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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28

Miss ROSE EYTISeE has been engaged
by Mr.. DAILY for the production OF his
new piece on Friday night. She IS pho
tographed with the rest OF the regular
company and IL might be that she Is 20
become regular member Of y. an
reminded that there is a most striking
picture of Mr.. Daly's organization.
winch represents TIE various members
as listening 20 play that's being read
by Mr.. Daily.
AGSEs BooTH's acting IN Jim the Pen
man Is exquisite. Ia the scene where
Mrs. RIlzton discovers the trick by
which her husband aiiunated her from
the man Of her youthful love, he con-
suIn5s three minutes by he watch n Q
piece OF by-play that holds the audience
spsllbOuud. Her art is admirable. ana
do NOT remember ever having seen II
given finer sccp- than in the current
play al the Madison Square.-HirT0r.
THERE is no actor ct the present day
who - more thorough IA his rehearsal
than Mr.. Lawrence Barrett. Short
sighted members OF bis cOmpaf V have
sometimes complained OF the rigid
manner with which lie would drill stag.
business into them one day. and then
perhaps entirely change IL the mex
Upon one occasion like this an actor
demonstrated with the tragedian a.
some directions ne gave, saying that he
was told differently the day before
II know that, sir. " replied Mr. Barrett
but q! have lived twenty fOur hour
since then, ana this IS an age OF IN
DrOvemeut"
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DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
News and Gossip of the Pro-
feSsiun.
RARDSHIPS II THE PARK
Tin Srid'er-Fature RooIings- rhe
FlOrences Cnmiug-The Home
Clubs Plans
HARDSHIPS II THE PARK

No reason has rs yet been advanced
10 accoant for Hoyt's very successful
I'm SOLDIER skipping Salt Lake. l.
rlaved months business IN san Fran
cisco, 10 receipts which went ahead OF
the Bunch OF Keys and Rag Baby.
and l. said 10 be one Of Hoyts clever
est sketches. Il i a sa,i,e OF the
plumber. The author himself accom-
panied the troupe. aud Hiram Powers
who was the Photograph Gallery BOY
here with Edouin's Dreams Conpa Y.
years ago, took the leading part. IT'S
sirgulsr but it Is true, that al Hoyt-s
pieces, which are the rage every where
else, never do anything but q fair bust
ness in Salt Lake. 1t is probsois
past remembrance that kept NJ
Hoyt from making dates for hi,
TN Soldier. II seems to b.
melodTama and opera. which are the
only two forms OF entertainment that
can lie relied on undeviaungly all the
year round.
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Uncle Tommy, Aged 9 8.

MADISON. Ga, November 5.-Uncle
Tommy Allen is in town to-day from
his home. ten miles north Of Madison.
He looks well, but is very feeble indeed
He will be 95 years old If he lives to
the 18th of this month. He was born III
Lincoln County, KY, and came TO Nor
gan County, Ga, on horseback, prior
TO 1906. de was 4 Democrat from the
start-voted for Madison, Monroe anu
Jackson for President. He was elected
lax collector of Morgan before the war
when the Wing party was hundred III
msjority. His grandfather Allen was
ScoIchman, and came TO Virginia.
where his father was born. Uncle
Tommy married a Miss Howman, of
this county. in 1873. lie says OF her:
II married the pretties girl ever saw,
and she made the preitiest woman. 1
have her picture now, and l do declare
You would say so. too. il you could see
it." He is the father OF sixteen chill
COhStitiltiOH.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28
In His Eirhty-Nin,h Year.

at yesterday morning George r.
johnson, grandfather Of Mr.. J. w.
Johnson, night depot master az the
Union Depot, and one OF the most ven
cradle and highly esteemed residents q
of Williamsburg, died at his home of old
age and general debility. Deceased was
in the Ssh year Of his age. He wa
born at Sandy Greek in l79S, and was
one of the first river engineers II this
vicinity. He was engineer on the
AbioRd under Capt. Baldwin in Is .,
aud prior 10 that time ran on the Ne
Segger. In 1910 he gave up steamboat
ing and retired To mis- farm in Wilkins
burg, where he has since lived. On
August Is, 1881, he married Miss Sarah
Ann Little. and eight children, all IONS,
were born to them. Four of these are
living, the oldest OF whom is George r
Johnson, Jr., usher at the Union Depot.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been mIde.-Pittsburg CONNER
ciai-GG-eite November 10.
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Passed Away ut %.

Just as the sun was coming over TIE
hill yesterday morning, death claimed
the spirit OF one OF Pittsburg's oldest
and staunchest Citizens. John 0'Brier ,
OF Thirty-ninth street, O. years OF age.
For eighty years Mr.. 0'Brien has lived
in Pittsburg, and for over half century
he has occupied the same house. He has
passed 3 remarkably heaithful life, and
up to within six months before his death
he attendtd 70 all his own business, often
walking back and forth between bis
home and the city. The story Of his life
Is of more than usual interest.
In December, 1872, be was born IN
Baltimore, and in 1906, in company
with his parents, he cane 10 this city.
His father, who was u trader, brought
with him big stock OF groceries, which
he solo shortly after his ARRIVAL IN
Pittsburg to John Davis. who attended
10 the cUmmisary department IN he
household o. Aaron Burr. Shortly after
ward Burr veni on his trip 10 Europe,
ana Davis gave deed for n httie frame
bouse, still standing on Sixth avenue,
which belonged 10 the Burr estate. IN
syme7t for the provisions. About lS1S
VI. O'Brien died, and as Fourteen Mile
Islands.
John O'Brien did not receive any
special college education. but by hard
", rk be gained . kno sledge OF civil
engineering, and a few years later, when
the government. wanted some arseni ]
buildings built in what was then =
country district along the Allegheny
River, he sent IN some plans and made
application for superiutendency of the
EorS. He vas appointed and the build
ngs and walls which remain solid to-day,
testify TO ms ability as an architect
and engine. He was engaged in sew
eral important works OF engineering,
anu gradually became wealthy. He
IL carried when quis; young man, ard
bis wife lived 10 be IS years Of age, She
died about eight years sgc.-PiubUrg
Disps;eA.
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Notes.

MCKEE RANKIN is up and down
through Canada.
DIPLOMACY and Moths will shortly be
revived at Wallack's.
BOOTH has recovered, and is again
playing to crowded houses.
DuFF's company commenced 4 four
weeks engagement in Chicago on the
ed.
Born The Silver King and Storm
Beaten are going in New York to heavy
business.
LOUIS HARRISON has q play for next
season called the Noblest Roman OF
them All.
WHILE Jim the Penman is running {
the Madison Square, Mr.. Palmer viii.
send Stoddard on the road with a strong
company, in Saints and Sinners.
JAY GOULD is said to have been capti-
waited by his daughter-in-law. who
makes the family roar with laughter
when she relates her theatrical adven-
lures. He has given her lately SI2, 500
worth OF stock.
IT WAS not a bad compliment that
an evening paper: paid Mr.. Spencer. in
speaking OF the Silver King. Who
Wei>hman among the three Cronies. -
said the critic, 'he did q very neat bit
of acting"
The HONE CLUE are very well salts
fed with the results of the Silver King
besides being an artistic success. IL was
one of the heaviest financial hits they
have ever made. They have Storm
B.a'en under consideration for the
holidays.
CHARLES J. BISHOP, JR, only son of
&c B. Bishop, of the Bijou Company,
died at his home in this city on Tues
DAY of typhoid fever.-Ne,C Turk Piper
This is the young man who had charge
o his father company here when II so
sastrously stranded
FRANK MAYO has acted Davy Crockett
over $500 times. Louis Aldrich has
played Joe Saunders $50 times. Mayo
hates to play Devy, although he says it
Is, in its wav, as artistic work as he is
capable of. Aldrich is willing TO 20 on
acting Saunders forever. If the part con-
,inues 20 be lucrative. Here's dis
t;rction With difference -EirrOr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28

Thomas c. Hanee OF MacedO1 Center.
n. Y, recently celebrated MS birthday.
He was 1O4.
Mrs. Alice TObiu, who recently died
az Arcade. Y. y, ~ the good oii age
of 100 years and months, never wore
glasses, and could see 10 thread the
finest needle.
Robert Stewart died recently near
Ramey. CIearfield County, Pa, IL the
l06th year OF his a &c. Up 10 about
week before mis- death he was remark
abiy vigorous, and retained all his
faculties.
Mrs. Celia Monroe, colGred woman
OF Kansas City, owned up TO IDS years
before she died. y heap had happened
in the world during the long period Of
her life, but her eyes had seen little.
Thomas Taylor died in Baltimore re-
Gently, aged ITO years. He was Tor
wears a slave in Anne Arundel County,
Maryland, and ALWAYS insisted that he
had seen George Washington during
he war Of the Revolution.
Boston Journal: Mrs. Marcy Rice,
the oldest person in Plymouth County,
Mass. diel recently, aged 10l wears, 9
months and p days. She was one of a
choir that sang at a memorial se-' c
when Wa hingtol died.
Mrs. Eleanor Moore died in George
town, Me-, few days ago, having lived
i've days more that 100 years. Three
children, fifteen grandchildren, twenty
eight greatgrsndcbildren and one
grest-great grandchIld survive her.
Russia's distinguished eentenarian is
Count Sergius Uvanoff. who was one
of the Secretaries of the Russian En-
bassy in Paris in the first SaDOleOn's
time. He IS still robust. and with IN
ciOuded memory delights in telling Of
rLe mighty deeds OF the heroes of
twenty-five years ago.
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over 100 and Wen Preserved.

A remarkable old lady, the repre- en-
tatiye of distinguished family and of q
long line of distinguished ancestors
celebrated in New Orleans last Satur-
day her Tooth birthday. This venerable
woman is Mrs. Judge. 7. Witherspoon
Smith, whose home is with her dauRh-
ter. Mrs. J, Z. Labouisse, at No. 2l7
Thalla Street. On the occasion Of her
centennial birthday five generations
assembled to do hvnor to the sweet
faced, white-haired, gentle-voiced old
lady, whose white crown OF years is
bright with good deeds and usefulness.
and who new rests on her staff, waiting
in her quiet home for the summons 70
eternal rest. Mrs. Smith was born in
New York, on the 18th of November HISS.
Her maiden name was Duer. her mother
benz Lady Catherine Dur, d u hte. "
Mai. Gen. Lord Sterling. of the Revoln-
tionary Army. Early ia the century
she married the son of Samuel Stanhope
Smith, President of the Princeton Col
lege. who was tn grandson OF John
Witherspoon. President of Princeton
College, and q signer of the Declaration
of Independence. She was also aRnt,
bv marriage. OF the distinguished Vice
President, John Z. Breckenridge Of
Keatu .ky. In he- das Mrs. Judge
Smith was one Of the most beautiful
aud brilliant women in New Orleans,
and if she chose could give recolieetions
of life in the Crescent City when the
10 En was 3 mere village, that she has
seen grow and extend its limits, snap
ping up into its metropolitan NAV
plantations and farms without number.
Ars. smith. although 100 years old, is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28

D assessed clearly OF all her faculties
8 We eye5ight. OF late years she hes
lost htr sight but her bearing, speech.
memory, are all good. and nojwith-
standing her century Of life, her Ii e
and beautiful face is but little lineu
with wrinkles, AMI her abundance OF
snow-white hair j. bound over q brOA
a. n'acaiul a. p young girls.
MT hahcrcE. ~. san Fra cisco 2
great-grandsOn Of Mrs. Smiths, accom-
panied by his Lizzie boy, was amoa.
nose who tool, part in the festiv lies Il
he centennial birthday. His grs at
grandmother recognized his voice.
although she lad not seen him for
years, and remeIl oeTed MIN perfectly
when he ulecsd ne hand Of her little
great-g,eat ga a n her own, he
sad, vito = sigh: Il wish l could SET
ham! out my eycsigh- seems to be failing
me lately"
Mrs. Smith has Two living children
one d2C- hter. being 40 wears Of aEa
many grandchildren and great-grand.
children; and OF the great-grsas- grand
children Il ID understood there are four
or i've.
The old lady remains in good health
Shielded and protected, she still queens
II In a home where all conspire 20 do her
honor and fill her mid winter days With
love and care.-NeW Orleans Picayuas
November 10.
John Scott. n retired manufactures.
died on Saturday night. November .
&: ais home, 1922 Wood Stree. Pniia
depths, alter 4 brief illness. Bis age
vas 50 years. Mr.. Scott came from
irelard At the age OF -, and for up
Wards % forty years was engaged IL
The manufacturing Of carpets. IN 1861
.J55 de was superintendent OF IN.
Spung Garden ga works. For nearly
dalf century ne lived In the Fifteenth
Ward. Es w2> @Ctige!y engaged dur
ing his long Il" ~ church work being
IN elder IL the Fourth Reformed
Presbyterian Church ~ Eighteenth and
Gilbert Streets
Rev. Lucius L. Tilden, retired C er-
gyruan, died at his home in y 1shua
November 9 He was born in Cornwall
VT, November II. 1892, and was era iu-
ated at Middlebury College and al the
Audover Theological Seminary. Mr.
| Hlden was ordained at West Rutland
| VI, N 1'3l. and settled as the pastor oil
the Congregational Church at thai
place. where he Il manned til 1872. HI
health failed and lie then became prin-
bury. where ne remained twelve years
He atttrTard resided six years at Bethel
VI, and from 1850 to 1872 when b,
went 10 Nashua to reside, was employed
in the Treasury Department and Con
gressional Library al Washington, Dc
Hon. Charles Thur0er, formerly Of
Brooklyn, y. Y, died AZ Nashua, y. II.
on Sunday morning. November Tth, IN
The SIth year of his age. SThe deceased
was u son of Rev. Laoan Thurber and a
native of BroOKfeld. Mass. Mr.. Thur
b-r was graduated at Brown University
in 1927, and in the four years that fol
lowed was preceptOr at the academy q;
Milford, Mass. In 1892 he removed "a
Worcester, Mass, where he was master
at tie Latin grammar school for eigh;
years. He then entered into mercantile
life, and twelve years after retired
During his residence n Worcester he
served four vas as County Commits
sioner, and was State Senator in 1885,
aud 1853. Upon retiring from business
he Travelled IN foreign lands. aud re
turning home settleI III Brooklyn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28

GIVE Ely : CKAAM BALM trial. This
jus iy celebrated remedy for the cure
OF catarrh, hay fever, cold in the head
etc, can be obtained Of any reputable
druggist and may be rehed upon as a
sa e and pleasant remedy for the above
complaints and will give immediate re-
lief. It is not liquid, snuff or powder.
has no offensive odor and can be used
at any time with good results, az thOus-
amos can testify, among them some of
the attaches of this ofice.-SDirit of the
linz, Nav %. 1856.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28

THE new salt Lake dramatic COM
psny. which went out the other day
armed with Nevada, and the very. very
old All that Glitters is Not Colo
disguised as The Factory Girl. for
the purpose of storming Park CITY.
have returned very much siormeJ
upon. One of the very much disguised
company in conversation with a HER
AID reporter yesterday said: 1T vas a
terrible fiAsco. The opening house
(Sevada) was SOS; the next night. (The
Factory Girl il was SOS. After Nevada
IL had been arranged 10 stop over and
repeat that piece Friday night. but after
the Factory Girl it would have been
impossible, even had Miss Cook re-
manned well. She was taken seriously
i'll, and is not by any means well yet.
The Factory Girl was simply fearful.
Josh Davis was doing leading old man.
and not a soul, not even Lansing. knew
his part. and The prompter was shout
ing from beginning TO end. This will
end the organization; Miss Cooke, Mr..
Jennings, Mr.. Owens, aud believe Mr..
YOun ,, have already drawn out"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28
ABOUT ULp PEOPLE.
Death ola Veteran orlsi2.

HUNTINGTON, Pa, November John
Hughes, who served on the man-of-war
Ess,x during the war OF 1872, IS dead.
He resided at Mapleton, this county.
and was 81 years old. So far "a known
there is out one survivor left of those
who did serve on the Esser-Maj. Eli
oft. of Lewiston, Pa. Elliott IS the
oldest printer in the State, who recently
celebrated his 9th birthday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28

A letter from the genial All. Hayman.
brother Of theenterp-ising al. who nov
runs both the Baldwin ard California
tneatr-s, informs Us that he will reach
Salt Lake by the middle OF Dece- Der.
Ia tue interests OF Billy Florence and
wife. Hayman is always q welcome
visitor. but on such an errSnd he will
be thrice welcome. The Florences
have the Christmas dates at the The
atre, so heavy business is a
foregOne conclusion. They will DO The
Mighty Dollar. No ThorOughfare and
one other selection which let us trust
will be Dombey. Florepce's Captain
Cutie is a creation that this generation
OF theatre-goers in Salt LAKE ought 10
behold.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-28

More labor troubles, >" sighed CCsti-
gan putting on his coat. more labor
rrou bles; when will the Iabnring man
in this land have ueace and his honest
rights7" What's the matte-2" asked
ms wife, another lockout No"
sid the labOrer, the boss has yielded
nj have got to go work again. Bur
9effe
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-01
nnArnEn ANn cRnps.
A ntgh Thermometer iiafvttuug II"Epo
rhe Drought cutting wheat
EtIputlU spufNga

A ntgh Thermometer uaIvttuug iI"Epn
rho Drought cutting wheat
SULPHUR srRiSGe,
special 10 tho aazotte,
SULPHUR Srugfs, TEX, May Ill.,
The weather remains very dry aud hot,
aud crops arc suffering
Ar RnOME.
special 90 tho 3azetlo,
RnoME, Tx May 81 harvesting
will begin this week TIE coop vii not
be large On'nccpuni Of the dreDgtt IL has
not raincd here for Fix woke
AROUND DALIAs
special u tho Gazette,
DALLls Tx May 8l,- Farmers have
been emitting their wbens but Che crop
win be short one on the whole, Some
crops, however, VIII average clghteeu %
twenty bushels per mere.
Al PiLor rOiSt
Specialize the Gazetto
PLor PorSr Tx, May ~ The
thermometer u registered tU-d1y Nv l0p
degrees In the shade Garduu truck is
nearly N not total failure a loss which
fails heavily upon Al Cotton Il all right
yot, but me beat ana dry weather are
seriously Damaging c3r1
~ WISE CurArY
srcti6l totbe Vaz6ttb
DECATUR, TEX, May % Tao drought
SIN holds me Tort up here Before
another week. 4 ~ does not rain, corn
and cotton will 90 IA tnr zane path OF the
4 wheat aud oats, apd cattle viii suiitr and
| die for water. hllckmen are coming IN
/ from their raneea and iep9a y TOO dry
| 10 work, Old settlers Say they never
knew drought 80 early. They say they
never knew u before when wo dld not gei
our grain wet during harvest
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-01
CAN HE JUMP THE TRAP?
The Body OF the Murdered Preller Ex.
humed aud Post Mortem Exam.
Testimony OF FXperts Fails to Verify Max
we've ElaboFnte stntement--'Inry
to be Charged To-Day

81. LOUIS, Mo, May 3l.--The Arst
witness called by the prosecution 10 the
Maxwell trial to-day was Morgue Super
intendent Ryan. He testified that he, in
company with Doctors Prewitt and
Nidelet and Mr.. Glover, of counsel 1or
the state, visited last Friday, the ceme-
terry In which Mr. Prelier's body had been
inferred and exhumed the remains.
post norton examination was made, and
certain organs referred 10 by Maxwell IN
his testimony as to the deceased were
removed by Or. eBrokaway. The body
at the time WAS In good condition, better
! IL ANYTHING than al the time when II was
buried. The eiense objected to the
testimony on lis point on the ground
/ tlat the defense was kept Ia ignorance OF
! the occurrence, and they had 60 repre-
sentative TO see that the body from
which the organs were removed was
really Preler's. The court overruled the
objection and an exception was taken
An opportunity, however, was aitarwaro
given counsel TO argue the question: and
J MIR. Faunteroy spoke against admitting
the testimony. After considerable dis
cussion the court decided 10 admit the
,stlmony and Dr.. Prewitt WAS placed OF
the staud. He testified that Doctor
| Nldelet and Brokaway and himself wit
messed the examination of Preller's re-
mains on last Friday. The body was II
excellent condition, 80 decomposition De
ing yisable under the surface. The mem
branes were in excellent condition, ant
Inc parts which Maxwell testified wer'
. diseased were found TO be In a normal
healthy condition, aud no structure, undo
most careful examination, could b.
found.
Coroner Nidlot testified that he wa
present at the post mortem examination
referred to above, and corroborated lo
testimony Of DR.. Prewiit.
A. V. J.. Br0okow, assistant TO IN
chair OF surgery and demonstratiye anal
Omy 10 the Missouri Medical college, wa
10 present 81 the dissection Of the organ
/, referred 10 and testified that he had mad
= personal examination Of them, bu
failed 10 fnd any disease or structure
The state then announced that they ma
no further evidence in rebuttal 70 ohel
Fauntleroy of the defense asked the PRIV
lene of having Preller's body in posses
sion of the state, Inspected by experts ~
the defense.
Glover, Of the prosecutioni wanle
the names Of the experts submitted !
him. He was willing TO give the Iig1t o
examination TO any respectable surgeo
or physician except the medical advise
N The defense, The defense refused !
Il accent the conditional offer, and the te'
] nmony was then declared TO be close
, with tie state and defense,
4 Jndge Van Wagner said he would ei
/. deayor 20 have his instructions rthdY Y
to.morrow at 10 o'clock, and adlonrne
court until that time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-01
AUSTIN.
D,o,siou of The United states Court On
Taxes.

Decision OF me United states tonrt on
Taxes.
special 80 tnc Gazette.
AusTIS, TRX, Map Sl.--rbc attorney.
general has just received Information OF
an Important decision by che Judge of The
United States supreme court presiding In
the circuit court al San Antonio. II ni-
arms the consitutionality of article 1891
Of the Revised StAiutes, which provides
that all realty belonging TO city, county
or state leased for the term Of three
years OF more Is subject To taxation
This law has been ON tue statute books
since 1876 but no effort has been made
TO enforce 1t unlil last year, whom Comp
troller Swain instructed assessors 70 us'
SEES leased property Jas. NJ Thompson,
nonresident lessee OF Frio county school
lpNds, sought TO enioin the collector OF
Frlo from collecting taxes on SAID lands.
This I, cisloo VIII place all leased lalis
I'm NC STATE on the tax rolls, adding about
twenty five millions TO taxable values.