The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-24

position it has just assumed; otherwise
the senaIbe win inevitably drift towards
the greatest calamity convention.
John Teemer, ex-champion oarsman
of America, has severed his connee-
ton with the Western Rowing club
OF New York as trainer. He will leave
there on March 1, at which time his
resignation is effective, for his home in
McKeesport. Pa. Differences over the
question of salary caused Mr.. Teemer
to resign.
The Vladivostocl1 newspapers an
nounce the arrival there of the agents
of an Anglo-American company with
capital Of f5,O0e,O 600 to work the alluvial
gold deposits of eastern Siberia. They
intend to purchase abandoned claims,
hoping to extract gold by improved
machinery and processes.
A special to the New York World
from New Haven, Conn, says: Romu-
LUIS Gay, the recluse son of "a French
count, died last evening of paralysis.
"A sister Mrs. Goodwin Lowrey Of Wy
ommg, Wis, has been notified. Judge
Lambert Tree of Chicago, a millionaire
who is a cousin. will probably investi-
gate as to valuable property believed
to have been left in Chicago.
1t is announced in London that
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballington Booth in
command of the Salvation Army in
the United States. Bramwell Booth,
on February Is, mailed a long letter
to Mr. Chauncey NJ. Depew in reply
to one of Mr.. Depews, as chairman of
a mass meeting in New York to pro-
test against the removal of the Bal
ling'ton Booths, explaining the changes
in the Salvation Army in the United
States.
News has reached Richmond that
in Sour Woods" near Waco, in the
eastern part of Kentucky, some out
laws hanged a young negro to the
limb of a tree until nearly dead. and
then tied him to the tree, where he
was found next day, more dead than
alive. This is the second outrage of
this kind perpetrated by unknown out
laws within year. No reason is
known for these acts.
Mrs. NJ. D. Harter and children ar
rived at Mansfield, Ohio, yesterday
from Philadelphia and went to their
home on Park avenue. The body of
Mr.. Harter was brought here from
Fostoria this evening. It was learned
today that Mr.. Harter carried S200,o
life insurance, of which $4,000 was in
the Equitable; $4,000 in the North
western; $4,000 in the Pennsylvania;
$4,000 in the Mutual Benefit Of New
Jersey, and the balance in the Mutual
Life of New York and other COM
panies.
Little Elma Kesley. the 12-year old
daughter of Rev. J. D. Kesley, of the
Free Methodist church in Chicago,
was locked for an hour and a half in
the safety vault Of the office of the
church last night and was taken out
barely alive. With a number Of girl
companions she was playing hide and
seek, and stepped into the vault just
as the door was accidentally slammed
shut. When the circumstances became
known, the congregation f1ocked
about the Office. The excited people
resorted to sledge hammers before the
combination was, in the nick of time,
finally made to work.
Judge Hicks, of the United States
court, filed an opinion Saturday in the
case brought by the holders of the
preferred stock of the Toledo, Kansas
City & st. Louis Railroad company.
The stockholders claimed that their
stock constituted lien next after the
first mortgage, and they asked to be
made parties defendant in their fore
closure proceedings. Judge Hicks
holds that under the laws of Ohio, IN
N4S'AAS anu IlLIOuSu WHICH the
road runs, no law could be found au-
thorizing railway company to make
its preferred stock a lien upon the
body and assets of its property, He
also held that these stockholders were
not creditors Of the corporation or lien
holders.
Brief funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs Amelie Waite, widow
of the late Chief Justice Waite took
place at Washington yesterday after
noon. Rev. Randolph H. McKim, of
the Epiphany church officiated, as
sisted by Rev. DR.. Walbridge of To-
ledo, Ohio, and Rev. Mr.. Hilliker, as
sistant rector Of Epiphany. Most of
the members Of the supreme court and
Senators Sherman, Hawley and Nor
riIl were among those present. There
were many beautiful and elaborate
floral tributes sent by friends. Tonight
the remains were removed to the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad station and
taken TO Toledo. The interment will
take place at the same time as that of
the remains of the son, G. C. Waite,
who died at Columbus Saturday
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