Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-13
TELEGRAPHlC BREWTlES.

Senator TiIlman's condition is more
favorable but he is still quite sick, at
Columbia, S. c.
Mr. Charles A. Fairchild said today
lac had no intention OF Withdrawing
from the Citizens Union ticket for
comptroller in favor Of Mr.. Dayton.
The jury in the Atkinson case on
trial at Chenille w. Va failed to
agree today and was dismissed by the
court, The vote stood FOR acqulttal
and for conviction.
VIM. Daniels, one Of the leaders OF
the Prohibtionist party in the United
States, and its candidate for the vice
presidency In 1855 died suddenly this
morning at his home in Mount Wash
ington, suburb Of Baltimore.
United States Senator Robertson
died In Columbia, 5. c., today. He
was senator under the e-cunstruction
regime, and was succeeded by eN-Sen-
ator Butler. MIR. Robertson had been
paralyzed for years. His estate Is
estimated to be worth nearly a million
dollars.
The Presbytery of san Francisco
has unanimously adopted n resolu-
ton recommending that W. H Lay
son. q liCcntate Of the Presbytery.
who had without permission entered
Union seminary Of New York, be ad-
Vised by the Presbytery to prosecute
his studies In an institution fully en-
dorsed by the general assembly.
Rev Daniel w. Poor is dead at his
home in Newark N. j.. aged 10 years.
He was a native OF Ccylun India.
lie became In 1863 pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church in Oakland, Cal.
where he remained FOR seven years.
Failing health compelled him to give
up active work in 1898, While IN cal
ifornia he organized the theological
seminary in San Francisco.
The seventh annual convention OF
the Illinois Bankers association began
this morning at Peoria, H., with u
large attendance. Frank Elliott OF
Jacksonville. the president, In his am
change in the condition and outlook
during the past year, and said their
spirits had risen accordingly Evil
dences OF better times are indisputa-
bio.
Tremendous pressure is being
brought to have the Knickerbocker
Athletic club Of san Francisco de-
clare the Sharkey- Goddard match
on. II looks now as II the match will
never go any further than it's present
stage. There appears to be too much
opposition to Sharkey In San Fran
cisco for any club to attempt to bring
off u contest in which the sailor Is a
principal.
The United States sea coast forun-
cation board arrived In san Fran
cisco this morning after a visit OF in
spectlon 10 the coast dpfeuses IN the
Northwest The board is engaged in
examining sites for the location of
modern type ordnance, estimating
the cost OF barracks, water supply,
wharves, etc, for the use or the ar
tilery force. The board viii remain
several days inspecting san Francisco
harbor.
1t Is thought the girl who suicided
In st. Louis yesterday was Nellie
Anderson, daughter OF wealthy fruit
grower at Pasadena. who eloped 1--WE
years ago with Matt Mitzrowitch and
was married at Stockton, and who de-
serted him two weeks later The girl
after deserving her husband went to
Chicago where for some time she
was a cloak model at Marshall
Fields. She posed as a model for
Boyle the sculptor, Tor his statue
Navigation" in the transportation
building at the Worlds Fair