The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-06

t-- A MEXICAN named Aureltano Castello was shot to death and his clothes satu. rated with coal oil and burned on the Medina river, near San Antonio, Tex. Hugh Stanfield and Watson Stanfeld have been arrested charged with the murder. The Mexican had been work ing for the Stanfelds and several days ago assaulted their sister, i6-year-old girl of unsound mind.
 THE annual banquet of the Western Society of the Army of the Potomac was held at Chicago on the SOth, about 300 members being present. An amend- ment to the constitution permitting sons of members to become u1embers of the society was adopted, so many of the members having died within the last year that it was found necessary in order to keep the membership full.
 THE papjacket of blast furnace was blown out at the Arkansas Valley smelter at Leadville. Col. on the 3Oth. allowing the red hot metal and slag to escape. Several men were severely injured. It was believed that the man who had charge of the furnace al. lowed the jacket to get hot and then turned in water.
 A MOB of 30 infuriated men at Glen dora, Mich, on the 3Oth hunted for George Tio, who was alleged to have caused his wife's death by inhuman treatment. They refrained, however, from lynching him on his promise that he would leave the country. Tio had been arrested, but was released after his wife died. she being the only prose. cutting witness.
 A PETITION was sent out by the Ma tional w. c. T. U. to each legislator at Washington protesting against mili- tary instruction in schools and asking them to vote against any measure in- troduced to promote it. The signers believed the principles of peace rather than the science of war should be taught
 BETWEEN 1000 and 5000 persons at- tended the boxing exhibition at New York on the 3oth between George Dix. on and "Peddler" Palmer. At the end of the sixth round the referee declared the bout draw. The majority of those present, however, did not agree with the referee, and said that Palmer should have had the decision on points.
 A FIRE Ut Dayton, O., destroyed the Makley building four-story brick structure. Loss, s5O,00o; covered by insurance.
 FoR several weeks Baptist preacher has been holding u revival in the town of Marshall, Ok, and so many conver- sions have been made that the only saloonkeeper was unable to keep enough names on his petition to get his license renewed and has been obliged to close, making it dry town.
 VICTOR DONALD, a janitor in the Sc. curity building at Chicago, had a re. markable escape from death on the e9th. He accidentally plunged head foremost down the elevator shaft from the ninth floor, but in striking against the side of the shaft caught the wire screen at the sixth floor and clung to his hold until rescued.
 CHIEF IsHARHEcHER, of the Creek na- tion, has decided that all Creek pas lures. other than those on the borders, are illegal and has ordered the light horsemen of each district to cut the wires and restore all such fenced land to the public domain. The action car ries ruin to great number of cattle men.
 CRIcK ATMoRE and Wills Mason quar- reled over a section of school land and came to blows after which both went home, got Winchesters and went on hunt for each other. They met on the banks of Shelters lake, in Andrews county, Tex, simultaneously fired and both shots took effect, the men being killed.