The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-16

TIE grand lodge of EllSs, in session at Cincinnati on the 10th. elected Meade Detweiler, of Harrisburg, Pa., exalted ruler and adjourned to meet at Minneapolis, Minn., in July, ls97
 TIE Retail Clerks National Protect i've association at Denver, Col, on the 10th elected officers as follows: Presi- dent, H. J. Conway, St. Louis: first vice president, w. A. Dolleson, Zanes. vile, O.; second vice president, James M. Bishop. Bloomington, H.; secre' tary-treasurer, Max Morris, Denver; national organizer, John J. ONeill. It was decided to hold the 1897 conven. ton at Galveston, Tex
 WoRKMEN lately engaged in repair. ing the St. Joseph Valley railroad, near Niles, Micb., and putting it in running order, much against the wish of owners of property through which it runs, the latter, heavily armed, drove the workmen away. and began tearing up the rails and leveling the roadbed. Several miles of roadbed were destroyed
 THE fight on the 10th in Covington. Ky, between Paddy Purtell, of kan' sas City, and Jimmy Ryan, of Cincin. nati, resulted in draw at the end ot the 25th round. Ryan was the ag' gressor for ten rounds, after which purtell forced the fighting and had slightly the best of the contest when it ended.
 NEARLY 1000 delegates were re- ceived on the 10th at the national con- vention of the Young Peoples Chris. tian union, in Jersey City, N. J. Rev. w. H. Granflin, of Atlanta, Ga., led the exercises.
 THE Security storage warehouse in Minneapolis, Minn., burned on the 10th. Loss on building, $40,Ooo; insur. ance, $3O,OOO. Loss on contents, $75,- 900; insurance unknown.
 BY an explosion of natural gas at the Evergreen hotel, seven miles north of Allegheny, Pa., six persons were more or less injured, three probably fatally. Aleaking pipe was the cause. MICHAEL ERICH, aged 65 years living near Magnolia, H., was oiling his moving machine when the team ran away and he was caught in the knives and cut to pieces, death ensuing imme. diately.
 WHILE a negro with a big revolver was holding up the son of w. Lemer- isce, Forest park, Chicago, in his own house, the father slipped into the room and shot the negro, killing him in- stantly.
 THE Italian brig Diadem, Swedish bark Svea and Norwegian bark Johan Ludwig were blown ashore in Pensa- cola bay, Alabama, on the 9th, during severe storm. The wind blew from the northeast at 72 miles an hour and then changed to the northwest and blew 100 miles an hour. Damage to the amount of s250, 900 was done in Mobile.
 Jog CHoYNsKI and Peter Maher have signed articles to fight ten rounds be- fore the National Athletic club in San Francisco on August 4. The contest will be for 5000 and side bet.
 THE big white tent "Williston" at Washington collapsed at one o'clock on the morning of the 9th, owing to a severe storm. Extra seats were hur- riedly placed in the other tents to &C., commodate the Christian Endeavorers and the convention was formally opened at the appointed hour, the great chorus of l,C00 voices leading. After the addresses of welcome and the responses had been made, Presi- dent Clark's address and the report of Secretary Baer were then read simul- taneously in each tent.
 A MOST disastrous fire visited San Luis Obispo, Cal, recently, burning the Central hotel and three other blocks. The loss was estimated at S25O OOO