Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-24
CURRENT CONTENTS.

Two prospeotors- Brown and CIaw.
iord-who reached san Diego, Cal,
last Friday, reported having made n
ghas,ly IND In the Cocopah oouuiry,on
the Peninsula. while prospecting
they suddenly cnme upon the body Of
man who had evidently died from
Thirst. The corpse was apparently that
Of German. He had boon dead many
days, but the body was not docom.
posed, the dry air Of the desert having
preserved II to remarkable degree.
There were evidences Of the mau hav.
ing suffered terrible agony. His finger
nails had been torn OF ia his efforts 10
reach water 10y digging In the sand.
Tho body was buried by the two pros.
pcctor-, who then continued on their
journey. Two miles further on the
bodies Of two hurros aud the packs
which tho animals had carried In lie
were still attached to the bones. The
OUTFIT probably belonged TO the Ger.
man. The packs yet contained the
bacon, hour and bareback found In
every ptospeotof's outfit. There was
nothing by which TO identify the To-
mains Of the unfortunate.
A number Of philsnthroplsts In and
near Boston are abou, to make the ex.
pertinent Of establishing n settlement
similar In aim and scope 10 that " the
far famed roynbee Hall. The Idea 1.
to send refined and educated men and
women into the worst sections OF the
city In the hope that they may elevate
those whose aims and lives are Of
lower nature by coming into direct
contact with them, aud 10 create In
their hearts the feeling Of a common
brotherhood OF man. II Is also In.
tended To furnish students OF Industrial
and social problems from religious
standpoint, with practical means Of on.
largiug their knowledge, Tho head.
quarters Of the members will be known
as the "Andover House"
The oldest son OF the great novelist,
Mfr. Charles Dickens, IL tho editor OF
AZ he Year Round and Household
Words. Miss Mary, the second OF the
family, manages typo-wrlting cstab.
lishment located In the same building
that contains her brothers office. His
second sister, Catherine T.. Macready,
IL the wife Of the artist, Carlo pclle.
GRIM, and 10 horself an artist. The
second son, Alfred Tennyson, Ia a
merchant In Melbourne, Australia.
The youngest, Edwin II. Lytton,
makes his home In tho same far-away
country, and isa member Of the New
South Wales Parliament. Still another
son, Henry Fielding, Is u successful
barrlstor In London.
Fonseca, tho would.be dictator Of
Brazil has succumbed to tho inevitable,
by rcsigning. The tide Of popular OPP
position became too formidsble for
him To longer Withstand Il. In sig
nifylng his intention to step down aud
out, however, he accompanied the act
with q slgniilcation, by naming Flo.
rino picxotto, In whose favor he .sald
he retired. n he could not he at tho
head Il affair, himself no wished to
have the say Ms 10 who should hNvN
the position. 4, 4. not probable that
his gratultous nomination win DO ac.
cepted. His candidate Is likely TO b.
too much Of the same . iTipe an himself
Mr.. Oscar Vandercook'a resignation
Of the warienship " the penitentlary
Is announced, 10 take effect at the close
Of tho present month, Hc has occu.
pied the position over since Mr., Arthur
Pratt retired from II. We believe no
has oiled tho ollce efficiently. while
insisting upon obedience TO the regulp-
lions Of the prison, hii treatment OF
tho inmates has been uniformly hu.
name and such ~ - win Tor him their
respect.
The general situation OF affairs Tie
world over Ia of such character, that
IL Is presumable the Saints aro lci
to consider aud ponder upon the sigus
Of the times.
Tho tremendous ltnl'ph erie dlsiuf.
hancc. that have been sprutiiug uo.o-
laEion along the British COAT, aud on