The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-06
THE LONDONER CASE.
The Returns from Three Pre-
clncts are Irregular.
THE SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS
Near Argo-AttorneyG General Jones' Opinion
Sustains the Power of the State Land
Beard in the Matter.

DENVER, Colo, April Especial tele-
gram to THE HERALD. I'm the mayoralty
contest Judge Allen to-day decided that the
returns from three election precincts, the
Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Thirtieth,
should be rejected for irregularities, and
gave Londoner until Tuesday next to file
IN appeal bond and twenty days to file a
pill of exceptions. The former bond was
hled late this afternoon and the case goes
TO the supreme court. Judge Allen says it
rests with the defendant to prove his title
TO the Office. 1t is not enough to allege
generally that he was elected. This was
not done by defendant. The precincts
thrown out will GUST Londoner if the
supreme court sustains Judge Allen.
Attorney General Jones submitted his
opinion to the state land board to-day on
thesale Of school lands near Argo, which has
been assailed as fraudulent. 1t sustains the
power of the board and the legality of it's
proceedings, but under the statutes now in
Atorce the state officials have no power to
Vgive deed or title to any school lands
although they may make contracts which
will be legally binding but title cannot
pass till the legislature affords relief This
decision may operate to delay spectators
from realizing on their purchases until
litter next winter unless buyers take the
and under cloud as these sales will be
fought to the end by those in opposition.
Rev. st. Clair, who was accused of a
uurderous assault on his wife yesterday.
vas acquitted today, the evidence show
ing that the prosecutor is crank.
The Santa F'e railway secured from the
council last night right-of-way over the
Did circle road which they purchased some
years ago and will build freight and pas
senger stations at once. The former will
be built near Colfax avenue and the latter
fronting on Lawrence street, both west of
Cherry Greek.
Frank L. Jordan was arrested TO-DAY
for securing 500 from Sealhom, a music
dealer, in whose employ he has been since
February %. He mortgaged pianos
pawned string instruments and finally
forged check.
Colorado Springs has social shock.
The shockers are David w. Law ano Miss
Bessie Russell. Law was superintendent
of the Methodist Sunday school and Bessie
taught class of kids. Bessie is handsome
and winning. Law was too good to think
evil, and Bessie loved him above all others.
and he loved her. 1t was strong love
from the outset, aud last Thursday Bessie
told all to her mother. Her condition was
such that matrimony was desirable and
her father was furious. Law tried
to criminate others, and attempted
TO fasten the paternal responsibility
upon the preacher, but Bessie denied
this and Law married her and started for
California, leaving Bessie to nurse her
wrath and her baby. 1t is stated now that
the whole story has not yet been told, and
reserved details are expressively racy.
Realty sales for the week 81, 450, 609.
The bank clearing for this week was
$3.50, 1853 an increase over last year of n
per cent.