Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-03

Of the Red Cross society In his paper
and is confident a large amount of
money can be raised among the Chin
ese there.
The directors OF the Oakland. Cal,
board Of trade have instructed SeCre-
tary Sharp to draft a strong set Of
resolutions to be forwarded to the Cal
ifornia senators, urging them to use
every effort to secure Hawaiian an
neNation as soon as possible.
The steamer Albion from Copper
river reports that there has been sec
ond heavys slide on the Valdez glacier.
A number OF pack animals were buried
In the snow, but no human lives were
lost. The glacier is now impossible
and traffic for the season is said to be
at an end.
Hy Smith. an inmate Of the Montana
state prison at Deer Lodge, so slashed
himself with a knife Tuesday that he
died Thursday morning. He initiated
an operator for appendicitis opening
up a wound from which his bowels
protruded. The prisoner was demented
and was serving a sentence for at
tempted wife murder.
The steamship Argyll, Captain Ward.
arrived at Astoria, Ore, Thursday nf-
ternoon, thlrty-three days from Hong
hpHS wa iphpIHlld anu honolulu. Sle
left Honolulu nine days ago. Captain
Ward say that for three days prior
to his departure from Honolulu the
whole city was decorated with flags
and In gala attire ready to receive the
United States troops on their way to
the Philippines.
II IL estimated. says the Omaha
Stockman, that the sheep of Arizona
number over 100000 and they art
grazed mainly in Apache Navajo and
Coconlno counties. They are largely
garde merinos. The wool ranks low
when It is clipped on account Of the
dirt. sand and grease 1t contains. but
after securing 1t is classed among the
best. Arizona sheepmen have recently
formed an association for the purpose
Of prosecuting sheep thieves.
The Chicago Denver fast train of the
Gulf-Union Pacific Northwestern COM
bination was wrecked by the spreading
OF the rails near Sedgwlck. Colorado,
Thursday, while It was running at
high rate of speed. Fortunately no
one was killed and only n few received
injuries beyond severe shaking up
The damage to railway property was
considerable, as all the coaches except
the last sleeper left the track and
were badly smashed.
Assistant surgeon James IL. Gregory,
u. S. A., has been directed by the war
department to proceed to Fort st. Mich
ael, Alaska, for duty at that post He
will leave Captain Guy l., Ede, assist
ant surgeon. The latter is directed to
report to General Merriam for further
orders The indications are that DR..
Edie will go to the Philippines. Major
William a. Sampson, United States
volunteers. chief of artillery Of General
Merritt's staff. arrived In san Francisco
Thursday and reported for duty.
The scarcity of water on the Preside
reservation has thrown the men now
encamped there in a serious predica-
ment The supply in the reservation
reservoir is about exhausted and the
pumps which supply the water are not
powerful enough to keep the reservoir
filled. Stringent orders have been is
sued cautionlnF the men stationed at
the Preside against any unnecessary
waste Of water. The culinary depart
mcnt has been ordered to use only
enough water for actual cooking pur-
poses and the men have heen ordered
to discontinue bathing until the sltua-
ton can be remedied.
The report from Washington that
the annexation of Hawaii is about to
be contaminated Is given much Gre
dence by the officers at Camp Merritt
and they are already figuring upon an
order to send troops to the islands to
look after Uncle Sans interests and
some Of the volunteers who fear that