Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-07
TeLE6RAPHlC BREvITlES.

Isaac A. Shepard. one of the most
prominent citizens OF Philadelphia, died
yesterday, aged 70.
One thousand men will be put to work
at Portsmouth, N. H.. navy yard with
in the next twenty-four hours.
New Zealand's gold export for the
year 1897 was worth e9s2 O4O. against
f1,0i1, 1923 for the previous year
At Lake Cormorant. Miss, last night,
VIII Jones, negro. was lynched by
n mob for outraging a colored wo-
man.
Spain could lntict much damage on the
United States which could get but little
in return.
Col. Piquart refuses to answer Comte
Esterhazy's challenge to a duel for
causes growing out of the Dreyfus and
lola trials.
Town Treasurer Edward s. Thyng Of
Exeter, N. H.. has been arrested,
charged with embezzling $4,000 of the
towns funds.
In Begrada, Servia, NJ. Milutine
Gnrchanin the distinguished statesman
and former prime minister, is dead,
aged So years.
The Merritt tug. Underwater, has
arrived at Charleston, s. c.. with the
derrick Chief, after u rough voyage and
slight damage
The West Australian Uitlanders are
greatly excited about the mining regu-
latlon, which prohibit alluvial miners
from sinking below ten feet
Lord Brassey. governor of Australia,
had a narrow escape from drowning
recently. He fell from a launch into the
water in Melbourne harbor.
Ion Trent Hamilton, Baron Holm, of
Holm, Patrick, county Dublin, is dead.
He was the lord lieutenant and custos
retulorium of county Dublin.
A body found yesterday at the Maine
wreck has been identified as that of
| Wagner, sergeant of marines. With five
Others 1t was sent TO Key West.
| In Tasmania, Chief Justice Sir Lam
bert Dobson is obtaining a report OF the
damage done by the fire. to guide the
relief committee In It's distributions.
Hugh j. levitt, the famous railroad
financier and for many years receiver
and president of the Erie. died yester-
day at Augusta, Ga, aged 81 years.
Orders have been received at Charles
ton, Mass. navy yard calling for the
| enlistment of men for the several
navy.
The report was denied officially in
| Washington last night that the Column
! hla had been ordered to Key West as
soon MS she could be made ready for the
| voyage.
| Sunday In Havana was cold and beau
tlful, and observed as n holiday, es-
peclally in the harbor. which was full
OF boats bearing visitors to the Vizcaya
and Almirante oquendo.
! a dispatch from Kingston. Jamaica,
| says severe earthquakes We're felt Fri
day Mt Antigua, st. Kits. Guadaloupe
and Montserrat, on the Leeward islands.
Much damage was done ut Antigua.
Charles II. Pendergast. formerly a
member of the shipping firm of Pender-
CAST Bros. Il Coz Is dead In New York
city. aged 20 years He went to Cali
fornia among the gold seekers in 1919.
Yictorla's (Australa) output of gold
the past year was 772,720 ounces. Ben
digo tops the list with 200, $50 ounces, an
Increase of 1882 ounces compared with
1896 Then comes Ballarat, 1880
ounces,
The colony of Vistoria (Austra lia)
like Tasmania, has suffered fearfuly
from bush fires. Fires are reported
| from all parts of the colony, and much
damage has been done. Scores of fam
HES are homeless.
| In the City of Mexico last night the
memorial services at the Methodist
| Episcopal church In honor OF the
Names dead, was attended by the
| American minister and all prominent
| Americans.
In Cedar Rapids, Ia, Alfred Healy,
| % years Of age, last night shot and
killed Miss Llbbie Brnuschand. 10 years
of age, and sent a bullet through his
own head, He Will probably die No
cause is known.
! There Ia mining revival in Queens
| land, Australia Returns from various
gold fields throughout Queensland give
| gross total for January OF Los ounces,
which compared with those OF January,
1887, is an Increase Of $3.50 ounces.
James Carpenter inventor Of the Car
| penter projectiie, died in Reading. Pa.
last night of pneumonia, aged 81 years.
/ He was born In New York. entered the
naval academy and served with dis
tinction in the navy during the Civil
| War.
In Harlan county, Kentucky. on
! Saturday night, William and Sam Gross
| fought against Abe Carroll. John Car
roll and Abe Sewell Knives and pIstolo