show that Germanys proportion of suicides is larger than that of any other European country.
 Miss Gotham-I don't wonder: It must be awfully wearing to have to think in German--N. Y. Weekly.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Final.

Tom-You ought not to consider your case as hopeless just because she said mo"
 Jack-To be perfectly exact, what she said was ''rats."-N. Y. World.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
CIGAR MAKERS.

President Perkins, of the International Union, Maintaining tho Prestige of the Organization.
 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.-Of interest to wage earners is President c. w. Perkins, of the Cigarmakers' Interna-
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Where He Failed.

Robbins-Higbee is a genius
 Bradford-Can do anything, I sup pose?
 Robbins-Yes, anything except make a living. Truth.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08

"Your love of nature, madam, is so in- tense that I should think you would go to see the Himalayas. Compared with them our mountains are ant hills"
 Have you seen them?"
 "No-not exactly; but have written an article about them."-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
A Sure Sign.

Mrs. Rounder-You had been drink. ing pretty heavily when you came in last night
 Mir. Rounder-How do you know?
 Mrs. Rounder-You tried to light, your cigar at the reflection of yon nose in the pier-glass.-N. Y. World.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Frnn Wheel to Woe.

As bachelor bicycle
 Was Bunsby's choicest sport; but later, When wed. his only wheeling fell
 To pushing perambulator.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
Revenge.

My theater hat is large" said she, But 'tis better that way, I find. It stops the odor of cloves, you sec, That Is waited me from behind"
 Washington Star
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
THE CHAR IS DEAD.
Alexander III. Passes Peacefully
 Away at Livadia.
Last Scenes at the Death Bed of the Auto- crat of All the Russias--A Brief Sketch of His Successor,
 Nicholas II.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2.-The angel of death in the shadow of whose pin ions the autocrat of all the Russians
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
A Pretty Cor1plimOr't.

She-What colored eyes do you aus mire-brown or blue?
 He-I can't see well enough ID ''iD> light. t.-Buffalo Express.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-08
ANTI-plPHTHsRETIC SERUM.

Consul Chancellor on tho Efficacy of the
 New Medical Discovery.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The new treatment of inoculation for diph- theria and croup, as practiced in France, is the subject of special re.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-23
No Fire at Mehama.

Some irresponsible party sent the fol
lowing telegram last night from Salem
to the Portland papers:
A report reached here late tonight
that q big fire RACES in the woods
around Mehama, at the foot of the
Cascades and that the town itself had
caught hre and was burning up. There
is no way of authenticating the report
tonight.
Mehama is situated at the foot of the
mountains, with the Santiam river on
one side and large creek on the other.
The land about the town is mostly
cleared and such fire as the above
described is almost an impossibility.
As the Grand Army encampment
begins today and lasts all the week
slch report would tend to keep many
people away. Up to noon THE JOUR.
NAL could learn of no fire at Mehama.
There are many timber fires in Oregon
at this season of the year.
NO CONFIRMATION.
The Associated Press had no news
of any fire today at Mehama.
Agent Skinner of the s. p. Co., at
Salem tried in every way to learn Of
any fire at or near Mehama but could
get no such news.
The Postal Telegraph Co., has the
only telegraph offices on the Oregon Pa
cific and the manager at Salem gener-
ously placed them at THE JOURNALS
service. The telegraph Office at Lyons
opposite Mehama was closed but the
train coming down from Lyons had no
news OF any fire.
Tho agent at Albany telegraphed at
2:l5 that the train men reported
sm III timber fire near Mehami a, but the
town was In no danger whatever.
Persons who wish TO attend the Me-
hama encampment should not be de-
TERED by the reported fire at Mehams.
VIM. Dumars, Salem manager of the
Western Union says no kilograms
about any fire, but the one sent from
Salem, have passed over the wires, and
that there Is nothing TO the repor
whatever.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-23

PRIVATE ENTERPRIsE.-TheE Engene
Guard says: Captain Jones, of the
steamer Eugene, is at Salem with saws
and axes for crew Of men he is ship
ping to build wing dam in the river
at the mouth of the Santiam, near
Buena Vista, the boat proceeding on to
Corvallis where large shipments await
her. The captain says that If the gov
eminent will not do anything towards
improving the river he will do it alone.
The cost of improving the channel at
the Santiam will be about $3.50, and
when done the boat can run to Corval
lis when there Is water to get to Salem.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-23
THE LOCAL RESUME.

Highest temperature today was 79'
One drunk got five days and an IN
lawful peddler got the same In polict
court.
The horses belonging to F. X
Matthieu, Of Butteville. that were lost
strayed or stolen, have been recovered
Coroner Clough was called to Jeffer-
sou this morning to officiate over the
body of the man who fell into a well
there this morning.
The Consolidated Electric Street rail-
road is breaking In men this month DC
as TO have them thoroughly trained fol
the great rush of state fair week.
Wednesday was the hottest day OF
the season 80 far. The mercury was SO
in the shade and at 8p, m, 1t was still
50. BY o p. m. the sea breeze had
cooled off the valley and Thursday has
been cooler. The air Ia smoky and
hazy as Is usual at this season, and will
probably remain 30 until the fall rains
set in during September. There will
probably be no more hot weather. Peo-
pie are returning from the sea side.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-23
PERSONALS

G. Brewster vas at Turner today.
w. A. Hamilton left today for Rose
burg.
8. w. Bard, Of .AumsvilIe, was In the
city today.
Hon. John Hunt, Of Whitaker, was
in town to1sy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kidder, Of lows.
went to Newport this morning.
Hon. F. c. Baker went to Newport
today, where he joins Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. J. G. Martin and family have
gone to the Mehama encampment.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. +. Nichols have re
turned from their outing at Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. w. Davis and
daughter went to Sbedd Station today.
Judge Geo. H. Burnett aud P. II.
Darcy returned today from Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs John James and daugh-
ter Mabel, left today for the Mehams
encampmenL
Miss Zadie Palmer today went up &c
Detroit to join the camp of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. f. Crosby.
Geo. Weeks and family, of Howell,
go to the mountains for a week-start
i ng next Saturday.
DR.. w. s. Mott and family and Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Writ have returned
from visit at Fish lake.
Mrs. Alex Cornoyer and family o
North Commercial street have returned
from a visit with friends at Portland.
Mrs Hawthorne and daughter, Mrs
Muir, who have been visiting Mrs. Geo
T.. Sroat and family, have returned t.
Lincoln, Neb.
John Brooks, accompanied by hi
laughter Nora, and Mr.. and Mrs. E
P. Hartness, eft this morning for ;
visit at ROseburg.
g. L. Watt is home from Waterloo
Springs. He reports collecting som'
valuable relics of Oregon's first sawRil
in Linn county.
Mr.. F. p. Mcdowell went to Port
land today to stay with Mrs. T. L
Davidson, who is at Portland hospital
Thsy may return Saturday.
w. F. Drager and wife came TO th
city this morning. Mr.. Drager had hi
arm badly cut in a steam sawmill, nea
Jefferson some four weeks ago, but i
recovering nicely.
It. G. Doty and family have returne'
from their trip to the coast. All hav
recovered from their unpleasant acci.
dent on, or in, the Big Nestucca, ant
heartily confess that it was not pleas
ant vacation.
Among the returning seaside resort
ers today were, Mrs. r. 8. Bean, Chas
Gray and family, Mrs. w. T. Gray ant
family, Capt. and Mrs. j. Q. Barnes
Mrs. E. B. Philbrook and son, Mrs
McCaustland and child and Rev. J. L
Parrish. Mrs. Parrish remains and Ii
much improved in health.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-23
VALLEY LOCAL NEWS.
WOODBURY.:

Miss Goodman, Of Portland, Is visit
ing with bet brother, Maurice Good.
man, Of the firm Of n. Goodman q
Sons.
Mns. ]. L. sbery has gone to the
coast for month.
Postmaster FINER and wife have
gone to Clackamss county, for a weeks
visit with the parents Of Mrs. FINER,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Roberts.
Mrs. J. Ogle and her SOD, Willie
have returned from the coast, visiting
the Willamette valleys favorite resort,
Newport
d. :. Livesay has about completed
his fine new residence. on the corner Of
East First and Ogle streets. When
completed, it will be one of the finest
structures in that part of the city.
Mr. A. E. Austin and hiStwo sisters,
who have been camping at Wilhoit
Springs, for the past two weeks, have
returned home greatly benefited by
their outing.
The hop men are greatly discouraged
by the outlook for the low price of hops
this coming season. At the price they
are quoted, there is no doubt but there
will be great many hops that will not
be picked, for the simple reason thai
money lenders refuse to advance pick
ing money at the present prices.
Geo. Cline aud family have returned
from near Table Rock, where they
have been camping for about three
weeks. Mr.. Cline is noted for his sue
cess at fishing and hunting. He came
home we'll loaded down with fish anC
game. II any of his friends want tC
have a good fish story, he will be pleased
to have them call at his office any timt
during Office hours.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-23
MACLEAT.

On Wednesday Miss Inez McLain
went to Clackamas Co. to visit Miss
Jessie Robson.
1t is not the general way to put the
top uf the house on the ground first,
but d. l.. McLain on last Saturday
put the shingles down for his new
dwelling in BUsler addition to Macleay.
Miss Elvy McLain returned home
last Wednesday. She has been stay
ing with her sister, Mrs. Mitchell, on
( Columbia slough the past nine months.
On Sunday morning Mrs. John Craig
went to visit her son, Mr.. David Craig.
He took her out to look at his hop
yard and she took sick. They could
not take her home.
Threshing is nearly all done in the
vicinity Of Macleay, the next thing OF
importance will be hop picking.
One day last week we had rather 9
scene here, Mr.. Dan Early and Mr..
Clarence Simeral met in front of Mr..
John Bosler's with their engines and
threshers and it looked grand to See
the engines putting and working to get
out of one anothers way.
Funeral service today of Mr.. Ashby,
an old pioneer of Oregon A large con.
course of people followed the remains
to the cemetery.
Mr.. Vaughn one of the painters fell
from the roof of our new school house
to the ground distance of II feet. He
was taken to Mr.. Harvey Taylor's
where he was boarding. He was un.
conscious for some time. DR.. Robert.
son from Salem was called Immediately,
there were no bones broken but he is
badly bruised and shaken up. A tele-
gram was sent to his brothers, one at
Forest Grove and one at Independence.
The accident occurred about 5 o'clock
Tuesday evening. This morning he is
resting very well.