The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS

Phineas Bachelor said to be the old
est member or the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows in the world. died in Bangor.
Me. last night aged 9S years lie haIi
been an odd Fellow for more than hali
Il century and had held the Office OF grand
patriarch,
The Buffalo Jones African company OF
New York was incorporated in Albany
yesterday TO organize and maintain ana
conduct hunting and exploring expedi-
tions I'm Africa. The directors are Francis
w Bird. George y. Dutton and Mansfield
Ferry Of New York.
Mai. Mason Carter (retred) died at n
san Diego, Cal. hospital Saturday. at the
age OF IS years. He arrived eighteen
months ago from Suwanee. Tenn. Nal
Carter had n notable career in the civil
war and In the Indian wars under Gen.
Miles. He leaves Il widow and son.
1t was announced Saturday that the
headquarters OF the American Civic as
ISOLATION will be removed from Harris
burg. Pa, TO Washington the first Of the
coming year. The move is made because
the Officers believe the work can be con-
Quoted better from that capital. The as
socation's work Is devoted 10 the preser-
walton of the natural beauties OF the
country and in prosecuting crusades for
civic betterment
"While I am not authorized to give n
statement regarding the whereabouts Of
Dr. Frederick A Cook, the Arctic eN-
plorer ] can say without violating any
confidence that / am satisfied that he is
in Europe, and that he vii! appear next
week before the committee OF the Uni
versity OF Copenhagen which is eNamin-
ing his polar data" This statement was
made last night by an intimate friend Of
Dr. Cook
y dispatch received a Washington by
the state department from Panama clear
~ indicates that the government OF
Panama is genuinely desrous OF settling
the Costa Rican dispute and Will give tie
representatives full powers for the sub
mis- pf the iSsiGE iuNnlV ed IN "A o.
col OF arbitration. Chief Justice Fuller
of the United States supreme court has
been selected to act as arbitrator in this
matter.
Following conferences In Washington.
Saturday. Attorney General Wickcrsham
and Frank b Kellogg on the part OF the
government. and John c. MIlburn of coun-
sci for The Standard OIL company, an uu-
derStandiug was reached as 10 the date
for hearing the appeal OF the corporation
from the decision OF the United States
district court I'm ST. Paul II is under
stood that the litigation Is In such shape
that the appeal can be taken up in the
beginning of the year.
In Il rusty tin box which had reposed un-
disturbed in the vaults OF the New York
subtreasury here since the civil war. a
number OF muSty old documents OF great
historical Importance have Just been dis
covered. They will be gone over carefully
by experts and preserved either in New
York or in Washington. One OF the more
interesting documents is a record which
shows to what eHpcdients Jhe government
was sometimes compelled to resort To OBJ
tain funds with which 10 defray the eX-
penses OF the army during the civil war.
Through this paper. fifty New York bank
erS turned over To the government on a
single days notice the sum OF 1909 900.
AT that time, the document says. the sue
cess or failure of the northern army
forward of the snews OF war. The paper
bears the date of November II. 1862,