The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12

dry kiInS or the AIIdnllc saw MILL GULL
pany in this city were destroyed by fire
tonight Loss 100000; insurance, $4,000.
BOSTON, Aug. u-W. H. Treworky,
wholesale dealer, has made an assignment
for the benefit Of his creditors. No
statement of assets and liabilities has
yet been prepared, but it understood that
the liabilities are in the neighborhood of
100000.
MUSHROOM, Mich. Aug. n.-This city
caught the southern edge of a cyclone
which came up from the west shortly be-
fore o'clock tonight. A deluge of rain
accompanied the winds Much minor
damage was done.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich, Aug. H.
A furious electric storm, accompanied by
high wind and rain, tonight did thou
sands of dollars worth of damage to
fruit trees. Many buildings in this city
and ST. Joseph were slightly damaged.
The storm caused a panic at the summer
hotels. 1t is said that several lives were
lost on the lake as a number of small
boats were out and all are not accounted
for at late hour tonight.
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 1.-THE sound
money Democrats of Oregon, have ar
ranged to hold a convention this week,
for the purpose of electing eight delegates
to the National Democratic convention
which meets at indianapolis on Septem-
Der 2.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11.-Up to 1
O'Clock this afternoon, three deaths from
the heat were reported today. The vic
tins were Mary Mertz, John Mckee,
George Edwards. Scores of prostrations
also reported mercury this afternoon 90
in the shade.
NEW YORK, avg. H.-Sixty co-opera-
tive shops were o&ened this morning by
the brotherhood of Tailors, employing
800 men.
ALMA, Mich, Aug. n.-Samuel X.
MARTIN, of Chicago, died here this morn
ing. Mr.. Martin was president of the
Martin Lumber company of Chicago, the
largest lumber firm in the world, con-
trolling forty-five yards. He was inter-
ested in several mines.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-An appeal
signed by more than 1000 physicians will
be sent to the general council Of the In
ternational Red Cross society, calling at
tention to the non-observance by Spain
in the Cuban war of the stipulation
unanimously agreed to at the congress
held by the society in which Spain as a
nation took part.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.-At the
quarterly meeting of the Bay conference
on Congregational churches held in this
city today, a resolution was passed CEN
surfing the Dubuque Qowa) association in
extending fellowship TO DR.. c. O.Brown
of the First Congregational church of
San Francisco while that gentleman was
under discipline for unministerial con-
duct The resolution requests the Du-
buque association to rescind the action
in the matter. The vote upon the adop-
ton of the resolution was: Ayes 50. nays
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| MONTEREY, Cal, Aug. 11.-All NOV
ables have been transferred from the
steamer st. Paul, which grounded near
Point Pinos on Saturday night last, and
| the steamer will be abandoned. The I'M
! derwriters inspector states that there is
no prospect of saving the hull or machin-
| cry.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Among the pas
sengers who sailed today on the steamer
Havel for Bremen were Mr.. Herman
Schussler, Miss Josephine Willnauer and
Mr. Carl Weisshuhn of San Francisco.
MAY HURT MEXICO.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 11.--Innumer-
able inquiries are being received here
| froo,, tho Tinted STATES .as IN the siI-,or-