The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-01-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
 THE authorities at Havana, Cuba, have discovered evidence of a conspir- acy to cause an uprising in that city and to hand the place over to the in surgents. The conspiracy was believed to De widely ramified and its discovery caused great uneasiness and suspicious that the disaffection was much more widely disseminated than had been ad- mitted. Thirty persons had been ar. rested for complicity in the plot, and Aquilino Selano, police inspector for the port of Havana, had been relieved from duty.
 TIE democratic members of the Kentucky legislature held joint eau. GUS at Frankfort to nominate United States senator. The final result of the ballot was: Black kburn, s7; McCreary, IS; Brown, 6.
 THE Cincinnati Gazette on the 10th printed the first of series of articles from supporters of the re. publican presidential candidates. Il was from Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, the manager of Reed. He said that New England was solid fol Reed, and that he was New Works second choice.
 D. SNoDGRAss, chief justice of the supreme court of Tennessee, has been indicted on two counts by the grand jury at Chattanooga-one for carrying concealed weapons and the other fol felonious assault upon John R Beas ley.
 SENATOR WoLCoTr, of Colorado, who has recently returned from Europe said that Americans had little idea oi the unselfish and important efforts made throughout England and the continent in favor of the recognition of silver. At meeting in Paris plan for an identical resolution on the i'm portance of international agreement to be introduced in the English parlia. ment, the French assembly and the German reichstag, was agreed upon.
 JOHN STEwARDsoN, a prominent ar chitect of Philadelphia, was recently drowned while skating on the Schuyl kill river.
 A MOVEMENT was reported on foot among prominent Americans and Eng lishmen in London to bring about the formation of a permanent court of ar bitration to settle all disputes between the two nations, as proposed by Jus tice Harlan in 1893.
 THE British were reported on the sth as being incensed against the German emperor for his action in the Transvaal affair and military preparations were being pushed in England. A flying squadron has been ordered to be ready for sea by January 14 and all branches of the British army and the reserves, militia and volunteers have been or dered to return their strength for mo- bilization. The British government is supported by all classes in resenting the attitude of Germany towards Grea, Britain.
 IT was reported at New York on the sth that w. K. Vanderbilt would soon become the husband of Miss Ammy Bend. After that he will take long cruise on his yacht, the Valiant.
 GEN. MORTIMER D. LEGaETr, one oi the prominent union officers during the civil war and commissioner oi patents under Gen. Grant, died st Cleveland, O., of apoplexy, aged &.
 THE politicians at Washington were reported as discussing the meeting place of the democratic national con vention. Senator German, who is ou the executive committee, believed that the contest would be between New York, Chicago and Cincinnati The national committee meets at Washing ton on the 16th.
 GEN. GOMEZ, the Cuban insurgent leader, said it was not his intention te capture Havana, as it would necessi tate the sacrifice of too many lives He was only making demonstration. to show the world that the insurgenti were masters of the island and thu claim recognition by the powers.
 SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFoTE had a con ference with Postmaster-G General Will son about the establishment of par cells post convention between tn, United States and Great Britain. Mir Wilson assured the British ambassado that the matter would be considered as soon as possible, but he thought i would be disadvantageous to this coun try, as the mails would be transported over much more territory here than il England.
 A BITTER feeling was said to exist i, Cape Town, Africa, against the Uit flanders for turing Dr. Jameson to thei cause and then giving him no assist ance. In London circles it was said tha if Germany had promised to recognize the independence of the Transvaal re public it would mean war betweei Great Britain and Germany.
 MISCELLANEOUS.
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