The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-07

GEORGE GREEN young Corbett) made the fight of his life and got the deci- sion over Owen Zeigler, of Philadelphia, before 5000 people at San Francisco on the lst Both men stripped in fine con- dition, with Green apparently ten pounds the heavier, Zeigler weighing about 135.
 THE May day celebrations in Lon- don, Paris and other European cities by laboring men were attended with no unusual demonstrations.
 A CHICAGO dispatch on the list said that from present appearances the pro- posed interstate commerce beef trust investigation by the federal grand jury would fall short of its purpose.
 FAILURES for the week ended the lst were, according to Dun's Review, 23s in the United States, against 231 last year, and 3l in Canada, again st 34 last year. ..
 THE contest of the Northern Orator. ical league was held on the ist at Chi cago. The first prize was won by J.. $. Ingraham, of the university of Mich- igan, who delivered an oration on "Gettysburg;" II. L. Ward, of the Northwestern university, was second; E. $. Gabrielle, of Oberlin college, third; w. T. Wilson, of the university of Chicago, fourth: A. H. Schmidt, of the university of Wisconsin, fifth; w. c. Keeler, of the university of Iowa, sixth. rs.-s.'
 A MAN who gave the name of John Lewis and who said he was an iron molder was arrested at San Francisco on the lst while attempting to strangle an abandoned woman in an alley. The police believe Lewis may have strangled the other fallen women who recently were murdered in that city.
 FEARS were entertained that the steamer Mascot, which sailed from Baltimore, Md, to Cuba with fili- clustering expedition, had been lost with all on board, as nothing had been heard of the vessel since she left port It was thought possible that she might have been sunk by Spanish cruiser.
 NJ. J. WYcoFF, an engineer, shot William Wegner, a wealthy manufac. turer, through the head and in the left breast, inflicting wounds from which Wegner died within few min. utes. The killing was done at Lake and Anne streets, Chicago, a crowded spot in the daytime, and after two officers had taken Wyckoff into cus- tody large crowed endeavored to take him away. The policemen fought hard for their prisoner, but they were on the point of losing him when pa- trol wagon of officers came in response to riot call.
 THE Lowell lumber yards and plan- ing mills at Butte, Mont, were de- stroyed by fire on the 27th. The fire was supposed to have been started by tramp who slept in the place.
 A TEN days session of Lutherans be- gan at Fort Wayne, Ind, on the 29th. More than 800 delegates from the United States and Canada were pres ent.
 Is a recent cloudburst in the village of Waldo, O., four persons were re. ported to have been killed.
 Roy WITCHER. ten-year-old boy, and Clyde Fox, IS years old, were scuf- fling over Witcher's hat, at Perry, Ok. Fox attempted to tie the little boy with rope when Witcher stabbed him over the heart with a penknife. The doctors do not think Fox can live and young Witcher is in jail.
 A CYCLONE did heavy damage in Faulkner county. Ark. A cloud burst oc- cured near Conway and at other places hail covered the ground to depth of from three inches to five feet in drifts. A church and cotton gin were blown half mile, many farm houses, barns and other buildings were totally de- molished and stock killed. An entire flock of sheep was blown away.