The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail,
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
 TIE Chinese attacked the Japanese
 forces at Ping Yang, driving them
 back to Chung Ho, u distance of II miles. with a heavy loss.
 REPRESENTATIVE HARTMAN, of Mon tana, will present in the house resolu-
 tions for the free coinage of s:lyes which are regarded by the free silver advocates as the most significant ex- pressions in favor of their doctrine which have been elicited by the agita- tion of the past year. The resolutions have been considered and adopted by the most powerful labor organizations of the country.
 lT was officially announced that the king of Corea declared himself inde- pendent of China and appealed to Japan to assist him in driving the Chinese from Asan. This was done with the assistance of the Corean troops.
 GEN. GEORGE OATS, of New York, was elected commander-in-chie of the Union Veterans union. A resolution was passed to ask congress to set aside June F as national holiday to be called "Veteran's day." in commemo- ration of Bunker Hill.
 REFRESHMENTS HUDSON (pop.), of Kansas has introduced resolution into the house for the appointment of three pension commissioners instead of one. One would represent each polit- ical party, including the populists. They would hold office six years, and in disputed cases q majority of the board would decide. Mir. Hudson also introduced bill for the coinage of all silver from American mines into stand ard silver dollars.
 THE attempt of the Chinese govern ment to float a loan of 1,O0O,0O0 taels, guaranteed by Chinese merchants, has proved failure.
 GEN. ANTONIO EzETA and his fellow Salvadorean refugees were made pris- onsrs by authority of the United States district court at San Francisco on the 23d.
 TIE Japanese minister to Corea has been killed by his own countrymen.
 TIE Kolb meetings which were called for every county in Alabama to pass indignation resolutions over the result of the recent state election did not materialize to any great extent. In many counties not man appeared at the appointed place. In others the at tendance was slim and no life or en- thusiasm was manifested.
 THE civil service commission has unanimously found C. II. J. Taylor, re- corder of deeds for the District of Co., lumbia, guilty of soliciting campaign contributions from colored employees of the government.
 THE president on the 24th signed the | general deficiency appropriation bill, | the last of the appropriation bills of the session.
 THE United States may have to pay l a big bill to Colombia, one of the Gen. l tral American republics. She persists | in claim and points to treaty of | ls46, which declares that the Colom- bians shall not be assessed any duty | upon their products Imported into the | United States higher than like articles | imported from any other foreign coun- try. That means, they contend, if any articles entered the United States free from Brazil and Cuba they should enter free from Colombia also, regard less of reciprocity treaties. Just what the total will amount to DO one can tell at present, but steps are being taken to ascertain the amount from statistics