Salt Lake Times | 1891-01-29 | Page 1 | Flashes from the Wires

FLASHES FROM THE WIRES. William Gay Ballentine, professor of Greek at Oberlin college, was elected I president of the college, succeeding Charles S. Fairchilds. j Speaker Witter of the republican! house of the Monlana legislature is I dying, and his death may delay a settlement settle-ment of the legislative muddle. Tho democrats of the house by their obstruction of legislation and wanton I waste of time, cost the country enough in one week to pay a pension of $12 a month for one year to 200 disabled veterans, vet-erans, according to a correspondent's figures. It is stated that the Northern Pacific has secured a contract for a fast mail service between Chicago and San Francisco, Fran-cisco, the service to begin March 12th. It will be known as tho "White Mail." It was reported in the lobby of the Reichstag that the government is about to rescind the law prohibiting the importation im-portation of American bacon and hams, at tho same time directing that sueh imports im-ports be subjected to special inspection at the ports of entry. -'o : .v ! V ' -v ;.-:: ' v. '-?, .. -.t