Show UTAH NEWS it Is estimated that sheep ivill be sheared at milford this season there are one hundred bundred and insurance companies doing business in the state there is little snow in the mountains mount alua near hear castle gate and fears of n water famine are arc entertained an effort is to be ma made do to bring the 1998 convention ol of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers to salt lake the supreme court has decided that aba t arthur pratt is chief of police of salt like lake and he be has taken charge the opinion was unanimous cattle buyers are scouring the southern pari part of the state for stock but growers are averse to selling at present ent believing prices will advance elisha cragum of st george cut his throat threat with a razor aud and then jumped in the colorado river to make sure of his bis end lie ile leaves a wife and two gro grown gron n children in less than an hour judge hiles of the third district court of salt lake granted eight divorces and took one case under advisement this breaks the record in utah frank kriegbaum one of the unfortunates who lost his life in the butte butta fire last week was a resident of park city until a month ago lie moved his wife and mother to salt lake city before going sirs mrs anu ann B folsom who was ably the oldest person in utah died last week in salt lake she was past 05 95 having been born on christmas christinas day at stanford stamford connecticut she was one of the early settlers of utah contracts for the construction of the pov power or house and tho the irrigating canals of the lake bonneville company will be awarded as soon as the proceeds from the bond issue are available which is not far distant john odonovan is being held at salt lake city pending an examination as to his bis sanity lie is a devout catholic and has been carrying church property to his room the mor alor mons from getting ettin it odonovan has several mining claims at park city where he be lives lorenzo witch of goshen has been arrested chai charged ed with insanity for several 3 ears cars he ie has lived in a tent on the outskirts of the city leading the life of a recluse ile he has lately warned the only mend friend he had not to come near anakin making threats against everyone in the community the remains of an unknown man were found last week near the southern sou them utah line by parties in charge oi of a sheep herd the skeleton was under a blanket spread upon a sa sage e bush showing the man was trying bryin g to shield himself from heat lie ile had a little hour flour but was twenty miles from w water ater nothing on his clothes led to identity lant and tracy the escaped utah convicts who were recently captured in brown s park and jailed at habits peak colorado escaped last week b by y assaulting and binding the sheriff by a fortunate occurrence occur ence they were captured a few hours later they approached pro ached a stage driver for a ride when to their surprise they found themselves looking down a gun gum in the hands bands of the sheriff who was headed for tho the railroad where he be hoped he be might in intercept fercl pt tb them em judge cherry in the third district court at salt lake in a decision last week held that persons sustaining injuries pecuniary or otherwise from dan dangerous crous bridges or highways have po no remedy neither road supervisions the board of county nor nor the county as a corporation being amenable the case was that of jane butterfield vs salt lake county she was injured by her horse borse backing off a bridge there bein being no DO railing to prevent such an accident president cluff cleft of the IS 11 Y accede my at provo who visited hawaii at the solicitation of senator dannon to ascertain the son sentiments of the natives regarding annexation says three fourths of the entire population are arc opposed to annexation but probably a majority ot of the more intelligent na tives lives p prefer refer annexation those who oppose annexation imagine they will be slaves and have their nation nationality aliby taken from them that their property proper ty will he be confiscated and the color 11 lino no immediately drawn it if annexation ls isi affected these are their main jobje objections c A tour four year old 4 son 1 on of T P 1 tidwell of mas as badly hurt by being forced between the wheels and box of a wagon iva on lie suffered a fracture e of the skull aud and dislocation of oe the jaw in addition to minor in injuries juries but will recover A pleasure steamer which will carry fifty passengers will be put on utah lake the comicz season the boat will be thirty two feet long and lie be propelled by an 8 horse borse power gasoline engine lt it will be built on the coast |