The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

HE tarlH cOnlereeS neld TWO Orlel sessions on the 7th. They developed that both factions were standing firm. Senators were growing impa, tient and disagreement seemed very probable.
 TIE democrats in the house held a caucus over the tariff situation on the 7th. No action was taken at the meet. ing, the house conferees being left to use their own judgment. The result of the caucus will, it is said, strengthen the opposition to the senate bill.
 PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave to con. gress statement of his views on special legislation for the retirement of army officers in veto on the 7th of the bill for the relief of Eugene Wells, late captain of the Twelfth infantry.
 TIE democratic conferecs on the tar iff bill on the Sth were said to have agreed on basis of compromise. Iron ore was to be made free, while coal was to be made dutiable A 40 per cent. ad valorem duty was to be put on new sugar, 40 per cent. on the value of the raw sugar in the refined and l-5 of a cent differential on refined sugar
 ON the sth it was reported more bat ties had been fought between Japanese and Chinese and the latter had been de- feated. Seikoan had been taken by the Japanese with trifiing loss and they were in possession of the Va Shan. Rumors were current, however, that the Japanese had been defeated at sea.
 GEN. J. B. WEAVER was nominated for congress on the sth by the demo- crats of the Ninth Iowa district.
 A SPECIAL from Birmingham, Ala, of the 9th, said that the Kolbite and populist committees have been in ses- sion there for two days Capt. Kolb that he proposed to go to Montgomery when the time comes and be sworn in as governor. Part of the plan is to in vite all populists elected to the regular legislature to go into trump legisla- ture which the Kolbites will set up.
 REPRESENTATIVE FOREMAN, from the committee on agriculture, has made a favorable report on the bill to make oleomargarine and all other imitation dairy products subject to the laws of the state or territory into which they are transported.
 A LETTER of personal congratulation and greeting from President Cleveland in the name of the citizens of the United States is on the way from Wash ington to President Dole, of the Ha- waiian republic. The recognition of the new republic was finally decided and the message was framed and mailed on the Sth through the regular chan nels.
 TIE senate. in executive session on the 9th confirmed the nomination of Henry S Priest, to be United States district judge for the Eastern district of Missouri; also Amos M. Thayer, of Missouri, to be United States circuit judge for the Eighth judicial district.
 JUDGE CAswELL BENNETT, chief jus tice of Kentucky, died very suddenly on the 9th at the residence of Maj. Crum- baugh in Hopkinsville, Ky. His death was the result of rheumatism.
 TIE monument to the memory of Gen. J. Freylinghausen was unveiled in Military park, Newark, N. J., on the 9th. Ambassador Runyon delivered the oration.
 J. w. REINHART has resigned as presi- dent and director of the Atchison, To- peka X Santa Fe railroad.
 TIE Tsung Iii Yamen, the supreme council of the empire, have guaranteed the safety of foreigners in the interiar of China.
 CHAIRMAN CULBERsoN, of the house judicial committee, announced Repre- sentatives Bailey, Lane and Frederick as the committee to investigate the charges against Judge Kicks.
 A TELEGRAM on the 10th from Ard more, I. T., said the Chickasaw election was over and Palmer Smosley had been elected governor by large majority. Boyd, the candidate in favor of treat ing with the Dawes commission, re- ceived twenty-nine votes in the entire ation.