| Show returned elder elder hugh S geddes of preston idaho who left on a mission to new zealand october last tuesday april 1891 in company with a german family who have resided there thare for the last ten years brother geddes returns in good health and is highly recommended by the president of the australasian mission for the zeal and integrity with which he has discharged his duties as a missionary while in the field the russian jews ST petersburg april 23 the Off official loial Afe messenger publishes a decree prohibiting any jewish artisans or tr traders adert from entering moscow and expelling ailing those already residing there the the czar wrote with his own hand on the bottom of the original lual document a notice to the officials of moscow that the decree to is to be carried out in every particular it le is stated that a similar decree is projected for st petersburg the jewish persecutions ODESSA april 28 eight hundred jewish families have been ordered to quit kieff forthwith there is much hardship among the poorer classes and the police are exhibiting uncalled for cruelty the rigor of the authorities frighten away many entitled to a permanent residence the principals of U large jewish firms here ar are e placing ise their business in the hands of RU russian s agents and are leaving missionaries released the following is reproduced from the millennial Milen nial mar of april elder thomas M tarbet is honorably released from his bis labors as traveling elder in the bristol conference to return home his health has been such that for several months past he has been unable to attend to his missionary duties the circumstances were presented to the authorities at home and a cablegram was received on april 6 from president woodruff fr directing his big release elder W B preston jr is honor ably released from laboring as president of the north german conference in the swiss and german mission to return honne home elder J mattson is honorably released from his labors as traveling elder in the scandinavian mission to return home elder lorentz petersen is honorably released from his bis labors as traveling elder in the scandinavian mission to return home elder C M jenson is honorably re leased from his bis labors as president of the aalborg conference in the scandinavian mission to return home elder frands P petersen is honor ably released from his labors as travel ing elder in th t I 1 scandinavian mission to cretu return ral home elder lars E larmeu is honorably released from his labors as traveling aveling rr elder in the scandinavian mission to return home elder H M hansen is honorably released from his labors as traveling elder in the scandinavian mission to return home the earthquake quite a sensation was caused this morning at ten minutes before seven by a rumbling noise resembling dis dig tant th or as some say more like a distant train of cars accompanied by a shaking of the earth which was felt most severely by those in or near to a building it shook houses and made windows rattle and caused a queer sensation to pass through the whole human system some said like that of seasickness others say the feeling was like that produced by ali aa electric shock it was a cloudless mornin gand yet quite hazy in fact the whole atmosphere looked as though the sun was in a partial eclipse I 1 do not think that the sound of a bugle ever called an army out of tied bed all at the same instant as this earthquake rustled those out who dereen were engaging in a nap this morning somme some women were seen running out of doom in their night might dresses they were filled with wonder and some degree of fear nervous children were aseen seen clinging to their parents and quite a number of scenes were enacted at one and the same time in this city I 1 have not heard of any damage being doda don this has bar been a very curious spring for this climate some days q quite alte warm but very cold at nights and a very hot season generally yesterday morning april 19 we had ice here as thick iii as common window glass the apricots are all killed and most moist of the almonds the grapes are not far enough advanced to be injured much yet pears and apples are not hurt a great deal WILLIAM ATKIN ST april 20 1891 |
