The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
 TEE Spanish cabinet has decided to supersede Gen. Martinez de Campos and his lieutenant, Gen. Arderius, ow- ing to differences which exist between them and the political parties in Cuba. Gen. Polavieja, it was understood, would be appointed commander-in. chief in Cuba.
 THE Indiana Liquor league will op. pose the Matthews presidential boom, because the governor signed the Nich- olson bill.
 IT was officially stated at Pretoria, Africa, that Dr. Jameson and the others who are in prison with him will be relased internationally by the Trausvaal government
 TIE disagreement between the CO., pastors of the First Presbyterian church at Washington, Rev. Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage and Adolos Allen, has been settled by the church session calling for Mr. Aliens resignation.
 CHICAGO democrats think that the location of the democratic convention at Chicago has vastly improved the chances of Col. William R. Morrison as a presidential possibility, and unless Q radical change in the local sen ntiment occurs Morrison will have the Illinois delegation instructed for him. The same claim was made in behalf of Vice President Stevenson.
 Ex-PREsIDENT HARRISON, at New York, made the formal announcement that he and Mrs Dimmick were en- gagged to be married, but that the wed- ding would not take place until after Lent.
 JAMES II. ECKELs, the comptroller of the currency, spoke at Chicago on the 10th on Our Currency System" He criticised it severely, especially the greenback element in it, and said the legal tenders ought to be retired.
 IT was reported at Washington on the I6th that the Venezuelan boundary commission would probably not have the honor to settle the question, there being good reasons for supposing that the matter will be terminated in a manner satisfactory to all concerned. It was believed that the basis of it would be arbitration. as proposed orig inally by the United States. but with a limitation that would suffice to save British pride and appear to maintain British consistency.
 TIE democratic national committee has chosen Chicago as the place and July as the date for holding the na- tional convention.
 THE Rome correspondent of the Lon don Chronicle said that the pope, through Cardinal Satolli, has made semi-o fficial proposal to President Cleveland to arbitrate the Venezuelan question. The pope was much hurt by England's refusal last year, when Ven- ezuela proposed the pope as an arbi- trator.
 THE balloting in the legislatures of Maryland and Mississippi for United States senators still continued on the l6th with no apparent prospect of breaking the deadlocks
 THE citizens of Havana, Cuba, were said to be clamoring for the resigna- tion of Capt-Gen. Campos. The out break of popular feeling was said to be of sort that could not be silenced and there was every indication that it put an end to Campos' power for use. fulness in the Spanish causs.
 A DISPATCH from Key West, Fla, on the 16th said that there was a great deal of friction between the two in- surgent generals, Gomez and Maceo. the latter being the leader of the ne. groes and the former the leader of the whites. Race troubles were at the bot. tom, the negroes learning that the whites had stated that the negroes would not be allowed to participate in the direction of public affairs.
 THERE was a report that Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage might resign from the co-pastorate of the First Presby- terian church at Washington on ac- count of some friction with Mir. Allen, the other pastor, about preaching Sum day mornings and evenings
 A PARTY consisting of 400 men, under the leadership of Alfred Laborde. eluded the government detectives and Spanish spies on the Florida coast and made a successful landing in Cuba and joined the Cuban insurgents. They were we'll equipped with arms and ammunition.
 A RUMoR in London said that land by Russia and @ joint naval at Constantinople by Great Britain and France was likely to end the Armenian horrors and bring the sultan of Turkey to his senses
 THE Iowa State Register on the 14th announced the candidacy of Senator Allison for president of the United States.
 ACCORDING to secret agents of the Cuban government Spain is at the end l of it's resources and will soon have to specie payments.
 THE two branches of the Ohio gen. aral assembly voted separately for a United States senator. In the senate had go votes and Brice 6. In the house the vote stood ST for Foraker and 21 for Brice. Foraker will thus succeed the present incumbent, Brice.
 MISCELLANEOUS.
 THE steamer Royal was burned to the waters edge at Evansville, Ind. She was valued at G36 OOO. ma If ;a l1y ;r l