The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-01
NEWS SUMMARY.

announced that ne would nave nothing
20 do with politics, and would not &C.
cept the presidency Us gift
The acknowledgement has issued
an order establishing domestic rate OF
postage between the Uuited States aud
the Philippine islands aud Guam.
The flag over the United States cmbas.
~, London, was half-masted a. tribute
Of respect 10 the late Carrot A Hobart,
vice-presideut Of the United States
The report that Baron Fava. the
italian ambassador at Washington.
will retire and be succeeded by Ad.
miral Canevaro, Is authoritatively de.
MED.
II il not at all certain, according to
Secretary Long that Admiral schley
may not be ordered to South Africa.
this being matter dependent upon
the situation.
The Methodist missionary committee
has made an appropriation Of $4,000 for
the church In the Philippines. It's To
be opened under the direction Of the
bishop Of India.
The section about Denison. Tex, is
In the early stages Of serious flood.
Thousands ofacrcs Of farm land are
under water. Families are fleeing from
the bottom lands.
The Dcs Moines, Ia. city council has
passed an ordinance >prc& biting all
persons walking the streets after II p.
~, unless they eau give satisfactory
reasons therefor.
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis.
ter, has again entered a protest because
OF the action Of Gen. Otis In too strict
ly excluding Chinese from the Philip.
pine archipelago.
The paper trade Is threatened with a
famine according TO several manufatur-
crs. Lower water In streams which
supply the paper mills is said to be tina
cause Of the scarcity.
Tho war department Is quietly at
work on the problem OF wireless tele-
graphy for the signal service. II has
developed a system Of its own and is
not dependent on Mhrconi.
Secretary Long has removed the
mark OF descrtion from Walter Ryan OF
Muncie, Ind, son OF Hon. j. W. Ryan,
referee In bankruptcy for that district.
lie deserted from man.of.war while
demented.
Reports TO the immigration bureau
show that the total immigration to the
United States during the last four
months was 1880, an increase over
that OF the corresponding period OF last
year OF 3o,stt,
The Santo Domingo minister OF Jus
tice has stopped the sale Of the late
President IIeureRux's real estate on
the ground that II belongs 10 the gov
eminent Germans hold mortgages on
the real estate.
The president will ask the incoming
congress 10 pass an act retiring Gen.
Shafter with the rank OF major-gen.
eral In the regular army. lie has al
ready been retired with the rank OF
brigadier-general.
The state department and the
Nicaraguan government are exchang
ing notes with view to bringing 10 q
close the BlueHelds incident, growing
out OF the double taxation OF American
merchants at Blueaelds.
The greatest excitment known Ia
the history OF Georgia, for years ha,
been caused by the debate In the Stat,
Assembly over the willingham bill
providing for State prohibition. A
vote will be taken today.
The second trial OF coaling n ship al
sea by the United States steamship
Massachusetts, and the collier
Marceilus was executed last Satur
day of the lightship. II was more o.
a success than the first one.
A strike was begun last week by 20,
Of the men employed ON the Chicago
drainage canal near Joliet. The met
have been getting SITS per day and
demand s.. The contractors say they
will not grant the increase.
Claims have been filed up TO date OF
account OF damages sustained by
American citizens through the Spanish
war 10 the amount OF s25, 000, 900, ant
the president is expected 10 submit I
accommodation TO congress In his
message looking to the creation OF I
commission TO adjudicAte thea.
Lieut.. Arthur c. Kavanagh, a nativ,
OF johnson county, Neb., VINO Tough
on the Olympia" in Manila bay, wal
rendered n public reception and pre-
scented with a handsome sword II
Tecumseh by the citizens OF tho towr
and county.
Mine operators who have been sell
ing coal In st. Louis 10 the Missouri
Kansas & Texas and Iron Mountain 4
Cotton Belt railroads, have been mott
fed by the miners union 10 stop thi
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