The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28
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Arguments in the Stanford case will
begin today
cruisers Montgomery and Raleigh
are out on a course, destination IN
known.
Columbian medals are now ready for
delivery Diplomas will be completed
very soon.
F. J. Packinham, the British minister
to Buenos Ayres, has been transferred
TO Stockholm.
The president has sent the following
nomination to the senate: Postmaster,
John r. Andrews, Red Lodge, Mont
The funeral Of the late Lord Leigh
ton. president of the royal academy,
will take place at st. PauPs on Mon
day.
dealer of Providence, R. l., assigned
yesterday. Liabilities, $4,000; assets,
not stated.
Fire destroyed Redfeld college at
Redheld. S. D. President Hatch lost
his valuable library. The loss is esti-
mated at 1000; insurance $4,000.
It is stated in Chicago that Potter
Palmer is being considered by the ad-
ministration as the probable successor
10 Theodore Runyon as ambassador to
Germany.
DR.. Lasker has been declared the
winner of the international chess tour
nament, in which Messrs. Pillsbury,
Stein{tz and Tschigorin, besides him
self, took part.
The steamship Seneca from Havana
brought to New York $780, 900 in Span
ish gold coin, and 100000 in Mexican
silver dollars. The latter amount is
in transit to London and Paris.
There is a rumor that Russia is ar
ranging with the sultan for the occu-
patton Of Armenia, but it is not con-
frmed by the discoverable signs and is
discredited in diplomatic circles.
Sir Joseph Trutch. ex-governor OF
Victoria, b c., who has been confined
to his bed for several days past at
Chicago with a bilious attack, is re-
ported today as recovering slowly.
The remains of United States Ambas-
sador Runyon viii be accorded state
funeral at the American church in
Berlin on Wednesday. The body will
be ernbalmed and taken to his home al
Newark, n. J.
A special to The New York World
from Boston says: John L. Sullivan has
decided to quit Boston and the stage
for good, he says. A Milwaukee brewer
is going to fit up a magnificent sa-
loon for him in Chicago.
The London Daily Telegraph under
stands that the net total of the navy
estimates for the year will be at least
the same as in 1895, namely Els, 701, 900.
the estima tes voted for ship building
will be as large as f5,S9S,64
Rumors have been in circulation for
several days that Senator Mitchell of
Oregon has decided TO vote against the
free coinage bill. The senator says he
will vote for the bill and says it will
pass without the votes Of the Utah
senators.
Free delivery mail service will be ex-
tended to eighteen postoffices on April
1, swelling the total number of free
delivery Offices 70 633. Marshall and
Temple, Texas; Great Falls, Mont,
eaad Pomona, Cal, are among the offices
to be included.
State Senator W. NJ. Fulton died in
Denver yesterday after an illness OF
several weeks. Mr.. Fulton was 80 years
of age. He came to Colorado sixteen
years ago during the Gunnison mining
boom and made his home in Gunni-
son county
Rev T. 3. HargIove, pastor of the
Methodist church at Coldwater. Mich.
dropped dead in the pulpit Sunday
while praying. With q moan he fell
heavily and when two physicians who
were in the congregation reached him