The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-07-22
UTAH NEWS.

Pennel Chcrrington Of salt Lake,
has been appointed assistant United
States district attorney.
James stevens, who was stealing a
ride, lost foot at bingham junction
by getting run over by n truck.
Iladlcy d johnson, pioneer demo
crat and old resident Of Salt Lake and
Utah, died In salt Lake last week.
Adjutant Cartwright and Captain
Readc, both Of General Kent's stah,
have been commended for ghllantry 10
the battle at santiago.
DR.. =. j. McKcnna Of Salt Lake has
been appointed Grst assistant surgeon
Of the Second regiment Of volunteer
engineers, under Captain willard
Yong.
Two Of battery Cs recruits seem 70
have taken "frcnch leave. They are
James y Robertson aud Nicls \. Olsen.
The former enlisted In Fountain Green
aud the latter la Frisco.
The state appropriation 10 pay part
salaries Of county treasurer, attorney
and assessor Of the various counties Of
the state, Il almost exhausted, and will
run far short Of the demands upon th,
funda
Leo white, a young man between
~ and 20 years Of age, was drowned
while swimming In Hear river, neat
his home at Logan, last week, white
IL the son Of a widow. lie has q
brother who IA absent from home shear
ing sheep. They tried to reach him 10
time 10 attend the funeral
The mining exhibit which was col
lected for tho mining congress, will In
all likelihood be- made permanent
The Salt Lake mining exchange has
taken the matter mp at the instance of
leading mining mon, who have asked
that space for the exhibit be made in
the mining exchange building
Hubbard, or Layne, A. he is known,
the man who escaped from sheriff Bcl.
nap and Deputy llarrup Of Weber
county. has been arrested Mt Mont.
pelicr, Idaho. when he escaped he
was hAndcuficd aud had his feet tied
under horses belly. How he freed
himself Il not known
The body Of n man. supposed TO be
that Of GEORGE Il. Cloud, a former resi-.
dent Of springvillc and later Of ~.
George, has been found on the desert
In Arizona. lie left ST. George In CON.
pany with Mexican. who Ia supposed
10 have killed him. lIe has family
In Muscatlnc, Iowa having been a late
conner 10 Utah.
A petition TO tho Hoard Of PArdons
for the release OF DR., j. n. Darlington,
sentenced 10 one years Imprisonment
In the Cache county jail At tho April
term Of court l. being circulated and
very widely signed around Logan.
The doctors health IA such that Il 4.
feared he may not survive for the full
term, aud as he was Imprisoned during
aprotracted period prior TO the trial
II l. believed the ends Of justice have
been served.
Governor Wells has offered a reward
Of $3.50 for the capture OF llalbert Me
Clure, who il wanted In san Juan
county for cattle aud horse-stcallng
and who escaped from the custody OF
officers In that county on or about
June .. isos Mcclure IA half.brced
Mexican, with black eyes and black
hairs red, round face. stout build, about
feet y or o inches In height, weigh,
about 100 pounds, Ia about IS Year,
old, has good teeth and II very quick
spolseni very nllterate, can read lit
tie and sign his namei talks good Mex
team.
Lieutenant Dashlcll at Fort nougla
has received letter from Captain
Lyon OF the Twenty.fonrth, now nj
Atlanta, Ca, telling of the wouude,
officers OF the regiment. Captain
Brereton received two Hesh wounds
Que In the arm aud one In the calf o
the leg. Captain Dueat was wounde,
In both grolns aud bullet Il still Il
bis body. Colonel Llscum had botl
the collar bone and shoulder blad,
shattered by bullet while Captain
Laws suffered flesh wound In thi
arm. Captain Lyon was wounded II
the hip. All the men are doing we'll,
The highest salary paid auy oalcer II
Kane county is $500, which is paid IN,
county clerk. The sheriff gets onl,
$50, from which II Is inferred that tn,
citizens are all lAw-Ablding. The entir,
shlAry list OF the county officials
amounts to only sosa a year.
The defense In the Maxwell case, IN,
sprlngyille bank robber. will be u,
attack on the validity OF the eight jury
law. A jury OF twelve win be demand
ed, and as there Is no provision In IN,
state constitution for such, II can mo-
DO granted.
I'd. Egan, who broke jail at Ogder
last week has been recaptured. III