Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-06
EVENING NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1898.

the conspirators dropped the signiii-
cant remark: III we cannot get away
with the governor, we ought to get some
one to do II for us" The brakeman fol-
lowed the Spaniards to San Francisco
and the governor and police were noti-
fled of his suspicious. The governor
makes light of the matter, but his
friends are disposed to regard 1t as
serious.
The United States Cruiser Charleston
was formally put in commission, Thurs
day at Vallejo, Cal. and her crew of 200
men with thirty marines are now on
board. Immediately upon arrival Of
the steamer City of Pekin at San Fran
cisco she will be brought to Mare Is
land navy yard and docked. 1t Is stated
that she is to take 1000 tons of coal. be-
sides large quantities of ammunitlonand
provisions to Manila When the Pekin
reaches the Philippines she may be
transferred into u hospital ship An
order was Issued to the yard foreman
calling for volunteer rfiachlnists. ship
filters, coppersmiths and blacksmiths
TO go to the Philippines on the Pekin
to repair our damaged warships. Assis-
tant Naval Constructor Caps has been
detached from the Union Iron works
and ordered to go In charge of the men.
repair of vessels will be taken by the
Pekin. cA-f l tilf f IH
A struggle for the custody Of the per-
son of Adolph Sutro, millionaire and
ex-mayor of San Francisco, took place
at Sutro Heights. DR.. Emma Mer-
rift. the legal guardian of the person
and the estate of her father. removed
homestead to her new home on the cor
ner of Van Ness avenue and Suffer
St She was fiercely resisted by
Miss Clara Sutro. her sister, who ere
ated a wild scene at the home. Miss
Sutro asserts that DR.. Merritt kid
mapped her father. who in his present
feeble state, Is liable to make any re-
sistance. DR. Merritt replies that She
has simply acted for the best lnterests
of, her father, and that as his legal
guardian she is entitled TO the custody
of his person. Her reason for remov-
ing him from the old homestead was
that she might have him at her home.
treatment and where he would be I'M
der her constant supervision. N-
Tonight QTrlday) at Mechanics Pa
vilion,. san Francisco, two of the most
formidable looking fighters of the
oueensberry age WIFI enter the 2i-foot
ring to decide the question of suprem-
acy. The contest Is the most important
ring event that has been arranged
since the Corbett- F'itzsmmons affair
at Carson. the principals are Tom
Sharkey and Jim Jeffries, and the one
who is hailed winner will be regarded
as the coming champion of the world
Each man says that he is trained to
the hour. Each man says that he Is
confident of winning. That the sports
of the town are almost equally divided
in their opinions of the men Is shown
by the fact that thousands of dollars
We're wagered Thursday at the very
slight odds of 10 to 3 against the sailor
on the face of ii, 1t looks as II the
match will be close and exciting. The
crowd promises to be greater than that
which saw the Fitzsimmons- Sharkey
| match in San Francisco in 1896 the
| sales of seats up to this (Friday) morn
| ing footing up $4,000.
one more yukoner. II. r. Miller
| formerly of Escanaba, Michigan, has
succeeded in coming from Dawson to
| the coast over the trail. He left Daw-
| son on March 81, arriving at Skaguay
| on April "a. 1t is his opinion that
navigation will open between Dawson
and st. Michael about June l, or two
| weeks earlier than usual, owing to the
warm weather that prevails on the
| Yukon. He looks for general break
| up of the ice this side of Dawson be-
fore the middle of May. Miller says
| the steamers Bella and Weare will b,
| likely to take the first consignment OF
gold this year to st. Michael. They
| are now with the Victoria and st
| Michael in the idt' near Circle City
When the river opens the Bella anf