The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

THREE men were instantly killed at
Milan, O.. by thecaving in Of the walls
of an artesian we'll in which they were
working. They were all married, with
families
A BOAT containing five dead men and
six barely alive was found on Dog
Island beach near Carribelle, Fla, on
the 18th. The men were on 50-ton
schooner which was sunk in recent
gale. They had been adrift since
without food, water or clothing, and
five succumbed before land was
reached.
SOME one threw a package of news.
papers at the German emperor recent.
ly at Berlin. 1t struck him on the left
shoulder. Beyond causing the EN-.
peror to suddenly grow pale and
quick order to drive faster no harm
was done. A body guard was behind
the kaiser's carriage and several po-
licemen were near, but the thrower OF
the package was not detected and nc
arrests were made.
AMBROSE THOMAS, the director OF
the famous conservatory and composer
of "Mignon" and Hamlet" died in
Paris on the 18th at the age of IS years.
THE post office at Petersburg, Ill,
was entered recently by burglars. The
safe was blown open and rifed Of it.
contents, the office being generally
ransacked. A short time afterward
the building was discovered to be on
fire and with its contents was totally
destroyed.
EXCISE men have seized an Illicit
still at the Trappist monastery of Okla,
near Montreal. Can. The officials OF
the inland revenue department found
a full-aedged whisky still of 25 gallons
per day ut work in the monastery.
The superior claimed the whisky was
distilled without his knowledge.
The dry goods store of J. II. Moyni.
han at Des Moines, H., was burned.
The fire was supposed to have started
from leak in the gas pipes. The stock
was total loss, amounting t. $40, 600,
with SIG, 500 insurance. The building
was damaged $1,000; fully insured.
The Mexican government is deport.
ing American tramps under clause in
the constitution allowing the executive
to send away pernicious foreigners.
Tramps from the United States have
become a nuisance in the sister re-
public
The Brisbane river in Queensland
has been greatly swollen recently ow-
ing to the floods and while small
steam ferry was crossing the river on
the 18th with about 80 passengers on
board she was capsized and 40 persons
were drowned.
ADvIcEs from Seoul, the capital of
Corea, stated that an uprising took
place there recently during which the
premier and seven officials were MUIR
dered. The king and crown prince
sought shelter in the Russian legation.
1t was said the king ordered the min
listers to be put to death. A force of
200 Russian sailors and marines were
the legation of that country.
WHILE the American line steamer
Paris, from New York on February 5,
was docking Mt Southampton, Eng, on
the 18th, she collided with the steamer
Majestic, belonging to the Isle OF
Wight. The Majestic was sunk, but
all the members of her crew were |
saved.
The queens speech was read at the
opening of parliament on the nth. 1t
noticed that the United States had cx-
pressed wish to cooperate in termi-
mating the difficulty with Venezuela
and hoped that the trouble would be
settled. 1t also deplored the troubles
N Armenia and said the reforms sane
Toned by the Turkish sultan would be
pressed. Measures were to be laid be-
lore parliament dealing with the agri-
cultural depression and the regulation
If alien pauper immigration. An IriRh
and bill was also to be considered.