The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-09-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CLEANED BY Telegraph ana Mail
PERSONAL AND POEITrCAI..

PERSONAL AND POE.ITrCAI.
HON. CHARLES b. SrUART, chief jus.
tice Of the Indian territory count OF
appeals and judge of the centred dis
trict of the United States court for the
Indian territory, sent in his resigna.
ton on the i3th. Hon. Yancey Lewis,
of Ardmore, I. T., has been unani.
Emously Endorsed by the entire bar and
Heading citizens of that place for the
position.
IMFoRMATIoN has leaked out at Wash
ington that the recent secret work and
activity in the United States navy de.
partment was because of the possibility
of hostilities between Spain and the
United States in the near future, the
president and the secretary of the
navy being cognizant of the necessity
of preparing for active interven ton IN
the affairs of Cuba.
Ex-QUEEN LILIUoKALAN has beeu
pardoned and liberated at Honolulu.
The international agricultural con-
gress, which has been ia session at
Brussels since September g, wnder the
patronage Of the Belgian government,
passed resolution in favor of I'M in.
ternational bimetallic agreement.
LORD DUNRAvEN has offered a week.
ly pension of 80 shillings for life to
each man CT the crew Of the Valkyrie
should they succeed in winning the
Americas cup. The offer was unpreee-
denied in generosity, as there were
twenty-six men and their ages only
averaged 80 years
The first Co.'s -itutional convention
in South Carolina for twenty-seven
years was called to order at Columbia
on the 10th. The admitted object of
the convention was to insure white su-
premaey. A plan was on foot !. en-
body in the constitution as one of the
qualifications for holding office IN
South Carolina that the person mus,
be white.
A RECENT dispatch to the New York
Sun from Philadelphia said that the
recent victory of Senator Quay was
likely to result in the defeat of James
Donald Cameron for another term as
United States senator. 1t seemed alb
solutely certain that Senator Quay
would oppose the reelection Of Cam.
eron to the senate.
FRIENDS of Secretary Carlisle were
said to be urging him to take part in
the campaign in Kentucky and assist
in securing Senator Blackburn's defeat.
democrats believe that the
influence of another series of speeches
upon the financial question in Ken.
lucky would make Mr.. Carlisle's re-
as senator certainty. twas
believed that a return to his old seat
in the senate would be more grateful
to Mr.. Carlisle than a continuance at
the head of the treasury department.
IT was said at Washington that the
republican leaders in congress may
end 1t in their power to compel an
other issue of bonds next winter, il
they cared to assume the responsible
ity, for it seemed probable that bond
issue would be required when the sea-
son of gold exports sets In, unless the
currency laws were changed in the
meantime SO as to provide for the re-
lirement Of the greenbacks or for some
control over their constant reissue by
The secretary Of the treasury.
MRS LILY LANGTRY, the celebrated
beauty, has begun suit for divorce
from her husband, Edward Langtry,
On the grounds of desertion and neg
ect. The papers were drawn up in
London and will be sent to America,
Is Mrs Langtry is a citizen of Cali
'ornia and brings suit as an American.