Show BRIEF AND BREEZY Judge Merritt J Is understood will appoint ap-point a clerk for the Third district court early next wek probably on Monday The erribrogllo over the Office of provision pro-vision inspector somes up for another day innings before Chief Justice Merritt to dayThe The case of the people against Linse and Sheffield held a the layers of Joe Lrnar at the for will inaugurate another an-other week of tragedy In the district court on Monday Charles Gray has discovered some fine opals above Cedar Point near the Tick rifle prospects and has sent some fine samples for exhibit at the Midwinter ialrLehi Banner Colonel Letts many friends will be lee to learn that the latest reports from his bedside last night were to the sla effect that he was ccnsioerablv improved and resting easily United States Marshal Brigham Is In receipt of a letter from Hon A L Pol lock consul t Salvador He ha not jet found time to sample the climate and the letter is correspondingly brief Hon L John Nuttall has returned from a lengthy visit t the Mormon sin s-in Mexico He brings encouraging reports re-ports of the prospects of the people there His home trip was > made via California The secretary of the chamber of commerce com-merce yesterday received letters from Colorado asking what section of Utah produced the best onions and potatoes A Seattle man wants information about alef J Now that the police commission has I j commenced active work the city prison I nf db j ers are to be fitted out with new overalls I and underclothes Yesterday twentyfour new pairs of blankets were added to the I stock of jail bedding a The United States civil service examination examin-ation will begin at 9 a m today and will I be held In the rooms of the chamber of commerce Board of Trade building Judge Colburn having kindly consented I to the exclusive use of the rooms between 9 a in and 3 p m I Charles Miller a middle aged man who resides in the neighborhood of the Union 1 Pacific depot was arrested last night on complaint of Lon Parsons nightwatchman I at the Utah Coal companys yards Par Fons claims that Miller was stealing woOl from the yards when arrested The man a released on his own recognizance Jim Williams has come out from his re tirement and announces that he is will I ing to take on Kessler the Butte pugil ist and will go up to Montana in order t j make a contest If necessary Williams health was very poor when he met Ed Smith but he has picked up wonderfully of late and says that he is now in better bet-ter trim than he ever was In his lfe Thomas Wright of Murray was ser lonely injured yesterday morning by being thrown from his cart His life is despaired of The gentleman was driving on State road about the center of the town of Murray when his horse became frightened j fright-ened and ran away overturning the cart j and Mr throwing Wright out on his bead The injuries were mainly internal The Utah Midwinter fair executive committee held an informal meeting yesterday i I yes-terday afternoon No business of particular i par-ticular importance came before the committee com-mittee George M Scott and M J Gray Ttsli Midwinter fair executive committee men and delegates to the TransMlssis Flppl concreFs will leave tomorrow night for San Francisco with the TransMissis slppi special Mrs F S Richards and May Preston secretary of the board of lady managers of the Utah Worlds fair commission announce an-nounce that all articles loaned by the ladles of Salt Lake county for exhibit at the Worlds fair have been delivered to the president of the Salt Lake county association Mrs Emmeellne B Wells at the Exponent office in the Constitution building where they may be obtained by their owners At 6 a m yesterday the thermometer regstered 24 at noon 32 and at 6 p m 2S the maximum temperature being 32 and the minimum 2 Observer Salisburys forecast for today is Snow colder The observers comparative report for yesterday terday wa a follows Salt Lake 24 Cheyenne 10 Havre 6 Helena 6 Miles City 2 Winnemucca IS Idaho Falls 2 At 10 a m Salt Lake 25 Bingham 2 Provo Ogden 2 Logan 26 Park City 18 k Salt Lake makes another splendid showIng show-Ing in t bank clearings for the week which are a decrease of but 22 per cent over the same week last year The only other cities in the United States which make better showings than this are San Francisco with an increase of 2 percent per-cent and Los Angeles a decrease of but i 1 per cent This citys clearings were 1035000 a against Portlands 903000 Seattles 508000 Los Angeles SSS3000 Tacomas 625000 Spokanes 425000 and Denvers 2S74000 The Burlington Congregational Sunday school had a very pleasant social 5mm the chapel last evening There was a nicely arranged literary and musical programme in which several sweet little girls took part The Queen City colored quartette was present and rendered some choice selections Prof White gave his Inimitable Inimita-ble vocal Imitation of a brass band The programme was followed by a social hour during which games were played The rectal was a success with a big S The Federated Trades met last evening srd after the Initiation of new delegates the legislating committee reported that very good progress had been made Con Tiderable time was devoted to discussion mf various bills now pending before the legislature A committee wa appointed to visit the Manufacturing association and cooperate in the work of advocating home industries The condition of the trades was reported as generally dull |