Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-24
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF.


Steilacoom, living at Tacoma, Wash,
for IS years, is dead, aged 70.
Emperor William has approved OF the
committee on arrangements Tor the re-
ceplion vi Prince Henry as far as they
80.
henry L. Leland, a prominent com
MISSION man ol lacOma, WASH, uropped
dead IN his sIore To-Day OF ntart ans
ease, aged A.. lie was menDer OF
the lsik5,
Admiral Prince Henry Of Prussia
selected at tue coult jewellers yestvr-
Gay morning about nlty preseuts Tor
Americans with whom lac VIA come es-
pvciuiy IN contact curing ms VISIT TO
the United states,
Fire broke out this (Fnday) morn
Ing at 0 CLOCK u, M, and several busi-
ness houses nave burned at Wlnona,
turned out TO night the names, LamDs
restaurant, harris shoe store and the
once OF the Southern express are
among the buildings destroyed.
Secretary Long and Solicitor Hanna
Of the navy department. were sum-
moned to the White House yesterday
tnere nearly an hour In privGte CONFER
enoe. No statement can be obtained
as to the subject under consideration
but IL is believed II was the appeal Oh
Admiral Scnley lett witn the rresluent
few days ago by his counsel
Another slight earthquake shock
shook Chilpanelngo, Mexico, yesterday
AFTERNOON and people ran ABOUT Inc
streets In despair 40 harm was done
Official Data shows that 6l4 houses not
including the government buildings,
were destroyed IN the first and second
earthquakes. The people continue
panic-stricken, ana many are leaving
10 establish themselves In other towns
The United States attorney general,
after a conference with the President,
yesterday, made the announcement that
whatever the department OF justice
might decide upon In the case OF Judge
Noyes of Alaska, who recently was
convicted in the courts Of San Francis
co Of contempt Of court II mas been de-
termlned that Judge Noyes Will not be
sent back to the district In Alaska la
which he has otliciated,
Lady Stanley, wife Of Sir Henry NJ,
Stanley, asserts that she has high au-
thority for saying that Italian legal dill
ficultles nave been overcome and that
negotiations are well advanced for the
transfer Of the entire Borghez gallery
10 the United States. She implores the
civilized world to join in averting such
Il catastrophe
Representatives Of forty wrapping pa
per firms IA this country have been in
secret session at Cincinnati yesterday.
Charlie Penneld Of Kansas City pre-
sided. II was denied that the forma-
ton Of combine was the object Of the
meeting. While II was stated that there
was not likely to be anw more cutting
In schedule rates the members hau
nothing to give out for publication,
President and Mrs. Roosevets recep-
ton In honor of Congress took place
at the White House last night. There
was a large attendance, including the
cabinet and representatives of other
branches Of the public service and of
the diplomatic corps. Mrs. Payne, wife
Of Postmaster General Payne, assisted
Mrs. Roosevelt in receiving for the first
time, the other cabinet ladies' in line
Hitchcock and Miss Wilson
Col. Gilbert Bentley a wealthy tim
Der man, of Huntington, w. Va, was
killed yesterday by Riley Ramey. who
at once surrendered to the authorities.
Both are prominent. The fatal meeting
occurred on the public highway near
Elkhorn City on the Big Sandy. The
men met on horseback and both drew
their revolvers. Bentley was struck in
the left breast by the first shot and fell
from his horse. IL Is thought that
hamey continued firing until he killed
Bentley.
The contention made by County Clerk
Mahony that Mayor Schmitz OF San
Francisco has not the authority TO re-
move him from Office was sustained
this morning by Superior Judge Heb
bard, who decided that the clerk Is a
county officer and as such is not sub
sect TO removal by a mayor. This de-
cision. which Is severe blow to the
charter was rendered In a ruling the
mayors remurrer to Mahoney's petition
for writ Of prohibition to prevent
Schmitz from oustlng him from Office.
The artlst-correspondent of the
Graphic. who has been following the
cause OF Miss stone, the captive Amer
lean missionary. teegraphs from Diou-
mai Bala, Salonica, that the captives
are now In Bulgaria, eight hours dis.
tant from the frontier. The CORE
spondent says the NJ Garguilo the
dragoman OF the American legation at
Constantnople, who IL negotiating for
Miss stones release Is convinced that
owing TO the strictness OF the Turkish
Gordon. nobody can clandestinely cross
the frontier. He has therefore begged
the American legation al Constantine
pie TO ask the Porte 20 Instruct Ibra-
him Pasha TO relax his vigilance, so as
10 induce the brigands to bring the
capuyes over The frontier. The CORE
spondent concludes with saying II is
,roha i,la that MiSg Stone aud Nine