Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
TELEGHAPHlc BREvITlES.

The steamship City of Columbia, en-
route from New York to Alaska with 81
party of gold hunters bound for the
klondike, has arrived at Rio de Janiero,
Brazil.
The engineering dispute in England
is regarded as almost settled. The em-
ployers have granted "A delay of n week
when it is fully believed a satisfactory
agreement will be reached.
j. Eaton. the indoor cycling cham
pion. and Charles Kaiser, champion of
Switzerland, have been matched for "A
race early In February. They will meet
in the St. Louis Coliseum. One thou
sand dollars a side is wagered and n
purse will be offered.
Mrs. James Brown Potter and Mr..
Belew appeared at the Adelphi thea
ter, London, in Charlotte Cordray be-
fore "A brilliant audience. The prince
of Wales was present. Mrs. Potter and
Mr.. Belew had dozen curtain calls
at the close of the performance.
Caroline Ravenhlll. who declares she
is the wife of Edward J. Ratcliffe, the
motor, arrived In New York today on
has come TO press charge of bigamy
against the actor in marrying the
daughter of Peter De Lacy.
President Eaton. of Beloit college,
Wis, has been asked by the American
board of foreign missions to be one OF
q committee to inspect the work of the
society in China, and after much delib-
Grafton has accepted. His companions
in the work will be Judson Smith and
Col Hopkins of Boston.
The London Times says the strength
| of Spanish tours Is remarkable in
| view of the news from the United
| States, but 1t considers that the pro-
ceedings of the American Senate are
regarded less seriously abroad than
In days when the Senate was In tho
habit OF showing sense of political
responsibility
Jockey Tod Sloane, who has been in
foreign lands since last fall riding
English horses. arrived in New York
today on the Campania. sloane wants
to go back To England to ride but
| julius Fleischman said today that he
| could not agree to this as his plans for
| the coming season We're to a great eX-
| tent based upon the riding Of Sloane.
| Captain Titles, the well known st.
Louis turfman. announced yesterday
that John Rodgegnp has decided to
abandon his intention Of retiring from
| the turf and that he would continue
to race as of yore this year. Accord
ingly he reclaimed from TILES the
speedy three-year-old fllly Fcrroll,
which TITLES recently purchased from
him for $500.
The Chicago Times Herald says:
| Steel rail manufacturers have per
| fected a general agreement" to take
| the place OF the old steel rail pool
| which collapsed last February. The
pooling features Of the former combl-
nation have not been respected and
| the price is now SIS ton at Plttsburg
| ond $50 at Chicago, as against SOS ana
| 500 respectively under the previous
| arrangement.
A telegram from Palm Beach. Fla,
announces the death of Mrs. Mary
| Payne Bingham OF Cleveland. o.,
daughter OF the late Senator II. Il.
| Payne. Mrs. Bingham's husband and
| child We're with her when she died as
| also were her only surviving brother,
Col. Oliver II. Payne of New York,
and her niece, Mrs. Almeric Hugh
| Paget. daughter OF the late Mrs. VIII
liam c, Whitney, Mrs. Bingham's on
| ly sister.