The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-11
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

Lincoln is to take charge of the
war department on the 18th inst.
At midnight, on Thursday,
O'Leary scored 9S5 miles, and
Vaughan 342.
Angus Cameron was elected
United States senator from WiscoD-
sin on Thursday.
A very large and orderly meeting
in favor of the Beers was held in
New York on Thursday night.
At the second night of the glass
ball contest between Carver and
Scott, in London, each had broken
1909 balls.
The republican congressional con-
vention failed to nominate a success
sor to Conger, of Michigan, Oh
Thursday night. -~
In the Whitaker case on Thurs
day, a writing expert testified tina
the note of warning was in Whit
takers handwriting.
Boynton, arrested in Ireland, has
telegraphed Minister Lowell and
asked for the particulars OF his
arrest and the charge.
Window says he has decided to
further consider the pending ma
tional bank question at the cabinet
meeting on the 18th inst.
A Dubuque, Ia, vinegar factory
burned on Wednesday. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $4,000. Fire caused
Dy friction of machinery.
1t is believed the governor OF
Minnesota will appoint A. j. Edger-
ton senator. He has been demo-
crat, granger and republican.
Postmaster-G James was
serenaded ON Thursday night ana
warmly eulogiZed by Garfield and
Maynard, acknowledgement.
Chief Engineer J. II. Whitaker,
United States navy, died in Brook
Ign on Thursday; cause, erySlpelas,
resulting from recent vaccination.
The creditors of the ex-president
of Mexico, Santa Ana, have secured
through the New York surrogate
S31, 900 worth of diamonds to settle
their claims.
The German secretary of state on
Thursday said that suspension OF
silver sales on the part of Germany
did not mean any tendency towards
bi-metallism.
President and Mrs. Garfield re-
ceived the diplomatic corps and
ladies, and the members of the pres
ent and retiring cabinets, with then
ladies, ON Thursday.
1t is stated that w. Z. Sergeant,
general manager of the Union
Pacific since 1877 has resigned. and
that his resignation, while not ac-
cepted, is under consideration.
A Mrs. Vines was poisoned al
Elkador, Clayton County, Iowa, by
eating canned salmon, which haC
corroded the can. The salmon was
Gainted and the can turned green.
Germany has accepted the invita-
Jion to attend the monetary confer
ence at Paris, with the express un-
derstanding that she will not b,
bound by any conclusion reached by
| the commissioners.
In the House of Commons Oh
Thursday it was asserted that the
British government was inquirinl
into the matter of the inter-ocean
Panama canal, and the position OF
the United States on the subject.
The greater part of the town OF
Rosita, Colorado, was burned on
Thursday morning, the total loss
Oeing estimated at about S1S0,O00
1t, broke out in grocery store. Al
the county court records were
saved.
The failure of George c.. Geoche
the largest butter and cheese eX-
porter in Chicago, was due largely
20 the fact that he was swindled in
his purchases, an impure and adul-
rated article having been fOisted
upon him.
The third reading of the arms
bill takes place on Friday, the 18th
instant. A clause was added allow
ing licenses to be issued to persons
to carry arms, who could produce a
certificate signed by two justices
recommending them.
Secretary Kirkwood has informed
The Uncompagher Ute chiefs that
no change could be made in the
terms of the recent agreement. If
sufficient grazing and agricultural
lands cannot be found in the Grand
River Valley, they will be selected
in Utah.