Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-04
OGDEN.
An Exciting Runaway.-lIlniord White
washed. - Cleveland Won't Come
10 Ogden,-Olher Matters.

10 Usufus-Olhtf Malttft.
Mayor Lundy's report on the action
Of Chief Binford Mt the Utah Loan
anu Trust company fire reads ~ fol.
lowe; The committee held two days
aud one night session anu examined
sonie thirty or forty Witnesses, and /
beg leave 10 report 10 you that the
charges made by the press and others
were not sustained. l Ind that the
buiding was on IRE In number Of
places both above and below aud that
the building was ON IRE sufficient
time before the alarm was gwen 10
make II very difficult fire to handle.
The evidence shows that tho water
pressure was very low anu net OF
sufficient force to fight u fire In u
building OF that kind.
Yesterday Byron Sessions presented
his boud OF $4,000 ns receiver Of the
estate Of William Crawford, deceased
or disappeared. When II was presented
the bond WAS objected TO by Col.
Kaighn, representing WIN. Thompson,
one VI the creditors Of the estate, On the
ground that tho sureties were lnsuill.
Client and strangers. The surolics are
mostly Rich county men, aud Col.
kalghn raised the point that many Of
them are not worth the amount
claimed. Alter hearing the arguments
Judge Miner decided moi TO accept the
bond and MIR. Sessions went lsst night
TO Davis county 10 get securities Auiil.
Client 10 make his bond good. When
thc proper time comes Mr.. Kalghn says
he viii move the court 10 set aside the
order appointing referee ON the
ground that this court had no jurlHdic.
lion, the matter having been already
acted upon Ia the Third district court.
Meanwhile the property Ia being held
by tho United States marshals.
Twenty.fourth street was the scene
OF an exciting runaway last night
about 7 O'Clock, but fortunately there
were no fatal results. A horss attach.
ed TO buggy and driven by small
lad, when near the Trust building,
became frightened Mt the parting Of
one OF the lines and ran away down
the street. In addition TO the lad the
vehicle was occupied by n lady and
her baby. The terror stricken animal
went Mt frighuul pace, but the terri.
BILE ride was not sufficient 10 still the
heroic impulses OF the boy and he PRO.
ceeded 10 climb over the dashboard
for the purpose OF checking the horse
by means OF tho bridal reiue. He had
succeeded In getting on 10 the single
tree anu would soon have accomplish.
cd his purpose had not sudden lurch
OF the buggy thrown him to the
ground, directly under tho wheels, two
OF which passed over him, but did no
Injury. At the corner OF Lincoln the
horse rin Into a pole, upsetting the
vehicle and throwing Its occupants
out. Strange TO say, neither the babe
nor lts mother sustained any inJu ries.
The buggy was demolished.
The following letter has been 70 .
ceived by the secretary Of the Inter.
mountain Stock Growers Association,
which is to meet at Ogden on the goth,
aud to which President Cleveland was
invited:
EXEouTIvE MANSION, /
wAsnINoTOs, March 2s, 1893.
IL. Il. Armstrong, Esq, Ogden, Utah.
MY DEAR SIR:--rho President d.
reefs me TO say In reply to your favor
OF the 2lst Instant that the prsssur- OF
public duties nj this time Ia such that
1t viii be impossible for him to accept
your kind invitation. He IL on thl-
account, however, mono tho less grale-
iul for the kind remembrance and evil
dencc OF esteem which your invitation
furnishes.
Very truly youn,
HENRY L. TnURBER,
Private Secretary.
Two more cars OF classmates, 100, 900
pounds, for the battleship Oregon, now
building at San Francisco, wero trans.
ferTed TO the Southern Pacific last
evening. Quartermaster Keller has
received advices that a 5bl 900 pound
shi ment OF arm0r plate for the same
vessel lett Omaha yesterday.
began yesterday and will continue
| during the next two weeks. All trains
were loaded TO this guards. The Union
Pacific ran two regulars and special
| from the north aud such great crowd
was there that caboosrs were pressed
| into service as passenger coaches.
over 1000 people went down to the
capital over both roads.
Word comes from Brigham City that
| on Sunday afternoon l6.yoar.Olu sou
OF Leamou johnson was up In town ON
horseback. After capering about for
some time the animal became restless
and started for home. The boy lost
| control and the horse dashed down
Main street. When In front OF the
home the animal jumped the fence and
In doing 80 struck the boys right leu
against post. He was knocked from
the horse ana caught In tue wire fence.
After hanging there for some seconds
he fell to the ground AMI was picked
up and carried into the house. The
thigh boue was broken as were also
both bones OF tho lower part of the
leg. Holes were torn through the
flesh anu skin by the sharp points Of
the bones. The surgeons worked Tor
hours In getting the limb properly -et.
Fine Store Rooms and Basement
Tor rent In Holmes building. Single