The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-05
DOMESTIC DOTS.
Newsy Notes From All Portions OF
the Land Over Which the Stars
and Stripes Wave.


Lockhart, Tex, Dec. 4-Regino veoa, a
wife murderer, today expiated his crime
on the scaffold.
Washington, Dec 4.-The cash balance
in the treasury today was s152, SIS, 231; net
gold, s109,75S135.
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 4.--The drought which
has, prevailed for three months was
greatly benefited fall sown crops.
New York, Dec. 4.-Former Assistant
Attorney Francis L. Wellman was today
summoned to appeared before the Lexow
investigating committee as witness.
San Francisco Dec. 4.-Jacob Gund-
| lach, one of CALIFORNIA; leading wine
growers and merchants died today at his
vineyard near Sonoma- He was 70 years
of age.
Galveston, Tex, Dec. 4-Louise AL
berti, in a fit of dementia, today poison
| ed her five children. two of whom are
reported dead and the others in a criti-
| cal condition.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 4.-Ex-Congressma
| Daniel W. Connolly died here today after
a brief illness. He represented the Gle
venth Pennsylvania district in the Forty
| eighth Congress.
Memphis, Tenn. Dec. Aim Morrison,
the noted outlaw VINO dynamited MS way
out of Pratt mines prison recently, was
shot and mortally wounded by deputy
sheriff while resisting arrest today.
Jersey City, N. j., Dec. 4.-EX-Governor
Leon Abbott died at his residence here
this afternoon. The governor mad been
! suffering from diabetes for long time
and this was the cause of his death.
Chicago. Dec. 4-W. C. Mosher, pr
vate secretary to DIR. r. G. Flower, OF
Boston, who was arrested last might, 70
day gave bonds in the sum OF $o,VJ tor
his appearance tomorrow, and was re-
| leased.
1.,. Nh, r.. r-bo Com, -,
law officer moved today for the dismissal
! of all Indictments against VIM. 5. Streeter,
vice-president of the defunct Northwest
ern Guarantee Loan Co. Streeter has been
twice tried for an embezzlement and poth
times the jury disagreed.
New York, Dec. 4.-News reached this
city today that the well-known chess
player A. A. Ettenger and the Cuban eX-
ed in a match. on November % the
score was: Vasquez, 3; Ettenger, Z;
drawn, l.
New York, Dec. Aeon Stedker, the
! book-maker, who made a winter DOCK On
the Brooklyn handicap and who, WnSn
peared. leaving many victims behind
him, was arrested here tonight. He stood
/ to lose 100000 ON the race. 1t was sup
posed he was in Canada.
Washington. Dec. 4.-The resignation
Of Representatiye Cummings 20 take a
! AOCctt OlllCC III New 4Dfk, leaves d Vd-
cancy in the craftsmanship of the con-
/ m1dtee on naval affairs. 1t will be filled
according to the rules 'of the House by
Representative Geissenha!msr, of New
Jersey, who ranks next to Mr.. Cum
nings in the list of committee members
San Francisco, Dec 4.-Joaquin Miller
the Poet of the Sierras," and George
Darlington, an artist of local note, have
| engaged passage on the neDt steamer TIC
sail for Honolulu. They have been en-
| hSjle =
| history of Hawaii, to be WIitten by Joa-
| quin Miller and illustrated by Mr.. Part
ington, and it is their intention TO remain
| in the islands several months.
Washington. Dec 4-The president and
| directors of Georgetown college, has is
sued q regulation adopted in the faculty
meeting ON December, prohibiting the
students from playing football with
teams, whether collegiate or otherwise,
| from outside the college until the char
acter and rules of the game shall have
| been radically modified SO as to preclude
with reasonable certainty all danger of
! serious casualties.
Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 4-Charles E.
! well, young lawyer, dared each other
! tonight to dive from the bride over the
! Sacramento river. Both plunged head
first, into the stream MadeweH swan
| to the shore, but Joyce never came to the
surface. 1t is supposed he struck a sub
merged pile and was killed. Both men
| had been drinking. Joyce'S relatives I'VE
at Elmira. New York.
Oakland, Ca, Dec. "A San Pablo
avenue cable car was struck by the west
bound local train tonight at Seventh and
Broadway and Miss Coates, a school
teacher, was killed. Attorney W. H.
| Waste was seriously injured. The car
was crossing the tracks as the train was
speeding into the depot. The train struck
| the car broadside and Miss Coates was
! thrown fifty feet, lighting on her head.
| She was dead in a few minutes. Waste
was badly hurt about the head. The cable
car was going down grade and it could
not be stopped on the slippery track.
| Chicago, Dec. 4.-Mary ]. Lamb, who OBJ
| tanned Judgment against the Great West
ern Manufacturing company in the federal
| court Saturday last, made application to-
day in the United States circuit court
| for the appointment of a receiver to take
charge Of the affairs of the company.
| Mrs Lamb, in her application, alleges
! that the company has assigned and trans
ferred all it's property in this and adjoin-
| ing states in order to protect itself She
asserts there are d number of stock
/ holders in the company whose subscr1p-
| tions are due and unpaid. In addition,
| She alleges that the company has ac-
| counts and assets which can be realized
upon if they can be found For the pur-
pose of recovering her Judgment she
| asks that a receiver be appointed. NO
| time was set for the hearing of the ap-
plication which is returnable at the Janu-
l fry