The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Chinese peace plenipotentiaries
have agreed 90 the demands oil me
powers Tor cor ces8ions 70 be used for
legation sites in PeEin.
According % a London correspondent
disauieting rumors are again prevalent
Ia that city with regard to the health
Of }. Pierpont Morgan.
Gen. Russell A. Alger. formor secre-
tary Of War, Mrs Alger aud Russell
Alger. Jr. have sailed for Europe, 10 be
gone about three months.
A party Of officers from the British
transport Albanian. while bathing In
Colombian harbor. we're attacked by a
shark. which killed II. Lowrie.
In San Francisco courts Judge Trout
has continued until June hth the con-
test OF Charles L. Fair. TO the will OF
his father. the late James @. Fair.
Tho Federal Government Of Australia
IL urging upon the imperial authorities
the dssirability OF obtaining for the
British crown possession OF Kerguelons
island.
British endorsements are still go
ing 70 the Cape from southampton.
The war Office Is not suspending ae-
tive preparations for continuance OF
the war.
Gen. Daniel +. sickles is willing To
be elected commander.in-chief Of tho
Grand Army Of the Republic at the
national cncunpmcnt TO be held In
Cleveland.
To handle the large surplus Of wheat
the millers Of New South Wales are
forming combine and will maintain
export commercial agents In London
and elsewhere.
II Is said that by July ist n central
clvl. government will be established In
Manila, with Judge Taft as governor
and Legislative council, composed OF
Americans aud Filipinos.
Drs Moore Of skAguay and Linhart
OF Juneau have been investigating tho
smallpox epidemic at sitlsa, and tho
former says there Is no doubt Of tho
prevalence Of the disease.
An uuconarmcd report has been re-
ceived from Roscmead, South Africa,
that General Dcwct with small COM
mando and a long tom, has crossed in
to Zuruburg district Of Cape Colony.
The navy department has sent or
ders to Rear.Admiral Kempff to send
home the ships Concord, Marietta aud
Castine from the Asiatic station dur
Ing the latter part OF the coming SUM
mer.
Take care OF the forests" says
Tennessee paper In announcing that
out OF single tree In Dyer county
citiksu had got four cords of frewood.
three gallons OF honey and Eve rae
coons.
Admiral Walker, chairman OF the
lsthmian Canal commission, has re-
turned to Washington TO prepare his
FINAL report on the engineering feasi-
bilily Of ship canal across Central
America.
It Is officially announced that tho
Hungarian wheat and rye crops are
medium, and that barley is medium,
except In the intermountain districts.
The crops generally require mild
weather aud rain.
The Dominion government has de-
elded TO give bonus Of s. per ton on
Canadian refined lead to and not ex-
eeediug 100000 In any one year The
bonus will be available In the same way
as the iron bounties
From information In possession OF
Seattle authorities IL is believed that
Felix Johnson, who committed suicide
by morphine poisoning In that city re-
Gently, is n brother OF Ex-Governor
johnson Of Alabama.
The steamship North western, /" from
Chicago to Liverpool. which collided
with a dredge below the Galoup rapids
aud ran her bow nearly twenty-five
feet upon the bank, has been Aoated,
sustaining very slight injury.
Capt Murray, Lieut. Beecher and
Messrs Bereher, Lorlng and Harvey
OF the Guam survey board, returning
from the American island, where they
have been engaged on Government
survey work, have arrived at Victoria,
BE.
The Philippine commission has Ac-
complished n great amount OF Import
ant work In the southern Islands,
where the insurreetlon is almost for
gotten, trade Is being developed and
the people prepared for civil govern
ment
The revolt In the provinces OF MocA
and Lavega, San Domingo, has proved
failure. IT., operations OF Govern
ment troops, led by Vice-PresIdent
Vasquez, have been successful, and
the rebel leaders have been made