The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
BRIEF TALES By WIRE.

Philip Karn. a wealthy coffee planter.
died at Haldac Lake. Cal. yesterday.
/ Business on the London stock exchange
yesterday was largely conferred in Ameri-
I cans.
Much talk continues over the proposed
duel between Prince Henry and the Duke
of COSTA
The building of the Siberian railway has
! been of great benefit TO the lumber trade
of that coast.
Italians have made complaint in Denver
that they were driven out of the Cripple
Creek district
The report that the tug Dauntless was
fred upon yesterday by the gun boat Will
miIgt is erroneous.
Steamer Dauntless made another at
tempt TO get away from Jacksonville yes
terday, but was stopped.
President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation to attend the Ohio state fair
at Columbus. opening Aug. 81.
Grouse shooting in Scotland and Eng
/ land opened yesterday. The first grouse
at Sheffield brought $3.50 per brace.
Placards have been posted in Constan-
tinople demanding change in the system
of government of the Turkish empire.
The archbishop of Toledo Monsignor
in Spain in 1911 and made a cardinal in
The Canadian government has advised
all Canadian collectors of customs to give
clause of the tariff.
Lokal Anzeiger says that the Dowager
Empress Frederick has paved the way
for reconciliation between Emperor
William and Crown Princess Sophia of
Greece.
The pope yesterday received the Cana
dian premier, Sir Wilfred Laurier and
Lady Laurier. The audience, which began
at noon, lasted an hour and was of very
cordial nature.
When Prince Henri of Orleans opened
his mail al Marseiiles he found several
letters, written in blood from Italians,
VINO threatened assassination if General
Albertone failed to kill him.
Willie and Mary Vogel. aged and 10
years respectively were drowned in the
Blue river Neb., yesterday. They fell
from 2 narrow walk and were carried
over the mill dam 10 the rocks below.
Kwang Sob. chief of the privy council
of Corea, eX-minister TO this country
from Corea. and the commissioner Of that
kingdom TO the recent queens jubilee, is
critically i'll with consumption at WASH
ington.
Though his eminence. Cardinal Tas-
chereau is in a very feeble condition, he
has Somewhat improved during the last
two days. His mind has almost entirely
given way, however, and his life is go
ing out slowly.
The loss by fire in the building of the
Enterprise Brass company INST night was
greatly overest:mated by those giving the
uS uTSS-. Inc pICSlucll OF Ile company
says his loss will not exceed $4,000
which is covered by insurance.
The Ontario cabinet has considered new
timber regulations. These regulations
provide that in future labores whose
homes are outside of Canada shall not be
employed by American or Canadian lum-
Der men TO work in the lumber camps or
in hauling and handling timber on the
lands of the crown.
Santiago Barroeta of New York has
begged the state department 70 intervene
for the protection of his brother-in-law.
Ramon Hidalgo, an American citizen reg
istered as such. in Havana and Cienfue-
gos who was arrested July Is by the
Spanish authorities. and IS kept incom-
municado in Cabanas fortress. Mr. Bar
roeta says his brorher-in-law is a Dromi-
nent lawyer of Cienfuegos and does not
mix in Cuban affairs
Attorney General McKenna and Solic-
itor General Richards are making care
full study of the questions involved In the
construction of section p of the new tariff
act. and Il IS expected that an opinion
covering the subject viii be sent to Sec
rotary Gage early in the coming week.
The main question at issue is whether
teas and other goods shipped from China
and Japan by vessel to Vancouver B. c.
and thence by rail in bond to the United
States are subject TO the 10 per cent dis
eliminating duty imposed by section p.