The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-14
DOMESTIC DOTS.
Newsy Notes from All Portions of the
Land Over Which the Stars aud
Stripes Wave. -

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 13-The directors OF
the whisky trust tonight adjourned until
tomorrow without concluding their bust
ness.
Gallup, N. NJ, Dec. 13.-Two-th thirds Of
the business portion of this city was
burned last night. The loss is $4,000;
partly insured.
Washington. Dec. 1S.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill pro-
yiding for the purchase OF statue Of
the late Chief Justice Chase.
New York, Dec. 13.-The Commercial
Advertiser prints d report this afterno3p
that reconciliation has been effected baa>.
tween Mr.. and Mrs. w. *. Vanderbilt
Chicago. Dec. 1S-Carl Schurz was TO-
Civil Service Reform league, George
Mooney secretary, and Silas Burt treas
uTer.
Washington. Dec. 13.-Hernert L. Wig
LloGe, OF Los Angeles, Cal, has been ap-
with Z. NJ. Wright, of Pasadena. Cal. as
alternate.
Evergreen, Ala, Dec. ia fire broke
out last night in the Racket store and
f5s r rapidly. destroying fifteen build
insurance about $4,000.
Chicago. Dec. 13.-The c. F. Percolate
[ urnltlre company made an assignment
To-Day for the benefit of its creditors. The
asS4snee is Morton L. Roberts and the
amount OF Liabilities and assets are not
gwen. {. F. Percolate is one of the
Oldest furniture dealers of the country.
New York. Dec 13.-Rev. DR.. Fred T.
Rocker, Vlce-rector of the North Ameri-
can college at Rome, has been appointed
by the pope and the propaganda, d mem
Der OF the apostolic delegation at Wash
tngton. vice Rev. DR.. II. Papi resigned,
ton.
Garden City. Mo-. Dec. ia disease
that IS pulling stock men and causing
havoc among hogs has appeared in this
section. The first symptoms are manifest
when the animal begins to bleed at the
nose. Later on it is attacked with a
coughing fit and dies with every symp-
tom OF pneumonia.
Philadelphia, Dec 1S.-Mrs. Amelia
w terSuard, widow of Lars Mester-
guard, committed suicide BY slashing her
throat with a carving knife. The suicide
was the result OF excessive grieying over
the death OF her husband, who was for
many years one Of the most prominent
shipping men Of this city.
Naperville, H., Dec. 13.-TIe general
conference of the United Il angedC3l
church adjourned sine die tonight. rs
William CLton was elected ecsItor genera
OK Inc Conference Record. II was d9-
cided to support missionary in the FIR
elgn he'd and to assist the Lafayettf
Seminary at salem. Oregon.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The Universal
Peace Union has forwarded to the emf
peTor OF Germany d petition urging his
consideration OF the proposition that Ger.
many restore to France that portion Of
AlSace and Lorraine whose occupants
speak the French, Sucn action, it IS as
serteQ, WCGId result in the permanent re-
Cancellation of France and Germany.
W Washington Dec Ex-senator Bate,
chairman OF the board of visitors TO the
West Point military academy, presented
a report TO the Senate To-Day, taking q
strong =
law which will increase the number Of
cadets TO 1853 or one for each senator and
representative ana twenty tor tne presl-
dent, instead OF the present number. y
San Francisco, Dec. BIN an archi-i
tectuarI competition Tor designs for the
Florence SdnitarICm to De erected in this
city, the plans of Miss Alice Hands and
Miss Mary Cannon, OF New York, have
been accepted. These young ladies are
the first women whose Work was hung IN
the architectural league and they are the
first Of their sex to be architects Tor
large building in San Francisco
{ Washington, Dec. 13.-The House com
ui.tee has resolved to push the bInkiI&
E.l with the greatest vigor. JUS,
fore adjournment of the house COMM. We
on banking and currency TINS eVen.RS Vt
was decided that hearings Of the currey-
cy bill should close On SATURDAY, ana
that a meeting of the full cOmmiIsf .
should be held Saturday might 10 G ne
final action in regard to the bill.
to d nIorster petition Of $1,000 Catholics,
! sent from here, Cardinal Gibbons mas
sanctioned an order for holding the
Eucharistic congress at Washington uni
Yersity. Archbishop Elder. OF Cincin-
J matt, Bisfop Macs, of CoVington, Ky,
and Archbishop Kay, of St Louis, have
/ been appointed q committee on arrange
nents. Mgr. SatolH will probably pre-
side.
Omaha, Dec 13-Judge Benedict, in
charge of the eastern United States dis
/ tricL court of New York, was today sued
/ for $4,000 damages in Omaha by the L l..
! V. Land and Cattle company, of Howard
county. Neb. Yesterday Judge Benedict
secured a judgment against that company
for $l3,5G0 and today he was served with
notice Of the return suit while leaving the
hoiel for New York This return suit sets
claims that reflect severely upon the con-
duct Of the Benedicts in their manage
ment OF the ranch Of the company out
in Howard county.
Denver. Colo, Dec. 13.-Last night. at
11:50 o'clock, a switch engine and a
freight train crashed into each other In
the Union Pacific yards. Both engineer
end fireman on the switch engine were
horribly injured, the fireman being par
boiled by escaping steam, and Will dle.
The injured were Peter Anderson, nre-
man, 5calded from head to foos with
! steam face Iacerated and bruised and
| Timothy Sullivan, engineer, right leg
| cut off below the knee, hands and ar 5
bruised, face cut and probably internal
! injuries.