The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-28

HE repreSentdJlNeS ol i've sJoch boards who have been holding three days meeting at Washington, finished their work on the 2lst' and adjourned to meet in Chicago next year. The greater portion of the last session was consumed in discussion of the sub iect of the uniformity of state rules and regulations for the suppression of cattle diseases.
 TIE worst storm in years visited Aledo, H., on the 22d, and much dam age was done. Rev. Ferguson, resid- ing at Sunbeam, 9 miles south, and Frank Harvey, residing near Pomeroy. miles northwest, were killed by light ming. number of horses and other stock were killed.
 BRADsTREEr's review of trade says there are indications of a moderate i'm provement in various lines At points tributary to Kansas City grain harvest was under full headway and the condi- tion of wheat was excellent. The de- maud for money to move the crop is marked and the supply abundant.
 DIPHTHERIA was reported raging in Brown county, Indiana. Six children at Zion have died of the disease.
 TIE Chickasaw legislature, which assembled at Tishomingo, I. T., on the call of Acting Gov. Mcclure, dissolved on the 22d without transacting any business, the opposition element claim ing the call to be illegal.
 THE German legation was wrecked recently by an earthquake in Tokio, Japan. The occupants escaped.
 WHILE fighting fire in mine No. 2 at Blocton, Ala, four men handling a hose threw water on some coal which was burning iercely. Steam puffed out and scalded the men. Isaac Sims is dead and another will die. The others will recover.
 AN insane patient, presumably es- capped from the insane asylum, caused panic in the Cunning suburban train, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road. Before being subdued he nearly choked the life out of Brakeman J. Nellis, and roughly handled Conductor Joseph Fredall and another man named Schipper. The passengers were frantic with excitement until the lunatic was overpowered by a policeman and re- moved.
 IN Monticello, N. Y., Lizzie Halliday, who was convicted of the murder of Mrs. McQuillan, has been sentenced to die by electricity during the week be- ginning August 6.
 FoUR lodges of Arapahoe Indians were arrested on New Fork river, Ere mont county, Wyo., on the 22d, charged with killing cattle and game. There was great excitement over the matter among the Indians on the Shoshone reservation, and only wise action on the part of Indian Agent Ray will avert serious trouble.
 THE total shipment of gold for the week ended June 22 was g., 75O, 900, the largest weeks shipment since Janu- ary l.
 TIE failures for the week ended June % were 2l+ in the United States, against 273 last year, and % in Canada, against l4 last year.
 SHORTLY after midnight on the 23d fire was discovered in one of Armour & Co.'S large storehouses at Chicago. The building was destroyed. Loss, s15,OOO. The loss on goods anywhere from ssO,OOO to Sl5O,OO0.
 TIE Young Peoples Christian union of the United Brethren church was in session at Elkhart, Ind, on the 22d, with 500 delegates present. The secre- tary's report showed that the number of the societies now is l,O63; number of members, 40, 4s7; number of associate members, G,O49; total members, Ga, 5l6. The greatest increase has been in h. diana, and the greatest proportionate gain is in the west.