Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS,

Governor orman Of Colorado has APP
pointed Charles +. Wilson to the po-
lice commission OF the city Of Den
yer to succeed John T.. Bottom, who
has resigned, having been elected
county attorney Mr.. Wilson is presi-
dent OF the Denver chamber OF COM
merce.
In response to call issued by Adj
mlral Walker, chairman, the members
Of the lsthmian canal commission met
to consider the proposition OF the Pan
anna Canal company TO dispose Of the
property to the United States for s4O,-
900 900. II IL expected that the commits
sion win be ready to report to the Pres
dent by next Saturday.
Thomas flarbine died in Tacoma yes
terday aged So years He was a mem
Der OF the constitutional convention or
Maryland, was colonel of union regi~
mert from Missouri in the civil war;
twice mayor OF st. Joseph and promi-
nent In railroad and banking enter
pIlses N Nebraska. For the last seven
years he had lived In Tacoma.
Henry Dallemayne, French consul
general al San Francisco is In Port
lanl fol- the purpose of investigating
the disaster 90 the French bark, Hen
rlette, wiIich capsized in Astoria har-
Dor about three weeks ago The con-
sul-Eenerdl has made searching inquiry
while here into the charges preferred
by French ship captains OF crlmping
at this port.
The steamer Queen City reached Vic
toria b. c., from the west coast yes
terday morning, bringing more news Of
the wrecked schooner which was seen
upside down off the coast Further
than that the wreckage bore the let
ters II. Paint" no identification was
learned. The name l.. Paint is noe
found among registered vessels on this
coast. The wreck is battering to pieces
on the rocks near Cape Beale light
house
The bill for the reconage OF the sill
yer coinage of Hawaii, introduced by
Representative Hill OF Connecticut, has
been favorably acted upon by the
House committee on coinage, weights
and measures The bill as reported pro-
vldos that all of the silver coins or
Hawaia shall be received at par in
payment OF government duties to Ha-
wall or TO the United states. After be-
ing received the coins shall not again
be put into circulation but shall be
sent TO San Francisco to be recoined
into subsidiary silver
In the labor congress at Tacoma yes
tprday an animated executive session
was held over the question of afliliat-
ing With the American Federation Of
Labor and il Is claimed the cause of
the federation will triumph VIM
Blackman, state labor commissioner,
has consented to allo whis name TO be
used for the presidency again and his
unanimous election Is predicted A new
candidate for secretary has been put
forward In James Menzles, secretary OF
the Tacoma Trades Council,
II. G. Carlson. nightwatohman of the
West Seattle. Wash, Grain Elevator
company, was overpowered by three
masked men at . o'clock yesterday
morning, and tied TO a chair, The
robbers then drilled the big safe in the
office, placed stick of dynamite,
poured water In the coal stove to put
out the fire. stacked sacks OF wheat
around the ware room and set OF the
charge. The door OF the safe was
blown across the room and Carlson
was knocked unconscious. The store
was wrecked, the robbers act OF ex-
tinguishlng the fire undoubtedly saw
Ing the building and Carlson's
life. Carlson was found and liberated
this morning and an examination OF
the safe showed that many valuable
books and papers had been destroyed,
the robbers failed to gain anything
from their bold attempt as nothing had
been left In the safe the night before.