The western recorder., 1898-02-24
reLEoaApH,c eszvlrrEs.

Diphtheril is epidemic AT rarhinH
ton. Utah.
California quail are being propn-
gated In Idaho
The bankruptcy bill passed The
House by a vote OF 159 TO 135.
Serious explosions occur frequently
in the nsphnltum mines OF Utah.
A very heavy snow fall is reported
from Wisconsin. Illinois and Iowa
Tucson, Arizona. is preparing for u
grand carnival to be held within Sixty
days.
Wyoming expended on its penifen
tiary and charitable institutions ins'
yenr $G3. .253.16.
Numerous attacks upon foreigner
are reported In many sections OF th'
Chinese empire.
Russian naval officers are on trlal
for swindllng the government out OF
6O.0O0 tons of coal
Ex-Governor Boies OF Iowa will run
against General ID. Il. Henderson foi
Congress next fall.
A Spanish coal miner was killed al
Welton, Ohio, for boasting that Spain
could whip the United States.
W. X. Foster. who left New York In
1888 with S193.OoO OF Produce Ex-
change funds. has been caught and
brought back.
Joe Letter says he is not selling but
buying wheat. and that the May op-
tion will range from 81 % to s1.50 pet
bushel before long.
The big Niles tool works at Hamil.
ton. Ohio. is turning out twelve-inch
mortars for the government for ship
ment as early as possible.
A serious riot occurred at Stronia,
Italy. Saturday. starving peasants at.
tacking the troops and being fired
upon.
A Spanish newspaper announces
that the last two descendants of Chris
topher Columbus are now occupants
of poor house at Cndiz, Spain.
The New York Journal has offered
reward of $4,000 for the arrest OF
the person or persons responsible fol
the blowing mp OF the cruiser Maine
in Havana harbor.
The working time of the switchmen
employed In the Union Pacific yards
at Cheyenne has been reduced one
hour n day This will effect heavy
reduction In the wages of the men.
Howard Gould. the owner Of the
$500. 900 pleasure craft Niagara. which
has been launched nj Wilmington. Del
aware, says that II necessary he will
gladly turn II over to the government.
Seven men were killed. thirty-three
injured $500 cars of freight were
sidetracked for weeks and the compa-
ny lost nearly S1.OO0.0O0 by the tun.
mel disaster on the Santa Fe Railroad
Mt Ash Fork. Arizona.
The Capctown correspondent of the
London Mail says: THE Transvaal
government is mounting guns mt .Jo-
hannesburg and conveying Maxims,
shells. rifles and cartridges to that
point In an offensive and ostentatious
manner"
The final step In the program OF
sale of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
was taken at Topeka on the 10Th when
the entire line from Kansas City To
Denver was sold under the consoli.
dated mortgage for SS.0O0.OOO. Judge
w. ID. Cornish read the decree and OF.
fered the property for sale and Mr.,
Alvin W. Krcch bid 1t in for $1,000.
900.
Lieutenant Seyburn, commanding
Camp Pilot Butte at Rock Springs.
has paid the Indebtedness of Lieuten-
nnt Drips to the merchants of that
city. amounting to $114. He has also
notified the public that in the future
the government will not he responsible
for any debts contracted by anyone
connected with the post without writ
ten orders from the officers in com
mand.
The Pocatello city council has de
cided to dispense with the customary
registration for the coming election tt
be held early in April. The council
based their action on decisions of vari
Gus District Courts in the state. bu
particularly on the decision OF Judge
Standrode in the last city election
here. when he decided that the womer
city election.
In New Mexico, the Colfax. Mora
San Miguel and Taos county stocl
raiscrs are complaining bitterly O
stock thieves. Repeated depredationi
have been reported of late. and so ser
ious is the situation that number o
drovers are considering the transfer o
their stock to Colorado or Kansas. Ii
tDiiuA NbuHtt. II IL a. t'io'h pipN
ers' Protective Association has beer
formed which threatens to lynch ever,
individual found with stolen stock
New Mexico has well-nigh perfec
cattle and sheep inspection law In fore,
with inspectors wisely located. but de
spite these facts the thefts are carrie,
on. Governor Otero may soon issue ;
proclamation to the sheriffs on the sub
ject.
The secretary of war has been ap
pealed to for help by one Max Jan
sen. a member of the London firm o
Mercott & Jansen. who is now il
trouble In Norway as n result of try
ing to outwit the government agent
sent there to purchase reindeer. Jan
sen hearing of the need of our govern
ment for these animals. hastened II
advance of DIR. Jackson and secure,
800 fine animals. which he expected I,
turn over to our government at
handsome profit. But the doctor an'
Mr.. KJellnan found some deer oil
their own account. and as Jansen ha'
contracted for hut not paid for the an
lmals. he was seized upon by Norwe
gian justice and held for breach o
contract.
A Corn Convention.
Chicago, Feb 17.-The first corn con