Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-31
OGDEN NEWS.
The Mandamus suit Against Registrar
Matsun. -Conlcy's Death, Etc.

The msndamIs suit, brought by the
Democratic committee against Regis.
trar Matson and his five city deputies.
In which County Clerk Ledwidge Is
named ~ plaintiff, To compel this regis.
trar to file all oaths, taken during the
last registration, with the county
clerk, was argued on Saturday before
Judge Miner by II. W. smith and
David Evans for The plaintiff and A.
II. Haywood aud J. l.. BaSley Tor the
defense. The arguments consumed
the entire forenoon aud the case was
taken under aivlsemeni. fhe position
taken by the plaintiff is that
under the laws Of Utah Territory
the oaths should be filed by the regis.
trar On the same day M are the regis.
tratiOn lists, while the defense hold
that tho Utah commission by virtue
Of United States cnactmuuts h given
entire control In such natter, land In
asmuch ne the registrar have received
tpeclal and specific instructions from
IL 10 hold the oaths uRlil one dag after
election to be usei for reference during
the daye upon which challenges are
heard, the action VI the registrar VI
Ogden city In refusing w comply with
the demands of the county CLERK Ia not
only proper but lawful. The registrar
claims that without the oaths he would
bc entirely Ala loss TO determine tbs
rights VI challenged parties ~ vote at
the coming election.
Tho central committee Of the newly
fledged prohibition party met on 5atuT-
day afternoon aud completed The nom.
ination OF IA city ticket.
Mayor--H. w. Ring.
Police Magistrato--IOhn y. Bagley.
MnTshal-JRmes 5uowden,
Recorder, -
Treasurer-A. a. Wengrr.
Councilmen, First WnTd-W William
Moyes, j. II. Mcguire.
Second ward-M. ID. freeman.
Third Ward-Willlgm Lund, A. |,
Stone.
Fourth wmd-J. @. Paine, A. ],
Warner.
Filth ward-M. ). Browning, John
3. Hou,1.
The marriage "a announced Of Miss
Harriet Miner, daughter u Judge j
A. Miner, 10 Charles NJ. McQuewAu
OF Detroit The ceremony VIII TAX,
place on Monday morning (toiayl VI
II O'Clock at tho Church OF the G0ol
Shepherd. Rev. Samuel Unsw0rlh
viii OH Ciate,
The boys Of the Central FIRE station
made some splendid time at regula
practice on Saturday night. The stand
ing hitch, men ten feet from the pol,
VI this machines, was made in thee
seconds.
The curoner's jury, empaneled to in
| vestigate Into the causes which led to
the death OF George Conley, who was
| killed early Friday morning 10y being
run over by II Rio Gnnde Western pas
senger train, on saturday rendered "a
verdict to the otlec. that lac came u
/ his death by accident, and eXOnerating
| the railroad from AL blame. The TO-
/ mains were inferred ON Saturday after.
noon IN pauper's field at the expense
Of the county, no word having been 70
oeiyed from hts relatives In Dauvlllo,
| Illinois.
Major Breedon, acting for the boar,
| Of education, has brought suit again.
the fifteen bonusmeu ui cx-Citl
Treasurer HelfrlCh for S776.s9, tai
amount OF the deficiency In the gen
eral school fund.
In the damage suit OF Farmer r
Sanford ct ~ VI, h. II. Slater ct al.
the Jury on Saturday afternoon feu
dered a verdict VI s269.0T In favor O
the plaintiff. The case was com
menced to recover ) 900 damages on
restraining bond.
James Il Hale aud Ezra Butler, tn
two youths who were bound over 4
await the action Oi the grand Jury
charged with robbery and housebreak
ing committed at Hooper, have beeI
remanded TO the custody OF the sherli
In default OF $500 bail each.
The rear Of sam Goldwater's jewelrl
store on lower rwenty-iifth street ha
been destroyed by IRE. The loss vii
not be very heavy. The department
was called out by an alarm from box .
and male a good run.
Julian G. Houtz, son Of Hon. J. 3
HoutG, has lust returned from CaliiOr
MIA, where he has been attending on
OF the most prominent institutions u
learning OF that state during the pas
thirteen months. lie received diploma
In stenography, telegraphing and
special business course'
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