The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

Hon. Burt Van Horn, ex-member of
n. Y, yesterday from cancer of the
stomach.
Sir William Stuart, brother of Baron
Blantyre and late British envoy to the
king of the Netherlands, is dead. He
was born in 1924
The Omaha city council by vote of Is
TO 4, passed the curfew ordinance over
the mayors veto, and the law will go
into effect al once.
The president has signed the act re-
peailng the statute prohibiting the ap-
pointment to army and navy positions
of persons who held Confederate COM
missions.
Frederick A. Humphrey, said to be the
Oldest Freemason OF the United States.
died ct GAINESVILLE. Wis. yesterday, aged
80. He has belonged to the Masonic fra
ternity "a years.
The Republican state central commit
tee of Washington. has fixed May II. at
Everett. as the time and place of hold
ing state convention to elect delegates
to the ST. Louis convention.
The president has sent the senate the
following nominations for postmasters:
Richard P. Nelson, Juneau, Alaska: l.
B. Barnes. Ferndale, California; Mary
Hansbrough University Of California.
General Benjamin Harrison arrived
at the Fifth Avenue hotel yesterday.
The wedding of the eX-president and
Mrs. Dimmick will take place next
Monday at st. Thomas church.
H W. Fuller. general passenger
agent of the Chesapeake 6 Ohio Rail-
way company at Washington, has re-
ceived dispatch announcing the death
in Indianapolis of Mr.. 7. o. Barbour,
treasurer of the company.
The contract between the General
Electric company and the Westing-
house company, providing for an ex-
change of licenses under their patron
age, recently authorized by the board
of directors of the two companies. has
been executed and delivered.
The notorious outlaw, Carl Thorn, alias
Diamond Point" who led the raid at
Coffeyville, Kas.. and who, while mem
Der of the Dalton outlaw gang killed
Deputy Marshal George Richards. at
Dover. The outlaw and officer exchanged
ten shots. Richards will get $500 reward.
The monthly comparative statement of
the governments receipts and eXpendl-
lures shows that the total receipts during
March were SIG, 041, 149; expenditures, S27.-
ga, 1893: leaving a deficit for the month
of 81, 223, S44 and for the nine months OF
the present fiscal year SIS. 100, 702. The re-
ceipts from customs during March were
miscellaneous sources, Sl,16O6SS.
Walter L. Weaver of Clark county
was nominated for congress on the
123d ballot at the Seventh district Re
publican convention at Springfield, o.,
Yesterday. Congressman Wilson OF
Madison and DR.. Jones of HlckaWay
were named as delegates to the 81:
Louis convention. S. P. Frank OF
Miami county was chosen presidential
elector.
A dispatch to the London Times from
says the feeling there
is more hopeful and that there is be-
lief that the negotiations between
President Kruger and Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain have taken favor
able turn. A Cape Town dispatch to
the Times says Hon. Cecil Rhodes !
has reached Salisbury, Mashonaland, |
and has asked for as many volunteers
as can be spared for the campaign
gainst the Matabeles.
With only five districts in the state
to hear from at midnight, Governor |
Lippet of Rhode Island is reelected by |
a plurality of over 10000. The total |
vote, with five missing districts, is as
follows: For governor, Lippet Rep.), |
%, lis; Littlefield Oem.), 1858; Lippet's
plurality 9,477. Last year Governor |
Ltppet carried the state by 1921. and !
his plurality this year will be about the
same figures The Democrats acknowl-
edge that the election is clean sweep
for the Republicans.
The trial of Bernardo j. Bueno, Cap
tain Samuel Hughes. John D. Hart,
Captain Lawrence Brabazon and Ben
jamin J. Guerra, accused of violating
the neutrality law in connection with
the alleged filioustering Bermuda, was
begun in New York yesterday before
Judge Brown in the criminal branch
Of the United States circuit court. AT
ter the jury had been selected and
sworn in, court adjourned until to-
Persons who are in a position to
make definite statements on the sub
ect say .hey have heard nothing of
he formation of the reported steel
rust, covering the whole world and
including the American, British and
firms. whose representa-
ives are said to be going to meet in
Paris during the present month. The
umor is discredited here and it is said
hat it is not believed possible to re-
.oncile the divers interests. Secretary
3rough, of the iron and steel insti-
ute said there was steel rail COM
zine, which includes the British
french and Belgian. but not the Ameri-
an manufacturers and perhaps this is
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