Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-10
TELEGRAPHlC BREvlTleS.

George Miller. the philanthropist, is
dead at London, England.
]. & w. Seligman OF New York have
ordered 100000 in gold in Europe for
import.
The United States dispatch boat
Fern arrived at Key West this morning
from Havana.
The American yacht Anita with
congressional party on board arrived
at Havana today,
The tug Underwater. and big derrick
Chief. left Charleston. S. c., this morn
ing to continue her voyage to Havana.
Nothing is known in Paris of Spain
contracting a loan there. The rumor
Is said to be entirely without founda-
ton.
New York, announce an additional en-
gagement of s250,000 in gold for i'm
port.
The United States cruiser Marble
head has sailed for the Tortugas, In or
der to distribute ammunition to the
American fleet.
The Dowager Countess of Elgin,
mother of the viceroy of India, is
dead. She was daughter of the first
earl of Durham.
The White Star steamer Majestic
sailed from Liverpool today for New
York via Queenstown, having on board
s2,5S2,500 in gold for the United States.
The monitor Miantanomah and the
ram Katahdin We're placed in commits
sion at l o'clock this afternoon at
League Island navy yard. Philadelphia.
The United States battleship Iowa
has sailed from Key West for the Tor
tugas islands The torpedo boat Porter
has also sailed for the Tortugas with
mail for the fleet.
Queen Victoria started from Windsor
for Portsmouth at $3.50 this afternoon
ON her way to the south of France. She
will step on board the royal yacht at
Portsmouth tonight.
Beginning this morning the great
machine shops at the WATERFOWL.
Mass, arsenal Will be operated IS
hours a day. These orders arrived at
the post last night.
A respite was granted by Governor
Hastings OF Pennsylvania today for
sixty days for Walter Goodman, who
was to have been hanged at Wellsboro
March 81.
A. Menocal and A. p. Davis. OF the
United States Nicaraguan canal COM
mission, We're passengers by the Atlas
line steamer Adirondack. which arrived
at New York today from Port Linan.
At yesterdays meeting of the Span
ish cabinet at Madrid. Senior Moret, the
minister for the colonies read n dis
patch from Captain General Blanco
saying that the situation in Cuba had
improved.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
Inc nominations: William j. Calhoun,
.. Illinois, to be Interstate commerce
commissioner. To be Indian agents.
r. C. Mccoy, at Cheyenne river agency,
s. d.; Edward Goldberg. at Quapawa
agency In Indian Territory.
DR.. w. o. Rodgers. head physician of
woodmen of the World. died at Omaha,
Neb.. this morning of rheumatism OF
the brain. lie had been i'll but few
days. DIR. Rodgers's Identification with
fraternal insurance orders has been
extensive during the last decade.
The Paris Temps publishes a dispatch
from Havre stating that the fitting out
of the Spanish armored cruiser Carlos
Qunito Is being pushed forward rapid
ly. A high powered 11-inch Hontoria
gun has Just been mounted In the for
ward armor-clad turret A similar gun
will be placed in the after turret.
Governor Hastings OF Pennsylvania
and party arrived at Los Angeles, Cal,
today in the private car ickwicl<.
over the Santa Fe road. The governor
and his friends, who are on Il pleasure
tour, will remain here until Saturday
and then visit the Coronado hotel at
San Diego.
The nationalHouse committee on cleo
lions No. 3 has agreed by strict party
vote to make n report in favor of seat
ing Representative Josiah Patterson
who contested the seat OF Mr.. Carmacls.
from the Tenth Tennessee district. Mr..
Patterson, who represented the district
in the last Congress as n Democrat,
ran against Carmack, the Democratic
candidate, as a gold candidate.
The recruiting officer of the United
States army, located in Chicago, has
received this telegram from the ad-
jutant- general at Washington: Enlist
all desirable applicants fitted for artil-
lery, heavy and light. and send them to
Fort Sheridan." Within few hours
after the telegram had been posted on
the bulletin boards over which men
applied for enlistment.