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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
UNPROFESsI0NAL CONDUCT.
Clark and Brown Completely Exon
Grated BY Judge II. II. Lurton.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 1.-The charges
made against the law firm OF Clark &,
Brown of unprofessional conduct in TAX
ing fees from antagonistic interests in the
Union railroad litigation, were heard TO-
day before United States Circuit Judge II.
II. Lurton. At the time the petition was
filed, which contained these charges
the attention OF Clark & Brown was not
called to their nature, and as soon as
they learned what the charges were they
filed their denial and had them set down
for hearing. After a trial of two days,
involving an examination of the whole
record ana correspondence in the case
the court, in deliberately written opinions,
completely exonerated the firm 1t is
evident from the opinion of the court
that the parties making the charge have
misconstrued the record. It was a copy
of these same charges that was filed with
the department at Washington as a rea-
son against the confirmation of Judge
Clark, who was recently appointed United
States district Judge fer east and middle
Tennessee to succeed D. NJ Key, retiring,
The charges against Judge Clark are yet
to be tried by the Senate judiciary com
mittee and his friends claim that he will
be able to show his entire innocence to the
satisfaction Of that committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
Murdered His wife and ChtId.

Bay City Mich. Jan. daniel ].
Tromley, lumber inspector, % years Of
age, crazed over politics, murdered his
wife aud child this morning, set fire TO
the house and escaped. The murder
was discovered by firemen, who found
Mrs. Tromley with her throat cut ly-
ing on the bed and burned almost TO
aecrisp. The child had evidently been
sfnothered, as no marks of violence
were found upon it. Tromley ran on
the independent ticket for county
clerk at the late election, canvassing
the entire county and making wild
speeches.
Tronley has been arrested. He at
tempted suicide by jumping into well,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
STORY OF A CRIME
A Young BOY Consrsses to- Numbering
S. u. Seversoa.


S. y. Severson.
Medora, N. D., Jan. IA horrible
story was told tonight TO the coroneTs
jury concerning the death Of S. D.
Severson, who was Shot at Mark Wads-
worth's ranch. The boy, Fred Rohem,
a bright 16-year-old lad, who has been
in custody for several days, suspected
Of the murder has made a, partial con-
fession to the clerk of the court, Mr.
Foley. Before the coroner's jury to-
night he made a clean breast of it and
said his employer. Wadsworth, took
him in the early dawn into the barn
and promised the boy 5000 to shoot
Severson. He told him when to pull
the trigger and the deed was done.
This story was dramatic and told by
the boy quietly and clearly, but he
burst into tears when the climax of
the story was reached.
Wadsworth himself followed the boy
and denied the whole story. Wads-
worth is partially paralyzed and the
boy says the old man could not pull
the trigger himself.
The prosecution believes it has found
a motive in the claim that Wadsworth
owed Severson money. Wadsworth is
under arrest for the murder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
NEW YEARS HON0RS.
Rosebery's Recommendations Sc
yereIy Criticized.

London, Jan. THE New Years hon
ors conferred by the queen at the rec
ommendation OF Lord Rosebery, the pre-
mier, excite much discussion on account
of the curious preferences.
The Times commenting on the selec-
tons made, said:
man WIN finds his care there in the colo
mics must do far greater things than the
EnglishInan who stays at home in order
TO win his way to that essentially tmpe-
rial distinction, the membership OF the
priVy council.
''The absence of peerage is everywhere
commented upon. Lord Rosebery's sense
of the ridiculous Is too keen TO allow MN
to add new members to the house he de-
sires to abolish
The Freeman's Journal complains Of
the absence of Irish names from the list
of positions honored by the queen on
New Years day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
CUBAN TARIFFS.
A Commission to BE Appointed to
Revise Them.


Madrid, Jan. 1.-The queen regent to-
day signed a decree appointing a COM
mission to revise the Cuban and Porto
Rican tariffs. The commission is com
posed Of members representing all the
political parties in Cuba, a. number of
Spanish colonial merchants trading
with Cuba, and officials of the ministry
Of the colonies. Her majesty has also
decreed the appointment Of a commits
sion empowered to prevent the evasion
of the payment of taxes on taxable
property and industries in Cuba
The first business at the opening of
the cortes will be the discussion of the
protected Cuban reforms, including the
formation of an administration cham
Der to sit in Havana. This chamber is
to Cbe made up of members elected by
Cubans on an enlarged franchise,
members now elected by the govern
ment and local officials, such as may
ors and bishops. The chamber will
have no legislative power except with
the sanction of the cortes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
AID FOR NEBRASKA.
Governor Northen Making Progress
in Obtaining Provisions.

Baltimore, Jan. III. II. Ednonds IS
in receipt Of many kilograms from the
south showing great interest in the work
OF securing a train load of provisions TO
be shipped to Nebraska
Ex-Governor Northen, of Georgia, who
has been handling the movement in the
central south, is making mpcn progress,
while arrangements are now being made
by Mr.. Edmunds for effective oTganiDa-
ton in the southwest.
TeIegrams were received from Presi-
dent Walters. of the Atlantic coast line,
President Smith, Of the Louisville <
Nashville. and Receiver Conner, of the
Central railroad of Georgia, promising
aid and free transportation over their
lines.
Manager Lemon sent word that the
Postal Telegraph company would send all
messag es relating to this subject free.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
A Kentucky Lynchfng.

Mount Sterling, Ky, Jan. About 2
o'clock this morning a mob of % men
overpowered JaiIer Best, secured his
keys, took from Jail Tom Blair, of
Morgan county. and hung him TO a
railroad trestia in the city limits Blair
fought desperately and was beaten al
most insensible before being hung
Blair was one Of the men who assisted
IN killing Captain ]. L. Bomar, in this
city, last February. He was cleared
of the charge and was in Jail for
shooting with intent to kill a few days
ago. 1t is supposed that friends of
Bonar were the lynchers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
A DUELLIST ARRESTED.
RieggeN, Who Was Wounded, has
BebbIer Arrested.

Easton, Pa, Jan. 1.-E. L. Riegel, of
bloomsbury, N. j., who was wounded in
an impromptu duel at that place last
Sunday. has had his adversary, William
Bebbler. of Germantown, arrested on a
charge OF murderous assault. Dr. j. 8.
bondsman.
The story told by Riegels wife, whose
alleged Irritation with Bebbler was SAID
on the affair. she says her husband is
Unfortunately Jealous and Eery head
strong, and that Bebblers action while
he was a guest at their house could not
possibly have been construed in an evil
light. Mrs. Riegel's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Farron, of Westport, claim that the
doctor had treated has wife badly for a
long time, and this was the reason she
left him and went to live with them. No
one charges Mrs. Riegel with wrong-do-
ing. Bebbler threatens to retaliate by
bringing suit against Riegel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
4 NoLF HURT.
1t Threatened TO Terminate in Rory
and BIcodshed.


Degraf, o.. JAN The hunters
Ohio enjoyed a. great wolf hunt today.
Ed. Aiken brought six wolves from
the Rocky mountains for the great
field day. The sports first made q
thirty acre enclosure for fight be-
tween a wolf and hound, on which
there were heavy wagers. Two more
hounds were turned in and then there
was a row among the. betters. Re-
volvers were drawn and blcodshed
threatened. The wolf was lasso9ed
and Gagged and the contest declared a
draw TO preserve peace Then one
wolf was let loose without the enclo-
sure and twenty hounds pursued it
with an army OF horsemen The
houds: of Jacob Loffer, of DegTaf, and
John Graham, Of Lewiston, caught the
wolf and won the prize
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
SH0UP IN BOISE.
He is Given a Rousins Reception BY
the Citizens.


Boise, Ida, Jan. Especial l--Sena@
tor George =. Shoup arrived today
from Washington. He was rendered a
rorsing reception by the citizens of
Boise. a delegation numbering 250
met him at Nanlpa with the First
Regimental band and escorted him to
this city A big delnonst ration follow
ed. An address OF welcome was de-
livered b. Chief Justice Huston. Coy
ernor Mcconnell made a brief speech
In which he committed himself to
Shoup.
State Senator r. S. Browne. of Mos
COW, arrived tonight There has been
a runor for several days he was a cam
didate for the United States senator
ship and tonight this was changed into
a positive assertion. When seen by
your correspondent he said he had
made no statement respecting the mat
ter and did not desire to do SO now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
GERMANY AND SAMOA.

Berlin, Jan. THE Cologne Gazette
reviewing the colonial year, says it
wishes to point out that America In
tends to withdraw from the ''unfor-
tunate Samoa treaty" In Ehe new set
Element Germany will have TO energetic
.ally defend her title TO this group as
the British claims do not compare with
1.-The German claims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
MORGAN, pRExEL & co. CHANGES

New York, Jan. 1.-The New Year in
augurated a change in the firm Of Drexel,
Morgan & Co., which has been in exist
ence for a quarter of q. century. The only
surviving member Of the original firm is
]. Pferrepont Morgan The new members
erly of Rollins, Moore &: Co., OF Boston,
and e. NJ Robinson, son of j. Mordice
Robinson who was q member OF the Or
iglnal firm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
WAN1os woLCoTTs SEAT.

Denver, Jan lit is said that w. s.
Stratton. a rich mining man Of Cripple
Creek, is an aspirant for Senator Vol
colts seat in the Senate. Stratton arrived
in Denver tonight and his friends say that
he will make a strong fight. He was one
of the first to discover the great possi-
bilities of Cripple Creek and made a
fortune out OF IL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
PLOT TO MuRI,ER BuTLEa,

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 1.-Janss But
Ter, of West Union, Iowa, arrived here to
take home his brother, Congressman
Butler, who was thought to be dead. He
says that he has evidence that a plot has
been made to murder Butler by his poll
teal enemies, and this accounts for MS
strange disappearance and condition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
ohonned HI. vic tn r,eces.

indianapolis, Miss. Jan. 1-JoSeph
Roundree last night murdered his
wife by chopping her TO pieces with an
ak. He then set fire to the mouse and
the woman's body was cremated. The
Sheriff captured and Jailed the muir
derer and there is strong talk Of
5yncbing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Man Murdered By Unknown Par
ties at a. Social Entertainment.

Grenada, Miss, Jan. IA terrible
tragedy occurred last night at a So
cial entertainment given at Cascilla,
q little village eighteen miles west of
here in Tallahatchie county. While
the fun was at its height a shot rang
out and George Sanford fell to the
floor, ncrtally wounded with load
of buckshot in his breast. There is a
clue, but the name of the suspect will
not be divulged until after the coron-
er's jury investigates. Jealousy is sup
posed 10 have been the assassin's mo-
tive
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
NEW FOUNDLAND LPSIsLATURE.
stormy Session Over the Commercial
Bank Notes Bill.


ST. Johns, N. F., Jam. 1.-The sessions
of both houses of the legislature last
night were stormy ones. In the upper
fcuse the final vote on the bill guarantee
ing the commercial bank notes at 20 cents
on the dollar resulted in a tie-5 to 5, but
the measure was passed by the chairman
casting his vote for il.
Messrs. Thornburn and Angel, White
Vayites, bolted their party, which Is
row in power, amid the plaudits OF the
audience.
In the lower house the government in
troduced a bill aboishing the four years
disqualification for bribery and corrup
ton, which renders ex-Premiel .iteway
and sixteen of his followers incapable Of
holding Office. The opposition DISTRACTED
the measure and the crowd present in
Gulged in loud kissing of the speakers.
The latter demanded that the galleries
be cleared. The speaker. gave an order
to this effect, but it was found impossible
Rad to summarily cIv7e the session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02

the bandits have been run down in the
Sncarnoche swamp. It is said that they Z:
The express people claim that the rob-
bers made a light haul. Several pack
ages that contained money were torn up
and the express messenger saved a
heavy money package by saying to the
masked men: This, too contains lot
terry tickets" and throwing it on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.

Muncie, Ind, Jan There was a coll
Iision at Yorktown at 4:S0 this morning
between a west bound freight train in
charge of Conductor Norman, Engineer
w. A. ShulI and Fireman Henry Hurst,
and the east bound freight train on the
Big Four in charge OF Conductor Tingle,
with Charles Sutton engineer and Joshua
Walsh fireman.
Killed:
w. q. Skull
Fatally injured;
Joshua Walsh.
Badly injured:
Henry Hurst.
Charles Sutton.
The engines came together with terrific
force, rising high in the air and falling
a mass of debris.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
KILLED BY A TRAIN.

Auburn, n. Y, Jan. THE Lehigh VAL
ley east bound passenger train from
Geneva today struck a sleigh half a mile
east Of Willard, containing Mrs. Hughes,
her son and Miss Larlsin, of Ovid and all
occupants We're killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
NEW YEARS IN
WASHINGTON.
President and Mrs. Cleveland Re.
ceive the Diplomatic Corps
and Others.
WHITE HOUSE DECORATIONS.
AN oFFTCIOUs Policeman sroPs
SECRETARY LAMONT

As He Went to Enter the Blue Roonz
IA Caller with wheess In his
Head-They Did Not RevoIve--
Mrs. C1eyeland's AssistantH--E'he
Presidential Plan Demor&iszed-.
General schofeid and staR-AIl
Kinds OF Peopfe-No Accident.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
WILL FIGHT.

Boston, Jan. Martin Flaherty, of
Lowell, and young Starlight, of Aus
tralia, have signed TO box 16 rounds at
the next meeting Of the Charles Bank
Athletic club, Boston, January q,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
Attack On a Convent Fnrm.

London, Jan. IA dispatch from vi
emma. says 1000 men ON Saturday at
tackled the convent farm at Staniniti.
THE police sent to the scene were over
powered and the military had to ne
called upon Twenty arrests were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
Exp1os1os or sEwER GAs.

Chicago, Jan. by the explosion Of
sewer gas in the basement of Edward
Keeley's saloon at 347 Fifth avenue this
evening eight men were injured, several
of them seriously. The explosion ion t was
a candle, carried by a porter who mad
gone into the basement u for the purpose as OF
WASHINGTON, WAS the most seriously in
iured, bis head being badly cut and he
sustained internal injuries. The others
injured were:
John Clark.
Patrick Ryan.
George Doherty.
George Fleming.
George Hartley.
Otto Budd.
Terry Van Skie.
The explosion was so violent that the
front of tine saloon was badly shattered
and the stone sidewalk thrown into the
The saloon is under the Lincoln hot Il
and for few minutes a. panic prevailed vailed
among the guests. None OF the injured
viii die, although Washington's condi-
ton is very serious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
SIX MASKED
MEN FOOLED.
Robbers Hold Up a Cotton Belt
Train and Secure
Nothing.
THEY PROMISE TO RETURN,
FIVE DESPERATE PRISONERS Es-
CAPE from JAIL.

Sawed Their Way Out--A Man MUIR
dered By Unknown Parties at a
SOcial Entertainment - Chopped
His Wife to Pieces-A Kentucky
Lynching-NIurdered His Wife and
ChiId-Attack on Il Convent Farm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
no SEARCH THE RUINS.

Looking For victims Of the De1avan
House Fire.
Albany, n. T., Jan. Mayor viii
son has issued an official order for the
searching OF the ruins OF the Delayan
fire. OF the seventeen people sent cut
last night as missing, there has so far
been only one found. Kate Crowley, 8
chambermaid 1t IS proba1e that the
others are in the ruins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
BIoodhounds After nanait..

Meridian. Miss, Jan. IA party OF de-
termiDed men with bloodhounds left to-
day to hunt down the Livingston (Ala.l
robbers. and it is reported that two Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
uEyRy I. sTEyEys moan.

Monaco. Jan. 1.-Henry L. Stevens, of
Montreal, who married a daughter of
| General Straf, of Claremont, died here
! today His body will be sent ilcma for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
A COUNTY TREASURER SUICIDES
He Was Short Over Five Thousand
of County Money.

Carson, New, Jan. III. A Huntoon,
the treasurer of Lyon county, commit
ted suicide last night at his home in
Dayton by shooting himself through
the head. He was short over $1,000 of
county money, but A. Q. U. w. money
left in his care is all right. He left
letters explaining his action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
DE GIERs DYING.

He VIII BE Succeeded ny the Rus
sian Ambassadors to Austria.
st. Petersburg, Jan. lit is reported
that M. de Gers, the Russian minister OF
relga fairs, whose i'll health has fire.
quently 5cen referred 10 recently, is dying.
1t l. al reported that the Russian am
tassador to Austria, Prince Lebanon
Rosttovsl1i, who is now on a special mis-
sion to Rome, having been charged to
announce to the pope the accession of
Car Nicholas to the throne of Russia,
viii succeed NJ de Giers as Russian
minister of foreign affairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
RuRNED 10 DEATH.

Lancaster, KY. Jan. 1.-The Miller no.
tel was burned between and o'clock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
WANT MILLS TO RESIGN.
1t is Claimed He Does Not Represent
Texas.

Texas.
Fort Worth, Texas. Jan. IA resolu-
ton which will be introduced in the
next legislature, have been framed here
requesting Senator Mills to resign his
seat in the Senate on the ground tnat
he does not represent Texts and setting
forth that he has refused to endorse
Texas men for positions and declined to
interest himself in having national
bankruptcy law passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02
HARD FATE OF
A DEfAULTER.
Taken from a Carriage by a. Mob
and Most Probably
Lynched.
BARRETT SCOTS CRIME.
STOLE THE MONEY OF HOLT COM
TY, NEBRASKA.

When He Tried to Escape From His
Captors They Fired Upon Him,
wounding Young Lady-TaIzen
Away and His Fate Unknown-A
Young Boy COnfesses to the Crime
of Murder--A Sad Story.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02

John Clark.
Patrick Ryan.
George Doherty.
George Fleming.
George Hartley.
Otto Budd.
Mnrr-r Nnn SLiP
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-10-20

was out again in a couple of days. AS
l was limping around the young
Georgia soldier in whose arms Lieut..
- had died ran up to me and in
qu1red If | had communicated the fact
OF the soldiers death to his wife. L
replied that I had not; that | did not
know even the name or residence of
the unfortunate man, and only had
rev hours camp acquaintance with
him. Read this he said, handing me
letter directed to the dead lieutenant
1t was written by his wife, and ex-
pressed iher intense anxiety. 1T was
dated on the afternoon of the day on
which the battle of Missionary Ridge
was fought. The loving wife wrote
that at noon of that day, as she sat
musing miles away in Georgia on the
events of those stormy times, she was
startled by what she thought was the
voice of her husband moaning plain
lively: My poor wife and five chill
lively: My poor wife and five little
children! What will become of them?
The voice was, she said, so distinctly
that of her husband that she rushed to
the door, and. not finding him there,
searched ahnaIt owe" the place for him.
She wrote that she could not reconcile
the occurrence, and that it had added
to her anxiety. She begged her hus-
band to hasten a reply, that she might
know her fright had been a foolish
one.
81 helped the honest soldier write the
melancholy letter advising the loving
wife of Ter husbands brave conduct
and untimelv death. We told her all
of the circumsta nces that led CD to it.
and sent her all of his simple belong
ings and the gifts he had received on
the eve of thezsabattle, executing. the
fatal suit That was burned by the
sturdy comrades of the unfortunate
victim. as though it had been thing
of evil
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-10-20

the mystery. They had practically
given the search up, when suddenly the
news came from the officials that the
culprit had been caught and arrested.
1t seems that the electric current for
firing off the gun is supplied by the
royal observatory of Cape Town, and
goes there by means of an instrument
known as a relay that is in the CEN
tral telegraph office of the station. the
distance being about 500 yards. The
action of the current going through
the Instruments main moves a sort
OF light tongue, which is very finely
set, so fine that the least little thing
would affect it. This forces. the cur
rent directly into what they term the
time fuses, which have the power of
hr1ng the gun at the castle. On ex-
amining the instrument one of the
offclals found big brown spider in
side. 1t appears that while having an
exploring trip around the instrument
the unfortunate spider must have
touched this tongue sufficiently to
move 1t, and consequently it fired off
the gun. The general commanding the
station sent the spider to the Cane
ToWn museum, where he is now to he
seen with card underneath him en-
fitting him the Little Gunner" and
giving a full account of his adventure
with the Cape Town midday time e,1n
which proved his last adventure how
ever.