Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-15

the postmaster general, ftsi spoke
over the new line o. the lori pTOy0tt
OF Edinburgh, and int.0duCsl him ~
tue lord mayor VI LouIou, Sir J seph
Rennle, who also Congratulated tho
lord provost. Similar C1mplimsuts
were exchanged with the other oitlts.
BIMETALLiC LEAGUE Active.
The bimelalllc league II about to
move In big quNfters anu will make an
addition 10 the number Of lie clerks.
Tue league " very active NJ present
ana Is trnling out great numbers OF
pamphlets to all parts.
a VALUABLE book.
Al the auction sale of LORI Orior1s
books at South Ebys during the week
y second lilo Of Shakespeare brought
800, believed TO DO iho highest price
on record.
A STRICKEN cry.
A letter received here from Florence,
Italy, says that an attempt has been
made ~ minimize the recent earth
quake Us the city absolutely depends
upon lls American, English and
Russian visitors. Thc letter adds that
Florence y IN dangerous condition
and the chuTchts aud museums are
showing may omin0uS cracks and
that there are signs Of dBsOlation
everywhere.
SPORTING NOTES.
The Cornell crew which IL 20 com.
pete at the Henley regatta seems 10 10
settling down to good work on g
rhAmee. The illustrated nuwsunpefs
this week devote much space 10 Illus.
tratiOns OF tho crew, All tbs comments
OF the newspapers generally are kin ily /,
but little paila are taken to conceal the
belief that tho English oasmvu have
but slight fear o. being deieaiui.
What oxcilcs thn greatest interest Ia
sporting circles IL tue proposed Wait Of
an Oxford. CAmbridge athlelic team ~
the United SIateF. The sporting auI
other papers all devote much space 10
discussing the proposed event. Alter
commenting at leugth on The suggest
oil contest, the STOTtlEg and Dramatic
AtsCs says: "As N % impress tue DO.
sire Tor International competitions, We
have the Cornell crew here. 10 Jour.
ney 5000 miles aud keep n ugzuH
muu In England iOt a month 10 10
slight undertaking, and IL decided
Indication " the sporting snusu which
actuAtea Cornell. Americans have
always been most plucEy Ia coming
here, 40 n IL about time Euglauu
should cross the Atlantic"
The coming OXFORD Rnd Cambridge
sports promise ~ lie VI special Interest
In Wow OF the challenge VI the Euglth
universities. The LONDON athletic club,
whose toHm will also visit America, de.
iealed Oxford last week aud yesterday
NJ Cambridge won six out Oi nine
events. Tne program WAS exactly the
same az In the inIef.univelslty sports
| aud the results indicate tnat Cam
bridge viii defeat Oxford. DENVER, Of
the London nthlDlc CLUB, won tus 100
yard dash Ia lti seconds. Barry, Oi
tho London Athletic club, put tho
weight 40 feet inches. ptyme, OF
| Cambridge, won the mile running Ia
| I minutes "a seconds. In the high
| lump williams u the London athietic
| ulub, scored D leel 3 igch6g. la tue l2u
yard hurdles. ten 1ignt,, Shaw, OF tut
London athletic uluU, won In ~ sec.
Unds. In the long jump McHumins.
way, Of Cambridge, wa. the winner
| with 20 feet, q, luJurs. Tho greatest
surprises VI thu DAY was the quarter
/ mile run IN which FuZieThert, the
new Cambridge captain, beat the lam.
/ aus Lennon athlsliC uluU aud Britinh
champion NJ ii1 AMI $50 yards, T., u,
| Bfhdiu, 10y Inches In 81 seconds,
In tho hammer throwing BAIry, Of the
/ London athletic club, won with ~
ieoI inchos. In toe three mile Tuu
Munro, OF tho LDndon athletic club,
came In first IA | mItutca I seuon ut