The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-01

mile dash in 31 3-5 seconds, the fastest record for indoor riding. J. E. Wing won the fifth heat of the five-mile club race in 11:o5, taking II seconds from the previous worlds record. In the mile race Brecker covered the distance In 2:05, reducing the worlds indoor record by three seconds.
 Ar an informal meeting of distillers and wholesale whisky dealers at Cin- cinnati on the 26th it was unanimously agreed to advance the price of spirits In a few days.
 THE number of failures for the week ended the 26th in the United States was 22l, according to Bradstreet's re- port, against 276 in the corresponding week of last year.
 TIE Iowa house on the 2Gth passed the senate medical practice act with out change, driving out osteopaths, faith headers, massage doctors and all others protesting to heal unless they pass examination, the same as physi- clans.
 As the result of an old quarrel Blan- chard Thomas was shot and instantly killed at Lapaz, Ind, by Jacob Leeds, who had previously been fatally cut by a knife in the hands of Thomas.
 IN the Canadian parliament two bills have been introduced to prohibit the importation of alien labor into Canada under contract or agreement. Both bills are drafted on the lines of the alien labor law of the United States, and are intended as retaliatory legis- lation against citizens of the United States.
 JOHN F. CANTON and other mine managers at Leadville, Col, have re- ceived letters signed 1.-The Committed" threatening to blow up their mines un- less they immediately discharge all noD-union workmen. The letters have caused considerable uneusiness.
 THE Order of Equity, operating in 15 states, made deed of assignment at Indianapolis, Ind.,, on the 25th. Its lapscs and matured certificates amount ed to more than its new business last year.
 MARSHAL RUSSELL, Maria Snowden and Maggie Short were boat riding on a pond at Allensville, Ky, when the boat capsized. The cries of the drown ing people were not heard by anyone and their plunge to death was not known until late.
 IS the circuit court at Chicago Judge Horton refused to dissolve the tempo rary injunction against the telegraph companies and the board of trade, re- straining them from removing "tick- CTS" and supplying market quotations to number of firms and individuals. The decision was practical victory for the bucket shops.
 THE Colorado senate on the 25th passed the bill for the abolition of cap- ital punishment 1t recently passed the house.
 TIE citizens relief committee at Memphis, Tenn. gave out an official statement notifying the outside world that that city was taking care of over 5000 pauper negro flood refugees and half as many head of stock. This step was taken in order to show that out. side aid was necessary.
 WHILE the British cruiser Theseus was practicing outside the harbor of Malta with torpedoes one exploded as it was being thrown to the ships launch, injuring 30 men, two probably fatally.
 TIE pope's mass in the throne room of the vatican at Rome on the 25th was attended by 30 American pilgrims, mostly ciergymen, from, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey. After mass the pope permitted the pilgrims to kiss his foot.
 OSCAR ERICKSON was crushed to death on the 25th in the basement of the old post office at Chicago by the falling of an embankment.
 GEORGE DIXON, the featherweight champion, was declared the winner in a 25-round bout with Frank Erne, of Buffalo, at New York on the s4th.
 TIE five children of Frank Penrod were burned to death at their home at Laddsdale, la. It was not known how the fire originated. The children were all under 12 years of age. The parents had left them alone while they attended q religious meeting at the schoolhouse.
 TIE national convention of Patrons of Husbandry, in session at Cleveland, O., elected w. S. Donnelly, of New York, president and George A. Ben nett, of Illinois, secretary and treas- urer.
 MAJ.-GEN. DODGE, grand marshal of the Grant monument dedication pa- rade at New York, says the showing to be made by United States troops on April 27 will be the largest ever seen in this country with the exception of that at the close of the war. Mrs. U.