Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-29

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the ranks Of the Insurgents, In spite Of
their losses In battle, have greatly In
creased IN their fighting strength. The
soldiers who have behaved 30 badly
under Balmaccda might make very
different exhibit n Inspired by n
righteous causc and led 10 the conflict
BY patriotic generals.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
The second battle u Bull Run was
fought August -, 1852.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born
August %, 1909.
John Locke, the famous English
philosopher was horn August 80. lGs2.
ON this day, August %, is77, died
one Of Utali's greatest mon, Brigham
Young.
There are 100000 farmers In
France, the total population Of the
country being ss,ooo,OoO.
Hong Kong was coded to England,
ana her ports thrown open 10 British
vessels, August %, lsi2. a
The English man.oi.war, tho "Royhl
George" with six.huudred persons
aboard, was lost August 90, 1852.
The smallest church In the world Ia
said to DO at 81. Lawrence, near Won't
nor, Isle Of wight. II has n seating
capacity uf twelve pcFsons.
Colonel II. 5. Erbay and wife, Of
Colorado Springs, were chlorofotmed
early Saturday morning aud their
house robbed Of sji. No clue TO the
robbers.
The longest hone.cnr line In tho
world Il said to be the one connecting
tie city Of Mexico with Galapa-
aeveniy.two miles. The trip IL made
In eight hours.
An extraordinary commission Of
cardinals has been appointed to roor.
ganlze tho Catholic missions, with q
special view to making missions take a
leading part In tho work Of colonizi-
ton.
Alexandria, Va. was plundcrcd by the
British ON August 20, 1914. Five days
on the TN, the Capitol at
Washington, aud library Of Congress
were burned 10 ashes by the British
under General Ross.
Tho 'ayette (Idsho) Independent
says that Mr.. shurtlid, whose place Is
about Eve miles northeast OF Payelte
had u watermelon on exhibition at the
store OF Moss Bros. a few days ago
which tipped the beam at So pounds.
II goes 10 Salt Lake. Mr.. Shurtlin
will ship n carload, averaging about 30
pounds to Pooatello.
Miss Mary Eustis, Washington
belle, and Thomas Hitchcock il, son Of
a New York banker, were married at
Boston on the 23lh Inst. r he bride IL
the daughter OF a former Louisiana
Congressman. To. groom Ia master Of
a pack Of hounds, and Ia said to be
great cross-country rider. Tho dis.
patches call this ia wedding In high
lifc."
a radical change In the postoillces
OF New York and Brooklyn "a con.
templatod. The two main offices win
be connected by pueumaiic tubes.
The plans as presented to Postmaster
Van Colt aud Postmaster.G General
Wanamsker, provide for connecting
all the sub.postofilces of the two cities
to the main offices, and then having
one or two large tubes between New
York and Brooklyn.
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V0LAPUK AT CHAUTAuQUA.
The Proposed International Language
Calming Favor.
The second annual convention OF the
North American Nolapuk Association,
which has Just completed its work
mere, has made evident several impor-
ant facts. II has demonstrated that
he language Is no mere experiment n
/ large aud varied literature In every
civilized country; u half-hundred
newspapers published In half as many
Countries, with All uninterrupted issue,
In some s,of ten years, and u Avocado