The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-05-18
NEWS SUMMARY.

Corbott In the twenty-third round OF
very game contest
Capt u. L. Montfort Of Cincinnati
has been elected commundcr Of the
Ohio department e. A. u.
Cousul-Gencral Long at Cairo. Egypt,
cables the secretary Of state that the
plague has appeared In Alexandria.
W. j. bryan has returned to Lincoln
Neb, for stay Of two months, most
Of which will be spent on his farm near
that city.
Forest drcs caused the loss Of
three lives aud the destruction OF much
property near Taunton, Pa. Three
children were burned 10 death.
In Fresno. cal. J W. shanklin. cx-
City Clerk was acquitted Of the charge
OF cmbezzlng public money. shanklin
was brought back from llillsboro, Ore,
for trial
Notwithstanding the solicitations OF
the anti-taxation press in spain, there
was complete absence Of the labor
element In the recent manifestations
at barcelona
A statement OF the gross rcceits at
fifty Of the principal postonlees for
April Of this year n compared with
similar period Of 1899, shows an in
crease Of sa5i,655
Favorable progress 10 the construc-
tion Of naval vessels is shown In II
statement just prepared by Admiral
Hichborn, chief Of the bureau Of con-
structiou and repair.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation OF =. d. Dole, to be Governor
Of, and Henry T. Cooper, to be Secre-
tary Of Hawaii: also J. NJ Dat, to be
postmaster at Honolulu.
Joseph Chamberlain declares that the
British government Is not prepared to
recognize the Independence Of the Boer
republics, and is determined that tho
republics shall be finally Incorporated
under the British flag.
The six chief emigration com
panies In Japan, at their recent Rnnu-
al meeting. reported business in good
condition and took measures to con-
tinue sending Japanese laborers to the
United States aud Hawaii
Bishop Thomas o'GormAn just re-
turned TO Sioux Falls, <. d., from the
Rosebud Indian agency baptized into
the Catholic faith the dercc old Sioux
chief, Two Strikes lie is 81 years OF
age
Kingston, Jamaica, military au-
thorities have received a cable dispatch
from the British War Office ordering
all the available officers Of the West
Indian regiment TO proceed Immediate
/ ly by the shortest route to Cape Coast
Castle to join the expedition against
the AshAntis.
The government Of Spain is serious
ly concerned In regard to the opposi-
tion developed TO Its financial projects.
The feeling at Catalonia, especially Ia
running high and has taken the form
OF hostile demonstrations against the
Minister OF the Interior. lie was
stoned by a mob at Tarraza
Gov. John Brandy Of ALASKA was the
guest Of honor ut dinner recently at
the Waldorf, New York, at which n
bust Of William H. Seward the gift OF
Francis l.. Loring was presented to
the people OF Alaska through Governor
Brady.
A detailed statement sent 20 the
Senate of the cost OF the Harris EXPOSE
tion commission from the date Of its
organization to December 81. 1899 shows
that the total amount paid for salaries
wassiG7, 76s and for travelling expenses
s53,3o7
Mrs. Nettie Il. Craven has been in-
dicted by a San Francisco grand jury
on n charge OF felony. namely, perjury
for her testimony given before that
body In relation to her claim for a
widows share OF the estRte OF James g.
Fair.
Further investigation into the pos
tai frauds In Cuba show II to be al
most impossible that Neeley could
have committed them alone. ltis now
believed that sufficient evidence win
soon be Forthcoming TO warrant other
arrests.
From $1,000, ooO to s1,oOo,OOo a year
Is the amount Commissioner Of Pensions
Evans roughly estimates will be added
to the pension expenditures OF tho
Government by the action Of tho House
OF Representatives In amending the
dependent pension law OF 1890
Colonel Leander Dyer prominent
member OF the @. A. r., died at Bloom
ington, H., aged IS years. He was
Consul AT odessa, Russia, for twelve
years, being appointed TO that position
by President Grant and was postmas-
ter at Memphis under Harrison.
From well informed circles In Com