The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-13
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Archbishop Chappelle of New Orleans
has been appointed apostolic delegate to
Cuba.
The internal revenue commissioner has
decided that letters of credit are not
taxable under the new revenue law.
General Roca took the oath of office to-
day as president of the republic of Ar
gentina, and sent his first message to con-
gress.
1t is believed that the United States
Leather company will shut down its
plants for the purpose of reducing the
price of hides.
Christian Daniel, inventor of a dozen
machines used in shoe manufacture, is
dead at his home in Brooklyn. His ma
chine was the first used for sewing welts
in shoes.
General F. D. Grant has signifed his
intention of being a guest of the army
of the Tennessee at its annual reunion
at Toledo, Get, 26 and q. He will be ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs. U. S.
Grant.
The board of health of st. Louis has
adopted a resolution, asking Congress
man Barthold to introduce in congress his
bill TO stop Chicago from emptying its
sewage into the Illinois and finally into
the Mississippi river.
The San Francisco First National bank.
as the assignee of Herman Oelrichs, has
petitioned the superior court for the pay
ment of legacy due Oelrichs from the
estate of James c.. Fair. The legacy is
in the sum of $50 600.
Secretary Aiger will recommend to
congress that the existing railway svs-
TEN in Cuba be extended so as to form a
line running directly from Cape Maysi at
the east end of the island. to Cape
Antonio, on the western extremity.
Frank R. Mason. a graduate of West
Point, pleaded guilty to burglary in the
Kansas City criminal court today and
was sentenced to serve ten years in the
penitentiary. He is As years of age and
was arrested for stealing watch and
chain.
1t is announced that John d. Rookie
Teller will furnish funds to purchase the
ground and build a large social settle
ment house in the Italian district of
Cleveland 1t will be called the Alta
House. in honor of Mr.. Rockefeller's
daughter.
Now that the American Tobacco COM
pany control the Drummond plant, it is
making ready for a big fight against all
independent factories. A reduction of 10
cents a pound in the leading brand manu-
featured by the Drummond company will
be announced in a day or two
United States Consul FrankenthaI. at
Berne, has collected some information
upon business opportunities in the Philip
pines which he has made the subject of
a special report to the state department
1t contains information that may be of
value to business men intending to find
openings at Manila.
Upwards of so 900 residents of Michigan
were at Lansing to witness the unwilling
of a statue of Austin Blair, the war gov
ernor erected on the state house grounds
A feature of the occasion was the pres
ence of Major General Shafter, who re-
ceived a great informal reception before
the exercises began.
Red Cross Agent Bartes cables Stephen
Z. Barton, New York, that all volunteers
in Puerto Rico have been ordered home
and 10000 regulars will be sent from the
United States to take their places He
predicts that the sick rate will equal that
of the present troops in Puerto Rico ten
days after their arrival
Anthony Hopes romantic drama, 1.-The
Adventures of Lady Ursula" now in
course of production at the Lyceum
theatre New York, under the manage
ment of Mr.. Daniel Frohman was sue
cessfully produced at London under the
management of Charles Frohman at the
Duke of York's theatre.
Some anxiety is beginning to be felt
because of the non-arriyal at ST. Johns,
N. F., of Lieutenant Peary's Arctic
steamer. the Windward which is now due
on her return from Sheradd Osborne
Fiord west of Greenland, where ii was
planned that she should land Lieutenant
Peary and the members OF his expedi-
ton.