The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-14
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

The urgent deficiency bill was passed
! by the senate yesterday, substantially
as reported.
]. E. Nesslage of the firm of Ness
lage & Fuller, bullion brokers, died
yesterday at his home in New York.
John ]. Curley of Philadelphia, is
said TO be slated for sergeant-at-arms
of the Democratic national committee.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the organization of the San
/ Francisco National bank of San Fran
! cisco with a capital of S500,000.
The Minnesota Republican state COM
/ mittee today issued call for the state
| convention in Minneapolis, March "a, for
! the selection of four delegates at large
and nine presidential electors.
Mrs Mary E Lease, the noted Populist
/ orator, has qualified the story that She
| has decided to enter cie ministry. She
| Will preach at local church next Sun
! day, but states it is to help pay off the
! church's Indebtedness.
Eight hundred men employed on the
EIicott square building, Buffalo, laid
down their tools yesterday and left
their work. The grievance is that a
sub-contractor put some thirty-five
non-union men at work this morning
The sensational story published in
I New York that an insult was offered
to Emperor William yesterday after
| noon when a package of newspapers
was thrown into his carriage, is denied
in Berlin.
Count Kutsof, representing the car
of Russia, has arrived at Sofia, Bull
garia, to attend the ceremony of the
conversion and baptism of Prince
Boris, eldest son of Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria, into the orthodox church.
The London Chronicle editoriaIly
n T7d- hot
be challenged to give full information
OF the alleged forty thousand British
colonists in the disputed territory be-
tween Venezuela and British Guiana.
A special to the New York Herald from
Pekin says: Ii Hung Chang and Shas
Lu Lien have been appointed delegates
to represent the emperor of China at the
coronation of Emperor Nicholas II of
Russia at Moscow. Negotiations are still
in progress looking to the conclusion of
a commercial treaty between China and
Japan.
A special to the Denver News from
Aspen, Colo, says: Ex-Game Warden
Calicotte, arrested at Delta yesterday on
an indictment for cattle stealing, was
brought back tonight by Sheriff Straw
bridge and locked up in Jail. He will
make no attempt to procure bail until to-
morrow. He says the charge is all a
mistake, but the authorities state that
they have the hides of the stolen cattle
and can prove that Calicotte carried some
of the meat away in a trunk.
a special to the New York Herald from
Cairo, Egypt, says: AS evidencing the
feeling in Egypt concerning British &C.
cupation, it is to be admitted that there
has been disquiet amounting almost to a
panic for the last three days as conse-
quence of runors pointing to an evacua-
ton of the country by the English Lord
Cromer, the English minister. states posi-
lively that no alteration will take place
With individual exceptions persons of all
nationalities desire the retention of the
British troops.
A special to the New York Herald from
Rome says: AS Signor Crispi does not
fear the opposition he has acceded to
their demands and will call the chamber
together in March. 1t is probable that
the premier will eliminate from the cabi-
net certain members whose presence he
considered a source of weakness. Signor
Forts may accept a portfolio. Signor
CriSpi's position remains mistaken.
thanks to the absolute confidence that
King Humbert has in him. The army
of the Negus is finding increasing diff
ficulty in supplying its commissariat. In
case Menelik should retreat General Par
ateri will at once take the offensive 1t is
probable General Barateri will be recalled
in consequence of his criticism upon
Signor Crispi