The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-09-20

urer of the Select Knights, A. o. U. w., in session at Buffalo, N. Y., on the 14th, killed himself. He was said to be de faulter.
 THERE were 223 failures reported by Bradstreet throughout the United | States for the week ended September | 14, against 300 year ago.
 THREE negroes, two men and wom- an, went to the house of Saloonist George Woehlhueter, in the heart of | Akron. O., the other morning and de- manded breakfast. Mrs. Woehlhueter,
 who was alone, prepared the meal. Later the men returned to the house,
 broke in the street door and going to
 Mrs. Woehlhueter's room beat her in sensible, bound and gagged her and threw her into the cellar Carpets and bedding were saturated with oil and the house fired. Except for the timely discovery of the flames all trace of the crime would have been obliterated. Mrs. Woehlhueters condition was criti- cal. Police and citizens were search ing for the villains.
 A DISPATCH from Verdun, depart ment of Mouse, states that the splendid town hall there, which contained many art treasures, has been burned. The tiremen were unable to success fully fight the flames, and it was neces- sary to call upon the troops for assist ance. With their aid the fire was sub- dued, but not until great damage had been done.
 A REPORT came from Perry, Ok, that a gentleman of good reputation had an interview with Bill Doolan, who has been the leader of the Dalton gang for years, near Ingalls, recently. Doolan gave the man to understand that Bill Dalton, whose death was heralded over the country some months ago, was not dead, but had left Oklahoma and the Indian territory for more congenial cline. Doolan said Bill Dalton had gone away and was now living a quiet and peaceable life, and that his reputed death was all ruse to put the officers off their guard till he could get away and keep from being hunted.
 THE forest fires around Bona, Africa, were reported dying out, after burning for nearly week. Enormous damage had been done, many vineyards and large quantities of agricultural produce having been destroyed. The villages of Cheurafas and Rulpas were in the path of the confiagration and were burned to the ground.
 FURTHER particulars have been re- ceived concerning the slaughter of sheep on the mesa near Parachute, Col, by cattlemen. There were about twenty-five cattlemen, all wearing masks. They drove 2,200 sheep be- longing to c. B. Brown into corral and killed them with guns, knives and clubs J. F. Miller's herd, numbering about 2.000, were driven over the cliffs and all killed.
 JOHN WALTON, farmer living north of Guthrie, Ok, went to that city re- gently with a load of wheat, and after getting drunk started home with bot tie of carbolic acid in his hip pocket. He fell out of the wagon and broke the bottle. When found the acid had eaten into his body so badly that he could not live.
 ABOUT 10000 veterans marched through the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pa, on the 1lth. The weather was perfect. It was hinted that the parade will probably be abandoned in the future owing to the advancing age of the veterans. The decorations of the two cities were most lavish. The army and navy chaplains, the naval veterans and union ex-prison- CTS of war met and elected officers for their organizations. Judge Lo1g, of Michigan, formally withdrew from the race for commander-in-chief, leaving the contest between Walker, of In. diana, and Lawler, of Chicago.