The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

Premier Seldom explains that old.age |
pensions granted ia New Zealand for
the year to MARCEL 81, amount TO rgi7,- |
252.
The trial Of the proprietors Of the
Kloudike Nugget for libeling United |
States Consul McCools resulted in their
acquittal.
At North Yakima, Wash, the trial Of |
ox-City Treasurer Pressy on the charge !
of emblezzing $4,000 resulted in his
acquittal.
In Fiji, coolies are maintaining their |
unpleasant record OF crime. Several
murders have recently occurred on
sugar plantations.
A workman named Montag, living in |
Manneheim, Baden, has succeeded in
manufacturing artificial coal from
earth and mineral substances.
company has been formed In Bel.
gium for the purpose ofdeveloping the
Philippine islands, the capital stock
being fixed at 1900, 900 francs
A continuous series OF earthquakes
extending from Colon through the
Carribeas to Curacao and Marocaibo
have been reported since the middle of
May.
The reply OF the secretary OF state
for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, 10 the petition OF the Uitlauders,
has been officially communicated TO the
South African league.
According to general order issued
by the war department, sales may be
made on credit to officers aud enlisted
men who have not been regularly paid,
or who are in the Geld.
The navy department, It is stated.
has no intention OF relieving Admiral
sampson OF the command OF the North
Atlantic station until he has completed
the usual tour OF service.
Deplorablc accounts OF the drought
comes from central Rivera. There is
no water aud no grass and absolute
misery prevails everywhere. Sheep
are dying by the thousands.
A masked man held up two bank
clerks near Kalgoorlie in west Austria
liza recently and robbed them of se5, 900
which they were taking from n bank
TO the mines TO pay Off miners.
No official confirmation OF the reach
Ing OF an agreement In London provid-
ing for the temporary delimitation Of
the Alaskan boundary has been re-
eeived at the state department
The Servian post ut Papachtitda has
been plundered and burned. and several
strategic positions are occupied by the
Turkish troops and Aibanians. Great
excitement prevails at Belgrade.
Bella Anderson, alias Carrie Jones,
pleaded guilty In the criminal branch
of the New York supreme court 10 the
indictment for kidnapping Marian Clark.
She was remAnded to the tombs.
Democrats who desire TO nominate
General Joe Wheeler for governor OF
Alabama, profess to find In the gen
erals non committal attitude, hope
that he will accept the nomination.
Famine is more prevalent in the Ger
man possessions, East Africa, owing
TO the drought which also prevails
alarmingly in the British proteetorate.
Hundreds OF women and children are
dying.
II Is announced semi-ohlcially In
Berlin that any increase in the tax ON
American bicycles is impossible, be-
cause the commercial treaties with
Austria, Russia and Italy exclude such
thing.
From New Hebrides comes the re-
port that hostilities have broken out
at Tanna. At Port Resolution there
had been tribal war, during which
two women were reported to have been
murdered.
A corrected edition OF the May state
ment OF imports and exports OF the
United States show. that during th'
last eleven months the exports o.
merchandise exceeded the i'm ports by
s0,452, i3i.
Johnson's island, Lake Erie, which
was famous hs u prison for reoe
soldiers during the civil war, has jus
been sold at auction for $4,000. Tn
island lies in Sandusky bay, few
miles from the city of that name.
"Jueo Mullett, the Irish political
prisoner, sentenced to imprisonment
for life for attempting TO murder
Juror who convicted Michael Walsh
has been taken TO Dublin and liber
ated. He is in n dying condition.
The new japanese torpedo'6oat dc
stroyer Alfibo, claimed to be tho fast
est ever built, was tested by thre
hours run TO The More and return
The new boat attained speed Of THU
tv-one knots, which is knot ahead
the fastest destroyer In the BIRTHS
navy,