The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-15
NEWS oF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall
PERSONAL AND poLIr1cAr.


 another encounter has taken place be- tween the French and English troops.
 TIE last reception of the season was given by President and Mrs Cleve and to the general public ut the White house on the night of the 9th and was attended by an enormous crowd. TIE chamber of commerce at San Francisco has adopted resolutions con- demning the income tax provision of the Wilson bill,
 THE democratic majority of the finance committee resolved to give no hearings on the tariff so the bill will be reported without delay.
 J. c. SoULE, formerly of the Kansas Farmer. has been appointed agent for the agricultural department for the territory of Oklahoma
 JUSTICE BREWER has designated David B. Miller to continue to act as United States marshal for the Southern dis trict of Iowa
 TIE house committee on elections de- cided, by a strict party vote, against the title of Hilborn (rep) to the Cali fornia seat contested by English (dem. j.
 TIE Paris Steele says the time is ap- preaching when an explanation will be demanded from England for her en- croachments in the east and elsewhere
 SENATOR MCLAURAN, elected to the place vacated by Walthall, of Missis- sippi, intimates that he will vote against Peckham's confirmation.
 MRS. MARY k. LEASE won her case in the Kansas supreme court, which held that Gov. Lewelling was not justi- fled in suspending her from the state board of charities without making charges.
 TIE czar is going to the Crimea in order to complete his recovery to health.
 IT is stated that as result of the fight near Timbuctoo several French say the engagement was severe and the French loss was considerable.
 THE president has signed the federal elections repeal bill and it is now a law.
 TIE Paris Journal des Debats says the majority of the powers have de- cided to refuse belligerent rights to the insurgents of Brazil.
 FRANCE is said to be greatly cha grined over the Russo-German commer- cial treaty.
 CHARLES J. CANDA, of New York, was elected treasurer of the national association of democratic clubs, vice Hon. Roswell P. Flower, resigned.
 THE communal council at Vienna has resolved to provide for a fitting cele- bration of the jubilee of Emperor Franz Josefs reign It is proba ble a municipal museum will be erected as memento of the occasion.
 THE anniversary of the death of the pope, Plus IN, was the occasion for a requiem mass in the Sistine chapel. The pope. the members of the sacred college and numbers of foreigners were present
 A NUMBER of Balmacedists have been arrested at Santiago, and it is said that the government is in possession of in- formation which leaves no room for doubt that plot of dangerous nature against the state has been discovered. A state of siege has been proclaimed and further arrests are expected to fol- low in the near future.
 TIE king of Saxony has been suffer ing from serious hemorrhage of the bladder.
 PRESIDENT PEIxoTO, of Brazil, is said to have discovered plot for his assas- sination and to have had many of the conspirators shot dead in secret.
 REPRESENTATIVE HoUK, of the Third Ohio district, dropped dead at Wash ington of heart disease on the night of the 9th.
 PEIxoTo's torpedo fleet was reported to have met with some disaster. De- tails were kept secret