The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-28
DOMESTIC DOTS
Sewsy Notes From All Portions of
the Land Over Which the Stars
and Stripes Wave.


greensboro, KY, Sept PA telephone
message states there was nothing to war
rant the rumor current last night of a
mine disaster.
Cincinnati, Sept 27-The Republicans
OF the First congressional district non1i-
mated Charles p. Taft to succeed BelIamy
Storer; Second district, Jacob II. Browell,
to succeed Mayor Caldwell Taft is the
proprietor of the Cincinnati Times Star.
Ithica, n. Y, Sept. 27.-Andrew J. John
son and c. Dewitt Goodnew, students of
Cornell university, are supposed to have
been drowned in Cayuga Lake when
boating. yesterday afternoon. Johnson S
father is Levi A. Johnson, secretary OF
the Davis Sewing Machine company, OF
Dayton.
Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 27-The city of
Tacoma has begun suit in the superior
court against the Tacoma Light and
Water company for $l,O00o00 damages for
alleged false and fraudulent representa-
tons in the sale of its light and water
plant to the city for S1,750,00o.
Wichita, Kan, Sept. 27-Mrs. Mary E.
McEcker was fatally burned by melting
paraf1ine on gasoline stove today. After
| the explosion she ran half block in the
| open air and fell In a grass plat, where
some boys found her and carried her to
her home. She was burned from head to
foot.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. 27-The Clyde
steamship Iroquois, which arrived here
from Jacksonville tonight. reports that
Martins Industry lightship on Savannah
is missing.
Middletown N. Y, Sept. a.-Launt
Thompson, the noted sculptor, died al
the city hospital on Wednesday.
Kansas City, No., Sept. 27.-Colonel
Robert I. Van Horn was unanimously
nominated for Congress by the Republi-
can convention of the Fifth district
which met here today.
Chicago, Sept 27.-Albert C. Wilde OF
the firm Of j. c. Wilde, has been adopted
by the widow of the late Professor Gar
rison, of Chicago. Mrs. Garrison, before
England, and heiress to extensive es.
| tates there. Mr.. Wilde is SO years OLD
and a prominent society and club man
He met Lady Berry several months ago
and she, taking a great fancy to him
has decided to make him her heir. The
adoption has caused a sensation in Chi
| cago society.
waltham, Mass, Sept 27-Harley
reduced the class A, half mile record
| flying start, paced, this afternoon. max
ing the distance in :57 1-5. He covered
half mile standing start in loo 1-5. A
| Whorten, of Waltham, made two mile
class A, unpaced record, flying start, il
800 10. The best previous time wa:
| 500 LIS.
Newport R. /, Sept. 27.-Mrs. w. T
| Bull, former wife of James G. Blaine
jr,, gave birth to son late this after
| noon.
New York, Sept 2T.-It is reported tina
bad blood generated at the Clan ns
Gael convention held recently in Philadel
| phia and the dissatisfaction of the mem
| bers caused by the expulsion of camp!
| 10 and SO of Brooklyn caused much dis
satisfaction among persons interested.
Carson, New, Sept. 27.-The jury in tn,
case OF the Carlin strikers held for oh
| Structing the mails disagreed and wer.
| discharged. It stood nine for acuuitta
and three for conviction.
New York, Sept. 27.--Judge McAdams, o
the supreme court, has confirmed tn
rEsIeree report awarding kuhne Beverfdg
lSoghlan absolute divorce from Acto
Charles Coghian. There is no proyisioI
for alimony in the decree and none wa
| asked.
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Sept. 27.-By the decis
ion of the United States court of privat
land claims today, all the mineral bearin
portions of the rich Cochiti district wa
declared to be public domain. The Canad
like pail over this great mineral bel
lsince it was discovered last fall an
which claimed to cover 114,000 acres, wa
today confirmed for only 5000 acres.
San Francisco. Sept 2T.-General B. T
Doe, assistant secretary of war; Genera
9. H. Falk. Captain T. II. Barry, Edwar
Sllverman and w. H. Doe, who have bee
travelling 9,,t fg,,, westward vest over the norther
this morning train from Vancouve
| Wash. General Doe is making a tour
inspection of the various military post
and viii probably remain in the city fo
a week.
Media, Pa, Sept. 27.-The jury in til
Shortridge case returned at o'clock tn
Afternoon. After celebrating an hour an
"a half they returned a verdict of nc
guilty. They based their verdict upon til
ground the defendant was. insane at tn
time of the commission of the crime. Tn
Verdict is a very popular one.
Cincinnati, Sept. 27.-Louis Miller, age
80, this evening murdered his wife an
then committed suicide. He was drum
daughters. eyed Is and Il years, witnesse
the tragedy.
Boston, Sept. 27-The contest over tn
will of the late semi-millionaire Elvin
Hall, formerly treasurer of the Standar
Sugar Refining company which has bee
going on in the Suffolk probate court a
intervals since last June, was flnishe
today, when Judge McKinl disallowed II
will. Mrs. Kate Dewey, only child of Il
deceased, was the. contestant BY tt
lprovision of the will Mrs. Dewey was I
receive nothing so long as she was NJ
illegally free from her husband Menti
!. arrangement was urged as the ground fC
breaking the will.
! Springfield. Ill. Sept 27.--At a meetir
: of sixty live stock breeders held here t
night. a committee was appointed to me
in Chicago this fall and prepare a perm;
: nent organization of eastern and wester
breeders for the better claSSiffcation
entries to fairs
New York. Sept. 27.-The Hambur;
American steamer Fuerst Bismarck, whiC
arrived tonight from Southampton, hi
reduced her westward record of 6 day
| 10 hours and - minutes, made Augu
30 last, by just twenty minutes, havir
made the passage in 6 days, 10 hours al
) SO minutes This time is thirteen minut
, ahead of her rival. the Normannia
record. --