The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-12

the suggestion for publication, but am
able to state that they would be glad
to act If asked to do so by Mr.. Peary.
They, of course, would not suggest that
he take any such action. This would
be reflection on the American Geo.
graphical society for which the Danish
scientists have high regard. 1t may
also be stated that no doubt is felt here
that Peary actually reached the ulti-
mate north.
Vienna.-A thousand weddings in one
city in one day should come near break
ing the record, yet the reports show
that there was slightly in excess of this
number in Vienna on the Sunday before
Lent. The reason for this is that mar
riages are prohibited during Lent in
the Austrian capital, and this great
number of young couples decided they
simply could not wait for forty days
for the consummation of their happi-
ness. In one of the poorer quarters
twenty couples were married stimuli
taneously.
Lisbon.-A priest living in lonely
part of the town of Camunos has Jared
i'll at the hands Of six masked men.
These men forced the back door of the
house. The servants, man and two
women, were overpowered and gagged.
The marauders then began to fill sacks
with the valuables, during which the
priest was awakened. When he ap-
peared on the scene he was assailed by
the gang, and though he made plucky
resistance he was knocked down with a
hammer. He was found in a pool of
blood, still living, but not expected to
survive. The house had been cleared
of all valuables. The total amount
stolen is estimated at over $4,000. The
perpetrators are suspected to be band
of brigands.
The Hague.-The first meeting of The
Hague arbitration tribunal, to which
has been referred points at issue be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States with regard to the Newfound-
land fisheries, has been fixed for June l.
South Bend.-The Laetare medal, the
highest decoration of honor for a Ro
man Catholic church member in the
United States, was presented this year
to DR.. Maurice F. Egan, American min
lister to Denmark. The medal is given
to the person who, in the opinion of the
university, has achieved the greatest
eminence in art, literature and science.
The name of the recipient and the rea-
sons for the award are made public on
Laetare Sunday.
Berlin.-United States Consul George
N. lift, Nuremberg, Bavaria, has been
boycotted by the storekeepers Of the
city. Mr.. lift, who ranks in the highest
class of the consular service of the |
United States, was given the position of
United States consul here, his first post |
in the old world, he having been trans
ferred here from a post in Canada. His
home is at Pocatello, Ida, where he is
one Of the owners of a newspaper there, |
and who waged a vigorous campaign |
in behalf of United States Senator Hey
burns election to the senate.
Consul lift has always been liked by |
the people here with whom he trans
acted business both from the standpoint |
Of governmental business as well as
personal Three years ago Mr.. lift was
to the consular post at War
saw, Russia, and remained there for
two years, when he was again trans
ferred back to Nuremberg, as he was
anxious to have his children avail them
selves of the schools in the old city.
Some time ago Mr.. lift made a report
to the state department in Washington,
IN which he declared that the citizens
If Nuremberg spend more than half
their income on solid and liquid food.
When the Nurembergers heard of this
hey considered themselves highly in
suited and decided they would not ac-
,ept Mr.. lifts trade. He Is under the
therefore, of having his food
;tuffs sent from other points and his
shopping also is done, of necessity, else
where than in Nuremberg.
How long this boycott will continue
s not known. It may be that it will
'esult in Mr.. lift being transferred to
some other post.
Naples.-Vesuvius has suddenly be-
.ome active again. For twenty-four
lours there has been continuous erup-
ion of red hot stones and ashes ac-
by internal detonations.
several assures have opened, from
which gas and lava are emerging in
,reat quantities.
Vancouver, B. C.-Thirty bodies have !
'een found in the wreckage at Rogers
PASS, forty miles east of Revelstoke,
yhere an avalanche Saturday buried I
ixty-two workmen engaged in clear
ng the Canadian Pacific tracks, Twen-
y-two of the bodies recovered are those {
f white men, the others being the
odies of Japanese.
Paris.-Maurice. Benedict was under |
reatment at st. Louis hospital, Paris, |
Or a disease of the nose, and to cure it 6
he doctors applied a remedy containing |
IA worth of radium. After day or
wo the doctors found that the radium t
ad vanished, and Benedict was arrest I
for stealing it, the precious sub |
tance having been found concealed in a
ne lining of his coat. c
Malta.-The military authorities are Y
lvestigating what apepars to be an ep-
Iemic of suicides in the garrison. There Il
ave been six within the past three h
Ionths The latest suicide was Private q
AIRY Alcock of the First Kings Royal
ifles, who was employed as servant
the house of Captain Foljambe of the v
Ime regiment at Sliema. He was found s
sad in his room from the effects of a d
,volver shot. He left letter saying G.
: was sorry to give trouble D
Scotland Neck, N. C.-State Senator
L. Travis and Representative A. P.
itchin, brother of Governor W. W. e
itchin and of Congressman Claude II
itchin, and Deputy Sheriff G. w. II
unn, all of Halifax county, were shot Il
,wn on the main street of the town by p
E. Powell. Travis and Kitchin are e
riously and Dunn fatally wounded. e,
Powell, it is said, met his three VIC Y
ne as they were walking along the w
rect together. He approached Travis lo
i'd asked him why he had not replied dI
a letter he had written him. Repre- M
ntatiYe Kitchin, thinking that Powell