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Show ; W UTAH NEWS." ' Sheepmen In the southern part of the state report the sheep to bo la excellent condition. A part; of Ilrlgham Young academy students attended tho session of tho legislature Saturday. P. J. Hansen, n Salt Lalto milk man, has been fined 510 for selling milk from cows ho had fed on browors' grains. ', Tho people In tho vicinity of Dcsnrct ore enjoying Ideal weather, and tho t farmers are preparing ground for sow i Ing now crops. A twcnty-OTo foot vein of coal has i been discovered In Garfield county, and I the owners claim they have, enough ! coal to supply tho world, t Archltcct.Klettlng of Salt Lake has been engaged to drnw a prospective view of tho proposed salt palace, which j capitalists of Salt Lako are figuring on " erecting. ' Salt Lako City has a "Jack tho j Poisoner." Ho makes a spec laity of I poisoning dogs and, during the past' week has poisoned more, than a dozen ' Taluablo dogs. Agents of tho different lines of rail roads runulng Into Utah will organize and maintain a union among them elves, for tho purpose of promoting good fellowship among tho members. The Injury to cattle and Bheep by reason of tho cold weather of tho past vrcck Is llnblo to bo great In some portions por-tions of tho atato. Hay is becoming scarce, and live-stock men aro hoping for an early winter. The Union Pacific- Is considering the purchase, of forty-flvo uow locomotives, while the Oregon Short Lino will add thirty, necessitating a cash outlay of 8000,000. This Is tho largest order for locomotives ever placed. President McKlnley has announced his Intention of making Major Young, now in Manila, a brevet lieutenant-colonel, lieutenant-colonel, in recognition of his gallant services in thu battlo of Manila on the night of July 31st, last. State Treasurer Chlpman's report for tho month of January shows that tho receipts during tho month reached a total of $511,319.13, while tho disbursements disburse-ments were 8301,002.83. The balance on hand January 31 was 8213,271.811. Leading citizens of Clrclcvllle aro "" " i i--i.tatlng the erection of a now school building,' and If tho proposition to Is-v, Is-v, sue bonds for that purpose Is defeated, a building will bo erected by private donations, bo the success of tho venturo la assured. Advices havo been received at tho church oillco that President Joseph V. Smith and party reached Honolulu on January 18. They aro now at tho church plantation at Lalo. They were given a hearty grcutlng by the Mormon residents of the lslund. Counterfeit dollars aro afloat In tho southern part of tho state. They aro a very poor Imitation and are of light weight, but some havo been successfully success-fully passed upon unsuspecting people. Kfforts aro being made to capture tho guilty parties. Recent heavy snowfalls, followed by thaws, have made several of the canyons can-yons near Salt Lako City almost impassable. im-passable. Tho water running down the hillsides, has been caught in tho roads and frozen Into Ice, making traveling hazardous. A lottor received from Dr. Ocorgo n. Penrose, major and brigade surgeon at Manila, states that the Utah batteries aro In excellent health, theirdlscipllne first class, and their standing among their comrades of tho highest order, but tho boys aro anxious to get homo. Secretary HIIss will In the near future sign the papors setting aside Fish lako and adjoining lands In Sevier county for use as a public park. This matter has been favorably acted upon by tho commissioner of tho general land office, but havo never been signed by Secretary Illlss. August Enqulst was killed by a trail at Murray on tho th Inst. Ho was an employe at tho Qermanta smelter and had started across tho track with a wheelbarrow full of aBhca from tho furnace when the cuglno struck htm, iuflioting Injuries which resulted In his death a few hours later. The Short Line has purchased anew and improved wrecking train and a ; new steam pile driver, entirely differ- ,eut from uriy heretofore used In tho west. Kach piece Is constructed on a car by Itself. Tho order has been placed 'with a Milwaukee house, and will bo ready for March delivery. ' I Milton Tuttle, Bon of Sergoant-at- arms Tuttlo of the house of re'prcsenta-! re'prcsenta-! .lives, was shot through tho forearm on 1 jtho 2nd Inst, by tho accidental dis charge of a gun which ho was carrying. ! 'i Although tho wound Is a painful ono, ! , amputation will not be necessary. i . ' , M.J. Kcely, a mining man, attempted suicide near Pravo on tho 3rd lint, by cutting his throat, after which he set ; '' his cabin on llro and attempted, to ere- , t mate himself. Ho was discovered In ' , . - UlmeU) prevent tho execution of his J 'plans and will probably recover. ' '. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Tanner of Pa j son discovered their infaut of two and a 'half months was cold In death when ,they awoke ono morning last weok. .The Utile, ono had been smothered to Veath' during the night. Tho mother is almost Insane with grief. TV |