The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-17
BRIEF TALES BY WIRE.

Charles Compton, the actor, is dead in
London.
American Bankers association meets at
Detroit today.
The remains of the late Senator George
will be inferred at Carrolton, Miss.
Juhnson M. Mundy the sculptor is
dead in a sanitarium at Geneva. N. Y.
aged g. years.
Boy of 20 of Galveston, Tex, has mur-
deerd his mother to get money TO spend
on a variety actress.
The condition of Senator McIIaurin is
decidedly improved and his friends are
no longer apprehensive.
Funeral services in honor of the late
Premier Canovas will be held at the
Havana cathedral today.
Three hundred and ten thousand dollars
in gold was received from Havana yeSter-
day by New York bankers.
Most of the Fall River cotton mills
which have. been stopped temporarily
have started full time.
The big wagon works of the Mitchell
Lewis company. Racine, Wis, began
working II hours yesterday.
Milwaukee operators say that a wealthy
syndicate has been formed in Chicago for
the purpose of cornering barley.
John Masterson, aged IS, shot and killed
John Kurran. his nephew, and fatally
wounded himself this morning.
The Methun cotton mills at Methun,
Mass, viii resume operations next Mon
day. The mills employ about 800 hands.
Edward B. Ranbo, Pacific coast man
ager for the Winchester Arms company,
is dead of yalvuIar disease of the heart
President Mckinley and party reviewed
the Twenty-hrst regiment, United States
| infantry, at Pittsburg barracks yester-
day.
The Lonsdale company's cotton mills at
providence have started after week s
shutdown, giving employment to about
1900 operatives.
The Amuskeag steam cotton mills at
Salem, Mass, have resumed operations
after a shut down of IS days. The plant
employees 1,400 people.
The board of fire and police commits
sIoners of Omaha have elected c. V
Gallagher deputy collector of the port of
Omaha, to be chief of police.
Miss, Katherine Monroe a leading So
black veil at San Diego yesterday and
adopted the name of Mary Regina
Prince Henri of Orleans. who was
wounded in a duel fought with the Count
of Turin, passed quiet night. His con-
dition is now considered by his physf-
clans to be satisfactory
A special from Rome says it is re-
ported there that the pope will excom-
munieate Prince Henri of Orleans and
the Count of Turin, as duelling is for
hidden hV the Roman Catholic church.
1t is rumored that the death at Teheran
Persia, of DR.. Tholsen the physician of
the late Shah, was caused by poison adj
ministered at the instigation of the
reigning shah. because the physician
knew too many secrets.
Henry C. Hansbrough, United States
senator from North Dakota, and Miss
Mary Berri Chapman, of Washington. D.
c., Were married at the Hotel Burning
ton, New York, yesterday. The Rev
Lester Bradne officiated, using the
Protestant Episcopal service.
A delegation of members of the Golden
scln cd NV LII
the Hotel Cecil, London, and presented
the Canadian premier Sir Wilfred Lau-
rier the special gold medal of the club
struck for presentation to the Canadian
statesman in formal recognition of his at
tachment to free trade.
1t is estimated that something like
$4,000 shares of stock, consigned TO Yari-
Gus banking houses and some private in
continental cities on the steamship Cam
pania, which arrived here last Saturday
One of the American liners which left
Southampton a few days ago is also
bringing over a large number of shares.
Miss Mary Bowman's nangled body was
found on the Chicago & alton railroad
yesterday. She resided at Zif, Wayne
county, Ills. Her brother, j. e. Bowman,
arrived at Corder yesterday, claimed the
body and left for home. 1t is Thought
Miss Bowman left her berth on the train
in an somnambulistic state and walked
off the rear platform of the sleeper
Inc peace negotiations between the
ambassadors of the powers and Tewfik
Pasha, the Turkish forIsn minister. are
at a complete standstill. This is due to
the refusal of Lord Salisbury to allow
a Turkish occupation of Thessaly pend
ing partial payment of the indemnity
agreed upon, Lord Salisbury's objection
is based upon a fear that an occupation
thus began might become permanent
The ameer of Afghan has issued an or
der informing his subjects to join the reb-
els who are now rising against the Indian
government, and the governor of Knost
has been ordered to punish the Afghans
who have been raiding camels belonging
TO the Tochi punitive expedition, Eu-
r0pean and native reinforcements have
been ordered to KohaI Immediately in or
der to overawe tine Afridas