Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-31
ELECTRIC FLASHES.

Several onseH Of the bubonic plague
have been discovered at Port Louis.
Island u Mauri,iuu.
Charles a. Grny's life size oil portrait
Of Eugene Field was formally present
eel ~ the Chicago Press club yeatorlay.
The picture ~ splendid likeness.
Companies II. II, X and l. ~ The Sow
cntocnth United States Infantry ~
mon aud nine officers. loft Columbus,
o.. Yesterday FOR the Philippines. rhcy
So Via New York.
Tho Japanese steamer Yamaguch,
Maru. Captain Allen OF Seattle. Jan. n.
for Yokohama, IL ON firc ut Oginohnmn.
Every means available Ia being taken
to cStinFuish the frc.
Thc department of Maasachurcttl -.
A. II. has given soldiers burial To a
Confederate soldier who fought nH,inat
the Stars and stripes. but who lived to
become one OF Its most loyal support.
err.
The school election at Ardmorc. I. T.,
resulted In favor OF free schools by a
majority Of 30 In "a total vote OF go
l.. u. Carter, national secretary OF the
chiokaaaw nation, was elected chair
man % the board
Henry William Sebastian. president
company. has been appointed receiver
~ the Farmers Elevator company Of
81 Louis, Mo, which made an assign
ment today.
The Paris Figaro today declares that
the negotiations between the British
and French governments do not con-
ccfn ~ supposed. Newfoundland and
Madagascar. but the bah 81 Gaznl ter
rltory Of the Nile valley.
y. y. Gross, the Chicago millionaire.
who brought suit for damages against
Edmund RoHtand, author OF "cyrano
de Bergerac," for alleged plagiarism.
has made application for membership
In the chi,ngo Press club.
Charles blanchard. who. with John
blanchard, IN under arrest at Olean.
y. v, has confessed that he and his
father are members OF gang OF coun-
tcrfrit,rr. who have been operating In
this state for several years.
Zen. Nj. V. Sheridan. commander OF
the department ~ the Lakes. has SOM
pleted arrangements for the departure
OF the third expedition for the Philip
pines, which viii start from New York
February 9Th. Troops win sail ON the
Sheridan.
Geo. Brown. farmer living az Nor
wood. Long Island. broke his neck In
jumping from window In the house
he occupied with his family. and which
had taken IRE while all were sleeping
early today. Browns wife and Ave
children escaped uniniurcd.
Admiral Kautz stated today that un.
lcas orders came changing present
plans, the Philadelphia would not sail
for Samoa before Friday or Saturday.
and there II rtill some uncertainty as
10 whether the flagship Will 20 there at
all.
The national home for aged and de-
pendent negro eN-slaves. established at
81. Joseph. Mo. i've years ago by sew
ernl prominent negroes, has passed In
To the hands Of Father Graham OF 81.
Patrick's Roman catholic church, He
saws II VIII continue to be non-scc-
tartan institution,
An effort will be made In the house
this week 10 cut down the enormous
clerical force. The number OF ems
ployeS Of the assembly exclusive OF
aweepers, Janltors, etc, ut the present
time. IN stated TO be four hundred and
forty. or about 100 more than ever em-
ployed before.
Charles Docrlng. an engineer. told
the 81. Louis l..Now committee vcstcr-
day that he paid ~. ~. phllper, a mcrt-
her OF the board OF examiners, $50 for
engineers license. We said he secni cd
the license without an examination.
and that Boiler Inspector Price was
present when the deal was made,
The United States steamer Hear has
arrived at San Francisco four days
from Seattle, at which port she remain
ed some time after returning from the
Arctic. where she waA sent TO relieve
the ice-bound whalers. She win prob
ably be overhnued at the Mare Island
navy yard before starting on another
criliNc,
The steamer Guy OF Seattle Captain
Hunter. has returned from Lynn Canal.
having broken all records. II made the
trip to Skaguny and return In six
dayH. II hours and 40 minutes. Joe
Barrett wagered $1,000 with Richard
butier. rich Minneapolis Kiondikei,
that the Seattle could not do the dis
tance to skaguay In four days.