The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

HENRY SHENFIEID, prisoner in the
Tombs in New York for larceny, has
been notified that an uncle in England
has left him 100000.
A New YORK dispatch on the 18th
stated that the chess team match by
cable. eight on side, between Amer
lea and England, had begun. At the
odd numbered boards America plays
white and at those Of even number
black.
Dill TAYLOR, Robert Taylor and
wife, and another son and daughter Of
Dill Taylor living near Craig, ILL.,, were
poisoned from drinking coffee. Dill
Taylor died and the others were cx-
pected to die ut any time. The coffee
grounds were thrown into the slop and
seven hogs died from eating it.
A TELEGRAM from Rome on the 18th
stated that quiet once more rei2ned in
Italy. Negotiations with King Meme
Xix, of Abyssiuia, had been opened and
it was thought pc rmanent peace would
soon be concluded.
ABOUT 40 boys burned Spanish flag
at Smyrna, Del. on the 18th. A large
crowd of citizens watched the crema-
ton, but there was no attempt made
to stop it. The boys had previously
paraded the town with the foreign cru
blem, accompanied by two American
flags
AT the Indianapolis Ind, collegiate
oratorical contest on the night of the
18th Butler students Haunted in the
face of 100 students from Earlham an
um brella covered with the Butler
colors. The Earlham students made a
rush for it. when the Butler students,
zoo strong. arose with wild yell and
the two parties began fighting. Po-
licemen had to separate the combat
ants.
AT bantam, Clermont county, o, the
residence OF Valentine Mush hacker, o
wealthy farmer. was burned, and he
and his daughter, aged IL. and
veteran soldier named Isler, who was
living with the family, were burned to
death.
4 DISASTROUS prairie fire ragged for
three days in Beaver county, Ok, doing
many thousands of dollars damage.
A DISASTROUS rear-end collision be-
tween u freight train and snow plow
occurred on the 18th on the berkshire
division of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad, near New Milf ord,
Conn. Two men were killed and seven
or eight others injured.
A SPECIAL from Washington said
that report was current there that
President Cleveland had sent an officer
of the army to Cuba as q special secret
agent of the government to supplement
the reports of the consular officers by
professional reports of the military
operations in the island and the condi-
ton Of the insurgents, as viewed from
a military standpoint
The anti-cigarette bill, previously
passed by the Iowa house, passed the
senate on the 18th and unless vetoed
goes into effect July 4. The bill pro-
hibits both the manufacture and sale
of cigarettes and cigarette paper ex-
cept by jobbers for use outside the
state.
A PECULIAR disease has struck Abba,
H., and vicinity. The physicians call
il pink-eye and they have been unable
to arrest its progress. Patients suffer
with it for about two weeks.
A FIRE at SUSSEX, N. b., destroyed
the Bank of Nova Scotia and several
smaller stores. Loss, $l45, COO
A DISPATCH from Greenville, Tex,
said that the northbound Katy was
boarded by masked and armed man
who entered the sleeper and went
through the passengers. The amount
secured was small As the train neared
the city he jumped of. He had q con-
fedcrate.
A FIRE broke out in the paint room
OF the Atkins saw works at Indianap-
oils. Ind, at three o'clock on the morn
ing of the 10th and did damage to the
amount Of 100000. The night watch
man, while attempting to put out a
fire in one portion Of the works, saw a
man in the act of applying a torch in
another part, but the miscreant es-
chped.