The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-21


services a public reception was held in
the arTlory. Senator Allison, Governor
jackson and wife and Congressman Per-
kins and wife were among the promi-
nent guests present.
NEW YORK-A special to the Her
aid from Key West, Fla, says that
passengers by the Olivette reported
that the Spanish were defeated in the
battle of November II.
CHICAGO.-Henry C. Foster, colored.
was this afternoon convicted of the
murder, last October, of George Wells,
a S2loonkeeper, and sentenced to
death. Foster was robbing a man in
front of Wells saloon, and when the
latter interceded shot him dead.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA special to
the Citizen from Tarpon Springs says:
The sponging schooner Shamrock, Of
Key West, foundered in this morn
ing's gale off st. Martins Key, and
six of the crew, all colored, We're lost.
Those lost were Jere Saunders, G.
Alsbury, Coler Butler, Joe Lavarity,
Walton Knowles, ]. Stewart
LONDON. -The Chronicle this morning
expresses the opinion that the presence
of the United States ambassador at the
foreign office today indicates desire on
the part of the United States government
to join with the European powers for
the purpose of aiding in the suppression
of the present Armenian difficulty and
assisting in the restoration of peace in
the Turkish empire.
NEW YORK.-At meeting of the
twist and sewing silk manufacturers
here today It'd was agreed to advance
the price of twist and sewing silk 5
per cent to take effect December 2.
This follows am advance of 10 per cent
in these commodities which was made
on September 1 last. Higher prices for
raw material are given as the cause.
CHICAGO.-A number of military
men, composing the officers and direc-
tors of the Vlcksburg Military Park
association, which was organized last
month, left this afternoon for Weeks
burg. The object of the "trip is TO ar
range for presenting a petition to Con-
gress to have the battlefield of VDcks.
burg converted into a military park.
LONDON.-In the queens bench divis-
ion of the hig-l court of JUST e today,
the trial of Jabez Spencer Balfour,
Geo "ge Ed ord Erock, John Thomas
Wright and Morrell Theobald charged
with fraud and other ofn,nses, in con-
nection with the management of the Lib
orator group of Friendly island companies
which has been in progress since Octo-
Der 18th, before a special jury, was con-
cluded and all the prisoners named found
guilty. Sentence was postponed. George
Dibley was acquitted.
LONDON.-A dispatch to the Stand
ard from Berlin says that Prince Bis
marck recently received Congressman
Richard Bartholdt of ST. Louis, Mo.
The eX-chancel1or asked many ques-
tons to the member of the American
house of representatives. Most of
these inquiries were made about mat
ters pertaining to the United States.
He was especially solicitous concerning
the welfare of Germans who have set
tied in America Among other things,
he asked about was as to whether the
Jews who have left the old world and
settled in America, were ever perse-
cuted to any extent.
BUTTE, Mont-Pettingill, the wild
man of the Wise River mountains, has
been found dead in his mountain retreat.
Pettingill came to Montana during the
early period of the war and has ever
since lived alone among the wild ami
mails of the Wise River mountains. Moth
ing has ever been learned regarding his
life before coming to Montana, though
reasons for retiring from civilization.
Pettingill had knowledge of fabulous
rich gold vein, but never disclosed Its
location, though he gave to a party of
hunters some quartz that assayed $4,000
a ton
ST LOUIS.-In the circuit court to-
day Chris Won der Abe, manager Of
the St. Louis Browns, was awarded a
Judgment for 1874 against the Ma
tfonal baseball club of Washington.
The suit dates from 1891 and grew out
of the fight between the National
league and the American association,
when a number of the association
managers organized a. rival club in
Cincinnati to embarrass the league
club there. 1t was a. losing venture.
The Wagners, of Washington, refused
to pay their percentage of the losses.
and the decision today is the termna-
ton of the attachment proceedings
against the Senator'S share of the gate
receipts for numerous games played
here.