The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-09
MRS, SUSAN !. TAy1on. of walpole.

 Mass, is under arrest, charged with attempted incendiarism. The insur- ance companies allege that there have been within few years no less than twenty-six fires in the property owned by the family of which Mrs. Taylor is a member.
 THE striking miners at Starkville, Col, held meeting on the 3d, and by a unanimous vote decided to return to work. It was expected the mines at that place would be opened with full force on the 9th.
 A FIRE in Lakeview, Mich., burned all the buildings on both sides of Main street. Thirty-fve buildings were con sumed, comprising the principal part of the business portion and including both hotels, the post office, a dry goods store, general store and two drug stores. Loss, $130,000; insurance un- known.
 THE Chinese were put to rout in a battle with Japanese at Shang Yeng and large number of prisoners and munitions of war were captured. The Japanese loss is reported as 2,000
 THERE was cloudburst in the hills above Berwind, Col, recently and the water came down the canyon leading to that place in such volume that a party of five persons, who were caught, were swept away and drowned.
 DUN's report of trade says that the settlement of the tariff question one way or the other will make an impor- tant change in the state of business. So much business has been deferred and stocks have been so reduced that large preparations are being made for an increased activity. Wool has ad- vanced. The injury to crops by hot winds will affect all interests. Iron manufacture is hindered by trouble in the coke region.
 FIRE at Marion, Ia., on the 3d de- stroyed S125,000 worth of property in the business part of the town. An en- tire block of the buildings burned be- fore the flames could be checked. It originated in the gas and electric light works and was followed by an explo- sion. Loss, S4O,O0O, with insurance of S3,5O0 The aggregate insurance is about S50,000.
 TIE jury in the case of Cesario, the assassin of President Carnot, of France, brought in verdict of guilty and the presiding judge sentenced the prisoner to be guillotined. When the death sen tence was uttered CBsario exclaimed: Long live the social revolutionm
 NEWS of the Wellman polar expedi- tion has been received at Tromsoe, Norway. Soon after leaving Danes island the Ragnvald-Jarl encountered a great field of pack ice and the vessel was hemmed in and crushed to pieces. Arthur Wellman, undaunted by the loss of the vessel, resolutely set out in a northern direction on his search for the pole.
 SAMUEL B. FOSTER, attorney for the railroads, filed additional claims for damages growing out of the strike at Chicago on the 2d. The amount was $500. Mir. Foster stated that within the next thirty days claims would be filed against the city and county for g., ,000, 900 damages.
 IN St. Paul, Minn., the Omaha car shops opened on the 2d for work with eighty-fve men, and will soon have a full force at work. All the A. k. U. men were anxious to get back, but the company is taking in only such as they see fit. This ends all signs of the strike on the Omaha line there.
 ANOTHER fire broke out at Minneap- oils, Minn., on the Sd. It was believed to have been incendiary. It occurred in the warehouse of the Nelson Paper Co.,, and the nearest fire alarm box was found to be plugged up tight. The warehouse full of paper burned, to- gether with quantity of dry mill wood. Loss S6,O0O, insurance S4, 900.