Events of the Month

EVENTS OF THE MONTH.

October 21st : The following new conditions of fellowship with Universalists were adopted in the Universalist General Convention at Chicago: 1st. The universal fatherhood of God. 2nd. The Spiritual Authority and leadership of His Son, Jesus Christ. 3rd. The trustworthiness of the Bible as containing a revelation from God. 4th. The certainty of just retribution for sin. 5th. The final harmony of all souls with God. * * * Cyclones and floods cause the loss of thousands of lives in the Philippine Islands.

22nd: The Universalist Convention in Chicago adopt a resolution dissapproving of capital punishment. * * • Princeton Univer-

sity celebrates its one hundred and fifty-first anniversary. Ex-President Grover Cleveland was the orator of the occasion.

2jrd: The biennial convention of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union opens in Toronto, Canada.

24th: A frightful accident occurs on the New York Central railway, near Garrison, New York; twenty-eight persons killed and many wounded.

• • • The latest advices leave little doubt that there will be great suffering for food in the Klondike country this winter. * * * Yellow fever, which has been raging for several weeks, still holds sway in southern cities.

25th: Reports have reached Washington of an awful condition of affairs in Havana, Cuba. Many people have died from lack of food. *

• • Advices from Japan state that a great flood prevails there. Ten thousand houses are submerged and sixty-six thousand peasants are dependent upon the rations of food issued by the government.

26t7i: A terrific blizzard in eastern Colorado ties up the railroads and causes great damage. * * * Fifity-four people were killed and eight others seriously injured in a panic caused by a cry of fire in a church in Russia.

2jth: Another very rich strike of gold is reported at Dawson City in the Klondike country; nuggets are found, it is said, laying in the gravel, by simply turning over the boulders. * * The will of the late

George M. Pullman, was filed in the probate court of Chicago. He leaves the bulk of his enormous estate to his two daughters; his sons only receive an income of $3,000 per annum. * * * Henry George, candi-

date of the "Thomas Jefferson Democracy," for mayor of Greater New York, died suddenly of apoplexy in that city at 4.10 o'clock this morning.

28th: A dispatch from Athens states that several hundred volunteers, who excused their conduct on the ground that they were cold and hungry, invaded many of the shops of that city on the 25th and seized clothing and food. A panic ensued but finally the rioters were dispersed by strong patrols of troops.

2gth: Twenty-five game wardens shoot and kill two Indians .and seriously wound two squaws, in Colorado. The wardens attempted to arrest

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the Indians for unlawful killing of game, and the redmen resisted with their fists, and were being assisted by the squaws when the officers fired on them with the result named. Great excitement prevails among the Indians.

30th: It transpires that in the attempt to arrest the Indians for breaking the game laws, seven Indians were killed. It it also stated that the whites were ambushed. * * * President McKinley makes a

short visit to Cincinnati and is banqueted by the Commercial Club of that city.

31st: At the funeral of Henry George, in New York, today, great honors were paid to the illustrious dead. In every church sermons were preached in his honor. Thirty thousand people viewed the remains as they lay in state, while thirty thousand more were unable to gain admission to the hall where they lay. * * * Marshal Blanco, the new gov-

ernor general of Cuba, arrives in Havana and is greeted with shouts of "Long live Blanco, " by the populace.

November 1st : The greatest auction sale on record was made today in Omaha, Nebraska, when the Union Pacific Railroad was sold by the United States to Louis Fitzgerald and A. W. Kreich, purchasing trustees of a company organized to purchase the property The price paid for the road was $58,065,748.40.

2nd: John Clark, the non-partisan candidate, is elected mayor of Salt Lake City. Of the candidates on the non-partisan ticket, the mayor, auditor and four councilmen were elected. * * * Robert VanWyck,

Tammany candidate for mayor and the entire Tammany ticket is elected in New York City.

3rd: Mayor-elect VanWyck of Greater New York asserts that only Democrats will be appointed to office under his administration. * * * The English, French and German press is very bitter in its comments on the election in Greater New York. * * * President McKinley

expresses satisfaction at the result of Tuesday's election in Ohio. He considers that it represents that the fealty to the Republican party and its principles is as strong as ever.

4th : The Spanish Cabinet decides to demand an explanation from General Weyler, of the following remarks he made at Havana, in a farewell speech: "I have expected it (his release) from the death of Conovas, not believing that any leader would be strong enough to sustain me when the United States and the rebels were together constantly demanding that Spain should come to a settlement. I count it an honor to have been identified with the local Spanish party."

jjlh: Senator Edward O. Walcott and Gen. Charles J. Payne, two of the monetary commission appointed to confer with European governments in regard to establishing international bimetalism, return to New York. * * * The Ute braves have been to Washington and interviewed

the Secretary of the Interior and will return and consent to the allotment of their lands on the Uncompahgre reservation. * * From the

annual report of the U. S. Commissioner of Pensions, for the year ending June 30th, 1897, it is learned that there are 778 Utah government pensioners and the annual amount paid to them is $110,953. * * * The Spanish government decides to try General Weyler by court-martial for his utterances prior to leaving Havana. * * * A Brazilian soldier attempts to shoot President Moraes of Brazil. He stabs to death the minister of war who interferes in defense of those who attempt to disarm him.

6th : After a contest of several days' duration for the control of the Ohio legislature, the indications are that the Republicans will have a majority of five on joint ballot, which will assure the election of Hon. Mark Hanna to the senate. * * * A New York dispatch states that

Spaniards admit that Spain cannot save Cuba by force, but will not grant it independence. Senor Castellar is reported as saying that if Cuba will not

accept autonomy, but insists on absolute independence, "Then we must fight to the bitter end; fight as we say till the last cent and last man has gone. With us it is a question of honor — we cannot give it up. To save our honor it is urgent to give Cuba its autonomy, because I know we cannot save Cuba by force of arms. But we cannot give it up; we must rather die as a nation. " * * * A special dispatch from Shanghai,

China, says that a mob attacked the German minister to China and the captain of a German gunboat, in Wu Chang, a large city of China. The rioters also stoned the German flag and insulted the minister, who has demanded the> punishment of the offenders. * * * It it said to be the feeling of well informed persons in both countries that there is danger of war between France and England over the occupancy of West and Central Africa.

•jth: A three days' celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Roman Catholic church in New York state closed today in Albany, N, Y. * * * Rich gold discoveries are reported

near Elk City, Idaho, and in Ferguson County, Montana. * * *

' 'I am going to protect the lives and property of Americans in Cuba, and to look after the interests of Americans and the rights of Americans and to keep in the middle of the road" are the words of Consul-General Lee, who arrived in New York on his way to Cuba.

8t7i: An effort is being made to defeat the re-election of Senator Hanna in Ohio, by throwing the Democratic vote to Governor Bushnell, provided he can get enough Republican votes to elect him. * * * A telegram from Cincinnati, Ohio, states that Apostles Francis M. Lyman and Matthias F. Cowley have been holding conference with the Mormon missionaries in that district, and that they experienced great difficulty in finding a place in which to hold their meetings. * * * Friends of Lieut-Gen. Weyler are fomenting agitation in his behalf and are preparing to give him a reception on his arrival in Spain. * * * Marshal Blanco has issued an edict pardoning all those who have been prosecuted for the crime of rebellion in Cuba.

gth: The State Land Board enters into a contract with the Lake Bonneville Water and Power Company for the construction and maintenance of an irrigation system for the reclamation of 216,000 acres of land in Juab and Millard counties. * * * A man giving his name as Henry

Rockett appeared at the White House and demanded to see President Mc- Kinley, whom, he said, had not treated him right. He attempted to force his way from the officials who took him in charge and was finally taken to the police station. * * * A special dispatch to the Salt Lake Tri-

bune states that it appears there is being formed a combination between a wealthy New York syndicate and the agent of a St. Louis corporation to obtain possession of the asphaltum beds on the Uncompahgre reservation in Utah. * * * Senor Sagasta, the Spanish Premier, in response to a cablegram from a non-official source, declares through the Spanish minister at Washington, that Spain would regard it as a great misfortune to be given the occasion to declare war with the United States, and hopes that America will do its utmost to foster sentiments of friendship for the sake and welfare of both countries.

10th: A special dispatch from Washington states that E. H. Harper of Akron, Ohio, will be appointed secretary of the Uncompahgre allotting commission, on the recommendation of Senator Hanna of Ohio. * * * A severe hurricane passes over eastern and southern Colorada, doing considerable damage.

nth. Every blast furnace in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, is in operation for the first time in three years.

12th: The financial straits to which Spain is reduced is shown by the fact that the government has been unable to raise the sum of $15,000,000, by loan or taxation, to carry out its naval plans.

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fji/i : The consolidation of the great electric light and power plants of Salt Lake and Ogden are announced as having been perfected.

14th: The Latter-day Saints' College of Salt Lake City has completed its eleventh year; anniversary exercises were held this evening in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. * * * In his annual report the Postmaster-

General strongly advocates the establishment of postal savings banks. *

It is stated that some officials are quite sanguine that peace will soon come to Cuba.

iji/i: Eight monuments were dedicated today by the Pennsylvania veterans on the battle field of Chickamauga, Tennessee. * * *

Strained relations are said to exist between Japan and Russia on account of the latter 's efforts to control the Korean customs and some of the Japanese ministers urge the adoption of serious measures even to the extent of war.

16th: A number of prominent men, representing all shades of political opinion, have consented to act as a national committee for the purpose of raising a popular subscription for a memorial to Henry George. * * * Turkish officials and others in Messina, having offered indignities to an Austrian officer, the Austrian government has announced that unless its demands for satisfaction are complied with by noon of November 18th, the Austrian Ambassador will leave Constantinople, and Austrian ships will bombard Messina.

ifth: The Montana State Trades and Labor Union in session in Butte, Mont., adopt strong resolutions on the boycott, and condemn the action of the federal judges in St. Louis, in declaring the boycott illegal and punishable by fine or imprisonment.

18th: Nominations for the Board of Education were made in every municipal ward of Salt Lake City. The nominations were all non-partisan. * * * Secretary of the Interior Bliss, in his report on the Uncompahgre, Ute Indian reservation, recommends that the time for opening the reservation be extended and that congress enact such legislation as will enable the government to work or lease the rich asphalt mines on the reservation. * * Senator Morgan upon his return from Honolulu, states it as his opinion, based on his observations, "That our national duty is, and it will be in every way advantageous to all concerned, to annex Hawaii to the Untted States."

igth: One of the most disastrous fires in London since the great fire of 1666, broke out in a large block of buildings lying eastward of Alders Gate Street just after one o'clock this afternoon. For four hours and a half the flames had their own way, and it was only after more than a hundred engines had worked an hour that the fire chief could send out the signal that the fire was under control. The historic church of St. Giles has been much damaged, the principal damage being to the roof, the old windows, the baptismal font and Milton's statue. It is officially reported that 150 warehouses have been gutted. The damage is estimated at £5,000,000, about $25,000,- 000. * * * . It is reported from Havana that in

every town in Cuba where there are American citizens, groups of starving islanders gather every day in front of those American residences and beg for the crumbs that fall from their tables. The Americans themselves are fed from the relief fund of $50,000 voted by the American Congress, $25,000 of which has already been distributed by Consul-General Lee. * * * At the meeting of the executive committee of Tammany Hall today, 20,000 dollars was subscribed for the starving people of Cuba, and a like amount for the poor of New York City.

20th: Count Golochwski, the Austrian-Hungarian minister for foreign affairs, makes an ardent appeal to all Europe to take advantage of the present era of peace and join closely in a vigorous defense of conditions which are common to their existence as against the crushing competition of trans- Atlantic nations. * * * The first-class cruiser, Kaiserin Agusta,

having on board the German contingent of the international army of occupation of Crete, has gone to Port Said, probably en route for the far east. It is intimated the cruiser is to be reinforced by the German fleet now at Kiao Chau, province of Chan Tun, China. * * * An alarming rumor regarding Mr. Wm. H. Gladstone's health is widely circulated in London. It is stated that the bodily powers of England's "Grand Old Man" are rapidly failing. * * * The government at Washington decides to make no further experiments with Indians as soldiers. The officers who were assigned to recruit and command the Indian troops, made ever}' effort to bring the Indians to obey military discipline, 'but the plan was a failure. Hereafter Indians will be used only as scouts.