The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08
DOM ESTIC DOTS,
Telegraph News from All Parts of the
Land Over Which the Stars and
Stripes Wave.

Charles Mcguire was hanged at Leban-
on, Pa, yesterday, for the murder of his
wife.
The G. A. R. department of Nebraska,
passed protesting resolutions against the
dedications at Chicago of the monument
to the confederate dead
The first rain, with a single exception,
that has visited Elkhart, Ind, since last
fall, fell heavily last evening, lasting
nearly an hour. The wheat was badly
scorched up to the time of the rain fall.
Vice-Chancellor and Ex-Governor Rob-
ert S. Green died at Elizabeth, n. j.,
yesterday. in his 56th year. He was a
delegate to the Democratic national con-
vention in 1860 which nominated stephen
A. Douglas for the presidency.
The little historic church built by An
drew Jackson and his wife near the
Hermitage, in 1928, was badly damaged
by the storm yesterday. A tree was
blown upon it, crushing in the roof, and
the interior was injured by water.
At meeting of prominent theatre
owners in Boston last night, the organi-
cation of a new fire insurance company to
be called the Theatre Mutual, was COM
pleted. The company will write policies
on theatres throughout the United States.
Today at noon Governor Turney, of
Tennessee will be inaugurated. The cere-
monies will be held in the hall of repre-
sentatives, which has been festooned with
bunting and decorated with plants and
flowers for the occasion A large attend
ance is expected from neighboring towns.
number of Republicans at Guthrie
have inaugurated a movement for free
silver and will at once open headquarters
and organize free silver leagues all over
the territory looking to the selection of
free silver delegates to the Republican
convention.
Harry Featherstone, leader of the
South Chicago bank robbers, has been
pardoned by Governor Altgeld. Feather
stone was serving a ten years sentence
in jail for the part he took in the rob-
berry of the Merchants Exchange bank.
Dec. %. 1890.
Consul-General Ramon Williams, who
IS on leave of absence from his post at
Havana, called at the state department
yesterday, and paid his respects to the
assistant secretary. He declined politely
to discuss Cuban affairs with newspaper
correspondents or to say anything as to
his own intentions.
Acting Secretary of State Uhl has Ca
bled Acting Consul-General Springer, at
Havana, to Immediately protest to the
Spanish authorities against the trial by
New York World correspondent. The con-
sul-general has been enjoined to act
speedily, as there is some apprehension
of his life being in danger
Secretary Gresham is reported to be
constantly gaining ground and it is said
that all danger is passed. 1t is hoped
that he will leave for some health resort
in about ten days. The report from his
house is that he is much better and
hopes are entertained that he will re-
cover.
Chairman Dudley, of Dallas, Tex, has
called a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Democratic party of Texas
at Dallas on the Eth inst. for the pur-
pose of defining the position of the party
on silver. He says the issue now must
be met and the party united for action
next year with the common enemy.
1t took the fire department and a posse
of citizens, led by a deputy sheriff, to ar
rest a burglar named Camp, who was in
the room of hotel at New Richmond,
Wis Whom located. he set fire to a lot
of papers. The hotelNwas threatened with
destruction. but the burglar held the firsz
men and posse at bay for some time a n
thoug.. the room was fun of smoke ana
perforated with bullets\ One man in the
posse was shot in the AKIN.
A special train on the Erie road which