The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-31


 ton and after laying them out for burial, went to the police station and told the police. The woman was in- sane.
 AT Blackwell, Ok, Abe O'Hara and Josh Cox quarreled over the merits Of the towns of Parker and Blackwell and began shooting. Both men were fatally wounded.
 A RESIDENT of Charlottesville, Ind, claimed to have definite knowledge of the whereabouts of Taylor, the default ing state treasurer of South Dakota, but will not give it up until assured of the reward.
 CLEARING house returns for the prin- cipal cities of the United States for the week ended January g showed an average increase as compared with the corresponding week last year of 10. g.; outside New York the increase was 100.
 A SEVERE cyclone passed over the towns of Liberia, Crowley and Port Lege, La., on the 25th, blowing down buildings and fences and uprooting trees. One man was killed and several wounded.
 NEAR Natchez, Miss, flat boat con- taining two men, woman and child was capsized in whirlpool and all on board were drowned. The occupants of the boat were unknown.
 A BAND of masked men demanded of the railroad and express agent at Sugarland, Tex, the contents of the safe. After a severe beating the agent opened the safe and the robbers got Sl, 300 in cash. A posse started in pur- suit of the bandits soon after and cap tured four of them.
 SENATOR MARTIN was preparing gem eral bill to cover the interests of the various western states in the public domain as set forth in the law to allow per cent. of the public lands in each of the states to be used for educational purposes. It is observed that this bill will give to Missouri about $500, 1000 and to Kansas about S2,0C0,OOO
 THE British government barge Pet rel, loaded with shot and shell, ex- ploded at Gravesend, Eng, the other morning. No trace of her crew has been found.
 TIE treasurer of the South Carolina X Georgia railway, accompanied by an employe, was bearing a bag of money to the railway office at Charleston, $. C., when they were attacked by two men, who fired pistol at them and seized the bag of money and escaped. The street was crowded at the time.
 A FREE home league has been organ ized at Perry, Ok. Delegates from all parts of the Cherokee strip were pres ent. The object of the association is to memorialize congress for free homes on all the 6,OOO,OOO acres of the Cher okee strip which was opened for settle ment September lG, 1893. There are three divisions of land in the Cherokee strip.
 TIE Santa Fe has brought twenty five ejectment suits against parties at Perry, Ok, whom the railroad company claimed were on the right of way of the railroad.
 CHINATOWN, in Monterey, Cal, was, on the 24th, in wild state of terror and fears were entertained of a high. binder war. A quarrel over game of fan tan resulted in a bloody street fight between six Chinese, two of whom were fatally wounded.
 BILL COOK, the notorious outlaw, was arraigned on the 22d at Fort Smith, Ark, before United States Judge Parker and pleaded not guilty to each of three counts. He is charged with robbery on two counts and with taking government money on one count. The court room was packed.
 A BILL was introduced into congress to incorporate railroad from New York to San Francisco.