Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-25
LOCAL BRIEFS

Eight Utah boys are being examined
NJ the state university for the cadet
ship at Annapolis, The searching or
deal" VIII be continued Monday
The South Jordan Milling company
has saved time and money by securing
possession OF the old North salt Lake
mill and fitting IL up for grinding nour.
The company Is now turning our Nv
barrels daily, and win thus Keep gong
until the burned mill " entirely rebuilt.
Mrs. j. Il. McGee OF Cherry Creek,
whose accident, due 10 a stage runaway
IN Nevada, was noted In yesterdays
News" claims to be q lineal descend
ant OF Anneke JAMS. whose estate COW
cred tho greater part os Menhattaa ~!
and. This estate has been In litigation
for over u century.
A burglar paid visit TO the home or
Deputy Sheriff Raleigh about l'do
o'clock yesterday morning, but was
scared away before he gained an en-
trance TO the house. Mr.. Raleigh was
awakened by the raising OF a window
OF his bedroom. There was llght IN
the room aud II ~ supposed that tha
burglar must have caught sight OF Mr.
Releigh lying In bed with his eyes open,
and, lust as the latter was getting up
to get his gun. the burglar dropped 70
the ground and started on the run. the
deputy went TO the window and saw the
man disappearing In the dark.
Local college men will be interested
IN learning that the total enrolment IN
Yale university for the present year Is
approximately 2,1S5, which IL an IN
crease OF 100 over last year, and the
largest IN the history Of the university
The largest increase Is In the Sheffield
scientific school, and the next largest
IN the law school. A noticeable fact u
the large number OF graduates Of small
er colleges who have entered the senior
class OF the academical department &c
secure the bachelor OF arts degree IRON
Yale. Twenty-Five men have entered
IN this way this year. almost twice az
many as In any previous year
Sheriff Naylor has received com
plants from Draper to the effect tha'
some scoundrel II poisoning horses, cat
tie. dogs and chickens by the whole
sale In that neighborhood. A letter wa
received yesterday from Enoch Clarl
and Martha Ann CLARK In which u wal
stated that they had horse poisoned
Saturday night and two dogs poisoned
Monday night. The poison was givel
60 the dogs In sausage, The writer
demanded protection. and Sherlff Nay
lor has decided 10 work on the cast
and use every possible means 70 dis
cover the scoundrel responsible for IN,
death OF the animals.
Another case OF restitution was re
ported TO the police last night, the un
fortunates being woman and tw'
little children who have been eNistinl
IN an old shack In the rear Of the Utal
house, 265 South Fifth West street tn
name OF the family was withheld, bu
II IL said that the woman's husband Il
a drunken wretch that he does not pro
vide food or clothing Tor his wife an,
babies and that quite frequently h
goes home In state of beastly intONi
cation and beats his wife. The eldes
child is three years old and the othe
only IS months OF age. For severa
days past the kind neighbors have sup
piled food for the woman and chlldrel
10 save them from actual starvation
lldn NNAflhNN VI lilt HAhllhhN WV
will learn with interest that the stor
OF the battle Of Manila may have 10 b
revised. according 10 the results OF al
Inquiry conducted by the Manila Amer
lean. The II vessels Of the spanish fee
sunk In Manila bay are 20 be raised
In fact. the gunhoat Marquee del Duer
has already been brought 20 the sur
face. II was found that hut one sho'
which entered above the waterline. hli
struck the vessel diver has been th
rounds among the rest OF the feet an
reports a total Of but 20 hits. few.
any, OF which would have been fatal [
the respective ships This hardly agree
with the Official accounts Of the en-
gagement. and the American think
that. though an examination under wa
ter Is cursory and not conclusive. IN
raising Of the ships may prove the ma
val battle Of Manila even more OF al
"opera bouffe affair" than the struggl
on land that occurred Aug 10.
Miss Lucy Dean wardrop and Mr..
howard Garrett were married In III