Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-24
TELeGRAPHlC BREWTIES.

- s'oIi' "a french journalist or the
CITY of Mexico. has committed suicide.
lie was for time resident of San
Francisco.
The large excursion of Chicago peo-
PIE under the management of the
Mexican National railroad, is due to
arrive in the city of Mexico today.
Captain Carl Habich. former COM
modore of the Hamburg American
line, died suddenly at Stettin, Ger
many on February 21st, aged g. years.
Gen. Samuel Brick, adjutant general
OF the army, Will be retired tome rov
on account of age, and II 10 altogether
probable that his successor Will h.
Col. Henry Il. Corbin, who is In direct
line for promotion.
Queen Victoria arrived in London to-
day and viii hold n drawing room to
morrow. Her majesty drove from the
railroad station to the palace in semi
state and was heartily cheered on her
way there by the crowds in the streets.
The defense in the Sheriff Martin caes
AT Wilkesbarre, Pa, introduced lot
OF witnesses today to prove the riotous
conduct of the strikers in the region
prior TO the shooting. They We're heard
rapidly, and their evidence was con-
else and TO the point
The German warship Deutschland ar
rived at Singapore, Straits Settlements
today Prince Henry of Prussia landed
ana was received by the governor.
whose guest he Will be during his stay
Inc German club of Singapore will
give fete in honor of the prince to-
night.
Ihe increase OF the artillery force of
the country by two regiments as nro-
Nided FOR in the Senate bill was agreed
on by a subcommittee OF the House
military affairs committee today and
VIII be reported to the full cimmittee
at the full meeting without the
change of word.
William Chenery, cashier of the
portland, Me-, postofiice, who died last
Friday, was $4,000 short in his accounts
according to postofiice inspectors who
have Just examined the accounts. Mr..
Chenery had held the position OF cash
Ter about forty years and had never
been suspected Of peculation.
News has been received of the death
on Saturday at Beyrut, Syria, of Mrs.
Emily X. Montgomery, missionary,
aged so years. She went from Ameri-
ca to Turkey with her husband thirty
years ago and has been one OF the most
devoted and efficient American mis-
sionaries In that country.
Inetu1lauldIl government mas decided
tn permitCanadian goods to be shipped
from Vancouver and Victoria in
American vessels free of duty by St.
Michaels to the Yukon for the coming
season. An order to this effect has
been sent to the custom offices on the
coast. The order applies to the Yu-
kon route by st. Michiels and does not
include Skaguay and Italia.
The overdue French line steamer La
Champagne from Havre had not been
sighted at New York at 9:l5 this morn
ing though the weather is clear and two
steamers have been sighted u consid-
cradle distance from Fire Island-The
North German Lloyd steamer Trave
and the White Star steamer Germanic,
both bound in.
The President today sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: VIII
liam a. Tafee to be consul at Cienfue-
gCs, Cuba; Christian l.. Lindstrom,
receiver of public moneys at Grand
Forks. n. D.: Ernest Kent, register of
the land office at Grand Forks. ". d.. (:
william Warner, attorney for the
western district OF Missouri
A special to the Post Dispatch from
Shipman, ILL.,, says that the vault of
the Shipman bank was today blown
open by robbers who used nitro gycer-
Inc. The robbers only obtained $40 in
pennies as they Were scared away be-
fore being able to break into the inner
steel safe which contained thousands
of dollars.
William o. Moody. formerly book
keeper and cashier of the banking firm
of Dunlop brothers, Chicago, pleaded
guilty to embezzlement OF $4,000 of
the funds OF the oak Parl;
Building and Loan association and
$-,74I from Dunlop Bros. He was
sentenced to an indetermlnate term in
the penltentiary. Moody was promi-
nent in church and social circles.
The board of trustees of Cornell
University has elected Charles Degar-
mo, president Of Swathmoor College,
Pa, to the professorship of science and
art. made vacant by the resignation
last fall OF Prof G. Williams; also
Prof. Robert Wade Hubbard of the
University OF Minnesota assistant pro-
fessor Of mechanical engineering of
railways and principal of the gradu-
ate school OF railway mechnical en-
gineers.
+. C. Mcdonald md Edward NJ
7pwer OF New York. who were pas
sengers on the City OF Washington at
Havana at the time of the Maine ex-
plosion, have arrived at the city of
Mexico They were walking on the
rear deck of the Washington when the
explosion occurred and they thought
at first that the Alfonso XIII had
opened fire on the Maine. They say
that to them there seemed to be a series
of explosions in quick succession.