The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-02-21

| CLEARING house returns for the prln- cipal cities of the United States for the week ended February 15 showed an average increase as compared with the corresponding week last year of 5.1; | in New York the increase was 9.1.
 FAILURES for the week ended Feb ruary l5 Duns report) were gro in the United States against 393 last year, and 51 in Canada against 55 last year. CLARA K. broke the worlds ice trot- ting record for the distance at Hamil- ton, Ont, on the 18th. She made miles in 12:46H.
 DUN's review of trade on the 10th said that two obstacles blocked the path of trade, one being the cheapness of farm products and the other the re- stricted operations in the industries The corn crop is reported undenia ply short and the wheat and cotton sup plies are said to be far behind the worlds demands. Trade in woolens was by no means satisfactory, though fairly large in volume.
 THE West Chester temporary home at White Plains, N. Y., was totally de- stroyed by fire on the night of the 18th. The building contained 200 children, ranging from to 15 years of age. The fire originated from defective fue. The little ones were sound asleep. Most of the children's wearing apparel was destroyed and they suffered in tensely from the cold, but all escaped uninjured.
 Two school children, brother and sister, aged 10 and 12 years, were frozen to death in Clover district, near Par sons, w. Va. They were found locked in each others arms and the brother had wrapped his sister in his coat. c. J. BOWMAN, agent for the Wabash railway at Riverton, H., committed suicide to avoid arrest for embezzle- ment.
 THE bodies of two boys who had been frozen to death were found on the Pennsylvania road in Westmoreland county, Pa. They were supposed to be the two sons of John Cauffield of Johns town, who were sent to school, but who went skating and were afraid to return home.
 TIE recent storm cost Gloucester Mass, nineteen lives and two vessels besides thousands of dollars damage to vessels which were saved.
 JUDGE BAKER, of the United States court at Indianapolis, Ind, in the suit of the International Typographical union against Theodore F. Haughey and other directors of the late Indian apolis national bank, held that bank directors who sign false reports of a banks condition were liable for the amounts lost by depositors of the bank in case of its failure.
 COLUMBIA post, G. A. R., gave ban quet at Chicago on the 14th and the members of the ex-Confederate asso- citation, of Chicago, were invited as guests. Maj. Warner, of Kansas City, past commander-in-chief, responded to the toast '1s6l-ls65."
 THE schooner II. c. Holberg, Capt. Martin, on arrival at San Diego, Cal, was seized by Collector Fisher on the charge of having delivered arms to the revolutionists at the Hawaiian islands
 TIE Indianapolis Qnd.) Abattoir Co. suffered loss we'll up into thousands by fire caused by gas explosion. An employe named Henry Temperly. who struck the match that caused the ex- plosion, was horribly burned. His face was left raw and his right hand was cooked. Another employe was also severely burned.
 THE annual meeting of the Asso- ciated press began on the 18th at Chi. cago. At night banquet was given by the eastern members at the Grand Pacific hotel.
 Ar Meadville, Pa., an explosion of natural gas wrecked the store and dwelling of George II. Sutler, killed one man and seriously injured three others.
 ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.