The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


 AUDIENCE was given by the house committee on judiciary on the 9th to a large delegation of clergymen of the Reformed Presbyterian church, who advocated the resolution introduced by Representative Morse, of Massachusetts, of an amendment to the constitution recognizing God and Jesus Christ
 LORD DUFFERIN made speech at Paris in which he declared that the prospects for European peace were even brighter than in 1s93 The French papers applauded the speech.
 THE president, Secretary Gresham and Capt Evans arrived at Washing ton on the 9th, on their return from their gunning trip iu North Carolina, The president looked remarkably we'll and vigorous, as did the other members of the party.
 SENATOR CHANDLER is out in letter announcing himself candidate for re- election to the United States senate.
 Mss IDA VAN BITTEN, the American writer, died in Paris on the 9th of heart disease, not of starvation, as first telegraphed.
 CONGRESSMAN BLANCHARD has been appointed United States senator for Louisiana to succeed Mir. White, the new justice of the supreme court, whose resignation takes effect March 12.
 MR GLADSTONE contracted a severe chill through walking home in the cold after dining at club One of the physicians stated the venerable states mans illness was undoubtedly serious.
 TIE senate finance committee's re- vision of the Wilson tariff bill was giv- en to the public on the Sth. The free list was cut down and in great many cases the Wilson scale was increased.
 THE Spanish cabinet resigned on the Sth after an exciting sitting which lasted seven hours, and which revealed the fact that serious divergence of opinion existed among the members on the proposed economic and colonial re- forms The queen regent has charged Premier Sagasta with the work of re- constructing new ministry.
 SENATOR ALDRICH has notified the state central committee of Rhode Island that he intends to resign from the United States senate if the legislature elected by the people in April is repub- lican.
 CoREA will doubtless become a mem Der of the universal postal union with in few months. Its diplomatic repre- sentatives in Washington are gathering from all sources information necessary for the practical establishment of a postal system in that country.
 THE Netherlands ministry was ex- pected to resign, as the chamber had adopted an amendment to the principal clause of the government reform bill
 THE Italian chamber of deputies has acceded to the demand of the govern ment that the deputy, Felice Ginfordi, should be prosecuted for melting the peasants of Sicily and other places to engage in civil war.
 CARDINAL LEON BENoIT CHARLES THOMAS, archbishop of Rouen, died on the 9th at Paris.
 THE suit of Madeline Pollard against Congressman Breckinridge, of Ken lucky, for breach of promise began at Washington on the 9th.
 EX-Gov. JOHN EVANS, of Denver, Col, celebrated the S0th anniversary of his birth on the 9th and it was appro- priately recognized by religious and educational institutions of that city, which he has literally endowed, and by the chamber of commerce, which body presented him beautifully bound congratulatory address.