The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-11-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE monthly coinage statement shows the coinage executed at the United States hints during the month of October to have been as follows: Gold, s7,el5,7 700; silver, ssoO, 900; one cent pieces, S23, 800; total coinage, Ss. O59, 200.
 MR KURINo, the Japanese minister at Washington, called upon President Cleveland at the white house ou the lst and presented to him a letter from the mikado expressing his appreciation of the good offices exercised by the United States government to restore peace between China and Japan.
 LIEUT.. R. E- PEARY has been as- signed for duty as a civil engineer in the department of the United States yards and docks He has given up all thought of reaching the north pole and will settle down to routine work in the navy department
 ADM. RAMSAY, chief of the bureau of navigation, in his annual report to the secretary of the navy, shows that dur ing the past year 3,9ls men and 34s ap- prentices were enlisted in the navy. Seven hundred and fifty men and 173 apprentices deserted, and of this num- Der 63s men and lG1 apprentices de- serted in home ports.
 JACK DEMPSEY, the noted pugilist. died in Portland, Ore, on the lst of consumption.
 AN earthquake shock was experi- enced in Rome, Italy, on the 1st. The Bank of Italy and four palaces were so badly damaged that they were rem dered unsafe for occupancy. The shocks created panic among the in. mates of the prison and mutiny oc- cured, but troops were quickly called and it was suppressed.
 AN act has been passed by the Choc- taw council at South McAlester, I. T.. appropriating 5000 for the removal of intruders from the nation.
 AT Jacksonville, Minn., Ada Potter, aged 10 years, and Nettie Vaguer, aged 9, were drowned in the Des Moines river. The Potter girl broke through the ice and her friend attempted to rescue her. Two older sisters of the dead girls tried to rescue them, and both broke through the ice. They were gotten out just in time, and by prompt aid were resuseitated.
 THE commissioner of immigration, in his annual report covering the last fiscal year, shows total immigration flor the year 35s, h3i, which is less than any year since 1879. Of these l4s,OoO were males
 MGK SAToLLI, papal delegate to the United States, has been made a cardi- nal by the pope. The beretta will be imposed by Cardinal Gibbons in Balti- more early in December.
 Mass FLAGLER, daughter of Gen. Flsgler, whose shooting and killing of q negro boy who was stealing fruit several months ago, at Washington, created sensation, has been indicted for manslaughter.
 PROF. MOORE, chief of the weather bureau, said on the 3ist that rain fell throughout the drought region from New Mexico to England and that the drought had been broken.
 Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt about 5:15 on the morning of the 3lst throughout the Mississippi valley, from Kansas to eastern Ohio and from Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico. No great damage was done though general alarm was felt.
 TIE large band and gang saw mills of the Cable Lumber Co.,, at Daven- port, la, were entirely destroyed by lire on the 8lst. Loss about S75, 0CO, well covered by insurance. One hun fred and thirty men were thrown out of employment.