The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-11-07

at San tranclScO on the lSt Of the mur. der of Blanche Lamont in Emanuel Baptist church. The jury was only out twenty minutes and arrived at the verdict on the first ballot When the foreman of the jury announced the verdict men cheered and women wept and the tumult continued for some time before order could be restored. As there was no recommendation to mercy, Durrant will be sentenced to death. Notice of appeal has been given by his attorneys.
 THE fight between Corbett and Fitz- simmons, it was said on the lst, might yet take place somewhere outside of Arkansas, and perhaps on their own hook, no athletic club having anything to do with the matter. The Maher- ODonnell and Ryan.Smith fights which were to have taken place at Hot Springs, Ark, have been declared off.
 REPRESENTATIVES of the American Railway union failed to reach an agree ment with President Hill. of the Great Northern railroad, and a tie-up of that great system was expected from St. Paul, Minn., to the coast.
 w. NJ. HAGERToN, living near Alden, la, was fatally stabbed by the father of a Miss Smiser, to whom he had been paying attentions, and whom he had ruined.
 A NEW YORK dispatch said that a large increase in the rates for trans. porting money by express order went into effect on the ist. This increase was said to average 25 per cent. be- tween points east of Chicago, and even more to points west of that place. This increase of rates is regarded as another blow in the warfare waged for some time past between express companies and the state and national banks throughout the country, and which will be carried to congress by the banks.
 THE interior department believes that the Indians in Oklahoma, who have leased their lands to whites are not receiving as much rent as is due them, and that many of the leases made are illegal. Special agents will be sent to investigate and if the de. partment's theory is correct the whites will be elected.
 IN the district court at Guthrie, Ok. A. w. Foot was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary for burglary. Foot is a graduate of the Nebraska state university and was supcrintend. ent of schools in number of towns in Nebraska and Missouri. After going to Oklahoma he met with reverses.
 DR w. T. KIMBERLY, a physician and politician at Guthrie, Ok. attacked Charles White, county surveyor, with a cane recently and nearly killed him, charging that White had ruined his home. The doctor was arrested.
 A BOMB was exploded recently in the monastery of Corjuela, Spain, resulting in great damage. Several of the monks have died of the fright caused by the explosion. At Chelva a mob stoned a rosary procession and the crown of the image of the Virgin carried in the pro. cession was broken. Great excitement was caused by the disorder and several persons were wounded.
 A PARTY of twenty young men oi prominent families went in wagons from Torreon, Mex, to attend q dance at a eighboring ranch and on their return trip quarrel took place be. tween them and desperate conflict occurred, five of the party being killed and ten others seriously wounded.
 THE state department has received the information by cable from Minister Terrell, at Constantinople, that certain Kurds and Armenians have been ar rested for the murder of Frank Lenz, the young Pittsburgh. Pa., bicyclist, who was engaged in making tour of the world on his wheel when he was killed.