The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-05
Foreign News in Brief

TOTeGgO News ln Brief
SINGAPORE June IA double earth
quake was experienced here at 40 O'Clock
this morning. No damage was done,
ST. PETERSBURG. Juno 1.-The trans
fer OF Paul Koseakcvitch, the Russian
consul AT san Francisco to he consul-gcn-
eral at Genoa. is gazctted today.
has secured the rights to Richard Strauss
'Fuersnoth,' an opera written before
''Salomc.' He announces that In the
coming season he will produce both works
a double bill.
PARIS, June An dispatch from
Berlin the correspondent of the Temps
SAYS he has been Informed on good aii-
thority that Geraldine Farrar American
opera singer will be married In Paris In
the fan TO AntoIn Scotu the baritone.
TOULON. June 4.-Trials OF the wire
less telephone system invented by Naval
Licutenants Jeance and Colin were made
today between the armorcd cruiser Conde.
which was at sea. and stations on the
shore. The conversation was carried on
perfectly at distance of 10 kilometers.
BRUSSELS June 1.-The arched roof
of The vilchroeclI canal collapsed today
Mt point where the canal crosses the
river sennc The water in the canal
below. and a ncighborins valley was
flooded. The canal boats all arc strand
ed and traffic is at standstill.
TENERIFFE. Canary Islands. June 4.
Tho steamer Admiral today landed six
members OF the crew OF the American
whaling brig snllivan OF New London.
Conn. Tho men became separated from
the whaler while pursuing a whale IN
thick fog and had d-iftod fo- six days,
They .wcrc exhausted when picked up.
ST PETERSBURG. June 4-The leg
islativc committee of tho council Of state
has reported adversely the bill extending
the mandates of the councillors Of the
empire from tho nine western provinces
for one year in order 10 enable the pas
three members Of the council.
HANRE. Iunc An response 10 an
appeal Of their comrades At Marseilles,
the sailors and stokers of the commercial
marine here today formally voted 10 join
the strike movement for a day Of rest and
equalization. Of pay. Some members OF
the crew Of the steamer La Savoe have
Joined the strikers.
ST. JOHNS. \. T.. June Ito the
great anxiety felt here by ship owners
and the relatives OF the three hundred
men comprising the crews Of the twenty
fishing schooners a week overdue at this
port because of Ice has been added the
fear OF disaster from a combination Of
ice foes and storm. Wednesday night and
Thursday morning a heavy storm cen
terod over the region between here and
Bonavista bay. distance of fifty miles
MANILA, June t.-Bcginuing at 2:Is
and continuing until 5:02 o'clock this
morning. the seismographs at the oh
servatory here registered an intense
microseismic disturbance. IL Is estimated
thot the earthquake was 1900 to 1000
closely to that obtained in Tcbruory. 1909.
during the earthquake In Java and Su-
natra.
ent OF the Berlin Tageblatt. after having
visited Mersinaadan. Alexandretta and
Antioch. telesraphed from Alcppo today
saying that country was extremely quiet
hut there was much anxiety AS to the
near future, Armenians and Syrians are
leaving by the hundreds. and all import
are canccling their orders. Martial
law will be declared at Aleppo as soon
tho Constantinople authorities send rec
liable troops.
TELLS. June A fatal encounter be-
tween the representatives OF two princely
houses occurred at "a formal reception
scendant Of Prince Peter Bagration the
Russian general who served with distinc-
tion, considered himself insulted by a
remark OF Prince Eristof. struck the lat
ter in the face. Prince Eristof drew the
long dagger ALWAYS worn by cossacks
and killed Prince Bagratlon on the spot.
LIMA Peru. June 4.-The Peruvian
cabinet today rendered it's resignation IT
has been proved that the revolutionary
outbreak Of last week was engineered en-
tirelY by the followers OF the Picrola
brothers committee of the Liberal
party today visited President Leguia and
declaring that neither Dr. Durand nor
lose Olva had taken part in the move
ment. requested that these men be set
at liberty. The country Is quiet.
ALEXANDRETTA. AsiatIc Turkey
June 4..Thcre was some firing by Turk
ish soldiers last night In the village OF
Deurtvul. No Information regarding the
casualties has been received. 1t appears
that the commander OF the troops two
days ago demanded that the villagers de-
liver all their arms to him. The Turk
have been acting in most arbitrary
manner with the villagers and there has
been dread OF a repetition of the Adana
tragedy.
SIT. PETERSBURG June 4-Premler
fense of the governments draft OF a law
dealing with the matter Of changing from
one faith TO another and against the mod
ifcations removing all restrictions intro
duccd. He said the emperor, as head of
the orthodox church. could not suffer a
backslidine from the orthodox to non
christian beliefs and that IL such amend
ments were Incorporated that II would
be vetoed. He contcndcd that the church
enjoyed full independence In matters OF
crced and dogma, but insisted on state
control
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