The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-07

IT is now rumored that Germany paid | Turpin 4,OOO, 900 francs for the new en. zine of warfare, which he is said to have invented and which has caused so much excitement.
 TIE trouble between the white union grain trimmers and the colored non- union men at Chicago, which has re. suited in several small riots, eliminated on the 31st when John Church, col ored contractor, was shot by James McNamara, a union man, at the en- trance of the board of trade. Meeting McNamara, Church started to run and dived under carriage, where his as- sailant caught him, firing two shots. McNamara was arrested.
 As J. c. Webb and Frank Horsely were driving along in road cart, near Marshall, Ok, on the 30th, bolt of lightning descended between them, killing Horsely and the horse and fatal ly injuring Webb.
 A BUSINESS mems meeting was held in New York to protest against the in- come tax feature of the new proposed tariff bill. The call was signed by nearly 800 representatives of the largest business interests of the city.
 DUN's review of trade for the week ended June says that the interruption of traffic and industry increases. The stoppage of iron furnaces east has be- come complete. Shipments of boots and shoes were a little larger. The lowest price ever recorded was made for cash wheat, 564 cents at New York. Corn was stronger, pork products weak and the unfavorable outlook for oats resulted in a higher price.
 THE insurgents of San Salvador learning of the approach of govern ment troops, removed the rails from the track on a steep grade several leagues from Santa Ana. The train bearing the government troops rushed along at a high rate of speed and eight cars were telescoped. Two hundred men were killed and 122 wounded. President Ezeta had narrow escape.
 TIE failures for the week ended June were 1s3 in the United States, against 2Ss last year, and 27 in Canada, against 2l last year.
 CLEARING house returns for the week ended June 1 showed an average de- crease as compared with the corre- spending week of last year of 21.1; in New York the decrease was 21.s; out side, 20.3.
 DURING the regular semi-annual sun dance of the Sac and Fox Indians, near the Sac and Fox agency, l. T., two young bucks became involved in a quarrel over Winchester. This fight broke up the dance and melee cnsued in which Chief Astor, Little Boy, Two Tails-and- -No-Head and Wolfeye were all shot, the first two fatally.
 BY the capsizing of a sailing boat on the lst near Buffalo, la, a pleasure party of several persons were thrown into the Mississippi and Mrs. II. Hopes and her two children drowned. The others were saved with difficulty.
 THE condition of the strikers at Pull man, H., was reported as serious on the 1st. Four hundred families ap- piled to the relief committee.
 ARMY officers believe the Cripple Creek, Col, strikers will have to be shelled from their fort at Bull hill; that they cannot be dislodged by charging upon the mountain. It was reported that arrangements had been made by United States authori- ties to arrest Gov. Waite for sedition if he sent the militia to Cripple Creek to prevent the deputy sheriffs from dis charging their duty.
 THE monthly statement of the di- rector of the mint shows that the total coinage of the hints of the United States during the month of May, 1894, was So, 12O, 45O, of which $s, 445, ,45O was silver. The silver coinage was entirely of half dollars and quarters.