The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-29
Foreign News in Brief

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, June 2S.-The
balloon Zeppelin No. L. started at late
hour tonight for Metz. where II was per-
manenty stationed for military purposes.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 2S.-The ses-
sions of the Russo Finnish commission
opened here today. y project Is on foot
TO grant the Films seats In the duma and
MEXICO CITY, June 2S.--Li Ching
Hsu, Chinese charge d'afraires here. died
today at the Chinese legation Tho body
Will be sent to China He was nephew
of the late Ii Hung Chang.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2S.-The
number of cholera cases reported during
the last twentvfour hours show di-
minuton. SlNty-one cases We're removed
to hospitals and there were thirty deaths.
ODESSA, June 2S.-The municipality OF
Odessa, which is now In the hands of the
reactionaries. has brought an action
against the municipal officers of 1908.
charging them with misuse of the city
funds. The disbursements that year in
cluded n large amount for the mainte-
nance OF q special military against the
anti-Jcwish outbreaks.
MONTREAL, June 2S.-The Chinese
Christian association of Montreal today
took steps to petition Wu Ting-fang, the
Chinese ambassador at Washington. TO
issue n formal demand on the Chinese
residents of the United States and Can
ada TO assist In the captuca OF Leon
Ling. the suspected murderer OF Elsie
Sigel OF New York.
PEKING, June 2S.-The members Of
the meteorological expedition, under
American army. have arrived ut Lam
chow. tho capital OF the province IN which
the expedition had an encounter enc
week ago with natives, when Eazrah Ali
was killed. Lieutenant Clark has tele-
graphed Peliing requesting consular In
vestIgation.
LONDON. June 2S.-The recently
formed American Embassy association
has begun n campaign among Americans
living and travelling in England TO enlist
their support in movement TO inouce
the government to provide embassies In
foreign capitals with suitable buildings.
y big dinner Is being arranged tol July
T. when many American travellers VIII
be the guests Of the association.
PEKING. June 2S.-An edict issued to-
day appoints Tuan Fang, vicaroy of Nan
King. to be viceroy. of Chi ~ province,
died yesterday from apopleNy; Tuan
Fang will be succeeded at Nan King by
Chang Jen Hun, vlceroy Of Canton. and
this official VIII be succeeded by Yuan
Shuh-sun, taotai of Shanghai Grand
Secretary Shih Hsu has been made tenn
porary president of the foreign board.
LONDON. June 2S-A man who gives
the name of Henry Cligford, but who Is
believed to he Conrad Harmss was re
manded at Bow Street court today for
employee OF j. S. Bache 4 Co. of New
York. He was being sought by the po-,
lice on the charge, Of having iqrseId
Vcrnn, the London agents OF Bache
Co. The prisoner when apprehended;
was living In good style at big hotel
on northumberland avenue lie denies
that he Is Harms.
KILLARNEY. June 2S.-,A serious lack
of supervision over lake traffic was re-
ton Of last Wednesdays drowning Of
eleven persons. INCLUDING Mrs \; A HE
ton and, son Of Tacoma, One boatman;
than 20 years old. while II was shown
that another was rarely In condition to
take any responsibility IhG , boat & ltsen ent
demned three years ago, One of the res
cued boatmen admitted, under eXamina-
ton. that the accident would not have
happened II there had been four good
boatmen in the craft. The jury recon-
manded that there be a stringent inspec
tion OF boats In the future.
PARIS June 2S.-The attitud, OF Car
dinal Andrieu OF Bordeaux. who icce1tiy
refused to appear In court I, to anSweT s.n.wcG
breach OF the separation law has been
warmly endorsed by the militant bishops
and clergy. and other prosecutions are
threatened against those who menace the
faithful with accommodation IL
they acquire church property forfeited
under the law in question, Monsigneur
Gieure. bishop of Bayonne. has been
cited To appear before the correctional
court for pronouncing ipso facto eX-
communication against entire municipal
councils. charitable associations, etc.
which ia any way endorse the acqnisl-
tion of former church property. Fur
thermore MIonsSDeur Gieure has formal
iy instructed the members of his diocese
TO resist the law providing for neutral
education"
Trip TO Old Country.
Bishop William Mcmillan OF the Twen- |