The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19

principal state institutions of Wisconsin
fon serious charges.
Judge Joseph Sibley died at Quincy.
Ills. aged 50 years. He was on the cir
cu.t bench from 1885 to 1879 and served
two years on the appellate bench
Judge Bradley instructed the jury to
md verdict Of not guilty in the Shriver
case. This virtually brings newspaper
witnesses within the privileged class.
An official gazette denounces the report
published in the United States that the
Mexican government has granted
/ charter for gambling houses at Tijuana
1t appears to be we'll settled that no
secure authority for the appointment of
a currency commission at this session OF
congress.
Hon. John NJ. Francis. senior proprietor
and editor in chief of the Troy Times and
ex-minister of the United States to
terday at Troy. n. Y.
State Chairman Elkins has fixed Thurs
day. August rs, for the meeting of the
state Republican convention in this city
TO nominate candidates for state treas
urer and auditor-general.
At yesterdays session of the Miners
convention il was resolved to affiliate
with some national labor organization TO
be decided upon later. The convention
claims to represent 2. 600 miners.
TIE secretary of the treasury has ap-
pointed B. F. Butler. J. F. Firebach and
+. II. Lamson. commissioners to make
the examination of the United States
minis. at Carson, New. and San Fran
cisco
The jury in the case of Alderman Dick
inson charged with accepting a bride
from the Minneapolis Penny Press for
securing the contract for the city print
ing failed TO agree and was discharged
today.
Robert Cook of Boston is in Pittsburg
arranging TO walk from Ifttsburg TO
Cincinnati. distance of 400 miles on
OF shoes with which ne can walk on
water.
K:dder. Peabody & Co. of Boston. will
ship 100000 in gold TO Europe next Tues
day. Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co. of
New York will tomorrow ship 100000 in
gold to Europe. 1t viii be obtained from
private sources.
Representatives of the governments OF
the treaty which makes them a part OF
the greater republic of Central America.
All the Central American republics have
now Joined the compact.
DR.. R. L. Freeman, a physician Of
Sausal;to. is dead. Coroner Eden, acting
in the capacity of public administrator,
has taken charge of the property.
Diamonds and jewelry to the value OF
$500 are now said to be missing
Julia MarioWe, who is recognized as
being the representative American
tragedIenne and her husband. Robert
Taber. have decided to part and each
will start independently. The couple
were married two years ago this summer
Paul Herman Shultz of Milford. Pa.
who was found guilty of murder in the
first degree for killing his wife at
tented to commit suicide this morning
by sIraEgulation, using strip from a
bed quilt He was discovered and after
half an hours work was revived
'W. ]. Bryan will be the nominee of
TIA combined forces OF free silver in the
next campaign said Senator Teller. who
He is the logical candidate and there
I'll be no trouble TO secure a comhina-
ton in his favor when the time comes
The Democratic convention Will nomi-
nate him and the other silver forces Will
second the nomination
James Aram. one of the wealthiest men
in Wisconsin, is dead. He left over $4,000
for public benevolences. In memory of
his father and mother he bequeathes SO
coo to establish a home for INDECENT
Methodist clergymen; in memory of his
daughters, 900 for the founding OF a
public library s., 600 to each church in
this city and 5000 for a cemetery fund
Mr. Aram was a banker.
International Press Mems association
elected the following officers: President.
Jesse Johnson. Nashville; first vice-presi-
dent, John W. Williams, Toronto; sec
ond yice-president. Frank Pempusch,
Minneapolis; third vice-president. Robert
H Kelly Boston; Secretary-treasurer,
James ellison, New York. reelected:
delegates to American Federation OF
Labor James O'Dea. New York and
George Kleinherse. Philadelphia