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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02


last 80 years. In those days there We're
no Atlantic cables working, and. news OF
the shooting of the president and his sub
sequent death had to come by steamer.
All night after Wilkes Booths fatal shot
had been fired, Reuters agent at Wash.
inston waited for the announcement of
Lincoln's death, which was known to be
imminent.
The president passed away at 1870 the
mex morning at the very momen a great
steamer was leaving for England; The
energetic agent hired a fast tug and Pur-
near enough to cast on her deck a tin
canister containing the mournfIl It'd
ings. This was the only intimation or
Lincoln's death received in England, by
the mail. 1t was the custom in those days
for swift yachts to meet the incoming
Atlantic liners off the coast OF ireland.
Tin al of special construction were
thrown overheard by the officers of the
steamer n picked up by The Yachts;
after which the messages were conveyed
with all possible expedition to the near
est telegraph -office.-London News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02

LOGAN. Dec. 2L-The First ward
Sunday school gave an entertainment,
dance and Christmas tree for the hen
ed the school during the past year.
A fairy drama performed by the young
people was a very fine feature of the
entertainment. A present for each made
the hearts of the tots rejoice. A ball
in the evening for the school teachers
and their friends fttingly closed he
days enjoyment.
Dfligent investigation fails to reveal
anything more authentic than mere ru-
NOR concerning those rich gold mines
discovered on the foothill just above
Logan. 1t is said. however, that such
4 strike has been made and the parties
Interested desire it to be kept as quiet
Is possible until spring. Parties ap-
preached in reference to the matter
i%nsinuate that Just at this season Of
year is a good time to find gold mines,
referring to the Little Cottonwood eX-
element Of a yea ago.
Miss Lammon, principal, and Misses
Raymond. Black and Beck, teachers in
the New Jersey academy, Of this city.
will receive at the academy building
New Years day.
Major Littlefield. editor of the Ogden
Evening Press. was in Logan yester-
day.
Jacob Schaub and Miss Betty AIM
der, two highly respected young people
Of this city, viii begin the new a
by uniting their destinies for veal or
woe. The ceremony will be performed
N the Logan temple. Mr.. Schaub has
for some time past been engaged with
c. r. Savage. of Salt Lake City, as
Photographic artist. The many friends
of the happy young couple wish them
much JOY.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Jeppersen are up
from the capital, spending the holidays
with the parents of Mrs. Jeppersen,
Hon. and Mrs. Moses Thatcher.
Secretary Of State-eIect James It.
Hammond returned from the capital
Monday. He is making preparations
TO remove his family to Salt Lake City
next week. where they will reside dur
ing Mr.. Hammond's term as secretary.
A New Year ball will be given in
the Palace hall tomorrow evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
II OF THE DAY.

New York has just ordered its first
chemical fire engines. They are TO
cost $1,4OO and $500.
No girl Who is not done growing
should be allowed to bicycle to any
great extent, says Lady Jeunne
Three London chimney sweeps have
been fined for knocking at doors and
~canvassing for jobs, contrary to act.
A college settlement similar to Hull
houses in Chicago and Andover in Bos-
ton is to be established in Cleveland.
Congressman Mozelyis district il
Missouri reaches across the southern
part of the state-a distance of 24O
miles.
In a river which changes its channel
every point gains ground and every
bend tends to become still more crook
eG.
All the rivers which flow into the
Arctic ocean are frozen solidly to the
bottom during about six months of the
year.
We have in Alaska one of the great
est rivers in the world. the Kwichpak.
1t is believed to be more than 1900
miles long.
Sixty cents an oath is what Grover
Reeves of Red Bank, n. j., had to pay
by order of court for uttering six ex-
p~letives at a bysTander.
A section of Tom Paine's brain is ON
exhibition in London. The Pail Mall
Gazette says that it is quite black and
looks like a chunk of iron pyrites."
Henry Menier, the chocolate manu-
f%acturer, has, says a Paris cores
pendent, bought the island of Anticos-
ia. Canada, for the sum of 1,C00.0 600
francs.
One of the most remarkable exports
of the gold coast is that of monkey
skins. During the last five years an
annually exported.
The Russian government has con-
Guided that tea "a be proitably raised
in the imperial dominions and has Sc
lected a tract of crown land, $50. 900
acres in extent, on which to start the
enterprise.
a large number of unpublished let
ters written by Jean Armour, Dickens,
Scott, Byron, Thomas Moore, Beetho-
ven, Hadyn and Weber were recently
found among the papers of the late
George Thompson, a lawyer of Edfn-
burgh. They are being published by
the Glasgow Evening News.
People passing along one of the main
streets of Springfield, Mass, the other
day were treated to a surprise of a
novel sort. a druggists messenger
dropped a gallon jug Of concentrated
ammonia and the powerful liquid spread
all over the sidewalk and the odor
| spread all over the neighborhood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
A ~stabbing at AImo.

STAMFORD, Idaho, Dec. 26.-News was
brought here by the mail carrier that
a stabbing affair occurred at Almo or
Christmas eve at the New hall, in
which Sam Graham, a young man who
has been conspicuous of late for his
by De Brackenberry. 1t is thought he
will recover. although the knife entered
his abdomen OF the side. The mail car
rier heard no further particulars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
CAGES FoR THO TRAyELER.

Cloth capes with a large collar, in
either chinchilla or sable, will be worn
for cool days; and the sable and seal
capes, lined with ermine, will serve
their purpose Is wraps after evenings
spent at the casino or theatre. The
weather has been so variable in the
south within the last few years tina it
is well to be prepared for some cold
days, and the fur cape will certainly
be chosen as a protection.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

DELINQUENT NoTICE.-THE TETRo
Mining company of Tintic. Notice.-There
are delinquent upon the following de-
scribed shares of stock of said corpora
ton on account Of an assessment on
18th day of November, 1895, the several
amounts set opposite the names of the
respective shareholders, to-wit:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT NOTICE

DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT NO
tice. Lucky Bill Mining company. Notice.
There are delinquent upon the following
described stock on account of an assess
ment No. 16 of 2 cents per share levied
on the 26th day of November, 1895. the
several mounts set opposite the names
of the respective shareholders as fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02

And in accordance with law and an or
der of the board of directors of said COM
pany, on the 10Th day of November. 1895.
so many shares of each parcel of the
above mentioned stock as may be neces-
Sary will be sold by me at public auc-
ton at the Office. of said corporation, No.
$50 Main street, salt Lake City. Utah.
at 2 o'clock p. M, on the 1st day of Feb
ruary, 1896, to pay such delinquent as
sessment and the cost of advertising and
expense of sale.
WILLIAM r. WALLACE,
Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
NOT A CRYING EvI,

See the young woman.
Is the young woman being suddenly
and Unexpectedly kissed?
All. yes.
: INC does the young woman raise a
hue and cry?
The young woman raises a slight hue.
but no cry.-Detroit Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02

The only inheritance many receive
from their ancestors is impure blood.
Fortunately, it is in everyone's power
to transmit a cleaner heritage to their
posterity by the simple use of Ayers
Sarsaparina, the only blood-purif1er adj
mitted at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
NEWS OF L1NcoLx,s DEATH.
An Illustration of the Improvement
in the Means of Communication.

Writing upon the subject of THE Ro-
nance of Our News Supply Mr.. w.
G.. Fitzgerald tells a story about the death
of President Lincoln which s%trikingly
illustrates the Improvement effected in
our means Of communication during the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02

And in accordance with law and an
order of the board of directors made ON
Is, 1895, so many shares of each par
eel of such stock as may be necessary.
will be sold at the office of the
No. SO South Main street, Salt Lake CITY.
Utah. at the hour of l o'clock p. m. on
the 18th day of january, 1886, to pay
delinquent assessments. together with
cost of advertising and expense of sale.
G. A. GIBBS.
Secretary Lucky Bill Mining
Salt Lake City. january list, 1896.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
Park City PicIsings.


PARK CITY, Jan. 1.-The old year
has gone and the new year is ushered
in as a harbinger of happiness and
prosperity to our people. On the thresh-
hold Of statehood we cannot but be-
lleve q new era is about to dawn for
Utah. The people of Park City, with
hope and an abiding conviction hat
Utah will enter the sisterhood of states
in a manner BETTING her enlightened
and progressive people, and demon
strate to the world the severance of
her long territorial vassalage-that her
people are loyal and have the capacity
to govern themselves, and obey those
laws which the wisdom of man has
made imperative.
What with the Inauguration and the
approaching induction of our state Of
ficers and the organization of our first
legislature, the people Of Park City are
taking a lively interest in the same.
Arrangements are being made to have
a special train convey the people who
desire to attend the Inauguration, etc.
Thomas w. Keene, the eminent and
matchleSS tragedian with his strong
company, will, on Thursday night.
January 2. at the Park opera house.
present Bulwer's stirring tragedy
"Richelieu." A select and large house
is promised. The advance sale of seats
began yesterday at Williamson's drug
store.
The young ladies of the Latter-day
Saints church gave an enjoyable ball
at the opera house last night. A merry
time and large attendance testified to
the young ladies the appreciation of
their efforts by the public.
The social and entertainment given
by the ladies of the Methodist church
last evening was well attended. A
pleasant evening was had.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02

Every member of the bourgeois cabi-
net except Berthelot is a Free Mason.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02
NEWS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
Gay Tines During the Holidays
at Logan.
THAT MINING SCARE
BUT LITTLE TO GUARANTEE THE
EXCITEMENT.

PrOtrac+ed Cold Spell in SEWER
GOunty-Big JanEIe over Munich
PAL Appointments in Provo
Stabbing at -A~1mO-Park City
Pickfngs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-02

frst-class place of amusement. The
boys are rustlers and deserve en-
enlargement.
Henry e. Dixey in Augustin Days
Lottery of Love" is billed for Monday,
January 6, in the Provo Opera house.
The A. o. Z. w. boys from Salt Lake
are the happiest people in Provo today
they came down to attend the ball to
be given by hat order tonight and
they are having a glorious good time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
VESTCHESTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.

There were only two games played on wednesday
night in the combination tournament of the Yonkers
Lawn Tennis Club. Hale defeated lnnis IN the
evening. In the pool tournament Upham defeated
Warlng by default, and Callan is to play the VIII
ner of the Upham-nn match in the finals TINS
evening All the preliminary games In the men
billiards have been finished. and Callan VIII play
Innis In the finals either this evening or Saturday
night
large number OF persons gathered at the 1on-
kers Bowling Associations Alleys, In North Broad
way on Wednesday night. to witness the maj Gam
in the tournament Of the association " was d
game between the Lenox team, OF Mount vernon,
and the Terrace CITY team, OF this city, TO DECIDE
the winner OF first prize. the teams having tied IN
the tournament The Mount vernon DOWiers Won
an easy victory and the members received SILVER
match cases The second prizes. wnicn the lerIhce
City Club received, were badges. A ~ Lawrence,
winner OF the first prize for the greatest NUMBER o.,
spares. received lamp f. Is. Martin OF Hloun,
Vernon, for the highest average. PAIR OF VPe,,a d
glasses and Samuel Hunt. OF this city, ior the "s"-
est score, silver pitcher
Joseph Wfier OF the firm OF Wifher Brotheis
was painfully injured Wednesday by being
thrown from his buggy in Main-st.
At the special meeting of the Common Souncil
on "Wednesday night. the Aldermen decided by a
vote OF S to 3 to dissent from the oil. now peiyle
the Legislature. providing for an increase III tHe
Contingent Fund from $1,000 to $4,000
The Kings Daughters connected with the Nep.
perhan Avenue Baptist Church gave social last
night in the lecture room OF the church
Professor A. V w. Jackson. OF Columbia College.
delivered the third OF his course or Lectures on
some Representative Names In English Literature
last night before the University Extension Society
in the hall OF the Won ms Institute; Ills topic
was Pope and the Essay on Man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
THE RUNWAY BOYS DISCHARGED.

f. Russell Lord. the seveneen-year-o!d son or
Thomas Lord. "A wealthy leather merchant OF
Johns,own ~ Y and John H. Carroll, nineteen
wears old OF the same place. who ran away on Feb
ruary 81 and were arrested Monday while endeavor-
ing to pass a forged check for SIS on the firm OF
Winter & Goetz. Mr. Lords agerts, at NO. lSb
Viiam-st were discharged from custody by Mag
ist,ate Crane In the Centre Market Police Court yes
to-day morning Lords father. whose name was
senei 10 the check after lave stigatng was unable
to find that his son had attempted TO pass any
checks 10 which he had signed his fathers name
amounting to about 500 were disposed OF near ms
home i'm Johnstown. The father therefore, asked
FOR the discharge OF the boys. for he said he thought
the several days Imprisonment had been severe
Lesson 70 them He said afterward that his original
intention was to place his boy on a training-ship
hui after talk with the boy. who seemed truly PEN
i,ent ne had decided TO take him back home and
give him another chance The boys separated when
discharged, Carroll going out alone and Lord re-
maining to talk with his father
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
A NEW DORMITORY FOR YALE.

Yale Is to have a dormtory BY whom II Is
given and what name II will bear at present
profound secret. But that building Is to be
added to the long list Yale already possesses is a
fact. for Cady. Berg g. See architects at No 81
East Seveneenthst., received orders only weeks
ago from the officers Of the university TO hurry up
tie plans and as consequence. the office force
OF the firm has been employed night and day to
complish the work. The plans have been finished
and the estimates are now being made. Ground
will be broken and the work OF construction begun
nv the latter part of March. The building will
he Of ornamental stone and brick. and will be In
York st on property lately acquired by the unver
slty The college building nearest the site OF the
new dormitory Is the Peabody Museum.
G. Cleveland Cady. when seen at his home last
evening said that the reports which had come from
New-Haven regarding the proposed new dormitory
out the plans and this had been done on short
vot,ce Mr. Cady said that his firm had done
great deal of work for the university. and among
the buildings constructed under Its supervision were
Winchester Hail. Chittenden Library. White Dor
mitory. Berkeley Dormitory and Yale Infrmary
He also said that he could not disclose the name
OF the person giving the money for the new ond
be disclosed II is the desire Of the ocers Of inc
ready for occupation next fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
WHAT 70 GOING ON TO-DA1.

ca, Show. Madison Square Garden,
S,nr'ng Fund Commissioners. City Hail. D. ILL.,
Meeting OF Police Commissioners
Naval Reserve smoker. Arena c,a,s.a
Church. p. m. .,.r. po,,road
Major NJ. H. Brisht's lecture oe'o'e nam
Branch. Y NJ. c. A.. p m. , cS.-.,os
State Librarian Deweys lecture O"''eu
Pooksellers League. Hartman Hail. p. m
Manhattan Liberal Club debate NO q" Ha'' -
feminist p. M 80 -. ,Yo,s,or
H. T. Patterson's lecture, NO. so East ii'''''
St, SIS p. m ,r.. ,,o,ogra-
Professor Herings lecture on hon ven pSIS m
~, I.niverst,y OF the City OF New-forK $40 D. III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
COLOMBIAN CRUISER IN THE MUD.
UNPROPITIOCS TRIAL TRIP OF THE COR
DOVA-HER FORTY GUESTS LANDED
IN IIFEBOATS.

Perth Amboy. ~ j.. March while returning
from trial trip last evening the new Colombian
cruiser Cordova, which has just been fitted out at
Ramsey's shpyard aground in Princes Bay.
of the Mount Loretta Mission. The cruiser left
Perth Amboy in charge OF Thomas Ldd.e. a licensed
pilot. Besides the crew there were forty guests on
board. The vessel steamed out a few miles beyond
the Sandy Hook Lightshp. and after reaching deep
water was run at full pressure. developing speed
of fourteen and half knots an hour The COM
pa sses were adjusted and late in the afternoon the
return trip to Perth Amboy was begun Darkness
fell before Sandy Hook reached. and with en-
through Princes Bay. slight shock was fe.t
and it was discovered that the vessel was making
no headway A trial of the lead showed that she
had run into a r1udbank. She backed off, but
a moment later she again aground and for the
second time succeeded in getting into deep water.
Another attempt to steam ahead only resulted In
anchor The pilot declared that his course cor
rect and that there should have been eighteen feet
of water in the channel. The vessel draws fourteen
feet four inches.
1t was low tide. and the strong northwestery
winds had driven the water out OF the bay. The
vessels lifeboats lowered, and the forty
guests landed at the Mount Loretta wharf
without difficulty. They compelled TO walk
two miles to tire Pleasant Plains railroad station
where took train for NewYork and others
to Tottenviie. There the party found that
last trip of the ferryboats had been made, and
they compelled to cross in rowboats.
The Cordova Is only two or three feet in the mud
and II is believed that she Will float easily at high
tide No attempt will be made TO bring her TO Perth
Amboy until daylight. 1t is expected that she will
sail for Colon on Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06

MARYLAND. 4 should like TO know what the new site
OF the Custom House will cost and wnat Is tie
estimate of the cost of the new building! MI.
F,ower's answer TO this question was, Inc ne"
site has been bought and paid for by the app IA
tion already made Think OF that, coming from
one who had charge of the bill! You VII ma Ihls
conversation quoted page 1909 OF Inc oohsle9-
sonal Record Of Tuesday. March 3, 1881.
.'Whv to-day he insisted upon IT that the applo-
pration of 81 800 800 made by the List congress was
sfill available when even the Old scrub women WHO
wash the Treasury steps know that IL mas peei
relegated long ago. back to Uncle Sams strong Don
am really worried about Mr.. Flower lest some me
day he should litc off one of his feet II ne con-
tnues his reprehensib.e airy persfiage suonsE
recommend a silent partnership or al east an az e.
ment of some kind with some we.l-known ma Ter.
Would you care say anything ABOUT the con.
tents OF the little pamphlet which was circulated at
the meetlng?' asked. .r.
That was sharp dodge" was the answer
hardly gave any one chance 10 frame su,tapie
rep.y to the arguments therein advanced But IL
did not catch Collector III. breth mapping he very
cleyerly turned il into laugh. when IS Deter
way to kill foolish suggestion than violent oPpos'
ton" -, c..or,
THE pamphlet had cut Of the Old Custom
House on Bowling Green had ii not asked the re-
porter l.. ,Oo. v,h,
True but that in 1915. and this is 1895; Why
should we return to Anticipated and out-oi-the-Wdy
sites any more than should 70 out-oI,date
methods? No. IT.. The site for the Custom House
Is he one"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
THE SHERIFF GOES FREE.
INDICTMENT DISMISSED on MOTION or THE DIS
RIcr-ATToRNEYs OFFICE.

INDICTMENT DISMISSED on MOTION or THE DIS
ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
Judge Newburger in the Court Of General SEES
sIons Yesterday. on motion OF Acting District-At-
tcrney Vernon NJ. Davis. dismissed the pending in
dictment against Sheriff Tamsen. In his indorse-
ment on the papers OF the case Mr. Davis said:
."rhe case against the defendant, Tamsen. having
been fully tried and no evidence being at the
command OF the District Attorney ] recommend
that the Indictment be dismissed as to said defend
ant. Hansen.
..This course IL recommended in view OF the facts
above stated. and In view OF the additional facts
that the Jury stood ten for acquittal and two for
conviction. -,
The Sheriff was not In court when the action
spoken OF taken.
The Indictments against ex-Warden Raabe and ex-
Keepers Schneer and Schoen Will probably receive
similar treatment In a few days.
The date for beginning the taking OF testimony in
the matter OF the charges against SherH lamsen,
preferred to the Governor by Henry Grasse and
OF hers has not yet been fixed. Representatives OF
the Sheriff said Yesterday that ex-Judge William
II Robertson OF Westminster County, who was
apponted by Governor Morton as the referee to In
vsstleate and report on the charges. has as yet
served no notice the Sheriff regarding the be-
ginning OF operations. They expressed the opinion
that nothing would come OF the charges. but that.
lie the Indictment against the Sheriff they would
"fall through.