The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
NiISCELLANEOUR.

JAMES w. SHERIDAN, wealthy
brewer, was held up on Ashland boule.
ward, Chicago, and relieved of his watch
and valuable pin and $500 in cash. The
popularity about the case was that the
holdup occurred early in the evening,
and several of the victims friends
passed him and said Good evening"
and were answered back while the
holdup was going on.
THERE were renewed demonstrations
of hostility to the United States at
Valencia, Alicante and Dolores. The
news of the insult offered to the
Spanish flag by the students Of Prince
ton IN. j. university produced the
greatest indignation in Madrid.
A STRONG effort was being made by
the Spanish merchants and importers
of Cuba looking to q complete sever
ance of commercial relations with the
United States. The Cienfuegos cham.
Der of commerce resolved to cancel all
orders outstanding for American goods
and to boycott United States goods of
all kinds in future.
KING HUMBERT, of Italy, has ordered
Signor Franzoi to undertake mission
to Abyssinia to try and conclude an
honorable peace. The report that
Premier Crispi was assassinated in
Rome proved to be unfounded. Late
kilograms seemed to clear Gen. Bara-
teri of the charge Of disloyalty.
G. Clubhouse, carpenter, and his
wife and five children were burned to
death In their house near Alma, Wis
Neighbors found the bodies In the
ruins.
A FIRE in the Calvin building on
Laight street, N. Y, caused loss of
1900, 200.
THE New York World prints an au.
thentic statement from the Spanish
prime minister in which it Is stated
that Spain would omit nothing to pre-
serve friendly relations with the
United States.
THE clearing house returns for the
week ended March for the following
sities were: New York, S611, OsS, 92S;
Chicago, SOC, 405, 23s; St Louis, S23, $685.
53l; Kansas City, s9,537,20l; St Joseph,
81, 4s3, 500; Topeka, S4l4,056; Wichita,
s436, $50; Omaha, $4,2S6, 495.
THE high school building at Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, costing over $4,000, has
been destroyed by fire.
THIRTY buildings were consumed by
fire at Snow Hill, Nd, on the 9th. The
was estimated ut $4,000.
The National Association of Whole
sale Lumber Dealers convened in an
nual session at Saginaw, Mich, on
the 21st.
The candy factory of Flach Bros. at
Cincinnati was burned on the Sd. Loss,
$40, 900
THE house of Michael Crawley, a
farmer, was burned down at East
Hickman, KY, and his three-year-old
girl was burned to crisp.
SPAIN, 1t was said on the 4th, was in
communication with several European
ministers to secure a joint protest in
the event of President Cleveland de-
clarinG the belligerency of the Cuban
insurgents. Demonstrations against
the American congress still continued
in the Spanish provinces Armed trans
atlantic steamers vera to begin on
March 20 to act as cruisers
FIRE broke out in the Cleophas coal
mine at Katt owitz, Prussian Silesia.
on the 4th and the bodies of FL victims
were recovered. The fate of the other
miners entombeL. numbering about
100, was uncertain.
LUIS and Fedrico Varga were killed
at Montemorelos, Mex, by man
named Guerrero in dispute over a
rame OF cards The murderer then
'ired their house and Gre mated their
1odies lie was captured.