Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-26
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
ALASKAN RATES BOUND TO TUMBLE


Smallpox at belmont, Arizona Examining
Monetary Harbor Reward FOR Whit
uey's Assasslns Miscellaneous.
The steamers oregon and Pasadena
sailed from Portland, ore. for south
eastern Alaska Friday night
a receiver for the Franklin building
and Loan association. Portland has
been asked for by II. w. Gullette, II
stakeholder.
Miss Amelia Olson o domestic aged
30, was struck by n trolley car In Spo-
kane Friday evening, dragged fifty feet
and killed.
Contract has been let for the erection
of additional buildings ~ the National
Indian school north OF Phoenix, Ariz
at Il cost of sac, 900. The contract was
secured by Pugh u Gray OF Portland,
Oregon.
There are ~ cases OF small pox at the
village of Belmont, II miles west of
Flagstaff Ari2. Belmont has about
100 people and the entire population.
largely Mexican, has been exposed to
the disease.
Word has reached san Bernardlno
Cal, to the effect that e serious wreck
occurred Tuesday morning on the
Southern Pacific N White Water, Il
small station out On the desert No
lives We're lost, but Conductor Best and
Brakeman Eisler were badly injured.
VIII Tate. prominent gambler of
Leadville, Colo, is now confined in jail
there serving out a sentence Of thirty
days and to pay a fnc Of $3.50 and
costs. Tate refused TO cease gambling.
Notwithstanding the orders Of Judge
owens, and the above is the result.
The body of woman who had evil
IDENTITY been murdered was found in n
Seattle lodging house Friday. \ hams
mcr was found in the room with which
the woman had been beaten to death
The woman passed under the name of
Mrs. ORoke. But little is known OF
her.
Their was an enthusiastic mass meet
ing at the court house at Astoria, Ore,
Friday night. called for the purpose OF
forming a naval reserve corps one
hundred names We're signed to the rolls
which with the three divisions in Port
land assures brigade FOR Oregon and
the assignment there Of II training
ship.
Mrs. Ada Thors VS. accidentally shot
ana killed Wednesday forenoon near
Latrobr. lei Dorado county, Cal. She
had left home to join her husband
who was out la It field building fence,
and carried his lthc along with her
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bullet struck her and killed her in
stantly. Deceased was about % years
old.
Lieut.. Stoncy. L, 5. N, the recruiting
officer in charge of the naval rendez-
Nnus at san Francisco, has received or
ders to enlist all the men he can get
hold OF First class firemen. oilers
engineers and able seamen will Ice re-
cclNed. Stoney : orders are to get all
the good men he can, the only re-
stricuon being in the matter of expert
encc. only men with sufficient knowl-
edge to enable them to be at once use
ful members of crew will be received.
Judging by the number OF vessels
now engaged in the Alaska Transport
tatiun trade 1t Is almost certain
that rates will take u decided tumble
within the next few weeks. Already
reports are coming from Sound ports
of "A falling Oft in the amount of travel
northward. ana comparatively few have
been going from san Francisco. Run
ming between Portland and sound
ports and Alaska there are now en-
gagged &c san Francisco steamers and
there are IS more on their way out to
the coast from the east prepared TO
enter the same trade.
me boNeihuI OF iuaho mas ISSUED the
tuuuMIhS proclamation: l. FRANK
Iieui'ei ~, E"Ntrn 1i OF the state OF
,,l.,; ~ fltue VI the authority IN me
state of Idaho. a reward of 81 900 earl;
for the arrest and conviction of the
assassins of Frederick D. Whitney who
was shot near the town Of Gem. Sho-
shone county, state of Idaho on or
about the 23rd day of December. 1897.
it appearing that the said Frederick
II. Whitney was peaceahle, law abid-
ing citizen and was nssassinated by
persons unknown. Given under nv
hand and the great seal of state Of
Idaho. this 10Th day of March, A. D.,
1898.
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M, lr'r'' 1,, hryah ana
ito.l' 'al,IeS N, IVL'cs' chuIriiuh OF the
W Cpllihittee nave
S, y" 'Iea, i,e'iiuc,a's uis
lts .u'.', ivIhihs 10 .he fusion
VI am ~ S'. So, va w IN tne eieSuon
man Jones opposes the action taken by
ceTtaih democrats IN ueclhf1ng against
fusion with any other party in the COM
ing state ana tohgresslonal elections.
me letter OF MT; btyah deals Just as
CLOSELY win local hlaifs, although no
direct reference Is maze TO the action
OF the stralsht- ti'ket democrats MT
Bryan deals WIN the letters issued by