The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-11-26

were crossing the railroad tracks at
Concord, KY, in a buggy, when fast
train struck them, killing them in.
stantly.
AT Newcastle, Del, on the night of
the Goth some one placed Spanish
flag in front Of the armory of company
II, of the national guard, and when the
young soldiers came out they tore 1t
from the staff, trampled it under foot,
made some fiery speeches and finally
made n bonfire and burned the flag
amid the cheers of the crowd.
SANDER SwARINGEN, a negro, killed
a white mans dog at Columbus, Miss,
and mob Of white men surrounded
his house, fred his crib containing his
cotton crop and shot him.
BRADFoRD's roller mills at Creston,
Ia, were destroyed by fire and large
amount OF wheat, -four and cornmeal
was consumed
| NoTIcE has been given that the St
Joseph s. Grand Island railway, for
merly part of the Union Pacific, will
be sold Mt auction at the depot at
Hastings, Neb.
THREE men entered saloon at Har.
rison street and Fifth avenue, Chicago,
at 6:30 a. m. on the Goth and held up
tie bartender. The saloon is only q
block from police station.
| A BALTIMORE Sun special from Rome
on the Goth said that Rev. DIR. Thomas
]. Conaty, had been appointed to the
rectorship of the Catholic university at
Washington to succeed Bishop Keane.
ALL the policemen of Helena, Mont,
have given notice that they will strike
on December l. They claim that the
warrants for their pay for the last
month cannot be sold even for five
cents on the dollar. the merchants re-
fusing to take them as the city has ex-
ceeded the limit of its lawful indebted
ness.
The Luther league convention at
Chicago adopted as a badge pin with
fac-simile of the original coat of arms
worn by Martin Luther, being made
up of black cross, surmounted on q
heart of red. at the back of which is a
rose of five petals The whole is on a
background of blue.
Two Lehigh Valley engines, drawing
heavy trains, collided on the curve in
Mud Run, Pa, on the 10th. The train.
men escaped by jumping. Both en-
gines tumbled down an embanknent
into the Lehigh river and were com.
plete wrecks. A dozen cars were de-
molished and the track torn up for a
considerable distance.
The 2Sth annual convention Of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
at st. Louis on the 18th selected Mil
waukee as the next place of meeting
and elected Gen. Granville M. Dodge
president; Gen. Andrew Hickenlooper,
corresponding secretary; Gen. NJ. f..
Force, treasurer, and Col Cornelius
Cadle, recording secretary. The Sher.
man statue committee made its report
and the contract for the work, which
is to cost 500, 200, was approved.
The joint wage scale committee of
window-glass workers and manufac.
turers adjourned at Pittsburgh, Pa, on
the 10th after a two days conference
without having reached any agree.
ment. The result of this failure means
the continued idleness of $1,000 men
throughout the country, who have
already been without work for the
past six months
THREE men in How, Oconto county,
Wis, recently hanged themselves for
fear of being drawn into murder case
that was on trial.
The board of trade Of Indianapolis,
Ind, has passed resolution calling
upon the leading cities of the country
to send delegates to a conference to be
held in that city on December for
formulating plan for currency re-
form.
JOHN d. VINEGAR. colored farmer
Of Pauldiny county, O., shot and killed
George johnson, also colored, in dis.
pute over two bushels of corn.
The 2sth annual reunion of the So.
ciety Of the Army of the Tennessee
convened in St Louis on the 18th, Gen.
Greenville M. Dodge, of Iowa, the pres
idept, calling the meeting to order.
Gen. Howard, who commanded the
light wing Of Gen. Sherman's army on
the march to the sea, delivered the an
nual Grafton at night. His subject
was, 1.-THE Last Two Battles of Sher.
man, Including the Surrender"
The principal event of the w. c. T.
U. convention at st. Louis on the 18th
was the department parade. Each OF
the 40 superintendent carried beau.
tiful banner, emblematic of the work
Of their respective departments, and
following them were boys and girls,
CARRYING other banners shovvinp tho
divisions into which each department
is divided. After marching through
the immense hall they gathered upon
the stage, making beautiful picture
Of color. The remainder of the time
was given up to addresses and music.
| GEORGE II. MCCLusKY. q ticket bro.