The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-07-03

-VtSo "hiio hc PiChcu IeW cherrleS The boy tied the hitching strap abou his waist The horse ran off, draggin, the boy under his hoofs through thre, fences. His body caught in the rail of one fence and was pulled through crushing it almost to jelly
 THE convention of the Railway Yard masters association of the United States and Canada convened at Denver Col, disbanded the old organization and formed new one under the nam, of the National Yardmasters' associa tion.
 A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Mime apolis, Minn., on the 27th in which siJ tiremen lost their lives and severa others were seriously injured by being crushed under falling wall. Tn, property loss consisted of the entir, demolition of the building occupied by Mcdonald Bros, dealers in croclxery The building was of four stories. The total loss will aggregate over SlOO, 900 insurance unknown.
 MICHAEL MCDoNoUGH, the Kentor wife murderer, was hanged at Colum bus, O., on the 27th. The execution was sickening one. The rope cut deep into the neck when the body dropped, severing the trachea ant jugular vein. McDonough exhibited the utmost indifference to his fate up to the time he went on the scaffold. On the scaffold, however, he became very nervous and his knees were trembling very noticeably when the trap was sprung.
 TIE second international convention of the Epworth league was formally opened on the 27th at Chattanooga Tenn, in big tent capable of holding nearly l2,0O0 The place was crowded at the opening service and an inspiring song, led by chorus of 1000 voices, started the great convention to work.
 ON account of train robbers being eX. pected to hold up the Missouri, Kansas & Texas express near Wagoner, I. T., Marshal Rutherford and a force oi deputies quietly got on the train at South McAlester on the 27th and went up to interview the bandits. Either through fear or receiving intimation of the officers coming, the bandits failed to put in an appearance. Guards have been placed on all passenger trains to protect the express and pas. sengers
 FIVE persons were killed by lightning during thunderstorms throughout Ala bama On the 26th. Thomas and George Washington were killed while taking shelter under g tree near Falkland Lightning struck the hoise of James Hackney at Lincoln, killing him and seriously injgring his wife. William Methvine and his wife We're driving near smiths Mills, when the buggy was crushed by tree that had been struck by lightning. Methvine was killed and his wife received injuries from which she died soon after.
 SEVEN persons were killed and sev. eral wounded on the 2sth by the ex- plosion of boiler of steam launch belonging to the German warship Kur. fuerst Frederick Wilhelm at Holtenau. The United States and other warships there had their flags at half-mast as a result of the accident.
 AT South Enid, Ok, Register Patter- son met Editor Izenberg, of the Daily Wave newspaper, and quarrel en- sued caused by Izenberg publishing an article refecting on Patterson, when Marshal Williams ran to separate the men and Patterson shot the marshal through the right lung and the marshal shot the register through the head. Both men are dead. Izenberg was also severely wounded by Patterson. The shooting created the widest excite inent in the city, all three of the men having many friends and sides were taken hv the citizenS