The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14
AFFAIRS AT HOnE.

AFFAIRS AT HOrlE.
NILES, Mich. June 13.-Reports from
peppermint growers in all parts OF
southwestern Michigan say that grass
hoppers are doing great injury to the
crop.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June lS.-erass-
hoppers are doing immense damage IN
portions of this county. Alexander
Smith of Center township has. eighty
acres of wheat, from which every plade
has been eatel. Another elgnty acres
is being eaten up entirely as Wen as
fifteen acres of potatoes and large
field of oats.
NEW YORK, June 19-The appellate
division of the supreme court nandec
down a decision affirming the order OF
Justice Pryor in opening the JudgInenu
obtained by David Gideon against Phll-
lip G.. Dwyer by default. Gideon sued
Dwyer for SANDER for saying that ne
had been ruled off the turf, and Dwyer
neglected to answer because his counsel
advised that the words were not ac-
tionable.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Joseph Hy-
land, who is accused of forging postal
money orders, and who is said to be a
member of the Leroy Harris gang, was
arraigned here today before Commits
sioner Shields After Miss Annie Sheri-
dan, money order clerk at Newark,
Ohio, had testified. further examination
was waived and Hyland was held pend
ing his removal to Cincinnati. His
wife and five daughters were in court
with him.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 1S.-Henry
Miller has been arrested at East Au-
rora on a telegram from the chief of
police at Dayton. Ohio, stating that
Miller was wanted there for embezZle-
ment. Miller admits that he is the
man wanted and will return to Ohio
without extradition proceedings.
BOSTON, June 13.-Rev. J. w, Lewis,
who recently resigned after a pastorate
of twenty-five years with the Univer-
salist society II, South Boston, has ac
cepted a call to- ST. .Paurs Uniyersalist
church at Chicago to become perma-
nent pastor ~
LEXINGTON, KY. June 1s.-Eleven
years ago Arthur W. Plat, an attend
amt at the state lunatic asylum, this
city, shot and killed Jesse T. Tree, a
patient, and escaped. In May last he
was arrested in Oxford, England
charged with robbery. While in the
Jail there he confessed and the authori-
ties here were notified. Sheriff Gross
leaves for England to bring Platt back
CINCINNATI. o.. June ia. E.
Burkhardt, the furrier and halter, yes
terday made an individual assignment
to G. w. Baker. The receivership for
his business was but recently terTnin-
ated by a settlement with creditors,
and this assignment is a surprise, but
1t is said it concerns only his personal
creditors. The assets. mainly real es-
tate. are estimated at $4,000; liabili-
| ties, 100000
LoGANSPORFa Ind, June 13.-The
Hon. S. P. Sherin, secretary of the ma
tioual Democratic committee said there
were 1000 applications on file for seats
in the section reserved for newspaper
men, while but 400 seats had been pro-
vided. Many of the leading metropott
itan papers had not yet applied for
seats. No applications received after
June IS will be regarded.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, June 49,
In the state fire1nen's tournament Just
closed, w. L. ,Haughn of the Harlan
hose team, in the championship belt
race broke the International record.
winning in 80 So, seconds The former
record was 40 seconds fat
HOUSTON, Tex, June ia man
with proper credentials as Captain
Johnson Hierra, of the Laurada, was in
this city two days this week and to-
night sailed for Galveston on a yes
sci which had laid off the coast and
which he informed the Associated
Press took on board from the Mallory
me Steamer a cargo of 900 rounds
OF ammunition and 1850 stands of
arms. He says the Laurada has been
off Galveston for four days. The YES
/ sci being chased near Kingston, ia
maica, is evidently another vessel,
NEW YORK, June IA dispatch
to the World from Kingston, jamaica
says: The American fiIibustering
steamer Laurada has gone sailing
within the three league limit. A
Spanish warsaip is following her and
an English cruiser watching the Snan-
ish vessel, having orders to prevent
an attack on the I.aurada in British
waters.
DENVER, June 1s.-The Colorado
delegation to the st. Louis convention
aside from Senator Teller. left tonight
! in special car over the Rock Island.
and will arrive in ST. Louis Monday
morning. The delegates claim to have
no programme arranged other than
| instructions of the state convention to
follow Senator Teller wherever he may
| lead
ATLANTA, Ca, June 13.-The Eagle
! and Phnenix mills of Columbus. one of
tbs oldest and best known tisx-
| tile establishments in the south, was
placed in the hands of receivers by
! Judge Newman. of the United States
| district court, this afternoon The re-
/ ceiveTs are: James w, English and
| John S. Bigby, of Atlanta, and G.
| Gunby Jordan of Columbus.
| ANN ARROR. Mich. June lex
| Governor Alpheus Felch died at 2:15
! o'clock this afternoon. He had been
! in an unconscious state since Wednes-
! day and his extreme age and feeble
ness prevented a rally.
METEOR is BEATEN.