Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-13


about len Ter cent. Indicates a persist.
ont current against Lord Saiisbufy's
sIminlstfation, in spite " the scandals
and ounrrela among his opponents
growing out ~ the rnfnell affair anu
other Liberal complications.
Miss Tolleson OF Memphis, Tenn,
IL causing q sensation among meuicni
men. The young lady was attacked
with tonsiliiis few days ago, her
temperature rising TO los and tnen TO
los, her death being momentarily ef.
pected. To the utter CONSERVATION oil
the attending physicians, her tempera.
ture continued ~ rise steadily 10 les
Fahrenheit, breaking tho record, anu
also several thermometers. whlch
could not record any higher. Tie
strangest OF nil Ia the fact that tito
young lady II improving aud may re-
cover. There Il hut one parallel case
on record, that Of n victim Of pcritpnitis
at Omaha. Nch., whose temperature
reached l52 degrees.
Justice Paul Dudley In 1850, left
sum Of money 10 Harvard college, ton
used for the purpotc OF preaching uls-
course periodically on iomish idoiatry'
In the words " Dudley'a viii the oh-
Ject Of the lecture, discourse or et.ny
mustbe: "For detecting aud convieNng
aud exposing the idolatry OF tliu itoni-
ish church; its tyranny. usufpations,
damnahlc heresi.s, fatal errors, ahomin-
able hupertitions and ether crying
wickedn.rs In their high places" The
provisions Of the will have not been
accurately carried out, inasinuch az
only twenty five lectures have been de-
liv.rcd. Now the Harvard people are
agitating the question OF nbolishing
this lecture altogether. The Institution
claims 10 lbs non. scctarinn, but IL
friends think that this lecture makes II
soctarian.
Ralph Holmes, n convict counter
feiter, diod In the Ohio prison ON the
| 18th inst. ON his dcathbcd he con-
fessed that his name was Guion. that he
was graduate OF Yale, and that his
family were respectable. His story
was doubted, but n telegram sent NJ
directed when he died, brought the
prompt answer 10 send the remains 10
New York. Holmes, whose real name
IN Frank II. Guion, was sent up from
Astabula county year ago. He Il n
graduate Of Yale college aud his
father, q. II. Guion, u general counsel
for the Guion linc of steamships. After
graduating young Gulon went 10 Bufia'
10, where lie was induced to Join n
gang Of coun,crfeitcrs. While There he
met aud became rngagedto Miss Mary
Todd, very highly connected lady.
While ON u visit 10 her he was detected
passing spurious money and convicted.
Miss Todd came 10 this city when che
heard Of his death aud asked for his
remains, but they were sent TO his
father.
G. l.. Huntington has his eyes on
the koDgo region In Africa. IL IL
well known that Huntington has re-
garded the Kongo Free State m nm In.
wiling field for modern enterprise and
railroad development, but II u incom'
prchcnsiblc that he should have On.
Outraged Williams attack on Stanley,
which would surely lessen his chances
Of securing valuable franchises from
the controlling power In that country.
All the big railroad men on the Pacific
coast who were connected with the
Pacific railroads have at some time OF
other contemplated OF considered
nltude In other payts OF tho would
I
struct u railroad from Constantinopl,
10 India, as an enterprise Ia which e
develop the ability Of his son, but tn,
project fell through with the death o
the younger stanford. Huntington
and Stanford for several years kept
close watch ON China as field for rail-
road enterprise aud II Is not sure thai
they have given II up yet.
George Lewis, u colored cavalry
soldier now Ia lansing renltentiary
for forgery, distinguished himself latcl J
M n clever fellow In his line. lie 10 a
good penman, and his duty was 10
write letters aud conduct corresponds
once for his fellow prisoners. Convict,
were In the habit OF sending out small
sums Of MONEY 10 friends. On Febru
AIRY 10th last ono Of the convlots got a
drnft for 81 and gave II 10 Lewis TO b,
forwarded In letter. Lewis by soln,
means obtained materials and raised
the draft for 81 TO 100000. II was y
clever piece Of forgery. Lewis sent thll
draft TO the Fountain Savings Bank Of
Richmond. The money was collected
and placed 10 his credit. Lewis then
planned an elaborate scheme 10 escape
Through M sccomplice, whose term O
Ave years In the penitentiary for rob
berry expired on March 4th, he had
war department letter heads printed
and sent himself a pardon. This
forgery was detected aud when May
ith, the settling day for the banks
came around, the forgery Of the drafl
came 10 light. Nineteen thousa nj
seven hundred and iiny dollars wa,
recovered hom the Richmond bank.
A. J. Krusc Of Bellefonte, Pa, WA,
expelled from the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, last summer because he re-
fused 10 give the names Of fellow
students who hazed n young man. IL,
was re-admittod on the 18th through
Congressman kribbs, but he loses twt
years on the road 10 promotion. Last
August kruse, who was then In hi,
second year ut Annapolis, while TO
turning 10 his room one evening acci.
dentally met some OF his classmate.
who were severely hazing new
student. kruse himself took no part
In the hazing. Tho unfortunate vic,
tim was handled 10 roughly that hs
was rendered unfit for any OF his elias,
duties and thus the affair was brough,
TO the attention Of the faculty. Kr,ise
refused to betry his classmates, as III,
participants themselves refused TO adj,
init their guilt. The faculty nj Length,
suspended kruse for short time. be-
ueviDg ON reflection that he would
give the desired information rathe,
than Incur expulsion, with which IA,
was Threatened, should he persist In
remaining silent.