The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-18

PROVO, Jan. 1.-THE Philosophical
society Of the Brigham Young academy
has arranged a series of lectures and
musicales for the benefit OF the public
The best talent in the state has been
engaged to lecture. The programme is
as follows
January Essentials OF Success,
by President b. Cuff. jr.
January Napoleon" by George
H. BrimhalL
January 24---Oliyer Wendell Holmes;
the Man and His Writings" DR.. David
Utter
January S1-"Oratory, Prophecy and
Poetry" O. r Whitney.
February 14--"Webster," John NJ
Zane.
February 21-"The Morning of our
Civilization" Hon. B. II. Roberts.
February 2S-"Shakesperian Night,
Miss May Babcock, Miss Alice Rey-
holds and Professor n. L. Nelson.
March G-Lecture by Hon. William
H. King.
March 2O-"Character," J. e Hick-
man.
March 10. W. Powers.
April 3-Grand musicale under direc-
ton Of the musical department.
April 10-President George Q. Can
non
April 24-Judge c. c. Goodwin.
May Hon. s. L. Thurman.
May Sion. a. J. Weber.
May 15-GoVernOr Mcconnell OF
Idaho.
The above names is assurance that
the lectures viii be well patrOniZed by
The public.
The negro and two white men ar
rested yesterday by Sheriff Brown for
the burglary of the Union Pacific de-
pot. were today turned loose. A very
important witness against them is in
Montana and cannot be got here. The
stolen clothing cannot be identified pos
itiVely, and no direct testimony 70 be
had it was thought best to turn them
loose. The officers are confident, how
ever, thai they had the right parties
and win watch them.
News comes from Salt Lake that
Judge Z. A Wilson is improving. His
many friends here hope his recovery
viii be speedy and permanent.
Although Uncle Toms Cabin
troupe drew a crowded house, the peo-
pie here have witnessed better rendi-
lion Of the play.
DR.. Moves went to Ephraim, Sanpete
county. this afternoon for the purpose
Of delivering a lecture to the students
there this evening
a permit to wed was today given to
c. II. Peterson, aged 26. and Isabella
BOyack. aged -, both Of Spanish Fork.
The man Daily, sent here from Car
bon county to he put in the asylum,
has been refused admittance, because
the commitment was not properly
signed, the probate judge, L. NJ. Oh
son, refusing to sign the commitment
The man viii be taken back to Car
bon county for examination and proper
commitment.
The Tribune correspondent Of this
place is not satisfied with the many
fabrications manufactured by him in
relation to the election contest cases
which closed here Wednesday, but in
his report yesterday morning casts re-
hections on The Herald for not pub
fishing the proceedings in full the day
before. Che only correct report ap-
pears IN fun in yesterday morning S
Herald. and editorial this mOrning)
The Republicans have utterly failed to
make out q case and in order to show
ND their side in its best light resort
to lying. 4 man may state an untruth
from ignorance and be excused, but In
this instance it is hard to say whether
lying was intended or partisan feeling
promoted the occasional pencil
pusher to deliberately tell an untruth
He is very silent on the witness. Evans.
who told Graham that he would testify
that there were three tickets not count
cd at the polls where he was tallyingi
two Republican and one Democratic.
Graham told the witness to say moth
ing about the Democratic ticket, thus
showing chat the whole proceeding was
to cover up everything which would
have a tendency to go against them
and resorted to trickery to favor their
lost cause. Failing TO make a show
ing before the commission they now
use the Tribune as a willing tooh IL
bolster up and color the evidence sc
as to make it appear favorable to
them. The Democrats would gain
votes should the legislature decide ia
count those not counted by the Judges