The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-17

Two hundred Chicago manufacturs CTS and jobbers and over a0,000 retuil merchants outside of Chicago have just completed the greatest mercantile aili. nnce that the history of the country has ever known. 1t Is called the Ma tional Association of Merchants and Travellers Profit to the retail rncr- chants who buy goods in Chicago is one of the main objects. The interests of travelling salesmen, too, are in. cluded.
 Roy WILKES, a fast pacer, owned by J. E. Gilbert, of Sterling, dropped dead in the harness at the Rochelle Qll.) fair, after completing fast heat in the 2:a5 pace. He was an imported horse. and the owner had just refused 5000 for him.
 BINDERS tobacco factory, at Rich. mond, Va., which during the war was used to accommoda te the overflow of prisoners from Libby prison, ono square away, has been destroyed by fire. About S5o,OOO worth of leaf to- baaco was destroyed.
 AN oil tank on freight train ex- ploded just as the train entered Well lington, Ill.,, setting fire to and burn- ing 25 cars and the Pate & Lorton ele- vator. Two tramps, who were stealing ride, were thought to have been burned.
 THE cotton report of the department of agriculture at Washington for Sep. tember showed decline for the pre- vious calendar month of l5.9 points to CAB, being the lowest September con- dition in the last e7 years.
 THE Lake Shore through express, carrying mails and express from New York to Chicago, caught fire near Goshen, Ind, on the night of the 10th and thousands of dollars worth of goods, with much mail matter, were destroyed. The origin of the flames was supposed to have been spontane. ous combustion.
 ROBERT J. FITzsIMMoNs issued chal- lenge at New York on the 10th to fight James J. Corbett and placed 5000 for. felt in the hands of a stakeholder Cor bett, when notified of the challenge, said Fitzsimmons was bluffing, but that the challenge was accepted, al- though he was confident Fitzsimmons would never enter the ring with him.
 AT a wedding at Bondurant, Ia., on the 10th 25 persons were poisoned from ice cream. None of the cases proved fatal, although several were seriously i'll.
 THE Sons of Veterans, in convention at Louisville, Ky, elected the follow. ing officers for the ensuing year: James L. Rake, of Pennsylvania, commander in-chief; L. P. Buckley, Jr., of Louis- vile. junior vice commander; council in-chief, L. P. Kennedy, ex-officio pres iden; F. w. Heine, of Nebraska; Fred Meyers, of Colorado. Indianapolis was selected as the next place of meet ing.
 WARREN D. WHITEHEAD and wife and Mrs. Patrick Kearney were recent ly drinking beer at Whitehead's house in Denver, Col. Mrs. Whitehead de- clined a glassful and soon afterward the other two showed signs of poison. Both died later in agony. Mrs. White. head has been arrested.
 IT was reported that a company had been organizing claimants to right to Choctaw citizenship and that cer- tain members of the council had been fixed to rush claims through and there was likelihood of trouble and Mar shal McAlester had sent deputies to Tushkahomma, I. T., to be on hand.
 A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was felt at Grand Tower, H., at 6:26 on the morning of the 10th. The shock was also noticed at Paducah, Ky., at 6:2s a. m.
 GEORGE J. WHITAKER, the champion swimmer at Milwaukee, lowered the worlds record for loo yards from l:09 3-5 to 1:O9 fiat.