The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The Norway storthing. by a vote of IS
TO Sc, adopted universal suffrage
Treasury statement shows: Available
cash balance, S22o, 479, 16j; gold reserve,
$50, 015. $50.
Americans and Englishmen at Porto
Rico. who own about 1000 head of cattle.
fear their property will be cOnfSCated be-
cause of the food famine.
Toda- there will be a special mass at
the Havana cathedral. with PRAYERS for
the achievement of peace.
New and startling developments have
arisen in the boundary dispute between
Chile and Argentina and great excite
ment prevails in Valparaiso.
The peace negotiations between Nicara-
qua and Costa Rica have failed. War is
probable The two armies are facing each
other near the frontier, scarcely half d
mile apart.
A freight wreck on the New York Cen
trail at FairpOrt resulted in the death OF
three men. one man being seriously injur-
ed and over 100000 worth of property be-
ing destroyed.
At a patriotic demonstration at Temple
ton, Cal, General Weyler was hanged in
effigy and 100 shots discharged into the
! body amid the firing of anvils and cheers
of the spectators.
There was a slight fall in prices on the
Spanish .bourse yesterday. as result Of
the severance of diplomatic relations be-
tween Spain and the United States. but
there was no panic.
Spanish agents at Porto Rico are max.
ing attempts TO purchase coal at St.
InOmaS and in the Windward Islands. ID
to the present they have been unsuccess-
ful in securing any supplies.
Representative Hun. chairman of the
military affairs committee, has introduced
bill TO increase the efficiency OF the
United States army in time of war by
organizing field telegraph corps
VI. HanOtaux. French minister of for
e.gn affairs. convened a meeting of the
higher officials of the various ministries
to consider question of declaration of
neutrality and its consequences.
The United States consul at Malaga,
Spain. r. NJ. Bartleben. mas started for
Gibraltar. The American flag over the
consulate has been removed and the ar
chives transferred TO the British con-
sulate.
Major Wood. commanding the North
west Mounted Police. las informed the
American military authorities in Alaska
that hereafter American soldiers in uni
form will not be allowed to enter British
territory.
The statement cabled to London that
the United States treasury department
has decided TO issue a war loan through
the poStOfficeS of the United states IS eX-
ercising a good effect upon the depression
and Stagnation OF the London stock eX-
change.
orders have been prepared and will be
issued Immediately calling on the Penn
SylVania National Guard TO mobilize at
Mount Gratna. Pa, near Lebanon. II is
stated further that the 5000 members ON
the guard viii be under canvass by sat
urday night.
The Vossische Zeitung of Berlin, though
acknowledging the tragic guilt of
Spain. maintains that the United States
is morally culpaple by 'nourishing tbs
rebels for years and by finally employ
ing the Maine disaster as the mere pre-
text for adopting violent measures
Although the matter is still regarded as
an official secret ii is known that Presi-
dent Simon Sam of the Haytien republic.
and President Ulysses HOureapX of the
republic of SantO Domingo agreed at their
recent conference at Jacmel to submit TO
the pope the entire boundary dispute be-
tween the two countries.
General disgust is felt in Madrid at the
conduct of Great Britain in selling yes
sels to the United States. after refusing
them to Spain. and in opposing privateer-
ms while going so far IS to regard pro-
visions as contraband. IL this way greatly
favoring the United States. These facts
occasion considerable popular bitterness