The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-05
SECRETARY or Wan LAMONT has sub.

mitted his annual report to President
Cleveland. The feature of It Ia a show.
ing of the hardness with which the
plans for coast defenses are being
carried out The expenses Of the war
department for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1895, were S52,987,7s0. The
appropriation for the current fiscal
year was SAC, 466,571 and the estimate
for the following year, s6l, 945,643 The
number of enlisted men in the army is
25,7os and the effective list is placed
at 9O.ss4. The army. the secretary
said, was better fed, clothed and
housed than ever before.
CHARLES N. SMITH was hanged at De-
catur, H., on the 29th for the murder
of his child and sister-in-law. On the
scaffold Smith was calm and he spoke
in faint voice, but otherwise seemed
unaffected. Asked IL he had state.
ment to make, he said: II am sorry
for what have done"
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities in the United States for the
week ended November 20 showed an av.
erage increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of so;
in New York the increase was 81;
outside New York the increase was
12.
CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused
in labor circles at Toronto, Ont. by
report from Montreal that the Knights
of Labor had decided to secede from
the general assembly and form a
foregone conclusion that the Ontario
knights will also secede from the gen.
eral assembly in which event they will
Join Quebec and form Canadian order
THE failures for the week ended
Der 20 Dun's report) were 279 in
the United States, against 289 last
year. and AZ in Canada. against SO last
year.
AT Canterbury Hill. w. Va. on the
& Western railroad. bad
freight wreck occurred the other even
ing. Engineer Walter and a brake
man were fatally and several others
injured.
DURING the progress of church fair
ut Wooster, O., an immense crowd was
packed into the city armory, when a
amp in one of the booths exploded.
setting fire TO the draperies of Miss
Myrtle Elser, an attendant. A rush
For the single exit occurred and many
and children were trampled
Upon. Fully 100 persons jumped from
he windows. many being badly cut by
,lass. Mrs. Carrie Mckee was thrown
through a window, sustaining injuries
which will likely prove fatal. Jennie
'utnam, a 10-year-old cripple, could
lot help herself and received internal
INJURIES which will cause her death.
REV. F. F. PAssMoRE, formerly pastor
# church at Breckenridge. Col, has
'een cited for trial on December
'efore the Colorado conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, being
harged with falsehood and dissensiop.
n articles published by the minister
lie alleged that the bishops and minis.
ers of the Methodist church had
Joined hands with mblers, abbath
'reakers, saloonkeepers and harlots"
nd were supporting "every sin and
rime Of the age"
AT Elwood, Ind, the casting hall of
he glass factory was demolished
" the recent storm and the Nc.
oy lamp chimney factory was lifted
rom it's foundation; loss estimated at
100000. At Franklin the new Clyde
'indow glass factory was unroofed;
usiness blocks we're damaged and the
Indianapolis gas pumping stations
'ere destroyed; loss, $50, 900. At Alex
ndria the plate glass works were
ably wrecked and two large shops of
ne Union steel plate plant were de.
lolished. At Franklin the wind
rocked the new city hall; Loss,
5000.