The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-03-04

WILL DEAs, colored, convicted of criminal assault, was hanged in the jail yard at Louisville, Ga., on the 26th.
 AT Como, H., Ferdinand Stutzke, a farmer, while drunk, slashed Mir. and Mrs. $. J. Wilkins with Q knife. MT. Wilkins cannot live, but his wife may recover.
 THE Nebraska house has passed a bill providing for the issue of non-in- terest bearing state warrants, which are to be receivable in payment of taxes and debts due the state. It is known as the state scrip or fiat money bill, and is patterned after similar law existing in Mississippi. THE strike of the tannery hands at Chicago was thought to be over, as they agreed on the 26th to return to work and leave their grievances in the hands of the state board of arbitra- tion.
 JOHN HANLoN, an engineer on the B. X o. Southern road, was cut in twain above the hips by his engine near Ol- ney, III. He had crawled under it to do something and did not set the air brakes and it started up.
 FRITZ RowsLEE, saloonkeeper at Chicago, was found dead in his place of business on the 26th. Beside him lay the body of his wife. It was be- lieved that he shot his wife and then committed suicide through jealousy.
 JOHN NICHOLS shot and fatally wounded Joseph Lewis at Plain City, Utah, and then turned the gun on him self with fatal results. Lewis had charged Nichols with stealing a watch.
 THE plant of the B. P. Clapp Ammo nia Co. at Cincinnati was destroyed by fire on the 25th. The place was sur rounded by the flood from the river and the firemen had to ride out in skiffs to get the hose near enough to play on the flames. The fire was caused by the high water coming in contact with q lot of unslacked lime, which set fire to some chemicals.
 AN incendiary fire at Palmer, Tex, destroyed IA frame business houses, oc- cupied by s2 firms. The business dis trict was practically wiped out. THE Columbus. Hooking X Toledo railroad has gone into the hands of q receiver.
 A NoRTHBoUND train on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road and the Colum- bia Heights race train on the same road collided with Calumet electric car at a street crossing at Chicago on the 25th. The motorman and two pas sengers were instantly killed, two other passengers probably fatally in- jured, and the car smashed into kind ling wood.
 TIE supreme court of Indiana de- cided against Helen M. Cougar in her suit against the election officers to compel them to receive and count her ballot. In pronouncing the opinion of the court Judge Hackney said that under the Indiana constitution women cannot vote, and that this provision of the constitution is not in conflict with the constitution of the United States.
 Ar Little Rock. Ark, on the 18th, Robert Cox, convicted of rape, and 8 negro known as "Crazy Jim, convicted of murder, were hanged.
 SEVEN business houses on Main street in Millbank, $. D., were burned to the ground the other night. twas feared that a man named Andrew Vyg, who was rooming over Molish's bakery, where the fire started, had been burned to death.
 TOMMY RYAN, of Syracuse, N. Y., de- feated Tommy Tracey, of Australia, be- fore a crowd of 5000 persons at Syra- cuse, N. Y., on the 24th. For nine rounds the Australian stood up for an awful drubbing. He showed his game ness throughout, but was no match for the clever welterweight champion.
 THE body of the murderer of Anton Sheep and his bride, killed at Tindall, S. D., the other day, has been found. He was Frank Bende, neighbor, and after killing the Sheeps he drove away and shot himself. He was found on the return of his team.
 THE last days session of the Nation al Reform Press association was called to order at Memphis Tenn, on the 24th. The report of the committee on address was adopted. It strongly urges an educational campaign from this time on; congratulates the coun- try on the fruits borne by populism; places no reliance in democratic prom ises for reform and opposes fusion in every form.
 A CINCINNATI dispatch on the s4th stated that not less than $1,00O, ,0O0 loss by floods to lumbermen and farmers was the rough estimate for the Monon- gahela valley. On the Ohio there was l.. l, L