Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-25
EVENTS IN THU WEST.
PACIFIC COAST BEING EQUIPPED FOR WA


Tho steamers Oregon and Pasadena
sailed from Portland, oregon. for
southeastern Alaska Thursday night.
Mayor Phelan of San Francisco has
appointed a committee of fifteen to de-
wise plan for an international expo
stion to celebrate the admission Of
California into the Union.
A. f. Caldwell. the newly appointed
postmaster Of Pocatello. Ida, will as
sumo the duties Of that Office very
shortly. his appointment having been
confirmed by the Senate.
Forty thousand pounds Of ammun-
tion for the big guns TO be mounted
at Ballast Point has arrived at san
Diego Cal. The point will soon be in
u position to strongly resist Il hostile
attack.
James X. Jones, chairman OF the
Democratic national coInmittee. has
written Caldwell Ycamnn. a prominent
Colorado Democrat. advising him to
use his endenVurs In holding the silver
forces together.
A. S. Peabody, prominent mer-
chant of Laramie Wyo.. died suddenly
Thursday afternoon of heart failure.
Deceased was 60 years of age and
leaves wife and -four sons. one of
whom, y. II. Peabody. resides in salt
Lake.
A party of thlrty-seven men from
Sioux CITY. Iowa, with Dr. j. y. Hem
ny ms leader left Seattle Wash, Thurs
day, for Nokutat bay, Alaska, on the
steamer Alliance. The party expects
TO spend two years prospecting in
Alaska.
At Portland, ore, "A receiver for the
Franklin Building e. Loan Association
has been asked for by IL. w. Gullette,
a stakeholder, and the application Will
be heard Monday. Gullette AYERS that
the corporation Is insovent. This Is
denied in the answer filed by the as
ISOLATION.
Eighteen commissioners have been
appointed by Governor McCord of ART
IONA To arrange for the representing
Of Arizona at the Omaha exposition.
The commissioners, who are dstribut-
ed among the twelve counties of the
territory. are to meet in Phoenix April
. for organization and formation Of
plans.
Gov. Richards of wyoming has re-
ceived an offer from Geo. X. Stanton.
a wen known Laramie cowboy. to raise
within 10 days notice n company Of 50
rough riders and expert shots for SER
vice in the event of war. The men
will furnish their own mounts and
equipments. The offer will be accepted
If war should ensue.
A dispatch from Seattle. Wash, says
that the condemnation suits by which
the government secures site for IA
battery at Point Wilson, have been
closed in the Federal court. The price
to be paid aggregated $4,000. A num-
Der of heavy guns are now ON their
way there and preparations for setting
them up will be immediately COM
menced.
The astronomers of the University of
California have completed their compu-
tation of the comet discovered Sunday
morning by Perrine of the Lick OBJ
servatory and. according to them. the
comet will become brighter and remain
in sight for some time. 1t is now trav-
Cling toward the earth nt the rate of
100000 miles day. For the next two
weeks 1t VIII continue to move north
easterly Mt the rate OF one degree n
day north as well as east. 1t is wish
BILE about four O'Clock in the morning.
Prince Luigi OF Italy is to be the
hacker of an expedition to Alaska
which is to leave Seattle, Wash, in
May under the leadership Of Major
T.. :. lngraham, who accompanied
Prince Luigi on his ascent of Mount
st. Elias last summer. The party VIII
consist of fifteen persons and will in
Kotsebue Sound as base an exhaust
tive prospecting for gold will be nrade.
1t Is stated that Prince Luigi would ac-
company the party were 1t not for the
desire Of King Humbert that he lead
an expedition to the North Pole.
At late hour Thursday night rock
cts We're sent up and colored lights
burned by a vessel In distress OFF
Point Reyes, near San Francisco, Cal,
The signals were seen by the members
of the life saving crew at that point,
who at once put off in their boat for
the scene of the supposed wreck and
the tug Vigilant whs also sent up the
coast in response to the call for aid.
There is at present no means OF learn
ing the name of the vessel. That 1t
was in great distress seemed evident
from the fact that nearly n dozen sig
nal rockets Were sent up in quick sue
cession.
The immense redwood forests Of
Mendocino and Humboldt counties,
cal, are to be invaded by line OF
railroad. Hundreds OF thousands of
acres OF timber lying too distant from
the coast to be cut and transported by
vessel to market will thus be thrown
open to expectation and direct ship
ment To San Francisco and the East
with that object the California North
western Railway Co. has been incor-
porated. The new road is to be built
into the Redwood region from some
point ON the san Francisco and North
Pacific railroad. with which the Call
fornia Northwestern has traffic ar
rangement for hauling its cars either
to Tiburon or 10 Scheliville FOR con-
nection with the Southern Pacific and
eastern points.
Statistics of the British Columbia
salmon pack for last season Just COM
piled by Messrs. X. =. Rithett & COM
pany, give the following totals: Frazer
river pack. $50, $50 cases; Skeena river.
65,905: Rivers inlet, 40.20T, Mas river.
20S00; Lowe inlet. 1866; Manu- har-
Dor 4,357; Alert hay, S6O2; West coas,
Vancouver Island. ABA. Total pack
for the season, I.0i5,i71 cases compared
with 6Ol,570 the previous season. Ship
ments made during the season Were as
follows: BY sea 20 England, 733, goa
cases; overland, 4S, $50; to eastern
Canada, l30,Sl5 to Australia, 2S,5Ig: to
other destinations. 226. Four thousand,
eight hundred and twenty-three cases
We're sold locally and salmon dealers
have stocks amounting in all to $4,000
cases yet on hand.
Great activity prevails at the Mare
Island navy yard Vallejo, Cal. The
cruiser philndel,,hja has been hauled i'm