The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-01

A GERMAN bark that arrived at Car diff reported that during recent storm she saw an unknown steamer apparently of about 2,000 tons burden, founder near llfracombe, Eng All hands on board went down with her. The bark saw the disaster too late to rendes any assistance.
 A DISPATCH from London of the 26th stated two more victories on Chinese soil have been placed to the credit of the Japanese forces. The first was merely slSirmish, the Chinese fleeing from their earthworks to batteries lower down the river Yalu, throwing away their arms in their flight. The second encounter was sharp and rather bloody, the Chinese finally retiring in disorder.
 TIE commercial crop of cotton for the current season is estimated at s. sS5, GOO bales.
 A DISPATCH from Ironwood, Mich., said that what may prove to be the worst accident in the history of the Menominee range occurred at the Pe- wabic mine on the 18th. One man was known to have been killed and eleven others were entombed and their fate would not be known for eighteen hours, as it would take that length of time for force of men to clear away the rubbish. The accident was caused by sandstone capping which over hung the roof coming away with suili- cient force to crush the timber with out any warning.
 THE war department has issued a general order fixing the annual allot- ment per soldier for ammunition for target practice at S6 for cavalry and $4.5O for infantry. The empty shells will be reshipped for reloading. These changes were made necessary by the new smokeless powder and small cali Der rifle.
 WHILE the cruiser Arethuse was test ing her engines at Brest, France, pre-. paratory to sailing for the east in or der to reinforce the French squadron in Chinese waters, boiler explosion took place, killing six men and badly scalding twenty.
 TIE Indian agent at Muskogee, l. T., has telegraphed to Washington for troops, lie said affairs were in des- perate condition, that the Cook gang of outlaws was encamped close by and that another holdup, he believed, was in contemplation, and that the state of I.s, l,o l,i m done.
 A DESPATCH from Tokio said an earthquake occurred on the 22d in the province of Akita. The shock was SC severe it almost completely destroyed the town of Sakata. The loss of life was very heavy and the loss to prop, erty enormous.
 Ar Peterhead, Scotland, the Swedish schooner Alene, loaded with gunpow' der, which was at anchor, was blown up. Within two minutes after the ex- plosion nothing was to be seen on the surface of the water but splinters from the schooner. All her crew perished
 A FEARFUL epidemic of diphtheria was reported raging on the 24th around Caseyville, in southern Illinois. Many schools had been closed and collins could not be made fast enough. The local doctors were powerless to arrest the epidemic.
 Ar Smithville, Tex, on the 24th Frank Scott, negro ex-school teacher and Charles Chapel, negro gambler who had long been at loggerheads met, when Scott fired at Chapel, miss ing him. Chapel then caught Ed Turner. railroad brakeman, and hel6 him in front of him, but Scott shot ant hit Turner above the heart, killing him instantly. Scott then walked uI to Chapel and shot him through thu lungs, from which he died in about fiv' minutes.