The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED.

Albert Brool1man was fatally shot by
Eliza Scoot at Mount Vernon, Hi.
John Johnson, a negro, residing at Lu-
ing, Tex, stepped on a rusty nail and
/ died of lockjaw.
st. Louis has about completed it's new
! water system. It's capacity is sufficient
TO supply 100000 of people.
Gentry and Robert J. will pace the last
great match of the season at ReadVille
The last week Of September.
1t is believed in army circles that if
/ congress increases the army a garrison
will be stationed in Alaska.
/ Texas fever has broken out in a herd
Of cattle at Germantown, Neb Governor
Halcomb has ordered an examination.
Judge Henry Lazarus, of New Orleans.
has sued the Dudley Nj. Steele estate, of
st. Joseph, Mo-, for attorney fees in the
sum of $4,000.
George T. Steikelberger, of Davenport
IA, shot his wife and attempted to shoot
himself, but was overpoWered by his SON.
de IS thought to be insane.
A deadlock is on IN the Democratic con-
gressiona! convention at Chiilicothe, Mo.
After balloting 1,030 times the convention
adjourned to September %.
Mrs. Fannie Bennett a widow at Corn
ing. n. Y, fatally shot a burglar who
was attempting TO gain an entrance to
her rooms through a window.
William Bond, who robbed the Pacific
Express companys safe at De Witt, Mo-.
ana Sharies Delphi, held for burglary, es-
capped from jail al Carrollton Mo.
Thomas Taggart, chairman of the Dem
ocratc state central committee of Indi-
ana has resigned and is to be succeeded
by Parks NJ Martin, an enthusiastic free
silver advocate.
The large shaft in the Isaac Mcintosh
coal mine at Caseyville, Ind, was de-
stroyed by fire. The danger signal was
sounded and the 800 workmen escaped
by the air course.
1t is reported that Senator Caffery has
a. letter from President Cleveland in
which the president endorses the Indian
apolis ticket The letter, it is reported,
viii be given to the public this week
The Clifton house, Chicago, has been
leased by Mrs. Hannah e. Collins, former
ly proprietor Of the Continental, for twelve
years for which period she pays 1872 OOO
of about $4,000 rental per year The Cliff
ton was recently brought into prominence
by being made the headquarters OF William
}. Bryan, the Democratic nominee for
president. Mr.. Bryan was d guest at the
ident.
In accordance with the laws and ordt
nances st. Louis every year deposits the
city funds with the bank that bids the
most for them. The bids this year 6he
contract was entered into Saturday, were
as follows: Merchants Laclede al per
cent; Commercial, 40: Boatsmens, 4;
American Exchange. 3.97; Continental Ma
tfonal, 81; Chemical National 3521k; Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce, 3 The Mis-
sissippi Valley Trust company also bid,
but the city counselor ruled that trust
companies could not be considered banks
in the eyes of the law, and the trust
company in question then withdrew its
bid.
Plunkett, a representative of the Buff
falo Forge company, dealers in heating
apparatus, was called before Attorneys
Anderson & McEntire yesterday to give
testimony in the case of Berry against
school
chiefly interesting as indicating the bad
repute in which the school board of st.
Louis is held in other cities. He has been
in st. Louis since June. He heard, how
ever, while in Salt Lake City, that the st.
Louis school board was corrupt. He had
heard the same thing in other cities of
paper that a Mr. Noble had made sworn
statement that he (Noble) had secured
the support of fifteen members of the St
Louis school board for certain contract
questioned, he said that he had become
convinced prior to reading this that the
St Louis school board was corrupt.
Deputy Sheriff Vestal and c. o. Carlisle
arrived in Wapahachie, Tex, the other
evening with a wild woman captured in
the SwampS near Palmer. When captured
the woman had on but little clothing and
refused to talk. She is a giant in stature
and her hands and feet are twice the size
of a mans. Her feet are bare and badly
scratched from contact with briers and
brambles After the woman had been in
Jail some time it was suggested that she
bore the appearance of a Bohemian, and
a Bohemian was sent to the Jail to see
if she could be induced to talk, but to no
avail Her captors think she has strayed
from one of the Bohemian settlements
in the southeastern portion of the county.
The farmers quit work when the wild wo-
imam approached them in company with
the officers. Some thought she was
Schrader the healer while others were
sure it was the devil of the woods whose
presence has been attracting a good deal
of attention of late.