The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-23
BRIEF KILOGRAMS,

Unless a cog slips the Bradley presl-
Dental boom will be launched March
at the state convention at frankfort.
The Republican territorial cenNaf
committee of New Mexico, at meet
ing there fixed the territorial conVen-
ton to select six delegates to the Re
publican national convention at Albu-
querque, March %.
A special to- the New York Herald
from Havana, Cuba, says: Advices re
| ceiVed here from Jiguani confirm the
report Of the death of the well known
rebel chief, Jose Rabi. His death is
said to have, resulted from tetanus,
caused by a wound received in a re-
cent battle.
Replying to a request that he attend
meeting of people in sympathy with
the cause of the ArInenians, H. NJ.
Stanley. the African explorer, has
written letter blaming the powers for
staying Great Britain's hand when she
was on the eve, as he says, of taking
action in the premises.
A special to the New York Herald
from London. says: The Natal Times
claims to have the best authority for
the statement that the South African
niversary of the Boer victory over the
British, under General Cooley, at
Majuba HILL, proclaim its indepen-
dence.
The steamer Kantzler from Hamburg
for Delagoa bay, which grounded in
the Suez canal at Ismailfa on Wednes-
day, has been foated. Her ground
ing had practically blocked the pas
sage of the canal, and nearly fifty
steamers were detained by the acct
dent. These crafts are now enabled
To n h6iF
The St James Gazetts says of Wash
ington: HE became the adversary of
England reluctantly, and was never
her enemy. If his spirit animated the
tenants of the white house today, it is
certain the trumpery dispute between
US and a South American republic
would not be made the occasion of a
difficulty which almost threatened war
between the two peoples.
AT the Yale observatory a circular
has been received, the purport of which
is that observations at Kiel have ap-
pareptly confirmed the report that the
comet first discovered during the pres
emit year by Professor Perrine, of Lick
observatory, Cal, is really new com
ct. No reports have been received at
Yale UP to the present time to show
that the new comet is approaching the
earth.
Speaker Reed has received a twenty
three-pound salmon from J. B. Mont
gomery, one of his friends in Portland.
Ore. 1t is one of the record breaking
products OF the famous salmon fisher
les Of the Columbia. The speaker and
his friends will enjoy it early next
week, II the house restauranteur Sc
cures the necessary utensils for hand
ling the mammoth fish.
Victor Rosewater. Phi. D.. manapjne,
editor of the Omaha Bee has been ap-
pointed regent Of the Nebraska State
university by Governor Holcomb. Mr..
Rosewater was supported for the DO
s1tlon by the strong endorsement of
President Seth Low, of Columbia col
legs, and President Gilman, of Johns
Hopkins university.
The Chicago Posts WASHINGTON spe-
cial says: On the authority of a gentle
man who enjoys the presidents pers7ral
confidence as fully as any one living.
the statements made that if congress
adJourns without currency legislation
along the lines suggested by Mr.. CIeve-
land he will call special session and
force the issue upon the country as
being the only question OF paramount
Importance.
Inc confederate museum was opened
yesterday at Richmond, Va, in the
old Davis mansion with a brilliant
programme. Governor O'Ferrall in
PRODUCED General Bradley Johnson. the
orator of the occasion, who made
STIRRING address, in which he said:
fhe time will come when all the
world will realize the failure of the
contederacy was a great misfortune to
humanity, and 1t would be a source of
unnumbered woes to liberty