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WSifJ8Smsi4$aCg9HKiafl9nR9K TIIK COCONINO SUN. he (Coconino gnu. FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. Entered In the Postofflce at I'loirstart us ccond . class matter. Issued every Saturday. Subscription price, two dollars iind'Hfty cents a jeur. In mil unco. Every paper Is Ntopped at the expiration of the time paid lor. C M. FUNSTON, Editor. FLAGSTAFF, MARCH 1, lfeiW. Hon. B. W. Bkuce register of the treasury, died tn Washington Thurs-day. The merchant fleet of the United States includes 733 steamers, each of 100 tons (iw and upward, and of 'a grand total gross tonnage of 1,105,423. Not every one of these 73.1 steamers is suitable for conversion into a war ves sel, hut 419 are available. DUKINO these days of war rumors there Is u great demand forpapeis. 'It is supposed the people use the papers to make gun wads. Williams continues to furnish a large proportion of the criminal busi ness of the county. Brother, jou should not complain sj much about helping to ditfpo-e of ,our own business. The death of Passenger Tr.ttlli: Man ager White was announced from Chi cago Wednesday, Mr. White has been connected with the Santa Fo for many years and was deservedly pdpular with all classes of employ es. The four men on the leading Presi dential tickets in 1880-Garfleld, Ar thur, Hancock and Kiiglish-are now all dead. Of the four candidate in 1881 Blaine, Logan, Cleveland and Hendricks only Cleveland survives. While there is much talk of things military and naval, some ono might ex plain how on one day the gun is" tested and shoots through all kinds of armor and on the next day the armor is tested and is impenetrable. Same gun, same armor. The Government buys both as MitUfactorj. THE battle of the Little Big Horn, where the Seventh cavalry, under com mand of General Custer, was annihi lated, Is to be celebrated May 30. One thousand Indians, some of whom fought from the ambush arranged by Raln-in-the-Facc, will participate. GoVEKNOit McCohd and Htaff and Charles H. Akers, secretary of the Ter ritory are contemplating an official visit to Flagstaff about March 31. The people should bo awake and use every effort U assist theso gentlemen to se cure correct information on tho mat ters of interest to this section, of which they no doubt wish to inquire. Persons who do not like to see their names mentioned adversely In print should not violate the- law. Men are guattlians of their own actions. They make history, and the province of a newspajier is to record passing events The editor does not enjoy the work of chronicling the evil deeds of mankind, but does it only from a sense of duty. Phii'iiix Gazette. It is a mistaken Idea that the militia should Iks ridiculed. Why should it be so? The military organization known as militia Is annually giving more or less of military education to several thousands of men. This training will be found to be of invaluable service to the nation In case of a war. In these times, when the war cloud seems low ering, it is out of place for any loyal American to ridicule tho military or ganization which Congress has seen fit to Institute. Company I Is now com- Y :s1kz