The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29

! heio SuNGCcuGQ NJ DEL lIiCiOl.
The large steamer Spondilus from
Yokohama to London has been wrecked
on Cape Varella on the coast OF Cochll
China. The crew were saved.
The question of the admission of womer
as lay students to the annual sessions
! of the Newark, n. j.. M, E. conference
was decided by that body today IN the
I negative.
A cyclone passed south of Alton, Ill.
yesterday afternoon Twenty box ears
were wrecked at West Alton. Fences and
| telegraph poles were blown down, but nc
fatalities resulted.
A World special from Cape Town says:
Lobengula king of the Matabeles, Wht
/ was reported dead two years ago, after
the crushing defeat of his tribe by the
| British, is now said to be alive
The Glenmore worsted mills, located
! at Tenth street and Germantown. ave-
nue., Philadelphia, were destroyed by
fire yesterday. The loss is Sl45,oOo-
Congressman s. E. Paine of Auburn,
and State Senator John Ralnes were
yesterday elected at Auburn, New York,
delegates to. the national convention at
st. Louis for the Twenty-eighth congress
sional district.
Reports received of violenls earth
quake shocks throughout different por-
tions of Chilli have caused many in
habitants to leave cities and towns
and camp out in the country.
Postmaster General Wilson lectured in
memorial chapel at wesleyan s5 cyan college,
Duty" before large audience. Presi-
dent Raymon presided. The postmaster
general was received with an ovation
by the students.
J. E. Garland of Sioux talls, s. D.,
has been appointed special assistant
United States attorney to aid in the
prosecution of the suit against the
Homestake Mining company for certain
alleged timber trespass IN the BLACK
Hills.
G.. A. Crittenton, the millionaire evan
gelist. now holding services at Butte, held
a meeting in the interest of Florence
Crittenton Home for fallen women. IL
was decided to establish such home
here for the state and N,7O0 was sub
scribed. $500 of which was by Mr.. Crit
tenton.
Within the last two weeks two at
tempts have been made to kidnap the
4-year-old granddaughter of Nine.
Modjeska, actress, in Chicago. Ralph
Medjeska, the father, says he cannot
account for the attempts to steal his
child.
Fourteen hundred men employed in
the ship yard of Wheeler & Co., West
Bay City, Michigan, struck today
against the check system of payment
The firm gave as their reason for
adopting the system the inconvenience
and danger of transporting $4,000 every
pay day.
Joseph Jefferson was greeted in his
apartments at the Fifth avenue hotel
yesterday by the committee that had
been appointed to present him With a
loving cup. His friends presented him
with a cast of their massive silver
10 CT no
den theatre.
Captain Campbell of the schooner
William Todd reports that the schooner
was fired ON by Spanish gunboats off
the Isle of Pines. He hove to, the YES
sci was boarded and searched. The
Spaniards did not find anything con-
traband and the schooner was allowed
to proceed.
Over 400 striking photographers
thronged the New York headquarters
last night to hear the report of the
committee on arbitration. After con-
siderable discussion the report was
said to have been received by small
majority. The committee on arbitra-
ton will meet the contractors Monday.
The governor of Cape Colony, Sir Her
cules Robinson telegraphs confirming the
report that the explorer Selous has Leen
engaged with the Matabeles who had
been stealing cattle. Sir Hercules Rob
inson also confirms the report that the
native police have deserted, and he adds
that one prospector was murdered. The
governor confirms the report that Loben-
gula's son has placed himself at the head
of the Matabele rebels.
Over $4,000, 900 in gold, silver and
currency was removed from the office
of the sub treasury in the old govern
ment building, Chicago, yesterday to
the temporary offices in the Rand-Mc-
NaIly building. There were sixteen
and a half tons of gold; ninety tons of
silver and five tons of coppers, nickels
and dimes and $4,000, 900 in currency.
The Republicans of Omaha and
Douglass county, Neb., held their con-
and the slate, carried out as agreed be
tween Mckinley and Henderson. Sen
ator Thurston offered resolution
which recited the fact that Charles F.
Henderson was held in high esteem
and that he should be voted for when
it could be done without injury to Nc
Kinley.
The Ninth Republican congressional
district convention held at Boston yes
terday to elect two delegates to the ma
tional Republican convention, resulted
in the selection of Reed men. Resolu-
tons pledging the delegates to Hon.
B. Reed were read, but objec-
tions being made to iustructing the
delegates, the matter was laid on the
table Jesse M Grove of East Boston
and G. A Hihbard of Boston, were
elected by reclamation.
Secretary Hoke Smith has decided
the claim of the state of Min
nesota that the swamp lands within the
ceded portions of the Red Lake reSer-
to be opened to entry May 10
were granted to the state by the
swamp land grant of March 10, 1850.
The secretary says the intent of the
act was to grant to the state swamp
lands within her borders that had not
been, prior to selection by the state,
and approval by the department, dis
posed of as reserved under some act
made prior to the granting act.
A special to the New York World
ing magistrate. began a few days ago
a judicial inquiry into the methods OF
the French syndicate of petroleum re-
finers. This syndicate has complete
monopoly Of the petroleum ,, o,t trade IN IN
the Standard Oil company of America.
1t includes all the larger refineries of
petroleum. A competitor, Jules Guerin,
who refused to join the combine, lodged
a complaint with the tribunal of the
Seine The principal members of the
syndicate are Thomas Bedford & Co,
Female & Despeaux and Deutsch ~ Co.
These firms have succeeded in forcing
I'D the price so that the petroleum in
Paris costs 60 cents a gallon.
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