| Show returned elder elder eider john E carlile carli 1 le has baa just returned from a mission to great britain during his absence brother carlisle has been engaged in lathe the liverpool office on en the millennial star he returns home in good health and spirits Eld elder james erJames H anderson anderaon succeeds him in his duties returned from logan arellis mr Ellis has returned from 1 I gan where he has been giving some of the lectures that he has delivered in the salt bait lake theatre he comes back overflowing with good words wonia for logan and its hospitable whole people who he pays flays gave him hi gaii it cousing reception next week mr ellis eliis lectures in provo sad and is arranging to give a lecture in the theatre here on monday evening december strange discovery A short time ago C D fullmer of springville Spring ville while engaged in plowing on his farm discovered a collection of enormously large blaes about eighteen or twenty inches beneath the surface of the earvia embedded in n a stratum of white way day they were carefully taken up and brought to this city and pre presented mated to the deseret university by mr fullmer prom from appearances the bones bodes are e evidently vi dently a portion of the remains of a gigantic animal presumably that of a mastodon mr fullmer says that he be has frequently found fragments of bones of large wee on his farm ordered to the front wild rumors were afloat on the streets today concerning the alleged departure of the port fort douglas troops for nebraska the camp was communicated with and information obtained to the effect that a telegram was received at 1080 1030 this morning from general brooke at omaha requiring the troops to be in readiness to leave on a special train this afternoon for fort robinson nebraska preparation were made at once to obey orders when a second telegram was received countermanding the first order but stating that the troops should be held in rea liness to leave on a moments notice a i their th fir services might be required at any time A verdict set aside in the case of john stocking convicted about a fortu fortnight ight ago on a 8 charge of perjury attorney lie le grand young this morning in the third district court made macle a motion for a new trial chiefly on the grauu ground d that the evidence did not warrant the verdict of the jury united states district attorney varian opposed the application after hearing counsels 1 statements sate ments judge zane set aside the verdict remarking was surprised at the verdict when it came in the case arose out of the city election on the of february last ast the defendant had a person named tarpey arrested for illegal voting on that occasion and the offense was alleged to have been committed in connection with certain statements made by stocking in affidavit delegate caine washington dec 18 A meeting of the house committee on public buildings and grounds was called for this morning but a quorum not being present no business was transacted delegate caine was present to urge the brin bringing 9 forward of the salt lake laake public A i building bill at the first opportunity he had bad an informal talk with the members present chairman mill kien said both the president and speaker reed beed were opposed to public building bills the committee were powerless to do anything in opposition to the speaker and it was K exceedingly doubtful if reed beed would allow any more public building bills to be brought up during the congress it transpires that there was no good reason for this opposition as neither the number of bills passed during the congress nor the amount of the appropriations involved was as am great as during the fiftieth congress when the house was demo cratic A serious strike birmingham BIB MINGHAM ala dec 18 the coal miners mineral strike has assumed a serious turn that threatens to close every industry in the district strict ai the amalgamated association of iron and steel workers have passed a I 1 resolution of sympathy and pledge their support V to the strikers the they agree to 0 refuse to work with coal mined by convicts or by scab mi miners ners if the strikers ask them to do so pat mo me bride of the executive board of th the e united mine workers of america says if he cannot settle it he will call out all iron and steel workers this means the closing of all rolling mills foundries machine shops and more men will join the ranks of the strikers the fhe strike has already seriously injured the business and there seems to be no pros prospect hect of settlement bishop atwoods funeral there was a large attendance at the funeral of bit bik hop millen atwood held in the thirteenth ward assembly rooms booms not only was the main hall crowded but a bumler of people were unable to r gain I 1 ingress to 4 the opening 9 prayer was offered by apostle abraham H cannon the speakers were in the order in which they addressed the assemblage elders hamilton Q G park thomas aubrey and nelson A grapey presidents angus M cannon and jobeth E taylor raylor of the salt lake stake president george Q cannon and president wilford woodruff the addresses were highly eulogistic of the character and faithfulness of the deceased anti and very consoling to the bereaved family the principles of the plan of redemption were dwelt upon and the hopes based thereon concerning the glorious glor lous destiny of the righteous dead were clearly and instructively portrayed the baue benediction was pronounced by elder john nicholson rhe fhe musical exercises were well rendered by the choir the remains ns of the respected res pecked and upright veteran were followed to the cemetery by a large cortege A je v arrested LONDON dec 18 vionna vienna ad vices state that at 01 Olvi in so southern uth bussina Bus siaa jewish fattier father has bas been arrested for having had his child circumcised and the police are after the rabbi who performed the tion but who disappeared on learning that he was being searched for the charge made is criminal crimi ual maim ing it is the first time that any such prosecution has been instituted in russia although the rite of cir is not expressly permitted bylaw by law much consternation exists among the jews in the vicinity the rite being considered indispensable to their religion BALTIMORE dec 18 the jew fah exponent will publish tomorrow a letter from cardinal gibbons on the subject of persecution of the jews jew in russia in the letter the cardinal says friends of humanity must deplore this persecution for his part he cannot conceive how christians oan can entertain that kind of sentiment toward the hebrew race when it is considered how much we abeln are indebted to them we have from them toe the inspired volume of the old testament christ the founder of our religion his blessed mother as well as the apostles were all jews and these facts attach him strongly to the jewish race long experience has shown that no race of people can be exterminated exterminate by persecution the injunction tax suit attorneys stephens schroeder in the tax injunction suit for the eleventh school district filed today an amended complaint wherein they set out the names of those who desire to appeal from the decision of the third district court their former action having beben brought in behalf of all of the taxpayers tax payers in the district the amended complaint includes only those who pay their taxes to the bon bondsmen damen and who are desirous of ap appealing aling to t the e supreme supreme court ourt it h has been n agreed that demurrers shall be fl filed by counsel for the board of education and county attorney and sustained without argument and the case taken immediately to the supreme court so as to obtain a decision if possible in the january term stephens schroeder today made a tender to collector hardy of 2100 being the proportionate amount of the indebtedness of the district which the taxpayers who are appealing offer to th pay this was refused by the collector and the money was returned to the vault of the american national bank the outcome of this suit will be watched with much interest by the one hundred and forty seven taxpayers concerned Q the russian jews LONDON dec 16 the question of emigration to is exciting lively interest in england whither large numbers of jews are flocking from russia b by way of germany the british government government has instructed its consuls on the continent to discourage such immigration and to warn intending passengers not to rely upon assurances of finding employment in great britain the home for destitute jews is thronged thron ged and many unfortunates are assisted to paw pass on to america the english workingmen are determined that the four to five million russian jews shall not be unloaded on theme theae shores and leading hebrews are endeavoring to placate the complainants nants by a statement that the refugees will be forwarded as they arrive to new york and other american ports the situation of the jews in russia is becoming so horrible that they would probably all leave if permitted in the words of one of them the only choice is between baptism and suicide vast numbers choose baptism others risk death in escaping across the frontier and how many select suicide the world outside russia will never know it to is thought that the great meeting in gould hall wednesday Wed wednesday nesda night will not produce much influence upon the czar who has since answered it by a decree increasing the severity of the anti semitic laws and who to la believed to be personally determined to break the race down in russia important revelation NEW HAVEN conn dec 19 rhe fhe remains of major general terry were placed in their resting place this afternoon at 1 services were held at the home of the deceased for members of the family only the remains were then transferred to the united church and until 3 the public allowed to gaze on the face of the deceased theu then services were held during which minute guns were fired and the bell in the city hall tolled the remains were interred at grove street cemetery the pall bearers were eight sergeants from the second regiment the honorary bearers were ex governors harrison and ingersoll lieu lieutenant bellant governor vl ervin judge hollister F francis wayland Way laud heary A blake and arthur D osborne in bla bis address at the funeral of general terry bodny revar rev mr munger rt referring ferring to the fact that the old soldier hadj hadi been somewhat criticised criticized in connection with the custer massacre said he was authorized now to speak of the facts w without I 1 phout reserve custer custers s fatal movement was in direct violation of the written and verbal orders of general terry when his rashness and disobedience ended in the total destruction of his command general terry perry withheld the fact of disobedience of orders and suffered an imputation hurtful to his reputation to rest upon himself rather than subject brave but indiscreet creet subordinates to the charge of disobedience the fame of a dead comrade was dearer to him than his own even though that fame had been forfeited arrested at beaver maxey beaver and W W goodrich who acted as election judges of poll no 8 3 at bingham last august and who it will be remembered gave testimony in the per guson allen alien election contest case which was wonderfully and fearfully damaging to themselves was arrested on saturday afternoon at bingham by deputy united states marshal bush on a complaint re bently sworn out before commik lioner pratt by 8 H gilson it will also be borne in mind that mr beaver for reasons best known to himself suddenly disappeared from the court room without permission search was instituted but he could not be found about the building the fact that he be bad so unceremoniously vanished excited suspicion and a deputy marshal was dispatched to hunt for him the officer had been absent about an hour when he returned with the accidentally met the latter on the street when questioned bythe by the court as to why he had bad left without permission witness replied th at he be did not know it was necessary for him to remain after having left the witness stand the witness endeavored to excuse himself for his action but was waa severely reprimanded by the court who said this matter is serious if nothing more the witness has been guilty of infringing upon valuable time of the court and he will be required to forfeit his fees and pay the expense incurred in bringing him back and stand committed until both of rauch fines are paid late in the evening the arrest arrested cd men mela were taken before commissioner pratt charged with ballot box stuffing at the election in question they waived examination and were released on giving bonds in the sum of 1500 each and will await the action of the grand jury parnell DUBLIN dec 19 parnell and his colleagues drove to johnstown today redmond alluding to the denials that lime was thrown declared that two doctors staked their reputation on the fact that it was lime they found in Parn Par elPs nells eyes mccarthy addressed a meeting at kilkenney today as did also SeX sexton toll the latter deeply regretted the violence done to parnell canon lee dean of dublin chapter wrote a long letter denying that the chapter met in bublic dublin as asserted by parnell and adds that he is convinced that ireland should act in accord with the manifesto of the hierarchy parnell Parn elPs s character as revealed in the divorce court he hesayo saye speaks for itself and since the he hue has given further abundant proof of his unfitness for leadership of the great irish party lee proceeds eda at much length to state the opinion that in view of the excited state of public feeling it Is ie inexpedient for the clergy to mix up with violent meetings he is no less lesa clearly of the opinion that the clergy have a duty to perform in impressing upon the people people on every suitable occasion that despite his many previous services they find themselves forced to the conclusion that they must regard parnell ad aa a fallen leader no longer worthy of the peoples peopled confidence |
