The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-08-15

TIE works of the Tuscarora Adver. Using Co. at Coshocton, O., were badly damaged by fire recently. Loss, about $50, GOO.
 A DISPATCH from New York on the 9th stated that jim Hall and Joe Choyu- ski have been matched for glove con- test to a finish for the light heavv- weight championship of the world to take place between October 26 and November 5.
 union convention in New York on the 9th, St. Louis was selected as the next place and the first Wednesday of Au- gust the time for next years meeting. Father Cleary, of Minneapolis, was unanimously reelected president.
 AN s-story building in course of con- struction in New York, fell with a crash on the sth and a number of the workmen were carried down in the ruins. Two men were instantly killed and several others seriously wounded, while eleven men were missing. It was said that the disaster was caused by overlooking the sixth floor with building material. The contractor and foreman were both arrested.
 FIRE destroyed the Tran sfer hotel, at Pendleton, Ore. There were twenty nine guests in the hotel at the time, Four bodies have been recovered from the ruins and one was missing The fire was caused by a man dropping a lighted match near gasoline.
 THE steamer Catterthun, from China to Australia, was wrecked on the Seal rocks off Cape Hawk during gale. The passengers, who numbered seventy persons, of whom fifty-fve were Chi nese, were asleep when the ship grounded. A tug which went to the wreck saved those who had not gone in the boats It was thought that sixty persons had drowned, of whom forty-six were Chinese.
 NJ. ANDRE proposes to start on an aerial voyage from north Sweden for the north pole in July, 1896. The duration of the voyage will, of course, depend on the wind. Thirty days, he believes, will suffice for cruising about the cen tral polar basin in all directions. Dr. Wichman, one of the most eminent German geographers at the interna- tional meeting at London, said the project had been cautiously worked out in the light of science and was by no means a fantastic scheme. The balloon car will contain a sledge, boat, weapons and photographic camera to take pictures.
 THE Perry, Ok, land office has de- cided the contest involving the title to the city of Cross, 30 miles north of there, between 2,500 townsite settlers and Meegan, Jewett, Henry, Wag- goner, Harris and Clapp, who claimed as homesteaders, in favor of the town site settlers. The people of Cross can now get deeds to their town lots.
 ADvIcEs from Tarsus, Asia Minor, say that mob alta cked the American school at that place, maltreated sev. eral of the students and threatened the missionaries.
 As result of drunken orgie at Joe Campbelrs roadside station at Turkey Creek, Ariz., Ernest Arnez, 8 mining man, lies dead; Joe Campbell, the sta tion keeper, lies at the point of death, and Ed Payne, young cowboy, has bullet in his right leg.
 A KNIGHTS of Pythias excursion train from Springfield, O., for Sandusky was firing salutes as it went along. One of these was fired just as the train bear ing the Third regiment of the Ohio na- tional guard was passing and the full charge delivered into the crowded car load of soldiers. Three men were bad ly cut about the head; two little boys, company ''mascots," had their faces shot completely full of powder; two soldiers were deafened and another blinded, besides some twenty more slightly injured.