The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

81 ny severe thunderstorms on Thurs
e.ay and Friday, in which several per
pms were killed and number of
ooiidlngs We're damaged and the crons
seriously injured. The Thermometer
reached 81 degrees in London. and at
cambridge the heat was IL DEGREES
-ooVe the average, which has onlv
lnrlce been reported during the las
duarter OF century. There were over
4oo prostrations from the heat treated
III III SIX London hospitals on Thursday.
ri!eie was only one-third of an inch OF
ralh1all in July and the crops are Sc
Iiousiy threatened, and the experiences
u the 1876 water famine in the east
snd OF London are already looming m.
Inc neat, which has been unusually
prolonged, has affected the London
oeatn rate. There were 2.O23 deaths
last week, of which 1.2O5 were chill
oren' bringing up the death date to
100 per LOO. There were many sun
strokes and general discomfort was
experienced. The judges and counsel
gowns.
Inc waning season has been marked
by rather stupid Cowes week. Only
the most languid interest in Yachting
was felt outside of the strictly fash
lonable circle, and the absence of
Emperor William, though he is repre-
sehled by numerous members of the
royalty, deprived the week of the bril-
hancy of the week of 1896 the presence
OF the kings of Belgium and Siam fail
ing to I'LL the void.
BUT THEY ATE.
The representatives of the house of
commons have gone home after plac-
ing an unusual strain upon the kitchen
committee which reports having served
a total of 76, $50 meals. The postmas-
ter of the house of commons also re-
cords big achievement SIS. 900 letters
having been posted, $50, $40 letters be-
ing received and 76,1S1 kilograms being
handed to members or sent by them
from the house
Referring to the reply of Mr.. A. T.
Baifour, the government leader and
nrs1 lord OF the treasury, in the house
OF commons on Thursday last, when
Mr. Balfour said her majesty's gov
eminent would consider the advisable
ny OF prosecuting on charge of OBJ
tanning money on false pretenses the
agents of the National University of
Chlcago, fSf offering TO confer degrees
for So each. Truth calls the attention
OF the american public to the bogus
ness OF the London Society of Science.
Letters and Art" which is selling de
grees with gown, hood and rank of
M. a.. to unsuspecting Americans.
and quotes the Churchman of New
ork as saying that such a degree
with a silver medal for merit has been
acquired by the Rev. John Wright of
st. Paul, MINI.
NEW SCHEME.
Much interest is taken in French ma
val circles at the discovery of a com
position which is alleged to have the
marvellous property of rendering yes
sells invisible by rays of electric |
searchlights- 1t is stated that at the |
naval maneuvres off Brest, torpedo !
boat No. 81, representing the enemy /
succeeded in traversing unseen the lu-
zone produced by the electric /
protector, thanks to having been coated I
with the new composition.
NOTES.
Though other jubilee peerages have /
been gazetted, that of Sir Donald I
smith, the Canadian high commission
err hangs fire. He decided to assume /
the title of Lord Glencoe, but it is I'M
1erstood his intention called lively in
among the McConals who l
were owners of Glencoe centuries be-
fore Sir Donald Smith bought the prop
srty. These objections and those of
he Argylls are causing Sir Donald to
reconsider the matter.
Ex-Queen Natalie of Servia has
oined the ranks of authors, publish
ng book of aphorisms, some of
which are interesting, as they were
learned from her long suf-
ering. She says, for instance. THE
iream of every brave soldier is to die
or something great and to live for
something NICE" In every country the
Lrmy is like angels before the throne
# Cod" "A girl is an angel. Take
are that when she becomes a wife
he is not changed into a devil;' The
leart tried too far no longer knows
low to be happy" and "A moment of
patty may render superfluous a
Whole existence of the greatest energy"