The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-30
A cLoupBuHsr at Ashland, Ky.. i'm.


 the neighborhood and rendered im- passable for miles all the country roads in the section along the county lines 20 miles from the city. AT Bear Creek canyon, near Morri- son, Col, cloudburst on the 24th did considerable damage to property and caused the loss of probably 20 lives. At Golden, Col, three lives were also reported lost and thousands of dollars worth of property destroyed. Fears were also entertained that other lives were lost as a solid wall of water ten feet high rolled down the canyon.
 JAMES MURRAY, colored, was hanged at New Orleans on the 24th for the murder of Policeman Michael Cotton on the night of July 26, 1894.
 THE new Sl silver certificate designed by MT. Low, of New York. made it's first public appearance at Washington on the 24th, and there was rush by local business men to get hold of the new notes paid out over the treasury counters. The new note is artistic in appearance but from its marked diff. ference from the old note may not be at first well received by the conserva. tive element
 THE military information division of the war department at Washington has just issued the ninth number of the series of valua ble educational publica- tions, the present being devoted prin- cipally to description in great detail of the large military schools of Europe.
 THE pants makers, l,5OO strong, and the overcoat and sackcoat makers, SOC strong at New York have decided to join the tailors' strike. Twenty more shops were recently closed by 250 tailors striking. It was thought more men yet will strike.
 AT Brainard, Minn., on the 22d John Pryde, who murdered Andrew Peter. son five months ago, was hanged in the county jail. Peterson was Pryde's friend and was murdered for s42. Pryde afterwards made full confes- sion.
 THE fine stern wheel steamboat, the Paul Tulane, struck a snag in the Mis- sissippi river, while en route to New Orleans, and, after drifting down stream a short distance, turned over and sank out of sight The boat and cargo will prove total loss. None of the passengers or crew were reported missing.
 HARRY RUDOLPH, aged Il, of Chicago, struck two blows with his small fists and his opponent, Grover Hanson, fell dead at his feet. The physician who examined Young Hanson gave it as his opinion that the lad died from cerebral congestion, resulting from a shock af- fecting the hearts action.
 AT the close. of business on the 23d the federal gold reserve had been once more placed safely y over the SlOO. OOO, GOO mark. This was accomplished through the deposit of gold coin by certain banks in return for United States | notes
 H. J. WHIGHAM, of Chicago. won the amateur golf championship of America at Southampton, l.. l., defeating Cham pion Nc Donald, of Chicago. IT was expected on the 22d that Leadville, Col. would be placed under martial law, owing to the miners strike in that city and the trouble the miners union was causing to different firms that were not disposed to yield to their demands.
 TwENTY-THREE firemen were over come by smoke while fighting fire at Gustav Pretzel's commission house at Chicago. They were conveyed to their various engine houses. None will die.
 TROUBLE was reported among the Chinese factions at San Francisco. A murder was committed on the goth and many more deaths were expected.