The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-04
WASHINGTON LETTER
Immense Number Of Republic
can "B0Omlets."
NATIONAL OPERA COMPANY
VIA sa5 FatIure-Three j judicial Nomi-
acknowledgements, inc
thropist-At Home Agsin-Et

IN TUE SALT LAKE HERALD. since Tie
raceipt of Blaine's letter OF declinatlon
the slate makers have plenty to do.
Where before there was only one name
+bere are now hundred. Every man
of any degree of prominence Ill the Re
publican party is candidate, or hopes
tn he and the immense number OF little
s,boomlets" that are being nursed IS a
sight that would make the most con-
frmed dyspeptic laugh, could he but
view the scene. The men who could
undoubtedly MAKE good fight are con-
spicuous by reason of their re-
fusaIs to lead the Republican
hosts in the next campaign.
Sheridan was, of these. the most
powerful candidate, but he insists that
nothing could induce him to accept
the nomination. Another man who
could unite the entire party and steal
no small number of Democratic votes,
would be George w. Childs, Of Phila-
delphia, but he has refused, in Ian
guage that admits of nothing but i'm
plicit belief in every word. Sherman
and Allison are both busy and hopeful,
while hundreds of eyes are watching for
the first slip that either of them may
make, SO as to take advantage OF the
opportunity. In addition to these,
the stable is full of dark horses, ranging
from the, genuine thoroughbred down
to the worn out plow-horse. In the
Democratic camp there IS comparative
peace, for, with the exception of word
or so from David Bennett Hill, there
would seem to De but one man for the
nomination, and that man is Grover
Cleveland, President of the United
States
The great
NATIONAL OPERA COMPANY
came to grief IN this city on Saturday
night, and as q consequence, a whole
army OF chorus girls and minor actors
were thrown on the streets without
money or hope of getting any. The
stars" had all been engaged
at enormous salaries, ami al
though their payments were more
or less in arrears, still they
had received sufficient sum to pay
them at least as much as they had ever
before received for their vocal efforts.
After much fnanciering it was found
that a sufficient sum Of money could be
raised to transport the entire company
which was composed in the main Of
Germans, Italians, Spaniards and
French-to New York, and things
looked brighter. The trouble, however,
eliminated on Sunday afternoon in
the arrest of the manager and propri-
eter, Charles e. Locke, on a warrant
sworn out by EIoi Silva and Mrs
Bertha Pierson, charging Mr.. Locke
with swindling them by means of bogus
checks. During the disastrous
weeks engagement in Richmond
and Norfolk, there were fire.
quent complaints concerning the
arrears in salaries, and on Sunday,
the 19.h inst, when the company was
about to return to this city, Mrs.
Pierson refused TO continue the engage !
ment unless some money was paid. Mr.. |
Locke promptly drew up check for
5000 on Messrs. Corson d Mccartney,
the well known bankers OF this city,
and gave it TO her. On the following
day, Mr.. Silva struck for portion of
his salary, and Mr.. Locke satisfied him |
by drawing q check on the same firm
for 500. The checks were presented
for payment and then it was learned
that Mr.. Locke had no account with
the bank on which they were drawn.
Still 1t was thought he might open an &C
count here during theWeek and frequent
calls were made by the dissatiied artists
but the deposit was never made, and on
Saturday night, when affairs reached a
climax. MIR. Silva and Mr.. Pierson be
came satisfied of the Worthlessness of
their checks. Accordingly, they swore
out warrant yesterday for Mr. Locke's
arrest and it was put in the hands of
Detective Raft MIR. Locke had Just
concluded conference with the mem
bers of the company at the theatre,
and was sitting in the box Office watch
1DS MI. LuuWlS UlVlu0 up the remains
of the weeks receipts among the chorus
girls and ballet d1ncers, when the de-
tective, armed with the warrant, put in
an appearance and created
A LITTLE SENSATION.
Mr.. Locke accompanied the officer
to police headquarters, and in {
short time secured satisfactory bonds.
men and was released. Yesterday T,
morning the charge against him wa, +
dismissed in the police court, because :
both Mrs. Pierson and Mr.. sylvia testi {
fed that they knew when they re- :
eeived the checks that there was no ;
money in the bank. Mr.. Locke had said j.,
there would be some and they had be- !
lieved him. Mr.. Locke immedia Y :
entered suit against both Silva an +
Pierson for false imprisonment, laying {
his damages at the modest sum of +
$40. 600. He is a free man now, but :
national opera is dead. l.