EVENTS amnesty A dispatch announcing that president harrison had bad granted amnesty to joseph F smith came over the wires yesterday after the NEWS had gone to press the statement that president smith had bad been convicted of polygamy Is an error we have no further ad vices on the matter at pree present ent death of george W vedder information has just juet reached us from hoosick falip N Y that george W vedder the lightning artist who operated in behalf of the walter A wood company on the fair grounds in this city JD in 1890 was fatally injured by falling failing on a curb stone in boston and that his remains were brought to hoosick falls for internment mr vedder made many friends while in utah and undoubtedly will be well remembered by the visitors at our annual fair in ID 1890 at which time he gave away 10 or of his artistic minute pictures eighteenth ward seminary tile the latter day saints seminary of the eighteenth ward commenced its ita third academic year on monday august blot the thorough renovation of the house and furniture gave the building throughout an air of cheerfulness three departments are am in operation with an attendance of one hundred and eighty students A A few additional pupils can secure seats in the intermediate and the preparatory departments the appliances are ample and inspru eions thorough and the seminary generally is in a flourishing condition circulars will be sent on application for further particulars apply to 0 M MUMFORD principal floods at price from bishop frandsen franden of price emery county who to is in this city we learn that quite a fernet from a cloud burst bunt occurred about five miles above price on thursday last resulting in the washing away of the banks of the canal by which the canal was supplied with water for a considerable distance and more or less damage to the stacks 3 crops crop s in the field and the dwellings of sever several a residents of that vicinity the storm d did id not extend to price although the sound of it was plainly heard there the crops generally throughout emery county are fully up to the average lucern is better than usual A family by the name of garling living in an isolated condition midway between price and spring glen are having a serio serious urb time with the diphtheria one child having died and three others being badly affected with the malady though improving obsequies the funeral service over the remains of william N son of george 0 and mary alice lambert was hold held in the seventh ward meeting house on thursday sept 10 A large number of sympathizing relatives and friends were present the opening prayer was offered by elder joseph H felt bishop thorn and elder wm win me lachlan Ija chlan spoke in feeling terms commendatory mend atory of the good qualities exhibited by the deceased who was connected with the primary association and sunday school and had bad notwithstanding his bis tender years shown much interest iu religious matters the other speakers who offered consoling remarks were elders john nicholson thomas E taylor joseph E taylor and apostle john henry smith the singing flinging exercises were rendered by the ward choir led by brother foster much sympathy has been manifested toward the sorrowing family during their affliction affa action by their many friends the bereaved feel grateful for the ex preb of this kindly sentiment their appreciation in this respect was stated in their behalf toward the close of the service by elder mclachlan the benediction was pronounced by apostle abraham H cannon monitor and merrimac Merrl mac in the federal court room sept 11 captain H E W campbell of philadelphia delivered a most entertaining illustrated lecture entitled the imon monitor and merrimac the speaker demonstrated to a rather small but appreciative precia tive audience that he be was master of the theme under discussion he was clear concise and at times eloquent the basis of the lecture was the cadies causes which led to the building of the two great ironclads iron the monitor and merrimac Merrl mac 21 and the result of the terrible engagement between them more than forty stereopticon views incident to the conet construction ruction and battle of these awe inspiring and destructive iron were exhibited with splendid effect an excellent map of hampton roads and vicinity was also shown and the location and relation of the various places designated ex in detail the building of the monitor by captain john ericson brought about a revolution in the history of war vessel building throughout the world the noble ironclad iron clad cost the united states government and was wrecked ina in a terrific storm off cape hatteras within a year affe it was launched her inventor and builder is now dead but his name and fame still live glenn resigns sergeant glenn glen a has at last come to the conclusion that the best thing he could do regarding the findings of the police committee who investigated the charges preferred against him was to step down and out last night he sent the following communication to mayor scott SALT LAKE blaiki CITY UTAH ir september ath 1891 to the honorable geo M scott mayor salt lake city dear sir owing to the present unsettled condition of affairs existing in the polica department and believing as I 1 do that I 1 have ha been fully exonerated by the police committee from the malicious charges preferred against me by jealous and inefficient men and whom I 1 do not longer desire to be associated with therefore I 1 most respectfully request to tender my resignation as sergeant of police to ne take effect as soon as my successor is a appointed p I 1 desire to thank you yoi and the majority of the police commission for the fair and impartial manner in which you have investigated my case I 1 remain very respectfully yours FRANK 14 GLENN sergeant of police the matter came up before the city council sapt there is ie a possibility of the resignation not being accepted for the reason that there are those in authority who claim that nothing short of an actual discharge will give satisfaction for glenns unofficial conduct it is a well known fact that mayor scott has signified his intention of dismissing glenn from the service terrific storm at provo F provo ovo dispatch Dispa toh thursday afternoon about 2 a most terrific storm swept over provo and in fifteen minutes had bad done more damage than any storm which ever visited this locality large black clouds were seen in the west westa a little before the hour named and almost before one could think they were driven by a high wind to the city it seemed as though the wind blow blew in every conceivable direction finally it hailed and such hallston eal they were nearly an inch in diameter driven bythe by the wind they played havoc wherever they chanced to alight either on man or beast or property As soon as the storm bad swept over the cit city Y the streets were lined with people who gazed on the wreck made by the storm on every street running north and south from A to 0 trees were uprooted in many places the streets were entirely blockaded by the fallen trees which stretched from one sidewalk to the other the most damage was in the eastern part of town in addition to the damage done by trees being blown down several hundred dollars 2 worth ot of glass was smashed in town by the hail the factory had panes of glass broken on the west side of the building the central schoolhouse also had a number of lights broken oscar oacar youngs windows were broken in several place sand robert Ir vines fine large plate glass windows were completely shattered as also a fancy glass door the windows on the west side of mrs thomas house in the fourth ward were all broken while several other places sustained serious darna damage gf from the wind and hailstones haystacks in different parts darts of the town were scattered in every direction fences were blown down josiah H perry today the funeral of josiah H U perry took place he died at his residence on the first day of september after an illness of weeks the deceased was born in lewis lewie essex county new york on the ath of april 1818 and was the eldest son of stephen and rhoby edwards perry he embraced the gospel ou on the ath of july 1832 on the of september 1841 he was ordained to the office of a priest and as such stich performed a mission to the state of vermont after filling this mission he came with his bis fathers family to nauvoo here he took an active part in the building of the temple at one time when he and several others were working to procure money for spring of water from which they got drinking water was poisoned by evil men a and fourteen of the company died from t the effects but he prid and some others recovered on another occasion he fell from a scaffold eighteen feet when he received an a a injury in his ankles from which he never fully recovered in 1844 on the first of april he was ordained a seventy having previously been ordained an elder he immediately departed for michigan aar where he labored as a messenger of the gospel while here the prophet joseph smith was killed and he waa wa called home I 1 in 1845 he married his present wife and became the father of nine children eight daughters and on one eason son he emigrated to salt lake valley tn in 1850 and settled in weber county til in various places of this county he to took an active part in the work of the gospel and was always engaged in the ministry of the priesthood fw i which he had bad great reverence reverent deceased leaves a wife seven chi child ren twenty seven grandchildren an and d a host of friends P C GEERTSON secretary huntsville utah sept death of R J redden on sunday august 30 1891 return jackson redden one of the pioneers 10 who arrived in great 4 r ea t salt uke lake valley in july 1847 under the leadership ot of the late president brig ham young departed this life at his residence at Hoyt hoytsville eville summit county utah after a protracted sickness having been confined to his bed fo baix raix r six months the immediate cause of his death was bronchitis deuced by old age the funeral took place from the stake house in CoUl courville ville tuesday sept 1 1891 and the speakers on this thia occasion were presidents william W duff cluff mud and alma eldredge the deceased was a son of geprge grant redden and adelta adelia higley and was born in portage county ohio sept 26 1817 he joined the church in nauvoo ill when 1 about seventeen years of age and married laura trask in 1840 with whom he had two chud child ren then his wife died and he married again february 16 1847 and left his family at winter terp while he went to the valley as one of the pioneers having returned winter quarters in the fall of 1847 he removed with his family to the valley in 1848 and subsequently wept went to california returning to utah he h located at tooele thoele county where he resided for a number of years and then removed to dumn summit county where he resided until his demise his second wife died about twenty years ago after having born to him eleven children the youngest of them was only three years old when the mother died and brother redden acted t the e part of ft noble parent on OD raising h his I 1 you younger uge children alone under hard bard and peculiar circumstances brother redden was known in the pioneer camp as a bold and fearless man and subsequently as a fron frontiersman tiem he exhibited those traits of character which were essential for success in a new country he died as a faithful member of the church being i a mem member berof of the thirty fifth quorum of seventies at the time of his bis demise