Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

Portland. Ore. received orders to leave
for Washington, d. c.. today tThurs-
day..
Gen. Shafter who Is now inspecting
the fortiiications of San Diego, Cal,
states that the first Of the 10-inch rihes
viii be In place at Ballast Point by
tonight Thursday. He is pleased with
the rapid progress on the harbor de-
lenses there.
Sheriff A. a. Holland of Carson coun'
ty, Texas, Has arrived in San Francisco
to take charge OF Rev. George Nor
rison, who liz accused Of numbering his
wife in Panhandle City, Texas. The
officer will leave With his prisoner as
soon as Gov Budd signs the extradi-
tion papers.
Cusack-Smith. ex-British consul to
Samoa arrived In San Francisco today
tThursday) on the Alameda. He says
that everything is quiet on the islands
but adds that King Malietoa is serious
~ III. and II the old monarch should
die serious trouble might cnsue among
the rival native factions.
1T the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Southern Pacific conf
pany, held Wednesday. the following
board OF directors was elected: George
Croker. c. T.. Green, Thomas II. Hub
bard, e. +. Huntington, II. Il. Hunt
N. T. Smith, T. T.. Stillman, j. C.
Stubs and Russell j. Wilson.
The strike of job printers and press
men scheduled for Monday at San
Francisco came off on time. but the
walk-out was carried through so quiet
ly and with 80 little apparent effect
that beyond the presence OF severa,
groups of idle men in the neighborhood
of Sansome and Clay streets, there was
N gbnNy that uPtsthtpsr ,,ttt Of
the ordinary had occurred.
The election at Paris. Idaho. resulted
as follows: Mayor, i. U. Stucki; clerk,
L. T. Shepherd; treasurer. Helen Croft.
police Judge. James Nye; counclmen
First ward, ]. Il. Shepherd and Arthur
Budget Second ward, Walter Hoge and
Thomas Mins0n Third ward, A. F.
Seegmiller and MILFORD W. Rich.
Fourth ward, Chris Tueller and Charles
lines
The adjutnnt generals office at Sac
ramento. Cal. Is being deluged with
offers of services from people all over
the state. Requests have been made
for authority to organize companies
and regiments of volunteers. a num-
her Of physicians and surgeons have
rendered their services In the event OF
war between the United States and
Spain.
c. IIowbaker jumped under the
wheels of Santa Fe train as II was
leaving Fountain, Cal, Wednesday
He was ground to pulp, A note was
found In his grip on the train. saying
he was from Emporia, Kas., and was
going to Portland, ocn. He had
written that he was losing his mind
and would take his life at the first OPP
portunity.
A. c. Maxey. a plumber. who resided
at Pescadero. Cal, jumped out OF a
second-story window at the German
Hospital. San Francisco. Monday and
was picked up dead. His skull was
fractured and shoulder broken. He
was a native of California and was A
years old. and married. He had shown
no sign of insanity. He entered the
hospital a month ago and was treated
for nervousness, Monday he was given
his discharge card as being cured. ana
was about TO leave the hospital. 1t was
supposed.
Morris Colman, once well-known
business man in San Francisco and n
brother of Charles Colmnn,th Kear-
ney street halter. committed suicide
Monday morning by shooting himself
through the heart. Mr. Colman was
native of Poland. Russia, and 90 years
of age. While not in robust health. nor
very wealthy. he had no apparent rea-
son to kill himself He left not a scrap
of writing to explain the mystery that
surrounds his death and his relatives
profess themselves at a loss to account
for his act.
The White Pine, New, News says that
some thirteen wagon-loads of Mormon
settlers have passed through Ely
during the last week, bound for the
church ranches in White River valley
where they expect TO make their homes
in the future. Each colonist Is allowed
to buy fifteen acres of alfalfa land with
water rights at SIG an acre and one
town lot containing an acre OF ground
for SIS, thus making total OF sixteen
acres for s265, with seven years IN
which to pay 1t. Only the men are
coming out from Utah ut present, and
II ia their intention to put in their crops
and build some sort of shelter before
going for their families.
The peaceful little town of Milpitas,
Cal. was the scene of a labor riot Mon
day caused by the opening OF the as
paraeus cannery for the season, with n
ranc Of Chinese to take the places OF
the Portuguese women and girls, who
formerly did the work. The cannery
is owned by the Oakland Preserving
company and has been in operation for
two years. A short time ago 1t was
reported that a gang of Chinese was to
he brought down from Oakland to do
threats that the Mongollans would not
he allowed to take their places. No
heed was taken OF the threat. and the
cannery opened Monday for the season
The San Francisco Call says that
three men named Lee, Elliott and
White. who are very much wanted in
sydney N s. W., are on their way to
San Francisco on one OF the sugar
deet now about due. The men were
the promoters OF THE Atmospheric
Gas company" a swindle which grew
TO such proportions in New South
Wales that II caused the values In the
regular gas and electric light COM
nany's stock to suffer steady decline,
while the price of shares In the new
venture Jumped from Sc to $3.50 inside
OF a month. When the bubble burst
the promoters had cleared up over
$50 900 and were on their way TO Homo
lulu, where they remained until an
fear of extradltlon was past and are
now en- route for San francisco.
@, +. Tilton, third officer OF the whal-
ing ship Belvedere, one OF the Meet
fast In the Arctic ocean north or Point
Barrow, Alaska, has arrived in Port.
land. ore, with +. Klotchoif. guide OF
the expedition under Lieut.. JARVIS
that was sent In the revenue cutter
Bear last fall to rescue the whalers
and two natives, a man ana woman
who came from Northwestern alaska.
Tilton claims 10 have story or ire.
mendous Importance but VIII reveal
nothing OF Its import until paid several