The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-27
DOMESTIC DOTS.
Newsy Notes From All Portions of
the Land Over Which the Stars
and Stripes Wave.

Dan IdLciSco, july 2O.-PreSloent DAVID
Starr, of the Stanford university, says the
institution will open on September 1st
with ], 100 students. The university has an
abundance OF funds to maintain 1000 or
more students and eighty professors in
definitely.
New York, July 26-It is reported that
rhe United States Cordage company has
practically absorbed the Pearson Cordage
be S1,00G,000.
New York. .Tulv 2S-The suspension of
the Higgins. Laundry Soap company of
Brooklyn today is one OF the consequences
breezy gentleman with obscure anteced-
ents, who succeeded in swindling num-
Der of people in this, city,, BROOKLYN, and
a retired mail transportation contractor
and capitalist. He disappeared with $751;
000 stock. of the Higgins company paid for
with forged check
Carlisle, KY, July 26--After midnight
a mob broke down the Jail door, took out
William Tyler, colored, and hanged him to
telegraph pole. Tyler was charged
with criminal assault upon a 13-year-oId
girl.
SUNDERLAND, July 26.-The steamer ST.
George collided today with the steamer
Backen. The latter sank but the crew
was saved.
New. York. July 26-Lazard Freres will
ship $l,oOo,OOo, and sadenburg, Thalman 6
Co, 100000 on Saturday. The prospect
is that 100000 will go.
Youngstown, O., July 26.-The street rail-
way way IS again a., tied un tight today. mis-
in such manner that the electricians so
far are unable to locate the trouble
St Louis, July. 26,-Charles Wilson,
eolored was executed today for the muir
der OF Joseph Hodges, November s, 1892
in a quarrel over woman with whom
both were enamored.
Scotdale,, Pa, July 26.-There was no
trouble today over the disarming of the
coke STRIKERS hn
sheriff.
North Enid. O. T., July 2e-Captain j.
O. Mackey. in command of the troops
guarding the property of the Rock Island
near mere, has issued a card in answer
! to the charges made by the citizens of
South Enid. He denies the allegation with
regard to the secretary of war, stating
that the arrests were made by the United
States marshal and not by the troops.
Topeka, Kan, July 26.-Reports from
central and western Kansas are very dis
| courasing in more than half of the state.
! In half Of the western state the crop is
ruined, while in the central third a fair
! crop will be raised in sections where local
rains have fallen. The corn in many of
past three days hot winds have. swept
over the western half of Kansas, leaving
destruction in their path.
st. Louis July 26-The Photographers
Association Of America held no business
session today, taking instead an excursion
on the river including a picnic accom-
panied by athletic sports at a point south
of the city.
Chicago, July 26.-The fires were started
today in the works of the Illinois Steel
company which have been shut down since
the beginning of the railroad strike. The
plant will resume with a full force Mon
day, giving employment to about 3,aO0 men.
Denver. July pat a meeting of local
ledge No. Is, A. r. T., today $50 members
were present: It was decided to declare
the strike off. This step was taken be.
ohf OF ant
regain their positions than if the matter
should be postponed to a later date.
ST Louis, No. July 26.-The inhabit-
ants of this city and vicinity have been
suffering from the intense heat that has
prevailed to a greater or less degree for
the past few days.
Washington July e26.-The gold reserve
today received another blow by the en-
gagement at New York of S2000,000 for
export next Saturday. This leaves the
true amount of the reserve s5S 345, 725, OF
y So $40 lower than the lowest point
reached previous to the February bone
issue. The exportation of gold since fNf
February bond issue aggregates abou
S7S, $50 600, while the imp0rtatiuns amount
to about 81, 900, making the net loss
of gold during the last six months abou
$67, 000, 000
Waterloo, Ia. July 26-Colonel D. B
Henderson, of Dubuque. was renominateC
for Congress by the Third district Re
publicans today.
Reading. Pa, July 26.-Rev. Francis A
Hoffman aged IS years, the oldes
preacher in the Evangelical church in the
United States, died at his home here to
day.
Chicago, July 26.-President Debs, O.
, the A. R. u, left for his home in Terrt
Haute. Ind, this afternoon. He will re
main there until the convention of Au
; gust g in Chicago.
Kansas City. Mo, July 2s.-Gustavus A
, Cotton, a we'll known Kansas pioneer
one of the trainers of the Leavenwortl
constitution and noted free soldier. dice
here today.
. philadelphia, July 26-General Pleasan
ton died here today Of pneumonia, aget
| 67 wears.