The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-19
Flashes From the Wire

Flashes From the Wire
CANTON, O.. May 1s-The United
bishops William Wcekley OF Kansas City
and William Bell of Sacramento, Cal.
DES MONIES. la, May 1S.-"Fuiy
Try arc Democrats at heat" declared
William j. Bryan at dinner here to-
night
was made at the chamber of commerce
today that the basis price OF whisky had
been advanced cents, or from 81 30 TO
Sl,3I a gallon. The advance is due to
the high price OF grain,
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-The rosigna~
ton of Lieut.. Com James e., Walker,
S, N, recently forwarded from Guam
where he was stationed for short time,
has been accepted by the president, Ia
take effect May 81 He is now at Los
Angeles
GRAND JUNCTION. Colo. May 1s-
1t is now believed that the danger from
frost In the Grand valley fruit district IS
past, The smndgc pots remain in order,
but probably il will not be necessary to
light them again. No damage resulted
from the cold weather last night and to-
DES MONIES. Ia MAY 1S.-Thomas
Hatch and J.. j. Dwycr, two nVicts, cs
capped from Fort Madison penitentiary
this afternoon by forcing the bars OF tho
windows In the new hospital building.
An alarm brought every guard To the
chase and Dwyer was captured tonight
OKLAHOMA CITY. okla, May lS-
Western Texas and Oklahoma were swept
by severe wind and rainstorm today
that did much damage to growing crops
T1F,.l., Bon
was killed by lightning.
HELENA. Mont. May lS.-All the n1u-
nicipal offices In Helena were closed dur
ing the hour of the funeral. as mark of
respect TO the memory of DR.. William l..
Steele. who died on Sunday morning. 4
large delegation OF Montana pioneers were.
present lnterment was at Forestva)e
cemetery.
OMAHA Neb. May 1S.-DirisIble bal
loon No. l, known as the Baldwin airship,
the property of the United States signal
corps. arrived at Fort Omaha from Fort
Meyer today. by express. y detail Of
signal CORPS men Will arrive from Fort
flights will begin next week and last all
summer.
SEATTLE. Wash. May lS.-The cor
who shot and killed herself last Satur-
day in the Cecil hotel. after making a
suicide compact with II. .. Eamcs,
Tacoma hardware dealer. returned Il Ver-
dict OF suicide Eames was released. Mrs.
Burke was born in Portland. Or. and her
maiden name was Lundy,
KANSAS CITY, May 1S.-John Sharp
known as adam Cod" who with his
wife. Melissa. is on trial charged with
murder for participation in a riot In this
city which resulted in the death OF five
persons, WAS refused change of Venue
In the criminal court here today. sharp
alleged that the prejudice against him
here would deny him a fair trial
ST. LOUIS. May lS-The circumstances
under which James Sheppard Cabanne
III. was taken To San Francisco recently
by Broughton Brandcnburg, the New
st. Louis grand jury, The boys father
appeared before the jury today and at
the circuit attorneys office IL was stated
that an indictment on charge OF kidpap-
Ing is sought.
BATON ROUGE. La. May Isl
spite of the carly hour at which the bat.
tleship Mississippi steamed away from
Baton Rouge this morning. the wharvcs
were filed with enthusiastic crowds. who
had turned out TO bid adieu and good luck
to those on board the big vessel. At
o'clock the battleship hoistcd anchor and
began the fourth stage Of Its journey
up the river TO Bayou Sara, La.
NEW YORK. MAY ls.-Information has
been received from London by the Jewish
Daily News concerning the movement
among foreign Hebrews 20 unity all the