The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-21
DOTS AND DASHES.
Brief Dispatches and Cables Con.
corning Events in All Quarters OF
This Mundane Sphere.

Washington, June 2O-Congresslonal
and other guests in the lexington MOTEL
in a suburb of this city had TO make a
hasty exhit at midnight in consequence
of fire which started in the Kitchen
The hotel is owned by District Commits
sioner Truesdeu and is valued at $4,000
1t was destroyed. The lessee, w. A. Nc
Cellop, looses about $4,000 on furniture.
S.. Joseph, June 2O.-The Missouri river
is at standstill, foot and a half above
the danger line. The Santa Fe and ROCK
Island tracks have been abandoned.
London, June 20.-The coronation stakes
was won by Sir E. JohnStone's Throstie;
Royal Victoria, second; dead heat be-
tween Joacasta and Amiable Tor the thlru
place.
Sioux City, June pa terrible wind
storm with rain and hail struck the city
at o'clock this morning. The roof OF
the Illinois Central station was carried
over the Union depot. Peavy d Stevens
wholesale furniture house was unroofed
and the Gettysburg cyclorama wrecked
The air for forty-five minutes was SO full
of flying debris that it was not safe on
the streets. 1t is believed immense dam
age was done in the surrounding country
New York, June 2O.-A. convention IN
tended to promote immigration to the
south and to establish closer commercial
relations between New York and the
southern states will be held at the Fifth
Avenue hotel beginning tomorrow.
| Cleveland, June &C. P. Leland, audi
tor of the Lake Shore railroad died this
morning of heart and kidney diseases.
He was IS years old and was president of
the National Association of Railway Of
ficers.
Washington, June 2O.-The president has
sent the following nominations to the
Senate: Treasury, William d. Bigler, as
phia; S. c. Young, assistant appraiser of
merchandise, Philadelphia; Richard T..
kennon, postmaster. Deer Lodge. Mont.
Bevier Mo-, June 2O.--J. R. Poore and
JO.s.o T1l,- tod low
charged with burning a Hannibal st.
Joseph railroad bridge June IL. They are
suspected of being the leaders in the mid
night attacks on the local mines. Neither
is a miner Poore owns fifteen or twenty
tenement houses.
Hannibal, Mo-, June 2O.-In attempting
to fill a lighted gasoline stove, Mrs. VIII
liam Truitt came near destroying her en-
tire family. She, her husband. and two
children were badly burned. The young
est child cannot survive
Omaha, June 2O.-George A. Stepton-
bach, a former merchant of San Fran
cisco. threw himself beneath the wheels
of a. train at Emerson, Neb., this morning
and was cut to pieces. He was en- route
he was wanted for a crooked business
transaction, in charge of Officer H. p.
Handley. He told the officer that he
never would return to California and face
the disgrace. After putting irons on his
prisoner the officer thought him safe.
Newport, R. l., June 2O-The steamer
Plymouth is still upon the rocks off
Roses island, the tugs having failed to
move her. Resort will now be had to
| pontoonS.
Wichita, June 2O.-The situation at
Round Pond, Oklahoma, growing out of
| complications between the Rock Island
| railway and the city is serious Deputy
Marshall Mausen has reported that in his
opinion United States troops will be need
| ed to prevent serious outbreak.
/ Milwaukee, Wis, June zG.-"Jumbo''
Cantwell's brigade of $50 comInonwealers,
who arrived an Milwaukee yesterday, on
stock train, was today ordered by Com
mander Cantwell to move upon Racine.
Washington, June 20-The Senate, in
executive session, today confirmed the
nomination of John B. Gordon of
Georgia, to be consul at Matamoras,
Mexico.
Oxford, Eng, June 2O-The honorary
degree of D. c. L. was conferred today
to Captain Mahon, of the United States
steamer Chicago, by the University of
oxford at its commemoration festival
Sioux City. Iowa, June 20.-The Repub>
lican congressional convention of the
Eleventh district, at Spirit Lake, re-
nominated Congressman Perkins.
Waco, Tex, June 2O.-The Peoples
party state convention met here today.
No business was transacted, owing to
wrangling over the financial plank in the
platform. Adjournment was taken until
! tomorrow.
New York, June 2O.-A New York
sporting paper received today a request
from the Auditorium club, of New Or
leans, to arrange a match between Fftz-
simmons and Corbett, to fight before
that club in December next. The club
guarantees a purse of $4,000. The sub
stance of this offer was cabled TO Corbett
Lexington, KY, June 2O.-Colonel Brock
| inridge's son Desha says his father has
received and is considering an invitation
to deliver the annual Fourth of July
Grafton IN Tammany hall this year.
Columbus, O., June Ex-Governor Nc
Kinley cannot attend the national con-
vention of the Republican league at Den
yer.
Marseilles, June pa dispatch from
| Gran Algeria, says that a severe earth
quake occurred there today. The dis
patch makes no mention of loss OF life.
London, June 2O.-The steamer Meath
| Abbey, of Swansea, has been wrecked off
Nash Point. The captain and three sail
ors were drowned.
London, June 2O.-A Shanghai special to
| the Times says a meeting has been held
| in that city in which a bimetallic league
has been formed.
Montpelier, VT, June 2O-The Republi-
| can state convention was held here today
candidate for governor and T. NJ. Mansur,
Acknowledgements.
Williamsburg, w Va, June 2O--Colonel
Benjamin Sewell Emeritus, professor OF
| the William and Mary college, is dead,
aged 81 years. He was brother Of the
| well-known confederate general.
| Pittsburg, June 2O.-The conference to-
day between the Amalgamated associa-
ton wage committee and the manufac-
| turers TO settle a scale for tin plate mills
| came to nothing and adjourned.
Burlington, Iowa. June 20.-The stock
holders of the Burlington & Western and
| Burlington e Northwestern railroads
elected the following officers: President
T. W. Barydt; Vice-president, c. r
| Squires; secretary and treasurer r. NJ
/ Green; general manager, Robert Law.
! no cif ~ &c in, .,
state of great excitement expecting Ho-
! gans army which is now about sixty
I miles above here. Mayor Owen this even
| ing swore in $50 special police and armed