The western recorder., 1898-02-17
TELEoaAPHIc BREvITlEs.

lost last year
six men lost their Hives In fire nj
Pittsburg on the 10th.
President BarrIos OF Guatemala was
assassfnated on the 9th.
The Silver Republicans OF Idaho will
hold a mass convention at Boise March
! LIST. l--.A1Ia-|l'f
A Montreal alderman wants the city
| to start n lottery to pay OF the city's
debt.
Miss Clara Burton has taken charge
OF the Red Cross Society's work In
Cuba ~
Large. numbers OF Chinese coolies
nre to be Imported into Germany TO
work the farms.
James Glenn has been elected prcsl-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune Company.
The Salt Lake Herald has been sued
for damages OF $4,000 for libel by
Chief of Police Pratt.
Senor Louis Pnlo Bernnbe has been
chosen TO succeed De LONE as minis
ter TO the United States.
The pen with which Lincoln signed
the emancipation proclamation has
been presented 10 the New York Press
Club. ...
The Catholic cathedral at Laramie,
Wyoming. wns damaged by fire and
water 10 the amount of 81 500 few
days ago.
Pedro Baldonado. aged II. killed his
younger brother at White Oaks. New
Mexico. last Friday, while playing
with pistol.
The New York Senate has pnssed n
vote of censure against Senator
Murphy for having voted for the Tel
Ter resolution.
The leading citizens of Dyca and
Skaguay have asked for the establish
ment Of martial law, because of the
large iawless element In those towns.
Judge Bryant of the United States
Stntes Court Mt Galveston has tenn
porarily forbidden the boycotting of
the Lone Star steamship line by the
railroads.
maker. has been found guilty by jury
of numbering his wife and the life
sentence given him. He will appeal for
another trial.
General Prospero Morales. formerly
fttIttuIN VI WIT trtutlul
rios, and later head OF the unsuccessful
rebellion against the dictator. has de-
clared himself president OF Guatemala.
After three days of hard work at ST.
Louis the national assembly of the
League of American Wheelmcn ad-
journed on the 1lth after one OF the
most notable sessions ever held by that
body. The all-important question Of
local option in the mntter OF Sunday
racing was again defeated.
The Treasury department has issued
n statement TO the effect that the ay
verage daily receipts from all sources
for the first ten days In February We're
$1.O57 800, or at the. rate of 1886, 130,-
$50 per annum. which IL S3G.0OO,0O0 in
excess OF the average annual expendi-
lures for the past nine yenrs.
The American line steamer st. Louis.
Captain Randle which arrived al New
York on the 10Th from Southampton.
reported the loss mt sea of the Holland
American line steamer Vecndam. Cap
tain Stenger. from Rotterdam for New
York. The passengers and crew or the
Neendam, numbering 21O, were saved
by the St Louis.
Attorney General Griggs has re-
ceived dispatch from Judge Hoadley.
the government legal representative in
the matter of the sale OF the Kansas
Pacific road, stating that an arrange
mpnt hns been. effected by which the
Union Pacific Reorganization commit
tee would pay the principal Of the gov
ernment's lein in full.
Levi r. Morton's seven-story office
building. with frontages on Nnssnu
and Ann streets. known ms the Nassau
Chamber building. was destroyed by
fire on the 18th. The firemen had II
hard battle and for three hours there
was every prospect of great con
Migration. Every fire company In the
city from Fifty-ninth street to the Bat
terry was called out.
King Menelik OF Abyssinia is prcpar-
ing for a Journey to the European cap
itals and is collecting all the objects
of special artistic interest in Abys-
sinin. the most valuable of which he
will take as gifts to the various rulers.
His majesty intends TO be absent
about eight months and the govern
ment OF Abyssinin,i during that time.
will be entrusted to the queen.
Senor Dupuy De LONE. minister
from Spain TO the United States has
resigned and his resignation has been
accepted by the Spanish government.
He was compelled to do so as atresult
of the publication of his letter to n
Spanish gentleman in Cuba. to whom
he expressed the opinion that Presi-
dent Mckinley was a low politician"
The Cuban Junta got hold of the let
ter in some way.
| 1t is stated that the De LONE letter
wns not stolen from the United States
4. bx.u s,f
the Cuban Junta In the postoflice at
Havana. Don Jose Conalejas. TO whom
the letter was. addressed never saw
| the original He did not know until
eight days after the letter reached
Havana that such n letter from
| SpaIn's representative ut Washington
had been written him.
A special from: San Jese de Guatc
mala of February 18th says: Civil
strife and bloodshed have followed the
killing of Barrlos. Before the body of
| the late ruler had been. buried the fac
| tions were flying each at the others
| throat. and as result General Mario
| quin. the chief supporter of Prospero
Morales, one of the asplrants to the
presidency. is dead. and his forces are
seeking safety In flight.
| Pension Commissioner Evans has re-
Gently received. from spensioner in
San Antonio, Texas, AN express order
for SST0. 1t was money which the send
er believed he had not properly r,,-
ceived. and. animnted by this feeling.
he Ind returned II TO the government.
Mr.. Evans had nm investigation made
of the case and nscertained that the
pensioner was honestly entitled TO the
money he was receiving. viz: So per
month for deafness, and directed tho
entire amount returned TO him.
Governor McCnrd and other Officials