The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-14
DOM ESTIC DOTS,
Telegraph News from All Parts Of the
Land Over Which the Stars and
Stripes Wave.

Frank II. Thomas. chief clerk Of the
postoffce department. has resigned.
a special from Virginia. Mimi. says;
/ The MANAGEMENT of the Franklin mine
made an attempt to load ore from stock
today by stopping work on account Of
interference by the strikers and have de-
cided not to attempt any work until the
sheriff and his posse arrives The sheriff
and fifty deputies left Duluth tonight for
Virginia.
A special to the St Louis Republic
from Houston, Tex. says: Reports come
from Brazoria county that an organized
band waited on all the negroes and com
manded them TO leave by tomorrow night
or be prepared to meet death. Up to two
years ago a negro was not allowed to
stop in the town of Alvin, but since that
time many have settled there
Fire at Pratt City, a mining town
near Birmingham, Ala. destroyed the
town hail, public school. hotel. north
Methodist church, several houses and
some thirty cottages. Over thirty min
ers' families were rendered homeless. A
young negro girl was burned TO death
Mrs. Bond died of fright and Chief Null
lin. of the Birmingham fire department.
was badly hurt.
The committee appointed recently at
Kansas City TO take steps for the organi-
cation of a silver society, has made its
report to a mass meeting of citizens.
The report, which was unanimously
adopted, puts into existence the Kansas
City Silver league. Its object is TO be
the promotion of the cause of free silver
at 10 to 1 ratio. Charter members con-
sst of many of the foremost local BUSH
ness men of both parties.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared dividends in favor of the credi-
tors of the insolvent national banks as
follows: Twenty per cent. the First Ma
tional bank of San Bernardion. Cal; 20
per cent the North Platte National bank
of North Platte, Neb.; % per cent. the
First National bank of Lalno Tex; 2.55
per cent. the First National bank OK
Abilene, Kan
The trials of Francis A. Coffin, Perez
val B. Coffin and Schuyler c. Haughey.
charged with completely in wrecking the
Indianapolis National bank, have been
postponed by order of Justice Baker. Of
the federal court until September 10.
The reason for the courts action is that
the appropriation to pay federal wit
nesses has been exhausted and no more
money will be available for the purpose
until July.
A private call has been issued for the
converting of the chiefs OF the five civil
lied tribes to meet at Fort Gibson.
Cherokee nation, on Tuesday. May Is.
The object is to discuss in what manner
the Dawes commission shall be received
and to map out a line Of action. The
delegates selected from the Chickasaw
nation are D. P. Johnston, r. l. McIlish
and Joe Weis. The delegates stand COM
mitted against alloting their lands in
severalty.
The women's leagues and clubs gave
ex-Congressuan Richard P. Bland a re-
ception last night at the Brown Palace
hotel, Denver The decorations were most
elaborate being of silver. green and
white, all other colors were ignored.
Mrs. Bland was present with her hus-
band, and was accorded q large share OF
the ovation. Governor Mcintyre well
coined Mr.. Bland on behalf of the state
and Mayor McMurray off1ciated in like
manner for the city.