Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-12

| cyclist. announces his permanent re-
tirement from the track.
Miss Helen Gould positively denies n
| regiment Is being raised under her
patronage to go to Cuba.
| Chattanooga, Tenn. has been select
ed as the meeting place for the next
convention of police chiefs.
Major General Graham. commanding
| the department of the Gulf left Attain
Ia yesterday for Washington.
Hunger and smallpox are SPREADING
| through Porto Rico. and 200 families
are starving at Franguez and Maya.
| guez.
According to reports from Porto Rico
the people are panic-stricken at the
prospects of the bonbardmcnt of San
Juan.
Rev. william S. Perry, Episcopal
bishop of Iowa, who is visiting in Du-
Duque, was stricken with apoplexy and
Is in critical condition.
Charles II. Allen. the newly appoint-
eo assistant secretary of the navy, re-
ported at the department and received
the oath of office yesterday.
An incessan coast patrol is main
tanned and the Spanish authorities are
confiscating the coal of private indi.
viduals. Exchange is at l.2O.
St Thomas, West midas. dispatches
say II is reported that an American
warship, which had been lying to the
westward, sailed yesterday to join the
American fleet.
Gov. Hastings officially announced
mat six regiments of the Pennsylvania
volunteers now at Camp Hastings
would be on their way to Tampa with
in forty-eight hours.
ta In ~ ri
ward and Yale, on the resolution that
the present restrictions of immigration
INTO the United states are insufficient,
was won by Harvard.
There have been 1900 political arrests
In Porto Rico recently under the ~,
rannical measures enforced there Tho
shipping is suspended, and there are
no customs receipts.
The Japanese government, 1t is ex-
pected, VIII resort to n foreign loan of
El5,OO0'O00 (SI5,0O0.00O) for the redemp-
tion OF domestic loans and to remedy
the financial depression.
German export houses, says a dis
patch from Berlin to the London
Times. are suffering severely in con-
sequence of the absence or withdrawal
OF orders from the United States.
1t is expected that Lieut. Rowan, the
r.
ing and successful landing in Cuba and |
proceeded inland to Gen. Garcia's |
camp, VIII arrive at Key West today. |
A syndicate has been formed In Ma
drid which will borrow n million pese- |
tas to buy grain at Mnrseilles and Ant |
werp. as all the provinces but one |
nave refused to send more grain to
Madrid.
Dalton Mccarthy. Q. c., NJ. p, one of |
the foremost counsels and leading
statesmen of Canada. died last night
as the result of being thrown from his
evening last.
The surgeon general of the navy has
sent 500 to the navy pay office at San
Francisco to purchase clam Juice,
lemons, beef extract and jellies, to be
sent to the sick and wounded of Ad-
miral Dewey's fleet.
The steamers Ohio and Conemaugh,
which arrived at San Francisco from
the East few days ago for the Klon-
uike trade, have been chartered by the
government and will carry soldiers
and stores to Manila.
The Philippine refugees at sinra.
pore are preparing a congratulatory
ADDRESS 10 Rear Admiral Dewey. They
also express desire for the establish,
iheht OF n native government and for
protection.
Richmond, Ind. May 12.-Prof. John
r. BALDWIN. the aeronaut of Dalton.
lhis county, has received official nutI
ncation from General Greeley to be in
to accept a call from the sig
nal service corps as balloonist