The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-10
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

In Minneapolis, Mimi, trouble over the
accounts of Secretary Morash, of the Tur-
ner Building association, eliminated We'd
nesday evening in his arrest He is
charged with making away with $50, 900 of
the society's funds.
The final papers of the treaty between
the United States and Ceur d'Alene In
dams were signed Wednesday night. The
treaty conveys 100000 acres of the most
walton covering the largest portion of the
beautiful lake OF the same name.
Influenza is spreading in Madrid
In New York la grippe is spreading as
shown by Wednesdays mortality list,
which records $50 deaths up to noon. This
is the biggest number known in the his
tory of the health department in twenty
four hours during winter month and is
more than in any summer month since
July 2, 1872.
Lady Douglass, relict of the late Sir
James Douglass, first governor of British
Columbia, died Tuesday night, aged rs.
An ice famine is seriously threatened in
New York and other eastern cities.
In the Maryland Democratic caucus yes
terday, Senator Wilson was renominated
by reclamation as United States Senator
The London Chronicles correspondent at
Pope to act as arbitrator in the dispute be-
tween herself and England, but England
refused point bland to accept arbitration.
The Throop Avenue Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, was wrecked yesterday morning
by high wind. The debris lodged on a
small house adjoining, killing or iniuring all
the inmates, seven in number. Five were
killed outright
Judge O'Brien, in supreme court cham
bers, heard arguments of eminent counsel
yesterday on the motion of the National
League of Baseball clubs to restrain John
NJ. Ward from playing with any other than
the New York club. The case went over
till next Thursday.
The Toronto Globes Ottawa special says
copy of the proposed extradition treaty
between the United States and Great
! Britain has been received by the minister
of justice. The scope of the proposed
treaty is very wide in contrast with the
treaty of 1912, which contains only four
offenses. If the pending treaty is adopted,
legislation by the Dominion parliament
will be necessary to bring Canada under
its provisions.
An attachment has been issued against
the Freeman's Journal in the suit for
damages brought by Captain O'Shea for
comments upon him in connection with his
suit for divorce. E. Dryer Gray, pro
prietor of the journal, says he is ready to
meet Captain O'Shea in any court.
The steamer City of Pekin arrived at
San Francisco from Hong Kong and
Yokohama yesterday morning, Chinese
advices report the wreck of the British
ship Nye Chan from Yarmouth, N S w,
on Protas shoal November &c, Captain
Butler and eight men arrived in Hong
Kong in a small boat four days later
Another boat containing Mate Briggs and
six men is missing. The British guuboat
Cockchafer left Hong Kong in search oil
the boat but returned without finding her
The New York Times says the new
postal cards are not up to contract. The
material is so bad that ink spreads like on
blotter. Al Daggett, the Brooklyn
politician, is the contractor.
At Philadelphia yesterday William
Torrens, after lovers quarrel, shot Belle
Carter and then himself. He died at once
The young woman will probably die.