Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-18
ELECTRlC FLASHES.

An original pension Of IS a month has
been granted to Byron b. Brain Of
Stuart, Ida.
Mr. Flynn Of Oklahoma has intro
duced a bin providing for a supreme
court for oklahoma.
A. Lawsbe deputy auditor for the
postotllce department, has been ap-
pointed auditor for the Philippines.
Five cases Of what is believed to be
bubonic plague have developed in Tu-
cuman in the Argentine Republic.
It was said at st. Luke's hospital,
New York, last night that Roland Reed
had passed the crisis and Is now on
the road TO recovery.
Maj Gen, John Parke Getlred as
colonel died at his residence In Wash
ington yesterday OF a complication of
diseases incident to old age
Geo. Hart, a coal miner, yesterday
shot and instantly killed ollie Jones in
an alteration at Franklin, Wash. Hart
and his victim are both negroes.
The military academy bin as re-
ported 10 the House carries 5000 Isl.
which Is S34659S below the estimates
and slightly above the bill OF last year.
The Sen9te in executive session
agreed to give its adhesion 10 the con-
vention to regulate the importation of
intoxicating liquors into certain regions
Of Africa,
Lord Kitchener has requested that
the New Zealand contingent may re-
main In South Africa until the war Is
over and the New Zealand government
has consented.
The Senate committee on military af-
fairs has referred the army reorganiza-
ton bill TO a subcommittee consisting
Of Senators Hawley, Proctor, Sewall,
Cockrell and Harris
The London Daily Chronicle and the
Standard publish editorials this morn
ing on the canal question, which are in
a much more temperate tone than some
OF their former expressions.
Albert Cutler of Boston won the
amateur class b billiard championship
of the A. A. U. al the Knickerbocker
Athletic club New York. last night.
Cutler had previously defeated Kellogg
Of Chicago.
Hon, w. j, Bryan, who will be the
principal speaker at the annual banquet
of the Jacksonian club Omaha Mon
day evening, Jan. 7th, has announced
that he VIII on this occasion talk about
the future policy Of the Democratic
party.
BY order OF the French government
number Of articles filled with Chi
nese loot sent 10 President Loubet and
others by General Frey. commander OF
the French marine forces In China,
will be enlarged at Marseiles when
they are unshpped
Andrew Dahlberg, a swede. was as
sassinated by an unknown party last
Saturday night in his cabin, three and
a half miles southeast Of Hilsboro. or.
His body was found by neghbors. Rob-
berry is supposed TO have been the mo-
tive.
Andrew Nels Johnson, q Swedish min
err was found dead Sunday morning
buried in coal at the bottom Of one Of
the chutes Of the Northwestern Coal
Mining company. Johnson must have
fallen into the chute Saturday night
while at work. His body was badly
bruised and crushed.
Senator Rawllns will start for home
Wednesday to spend the holidays. lie
will go by way Of Harrisburg Pa,
whence he will be accompanied by his
son, who is a pupil at the Mercersburg
school.
A court martial has found Capt. Rich
ard r. Steedman, Eleventh infantry.
guilty Of conduct 10 the prejudice OF
good order and military discipline"
and sentenced him to be reprimanded
IN general orders and reduced I'm rank
fifty numbers on the list Of captains Of
infantry.
Miss Virginia Jackson, an actress Of
the Abel Brinker Stock company, Is
dead at Newark, ~ j., OF pertonltls.
Her home was in San Francisco and for
the past three years she had been with
the Columbia Theater Stock company.
The steamer Alpha foundered on a
rock on the east coast Of Vancouver |
island B. c., last night and is total
wreck The captain. three engineers, |
owner. purser and three sea-
men were drowned.
In Philadelphia yesterday the indus
trial commission began q special ses- |
sion at the Manufacturers club. Rep |
Of all the important indus |
tries In Pennsylvania nave been invited /
10 appear. Il is expected that much in
formation OF economic and Industrial
value viii be collected
The supreme court Of Montana has
Affirmed the judgment Of the district |
,ourt In the case OF the Helena Water
works company against the city of He
ena, holding that the contract for wat
.r between the two was not legal be-
'ause the city has exceeded It's consti-
utional limit OF Indebtedness. The
company Is incorporated under the laws
" New Jersey and Is owned by eastern
non. Appeal 20 the United States SUI
)reme Court may be taken.
The sale OF the coal and oil lands
" Chancellor and Garfield Of Los An
relies. Cal. and W. II. Hart and assoc
hates Of San Francisco, which was re-
ported some five months ago and subse-
,uently denied was reafiirmed yester-
lay on good authority. The purchas-
ms are said 10 be an English syndicate.
rhe property involves $50 acres OF the
.ichest oil lands IN the coallng field,
FIELDING an average OF thirty thousand
,arrels q month II is stated that OF
he purchase price Chancellor and Can
leld Will receive 81 600. 900 and Mr.. Hart
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