The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

DRIVEN to desperation by the scold
 ing of mother, who, she said, turned her out of the house for not doing
 work right, and the jeers of brothers
 and sisters, little Grace Schloen be ek sought death in a lagoon at Jackson park, Chicago, on the 22d. Not once
 but twice, she plunged into the water, and fought off those who finally saved her. The child was but l4 years old.
 THE combination train on the Gris wold branch of the Rock Island was ditched by striking a mule on the 22d near Atlantic, In. All the cars and en. zine went into the ditch, but the coach crowded with passengers, remained on the track. Several were injured, bu, none seriously.
 ALL the sweet music that has for years echoed within the grim walls of the rectory of St. Stanislaus' church at Chicago was removed on the 22d Burglars forced an entrance to the home of the priests and carried off 57 canaries.
 AT Buffalo, N. Y., the Brown build. ing at Main and Seneca streets col. lapsed on the Fist, carrying a score of people in the ruins. Three persons were instantly killed and several oth. CTS were supposed to be dead in the ruins.
 FREIGHT train No. l3, southbound, on the Omaha road, was derailed by eolliding with a COW near Lemars, la. nd Iah. of Beatrice, Neh, were in the caboose. and were killed. The caboose turned over and the death of the victims was caused by the collapsing of the car.
 A DISASTROUS cyclone and waterspout passed over the section around Guth- rie, Ok., recently, causing great dam. age. At Edmond 20 houses were de- molished and two persons were killed. At White Eagle 12 houses were demol- ished and 40 or 50 head of stock were killed. At Black Bear John Rodgers and wife were killed by falling tim bers, while farmer named White was killed and all the mem bers of his fam lily injured by their house being blown down on them. At Cushing five per- sons were killed.
 THE general Methodist conference at Cleveland, O.. approved of the addi- tion to the church discipline of a sec tion providing for the expulsion of members indulging in theater.going, dancing, horse races, or card playing. but the natter was referred to the committee on judiciary. The commit tee met and majority decided that the section was unconstitutional.
 FAILURES for the week ended the 22d were, according to Dun's Review. 227 in the United States, against POT last year, and 2s in Canada, against a last year.
 WHILE crazed by religious excite ment, incurred ata negro Baptist re- vival meeting near Niagara, Ky.. Sarah Marsh cut the throat of her baby, cry ing that God commanded her to do it. She also endeavored to sacrifice an older child, but was disarmed by her husband.
 A AUNIoN eneampment by the brigades of the Knights of Pythias of Wiscon- sin. Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska. the Da- kotas and proba ply several other ncrth- western states will be held at Minne- apolis, Minn., during the first week in September. A similar encampment will be held about the same time at Columbus, O., for the middle states, and probably another for the southern states at Nashville, Tenn.
 ARMY worms were reported on the goth as ravaging the corn, wheat and grass in Christian and Hancock coun- ties, Ill.,, and doing serious damage.
 TIE American bicyclist Linton rode 30 miles in one hour at the Velodrome Seine. Paris, on the goth, b~eaking the record from the fifth mile to the end.
 A BIG fire was reported burning be- tween Wareham and Plymouth, Mass, on the goth, the line being 14 miles ong and in some places five niles wide. The flames had burned every shing before them, the damage to :ranh'rry bogs being great