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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12
DEATH OF IRMA TRAVIS.
An Estimable Young Lady Passed
Away Yesterday Morning.

An EstimabIe Young Lady Passed
Away Yesterday Morning.
The many friends of Miss Irma
Travis will be panied to learn of her
untimely death which occurred in this
city yesterday morning at 7:45, at the
home of Mrs. j. T. Gflmer, whom Miss
Travis has been visiting since the lat
ter part of May. The deceased was
the daughter of Mr.. E. J. Travis, for
mea'ly, and for many years, a. resident
of Salt Lake, and the sympathy Of
many friends here will go out to him
in his present affection. Miss Travis
was lovely and accomplished young
lady of eighteen, who was held in
high esteem and affection by all who
knew her, and was a favorite in local
society The beginning of her decline
dates from last April, when she suf
fered from a severe attack of Ia grippe
from the effects of which she never
completely rallied. She was attending
the Ogontz school for young ladies,
near Philadelphia, at the time, and
though she Immediately left the school
for the warm climate of the south,
and later came here, it was unavail-
ing, and she passed away in almost
the very beginning of what promised
to be a most bright and useful career.
Mr. Travis, and the remaining mem
bers of the immediate family, are all
in the city, Mr.. Elgin Travis and wife
arriving on Sunday evening from Cali
fornia- The funeral services will be
held at the residence of Mrs. Gilmer,
corner of Ninth South and Eleventh
East streets, this afternoon at 4
O'Clock, and all friends are invited.
The remains will be placed tempoG-ar-
lily in the Gilmer vault in Mount DIV
ct cemetery, 20 be removed later to
a resting place beside the mother, who
is buried at Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12
General Notes.

A fellow known as Dusty Dan was
found guilty of committing a vicious
assault upon Essie Watkins and fined
$50 and $16.S5 costs by Justice Har-
vey.
A warrant was issued yesterday
from Justice Harvey's court for the
arrest of Frank Bailey, who resides
on Second West street, between Tenth
and Eleventh South streets. The
charge, which is made by Mrs. Jane
Hadley, is that Bailey administered
poison to her chickens. He pleaded
not guilty and the hearing was set
for Thursday at 10 a. m.
The hearing of the charges against
the Bacons and the Hollands for re-
ceiving deposits for the Bank of Salt
Lake when they knew the institution
was insolvent, is set for 10 o'clock
this morning before Justice Harvey.
Y. c. M. 1. has entered suit against
W. H. Groesbeck and John A. Groes-
beck to recover $1.092 balance alleged
to be due on a promissory note.
First National Bank of Deadwood,
Dakota, VS.. George C. Kidder ct al;
action dismissed as to J. D. Beebe,
demurrer confessed and leave granted
to file amended complaint.
Truth A Miner VS.. May Laftte;
motion to set aside default of defend
ant denied.
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Convention Notes.

Tomorrow the chiefs will see what a
silver mine looks like.
OF all the visitors, net one is i'm
pressed with the beauty of Salt Lake
more than Chief Bonner, of New York.
The neat badges worn by the dele-
gates were made by E. J. Swaner, of
this city who got them out on short
notice and did a credtltab able piece OF
work.
William L. Hunnewell, of the Gutta
Percfla and Rubber Manufacturing
company of New York, took party
out to Saltair yesterday afternoon and
adj enjoyed the trip immensely. Mr..
HunnewelPs guests were Chief Benner
of, New York City, James c. Ryan, of
New York, Chief Schlavick, of Evans
VILE, Ind, Chief Hook and wife, of
Pueblo, Chief slingluff, of Norris
town, Pa, Chief Dunilan, of New
Brunswick, N. j., ]. j. Haggerty and
wife, OF Butte, and Captain j. j. Dom
ovan and wife, of this city. Returning
to town, the party attended the taber-
nacle concert.
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The Little Pittsburg Mining COM
pany has entered suit in the Third
district court against Enos A. Wall
and George A. Snyder, alleging Shat
the plaintiff is the owner of the Silver
Bell mining claim in the Camp Floyd
and Ophir mining districts and that
the defendants, claiming to be the
owners of the Alta. the Lick and the
Lilly mining claims, in the same dis
trict, wrongfully caused those claims
to be so surveyed as TO cross upon and
overlap the Silver Bell claim and
wrongfully claim that they are THE
owners of the Silver Bell claim SO
over1apped.
Plaintiff prays that III be declared
the owner and entitled to the possse-
sion of the area in conflict and that
the defendants be restrained from en-
tering upon said conflict area.
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Gave Then. a Run.

Chief Devine takes great pride in the
Salt Lake department and, as Chief Hall
OF Kansas City would say of himself and
likes to hear other chiefs say, thinks. he
is at the head of as good a fire depart
fent as any city can boast of, if indeed,
not the best in the country Prompted by
a desire to demonstrate it, he decided
iast evening to give the visiting chiefs an
exhibition of what the home department
cetiI 40 III me way OF a, run. According
~ when the greater number were congre-
gated at the knutsford just before the
concert he notified his subordinates at
headquarters to send out the equipment
from NO. /.
In less time than it takes to tell about
1t, the chemical, hose wagon and truck
We're tearing down State street at a. gait
to beat a quarter horse Past the Knuts-
ford they went in fine style, then slowing
up below Third South, drove back to the
hotel where the men received the
plaudits of the visitors, and the horses
were very much admired, especially the
grays on the truck. which is a stylish
trio if one is to be found anywhere
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man, was present at the meeting and
was elected an honorary member.
AT the TnheruacIc.

One of the most enjoyable hours the
visiting chiefs have put in thus far was
the sixty minutes spent from $3.50 till $3.50
last evening at the tabernacle. Nearly
z,5Uo people We're present to hear the pro-
gramme of five numbers which Director
stephens had arranged, and while every
one applauded the visitors went into rap
lures. The choir sang three of its big
numbers-Damascus the Soldiers Chorus
from Faust, and the Hallelujah chorus.
a storm of applause greeted each effort,
and in response the singers gave the eX-
qmslte Mormon hymn 20 My Father
and as ringing conclusion, America
and a verse of THE Star Spangled Ban
ner;;' many of the audience joined in the
later selections and the effect was thrill
ling. Professor Daynes was not less heart
lily applauded for his two solos, and he
too was immensely encored. Mr.. Steph-
ems gave c. P. Madoc, the Welsh lectur-
er, a handsome "sendoff" by announcing
his appearance in the assembly hall next
week, and also stated that the choir day
at Saltair in aid of the Denver trip would
be a week from Friday
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Chief McVey.

Chief McVey of Baltimore met an
old friend yesterday afternoon in the
person of P. H. Riley, of this city, who
was chief of the Leadville fire depart
ment in 1884. Riley was a member of
the New York City Volunteer Fire
mans association and &, member Of the
old Baltimore fire department. He
carries a badge which was given him
in 1861, which has the inscription:
veteran Association, Baltimore Uni
ted Fire Department; 1879 In addi-
ton to this he has the badge of the
Veteran FIeqnen of the city of New
York, cut of which appears with
this article. Chief McVey is young
man, but the old fellows down in the
City of Monuments have made him
acquainted with the men who ran
with the machine" and he greeted
Riley with all the effusion of an old
townsnan.
Samuel G. Elfrith, chief of the fire
department of Camden, n. j., was a
visitor at The Herald Office yesterday.
He was much impressed with the man
ner IN which the western newspaper
man gets his work before the public,
and declared that down in his country
they had a. lot yet to learn.
John j. Mcmahon, chief of the fire
department. of Erie, Pa, is in the city
attending the fireInen's convention.
John is a large man, like all the resi-
dents of the keystone state, and is
as jolly as they make 'eGn back there.
He is a gold man with silver procliv-
titles.
Among all the men who have attend
ed the convention of fire chiefs, there
is none like Joshua Hodgins, of the
department which puts out the fires
in Marinette, Wis. Hodgins is a per-
son who is always looking for good
things and he is immensely struck
with the Moreton spider which was
exhibited at The hall yesterday af-
ternoon.
Il. w. Peabody, chief of the fire de-
partment and superintendent of the
water works of Albion, Mich, is in the
city and says that adj the farmers and
all laboring men i'm the state of Michi-
gan are for silver.
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Chief WincheII.

In coming to this city the various
fire chiefs and their good wives had a
long ride. 1t was days and days ere
they got the first glimpse of the
Promised Land" They left the Windy
City with its breezes and its sun
strokes and launched themselves ON
the boundaess prairies of Illinois, with
never a chance to get a drink of water
till the train crossed the Mississippi at
Clinton, Ia. There Conductor left of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
worked the dipper and the tired pill
grims were refreshed From that point
TO Council Bluffs, where the mighty
Missouri rolls down to the sea- moth
ing happened to make the trip a pleas
ant one. Crossing the river the train
load OF people We're enabled to get a
"smather' Of water at Omaha.
Then began that perilous trip across
what is known as the Great Aneri-
can Desert" From farms, green with
the verdure of the growing corn, all
ready to turn into the yellow of the
harvest; past fields where the golden
oats and wheat invited the self-binder
to come and wreak havoc; over the
potato patches and down by the yards
where the turnips waited for the
madam to come and get the material
for a New England boiled dinner; cut
W4iSlS lAIO grew anu grew anu
grew and grew, the train sped.
The passengers grew tired; not only
tired, but thirsty and hungry; and
then UP rose Winchell. He was APP
pointed commissary when the train
left the city of high buildings and air.
When he rose he had ornething in his
hands; and he distributed the same.
He fed the hungry and slaked the
thirst of those who had a dry taste In
their palates. He made himself agree
able. In short. to quote the language
of one who was there, 'he saved our
lives" From Sidney to Cheyenne and
from Cheyenne to Rawlins the brave
man played the act Of a fireman. He
turned on the moisture. That every
one is here is due to his efforts.
Chief WincheH is a. man about 40
years OF age, although he does not look
it, He is as genial as the accompany
ing portrait would indicate. He has
been west before and will come here
again. In conversation with a reporter
for this paper, at the Knutsford a few
evenings ago, he said he was coming
here with his little daughter to make
Salt Lake City his home. Winchell is
a Mckinley man, but he wears a Bry-
an button.
He is a po1tly fellow and laughs as
hearty as one could imagine. The con-
vention of fire chiefs believe in him,
and so does everyone who meets him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12
PATROL SUPERINTENDENT CON-
VENE.
National Association Held It's An
nuaI Meeting Yesterday.

nual Meeting Yesterday.
The National Association of InsrIw-
ance Patrol Superintendent and Can
tains of Salvage corps, which always
meets during the convention of the fire
chiefs, held its annual meeting yester-
day. The meeting was held in the
rooms of the fire and police commits
sion, in the old city hall, and was pre-
sided over by Superintendent ]. ]. Con-
way, of the Cincinnati patrol
The members present were, Mr.. Com
way, secretary and treasurer; ]. r.
Pelletier, superintendent of the Kansas
City patrol; superintendent James r.
Bulger, of New Orleans; Superin-
tendent Charles Swan, of Providence.
and superintendent A. G.. Hull, of New
York City.
The two hours session was devoted
to the discussion of topics calculated to
promote the efficiency of the patrol
system, and the election of officers for
The ensuing year. Hiram r. Williams,
superintendent of the Boston patrol,
was elected president, and J. F. Pei
letter was reelected secretary and
treasurer.
Hugh Anderson. local insurance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12
Receivership Case.

The application of the Wyeth
Hardware and Manufacturing COM
pany for the setting aside of the as
signment of the -Spencer-Bate-
man Co. and the appointment of a
receiver, which was argued at great
length and taken under advisement,
raises an Important point as to how far
a corporation can prefer creditors to the
detriment of the others. Attorney n.
w. Sonnedecker represented the petit
TONERS and Judge Young the assignee
and the company.
Pending Judge Ritchie's decision it
was ordered that the plaintiff, on CIV
ing a bond in the sum of $500, to the
assignee, Horne, the latter be direct
ed TO retain in his hands until the
further order of the court the sum
of $1,000 out of the proceeds of the
sale of the property of the defunct cor
poration or give bond in the sum of
$1,000 to pay the claim of plaintiff
with costs if It be finally determined
that PLAINTIFF is entitled to payment of
the same out of the fund. Bond to
be approved by the clerk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12
EXHIBITS JUDGED.
The Testing of Fire Apparatus En-
tertained Big Crowd.

tertained n Big Crowd.
The judging of exhibits of fire fighting
apparatus was commenced at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon by the committee ap-
pointed to pass upon them. Testing of
such exhibits as were subject to test to
determine upon their relative merits,
came first and a crowd of 200 or 300 peo-
pie found considerable entertainment in
watching the process.
The tests began with the respirators or
smoke protectors used to enable hremen
to enter places filed with smoke or
noXiouS gases where no human being
could live without something to protect
their lungs and provide fresh air. There
were two models ON exhibition, those of
the Vajen & Bader company and the
were made by filing two canvass in
closures with sulphurous smoke so dense
that nothing could be seen within. Then
a signal man bucllled on the apparatus
and entered the Enclosures. The start
from signal was done to determine which
was capable of the greater expedition and
the other merits were judged by the
condition in which the men emerged from
the enclosures.
The next test made. was of the Nc
Griff hand fire extingUisher and torpedo
fire reporter alarm. Some dry goods
boxes had been piled one upon another
in the rear of Continental market and
saturated with infammables. This was set
on fire and as the toTpedoeS exploded
giving the alarm, ]. C. F. McGriff, of
San Francisco. the inventor, rushed in
and eXtin guiShed the flames entirely in
exactly minute and a quarter.
Following tests of noZzles were made in
the street at the east front of Continental
market. The noZZles tested were those
Of the Cornelius Callahan company Of
Boston, shutoff and spraying nozzles;
Cornelius Callahan of Canton station,
Boston, the same; Foley nozzles, the
same; the Ball nozzle shutoff and spray
ing; Phillip Doyle, the same; the Deluge
nozzle. Eastman 6 CO.., the same; G. N.
Richardson, of Providence, the Baker
cellar pipe, used for fire beneath floors,
and the common sense pipe; Amos More
ton of the Salt Lake fire department cell
lar pipe; Universal Hose Jacket company,
an emergency appliance for jacketing
bursted hose; Cooper Hose Jacket COM
pany, hose jackets and other exhibits.
Those not required to be tested, were by
the New Hampshire Bell company, fire
bells; GamewelI Fire Alarm and Tele-
graph company, fire alarm system; Bos-
ton Woven Hose and Rubber company,
hose, Little Giant pipe, Siamese and
hydrant gates; George H. Fay company,
Backus low water alarm; Hale Harness
company, harness. and fire truck wheels:
Combination Ladder and Rhode Island
Coupling company, safety ladder lock and
ladders.
The committee on exhibits was unable
to complete the awards last evening but
expects to report to the convention today.
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lower Court Sustained.

The state supreme court yesterday
handed down an opinion in the case of
s. W. Darke, administrator, appel
liant, VS.. William L. Smith. The opin-
ion, which was written by Chief JUS
tice Zane and concurred in by JUS
tees Bartch and Street, affirTns the
judgment of the court below.
The plaintiff, as administrator of the
estate of the late Lot Smith, COM
menced an action of ejectment against
the defendant IN the district court, to
recover 80 acres of land. The defend
ant denied the PLAINTIFFS allegation of
ownership and set UP the statute of
limitations. Defendant further alleged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12

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RuIing Disregarded.

CHICAGO, Aug. n.-Chairman Caldwell
had made ruling requiring the North
ern Pacific to rescind the action taken in
relation to the basis of rates from points
south of Portland. Oregon, up to Ashland
inclusive, to Portland and the Missouri
river and beyond via Portland Under
this ruling the Northern Pacific is prac-
tically in contempt of the transconti-
mental agreement to which it is a party.
The Northern Pacific some time ago ask
ed for authority to meet Southern Pacific
rates. The chairman asked for details
wf4cn TIE Northern Pacific neglected to
give and at the end of five days put the
rates in effect and this action was object
ed to by Chairman Caldwell. Meantime
the Northern Pacific continues to use the
new rate regardless of the chairman's
ruling.
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that he was the son of the deceased
and that in May, 1884, his father gave
him the land and promised to execute
a deed to him, relying on the prom
Use, defendant took possession of the
land, spent large sums of money in
improvements, and lived ON the prop
erty and retained possession of it ever
since. The judgment of the lower
court. which is now approved, was
in favor of the defendant.
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FOR SOUND" rIoNEY.
E1-president harrison win Soon

Ex-President Harrison VIII Soon
Take the Stump.
NEW YORK, Aug. President
Harrison has decided to soon take the
stump in behalf of sound money. This
determination he announced by a letter
e General Powell Clayton, which the
latter received today.
The letter is dated August 10, and In ii
ex-President Harrison states that he
will make d speech in this city at any
time during the month of August
which the Republican national commit
tee may select.
General Clayton at once telegraphed
his acceptance of the offer and fixed
August 81 as the date. The hail has not
yet been selected.
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DAMAGE SUIT.
Max Jaensch Run Over BY a Loose
Horse and Injured.

MAX JaenSch run over by Loose
Horse and Injured.
Max Jaensch has begun suit in the
Third district court against the Hines
Mercantile company to recover $685.
70 damages for personal injuries sus-
tanned.
1t is set forth in tine complaint that
on March 81 last the plaintiff was
walking ait the corner of Second South
and West Temple streets when a
horse belonging TO the defendant COM
pany, which was unlawfully allowed
to run loose upon the streets, ran
against him, threw plaintiff down
upon the ground, and fell upon him,
rendering him unconscious, infiicting
a severe scalp wound, injuries to his
spine and a severe wound ON the body
near the heart, to his damage in the
sum named for which judgment is
nraVed for
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MAJOR woRrHTNo.ToN DEAD.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug. 1.-Major
James c.. Worthington of the United
States army died here last night. He
was surgeon in charge at Fort Thomas
until last December, when he was
stricken with Rheumatism.
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Railway Notes.

The Odd Fellows have their excursion
to Saltair tomorrow.
The Murray Sunday schools had a. de-
lightful outing at Garfield yesterday.
A big crowd went TO Saltair last even
ing. and the Carnival Of Madrid was
given with the same splendid effect az
before
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CHARGED WITH rIAYHEM.

Albert Bennett Chewed on George
Youngberg's Ear.
A warrant was issued from Justice
Wenger's court yesterday for the ar
rest of Albert Bennett on a charge of
mayhem. 1t appears that Bennett
and another young man named George
Youngberg quarrelled and got into a
fight at Bingham ON Monday night
and in the melee Bennett bit off
Youngberg's Left ear.