The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

Fortress Monroe, ordinarily styled
the Gibraltar Of America, is to be made
even more formidable than now.
Consul Swain at Montcvideo reports
that American coal has come into tho
river Plat in active competition with
the Welsh coal.
Secretary Alrcr is authority for the
statement that there Is no truth In the
report OF a change in the head OF the
navy department
General Merritt the first OF the year
will take charge OF the department OF
the east, relieving General Shafter,
now In command
The directors Of the Bell Telephone
company have declared a dividend OF ,
per cent An extra dividend Of ~ per
cent was also declared
Prof. John Bell Hatcher Of Princeton
has gone back to Patagonia to continue
his search for rare fossils aud explore
the interior OF the country.
The state department has instructed
vicc-Counsul-Gcnernl Springer 10 pro-
coed 10 Havana and close up the affairs
Of the United States consulate.general
there.
General weyler is going to Madrid
TO confer with the Premier, who Is ex-
pectcd 10 accept also the advances of
Senior Rometory Robcldo and Senior
Jose Canalcjas.
Mike Hennessy, minc-owner, who
lives with his family, at Lead, $. d.,
and John oConnell, employed by Hen
messy were burned To death In their
cabin at Crown Hill.
s. A. Sylvester, who was formerly
agent OF the Equitable Life Insurance
company at Hilboro, N. D., has been
arrested In Seattle ON n warrant charg'
ing him with embc1zlcmet
The jury In the case OF W. S. Jewott,
formerly president Of the Lake Ma
tional Bank OF wolfboro, n. H.,
charged with cmbczzlement OF SIS, 600,
returned a verdict Of guilty.
The preferential tariff In favor OF
Great Britain has not worked partic-
ularly well In Canada, according 10
figures transmitted by United States
Commercial Agent Hunt at Palmer.
ston.
In Washington n marshal's jury de-
clared Joseph w, Pearson TO be insane,
Pearson IN the man who created sen.
sation by hurting missiles through the
door aud windows OF the British EN-.
bAGsy.
The state department rs yet has
taken no steps toward reopenlng the
American consulates in Spain, and this
probably will be allowed to await the
exchange Of Publications OF the peace
treaty.
Frederick Won Hartmann, aged "a,
son Of llaron Won Hartmann Of Cologne,
Germany, has been sentenced 10 five
years in the state prison by Judge
liucl Of Kalamazoo county, Mich, for
burglary.
Secretary Alger said yesterday after
noon that Major-Genernl Otis had rem
dtred most satisfactory service In COM
mand OF the military forces in the
Philippines and would be retained In
that position.
Hereafter brooms will cost cents
more apiece. Members OF the Broom
Manufacturers association OF the
United States met In Chicago and de-
eided to advance the price OF brooms e5
cents u dozen.
Three moonshlners, Jacob Lambert,
Greer, and an unknown man, were
killed and several OF their comrades
wounded In a battle with revenue OIL.
GERS In Knox county, Ky. The officers
were not hurt.
Senator Morgan has secured the pas
sage by the senate OF resolution au-
thorizing the Nicaraguhn Canal COM
mittee to investigate the alleged eff
forts TO obstruct the construction Of
the Nicaragua canal.
Among network OF wires twenty
feet above the ground, RoderiolS CHS.
holm, an electrician. was slowly burned
TO death In sight OF several hundred
spectators at the corner OF Fifty-ffth
and State streets, Chicago
In Syracuse, N. ". Arthur II. Hall,
u well-known bicycle trick rider, was
instantly killed recently by being
struck on the head by timber which
fell six stories, crushing his skull. lie
was at work on the building.
The Acknowledgement has trans
mitted TO congress the report OF the
commission appointed TO prepare n
code OF civil laws for the territory OF
Alaska. The laws OF Oregon are taken
Us the basis for the new code.
An Issue OF some Importance has been
raised by the civil service commission
Us 10 the right of Comptroller Trace
we'll OF the treasury 10 refuse 10 audit
the accounts OF persons appointed TO
positions "in eontrayention OF the civil
service law"