The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gasaned " usaseruph and Man.
PERsONAH..saaaDtFOLITIOAL.

An.nND.FOLrTIOAL.
A RuMok was current about the stock
exchange at london on the Sd that DR..
Jameson, waso invaded the Transvaal
and was defeated, had been tried by
court ma rtial aand shot. 1t was also
rumored thatrthe second body of men
belonging TO the British chartered
company, numbering about 400, which,
It was said, had started out to rein
force Dr. 'Jsneson's troops, had been
cut to pieces by the Beers.
MAKrIXL law has been proclaimed in
the provinces Of Havana and Pinar del
Rio in Cuba, owing to the near ap-
proach Of the insurgent general. Max
limo Gomez. The Spanish troops
seemed utterly unable to prevent the
advance of the insurgents, owing to the
skill and generalship of Gomez and his
lieutenantsi in avoiding all traps for
pitched battle.
w. J. H. TRAYNoR, the supreme pres
ident Of the American Protective asso-
citation, has issued to the councils of
the order throughout the country q
circular reviewing the progress of the
organization and the political situa-
ton. Mr.. rraynor stated in his cir
cular that a large number of members
of congress were members of the A. r.
A., pledged to certain measures, most
of which would be introduced into the
house during the present session.
ALFRED Ely BEACH, editor of the
Scientific American, died at his home
in New York on the I'd of pneumonia.
Mr.. Beach was born in Springfield,
Mass. in 1926.
P. SHEERIN, secretary of the demo-
cratic national committee, has re-
ceived and placed on file at Logans-
port, Ind, the applications Of five cities
which aspire to entertain the demo-
cratic national convention. They are
Chicago, New York, st. Louis, San
Francisco and Cincinnati.
A DISPATCH from New York ON the
ed stated that Mrs. Alva s. Vanderbilt
had announced to her friends that she
was engaged to be married to Oliver
Belmont. MRS. Willie k" as Mrs.
Vanderbilt is known in society. is the
divorced wife of William X. Wander
bilt She is the mother of the duchess
of Marlborough.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND held a recep-
ton at the white house on New Years
day. The parlors were deliberately
decorated with plants and there was a
brilliant assembly, the diplomatic
corps being gorgeously dressed in court
costumes and the army and navy Off
GERS adding brilliancy to the scene by
their uniforms. Mrs. Cleveland was
assisted by the other ladies of the cab
met a
A CONVENTION of leading Republicans
was held in the Office Of Gov. Bradley
at Frankfort, KY, on the LIST and the
governors boom for president was
started. The governor will not be
candidate for United States senator,
and it was understood that he would
prefer to be governor of Kentucky to
being vice president
PRRsIDENT CLEVELAND on the LIST an
nounced the appointment of the Ven
ezuelant boundary commission, as fol-
lows: David j. Brewer, of Kansas, jus
tice Of the United States supreme court;
Richard II. Alvey, of Maryland, chief
justice OF the court Of appeals Of the
District Of Columbia; Andrew D. White,
of New York; Frederick R Coudert, of
New York, and Daniel c. Gilman, of
Maryland.
CHIEF /. N. WALKER,
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic,
has issued general order in which he
Past Commander-in-Chief S.
s. 'Burdett, William Warner, A. G.
Weissert, j.. G. B. Adams and Thomas
G. ILawler as a committee to act in
unison,wit a similar committee from
the various women's societies into one
body, that their energies may be con-
and strengthened and all
causes for divisions among the COM
manders of the G. A. R. may be re-
moved. a..