Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-20
NEWS INA NUTSHELL.

Dr. Abefne,hy, the eminent surgeon,
dici April Is, 1881.
h. II. Bailey, an English Mp, Is 10
marry Miss Josephine Simon, the VAT
iiotnia prima donna, In n dny or Two
Green River has an active board Of
trade and II IA now proposed TO incOr-
pornte the town.
The battle " Fayetteville, Arkansas
occurred April rs, 1868. A Union force
OF 2O1O repulsod the attack OF 5000 Con-
iedcratos.
Lieutenant Jones destroyed the
uni,ed states arsenal al harper's Ferry
on April rs, 1851. IL was dOneto Keep
II out " the hands Of the rebels
The proceedings II the Western Con-
gr,s- In session II Kansas city, make
Interesting reading. rerusc the DIS
patches carefully.
BuIglars raidud saloon and a news
paper Of'lcr nj Cheyenne Oh Monday
night. They secured 81 altogether
so from the saloon aud 81 from the
newspaper oiilcc.
Chgs. a. Campbell and II. +. Glover
have gnneto Helen, ~ Wyoming's lie
lrgatcs 10 the annual convention OF tho
Montana Stock Growers' Association,
10 meet the .lst.
The great thunderstorm Of April IS,
1850, destroyed over n million uoll"T-
worth OF property In Dublin, nnd caused
much damage IN other cities OF uhe
British Isles.
President Harrison aud party Is ro'
ceiving an ovation In the sunny South.
Yesterday he Travelled from Memphis
to Little Rock and In the evening went
to Tcxarkana.
In the coke regions OF Pennsylvania,
where the rl0tlng prevailed a few weeks
ago, owing 10 labor troubles, Italians
and negros- are being brought In, 10
supply the places OF strikers.
The English navy has an admiral
who II 100 Of nge, cighty'seven OF
which were spent In active service. lie
In Sir Provo Wallis, and served NJ
recond.lcutenhnt on the Shannon In
lsia When she captured thu Chosd-
pedko.
Gen. Winfield Scott gained his great
victory OF the Mexican war, on April
is, lsl7, at Cerro GordO. Scott had
5000 men, Santa Anna l2,50O. The
latter lost 1900 killed, 1000 prisoner
and a guns were taken by scott. The
Americans lost d3 killed, ;I6s wounded.
The 18th inst. was observed In Lon.
don as the anniversary Of Lord Bca-
consfield's death. Tories, young aud
old, wore primroscs, while wrcnths VI
the dead statesman's fnvOrlto flower
were laid Mt the foot Of his statue In
Westminster Abbey.
The two young girls Of Colorado
Springs who ran away from home last
Saturday 10 Manitou and there took
train to Leadvllle were brought before
Justice Walker Tuesday evening. He
ordered than 10 bc taken 10 the HOME
ofihe Good shepherd In Denver for
three years.
President Harrison has Mt lat ac-
cept.d the resignation Of United states
Treasurer Huston. This leaves the
latter In n position 10 DO some effective
campaign work Ia Indiana before lSg2,
and II Is needless 10 suggest that II will
not he done Ia the Interest VI benjamin
Harrison's reelection.
After losing $4,000, 900 in spccula-
ton Baron Gustavc Rothschlld has ~.
tired from the Paris bourse. This
should be AN eilectual warning 10 the
sis.a.week clerk who nurses tho de-
fusion that he eau Outwit the million.
aires OF the board Of trade by ludicious
investments In buckstshops.
An irrigation scheme Ii In progress
In Western Wyoming under the aus
pices OF CroiiGt the newspaper syndi.
cate writer. He IN author Of a life of
one OF the Vanderbilts. II would be
well to look before lcaping into this
scheme. George knows a thing or two,
aud Travelled great deal.
Miss Dis Debar, the spool pricstes.
AMI ovcrgrowu Cupid, has disappeared
completely from the public gaze. II Is
said that Senator stanford OF California
orange plantations ON the coast, anu
Of life without being chased by repor-
tem and policemen.
A i've cent postage stamp issued at
Brattleboru, Vermont, In 1915, was
sold on the 18th inst, In London,
England, for $3.50. Palmer, an Eng.
lish stamp collector bought II. The
man who sold II, bought SCRAP book
Of stamps from an American for n few
shillings. Thisstsmp was In the col
lection.
Chief OF Police Crowley Of San Fran
cisco Is daily receiving complaints
from country towns Of the operation OF
gang Of swindlers who are selling
bogus pawn tickets purpofiing to rep
resent valuable jewelry IN San Fran.
cisco. Should any OF the gang come
In contact with readers Of thu News,
1t would bc well 10 pay for the pawn
ticket In kicks from number II b1ot.
Miss phonbe Coulius Of 1t. Louis was
appointed secretary ~ the woman's
branch OF tho Worlds Fair commission
In Chicago, last November. She mag
nliied her office 10 such an extent thai
the women had ~ kick her out. Car
tor II. Hnrrlson Is widower, why not
try and get him TO take Phoebe Tor u
wife. Carter and Phmbe would make
formidable team. Chicago would he
too small for them, but ~. Louis could
be annexed.
Russia has sensation In its royal
family which reads like y mols.draina
of French manufacture. Tho Grand
Duke Mlchaelovitch married n Ger
man Countess In n Catholic Church.
The Gar dlsinhcritod him, aud oonfls.
Gated all his POSSESSIONS, exnlllDg him
from Russia. Tins Grand Duke,n
mother, when She heard OF his mar