The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. CONGRESSMAN HOWARD stated at Bir mingham, Ala. on the l4th that he had q letter from Senator Butler advising that the confusion in the matter ot the nominees for vice president ''wil shortly be adjusted by the withdrawal of Sewall, which has been agreed upon.'
 SENATOR BUTLER has denied the re. port that he had written letter stat. ing that Sewall would be withdrawn from the democratic ticket. A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that the publication of the populist cam. paign handbook would not be delayed later than October 1. The book will especially emphasize the fact that Vice Presidential Candidate Watson has been indorsed by a large number of unions for his work in behalf of labor.
 A REPORT was sent out from Little Rock, Ark, that Mir. Sewall would re- tire as the democratic nominee for vice president and that Chief Justice Clark, of North Carolina, would be placed on the ticket. The report also stated that Mir. Watson would also withdraw as a vice presidential candi- didate.
 CAPT. JACK WHITE. the last survivor but one of the battle of Sabine pass, died at Houston, Tex, on the 18th. A DISPATCH from Frankfort, Ky., stated that the republicans were deter mined to elect successor to Senator Black burn and that n deal had been arranged with the sound money demo- crats to cast lots as to whether Black burns successor shall be democrat or a republican.
 CONGRESSMAN RICHARDSON, of Ten nessee, chief assistant of Senator Jones, denounced as without founda- tion the story that Senator Jones had said that both Sewall and Watson would be taken down and Judge Clark. of North Carolina, put up as the vice presidential candidate.
 TIE British foreign office has given out a semi-otiicial notice stating that public feeling in Great Britain has been so outraged by the shocking events in Cons stantinople that the gov ernment would never be supported in siding with the porte, and if the powers cannot see their way to adopt means to cooperate to end the carnage in the Bri ish dominions. the only course opened to Great Britain was to stand aside and hope for more satisfactory state of affairs.
 A DISPATCH on the l7th from Wash ington said that the national meeting of the campaign clubs organized under the auspicies of the silver party was originally called for September 23 at Chicago, but it will be postponed until October and will be held at St Louis, at which time the democratic clubs will hold their convention at the latter place. Negotiations are in progress looking 10 joint meeting.
 THE press bureau at the national democratic headquarters at Chicago published on the l7th an estimate of what they thought would be Mir. Bryan's majorities in November. It gives Bryan 36 out of 45 states, with 324 electoral votes.
 WILLIAM F. STEPHAN, of New York, has resigned as a member of the demo- cratic national committee.
 IF Spain was to have serious re- verse in Cuba the Carlists claim that the downfall of the present regency would follow immediately, and that Charles VII would be triumphantly placed upon the Spanish throne with little or DO trorble.
 MAJ.-GEN. CARLOS RoLoFF, Cuban secretary of war, was arrested recently on warrant sworn out by the Span ish consul, and spent the night in Lud- low street jail in New York. The charge was on information and be. lief" that the general had set on foot preparations for a military expedition to Cuba. Roloff was released from custody as soon as his friends learned of his arrest.
 MR. SEwALL. candidate for vice pres- ident, at Bath, Me-. on the 18th said: 'There is absolutely nothing in this talk about my withdrawal. The thing is absurd. As for the statement that
  cratic managers desire me to retire, or that the party leaders are bringing in- fuence to bear on me for that purpose, it is pure falsehood. On the contrary all the pressure on me has been the other way
 THE formal opening of the campaign was inaugurated nt Canton, O., on the 18th. Seventy-tive train loads came in- to the city. Maj. Mckinley rode in a carriage with some of the speakers during the first parade. Before the pa. rade dozens of delegations, headed by their bands, marched to Maj. McKin- ley's residence and short speeches were made.
 MISCELLANEOUS.
 JAMES MICHAEL did p miles and 1,69O yards in one hour on his wheel at the circuit meet at Manhattan Beach, N. Y., smashing all the American records