The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-09
NEWS SUMMARY.


subject TO twenty days quarantine by
Brazil.
Terrible suowstorms prevail through
out Spain. In some places the snow is
yards deep.
Mr.. Adelbert Hay the new United
States Consul at Pretoria, has arrived
In the Transvaal
According 10 private reports re-
ceived In Berlin, the Cape Dutch are
still joining the Boer forces
All the information which hnsrcached
the President is to the effect that Great
Britain does not desire mediation.
It is officially announced that the
Boer casualties at spionkop were dfty-
three men killed aud 100 wounded.
The senate, In executive session. de-
cidcd by vote OF 81 to 80 not to ro-
consider the vote 10y which the samoan
treaty was ratified.
As compared with year ago there
Is an increase In the number Of every
class Of farm animals in the United
States except mules.
osman Digna the principal General OF
the late Khalifa Abdulla who was ro-
Gently taken prisoer by the British, has
been brought to Suez
ST. Petersburg newspapers express
immense satisfaction at the Pcrsiaa
loan OF $500, 900 roublcs to DO noatcd
by the Loan Bank OF Persia.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken at the vice-regal capitals 10 China
to prevent risings. The troops have been
served with ball cartridges.
An extraordinary exodus OF Amori.
cans toward Europe is In progress, nc.
cording TO the figures OF the passport
bureau Of the state department.
The secretary Of state is in receipt OF
a telegram from United States Consul
Kindricl at Juarez, Mexico, reporting
that six Americans have been shot.
The lower house Of the Hungarian
Diet has provided a supplementary
credit OF 3o.oo1,OjO forms for the
purchase Of riles,artllcry aud ammuni
ton.
Heavy snowstorms have prevailed
throughout France. lately, especially
on the north and west coasts, where
numbers OF small wrecks have oe.
CURED.
Emperor Kwangsu Of China continues
20 ISSUE edic,s In his own name. Nanls.
ing and Wa Chang Officials consider
that his immediate retirement &,
improbable.
The Ways and Means committee has
decided to report bill establishing II
tariff system FOR Porto Rico ON basis
OF 25 per cent Of the rates In the rcgu-
lar tarifr law.
The House Committee on Commerce
has made the question OF Government
Us against private ownership OF tho
proposed Pacific cable special order
February 18th.
The interior OF China is greatly ex-
cited aud progressive Chinese are beg.
cling tho Americana British aud Jap
anese ministers TO intervene aud restore
the Emperor to dover.
The Hawaiian bill has been prncti-
cally completed by the house commit
tee on territories, aud Chairman Knox
with a subcommittee is preparing a
draft Of the revised bill,
The dowager empress has dismissed
Jung Lu. Generalissimo of the Chinese
forces on account of his supposed disap-
prevail OF the recent coup d'etat. Other
high officials have been superseded.
There are 5000 cases OF influenza in
Madrid.
In Paris there Is a rumor In Official
circles that rebellion has ocnurred
among the Soudanese troops in Khartum
There are only 1850 white British sol
eiers there under command Of major.
At Sydney, N. s. W., II wharf laborer
has been stricken with the bubonic
/ iA"h NN "hh WV hNANHhAhk hotNoIh hIo
OF the opinion that he was inoculated
with the disease though the bite Of flea,
There is, according to Senator Nor
gan, no good reason why the Nicaragua
canal bill should not pass both houses
OF Congress aud secure the approval
OF the president within the next thirty
days.
A dispatch TO the Havas News Agen-
cy, Paris, from Cairo confirms the re-
port that rebellion had occurred
among the soudanese troops In Khnr,
toum.
The extension OF tho French settle
ment in China has been flnall settled
and the area will be two and hal
times that OF the present settlement
The arrangement will become effective
March l4th.
The Mexican Government has recev
ed telegram from General Torres Il
the effect that absolutely nothing hai
occurred that would give rise TO tn,
huN Il