The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-29
NEWS OF THE WEST.

Malad, Ida, Sept. 2S.-The Democratic
county convention met here Friday, Sept.
%, every precinct being represented. Joan
L. McMurrin was elected permanent CHAIR
man. John Heathey secretary. Hugh Nor
riS assistant secretary and George Smart
Sergeant-at-armS. The usual committees
were appointed and a recess taken to $3.50
the next morning. when the committees
reported and straight ticket was nom
mated as follows:
Clerk of the district court. John r.
Thomas: sheriff. Clinton Meachem; as
SCISSOR, Thomas Smith; county attorney,
George E. Gray; probate judge. ]. II. VIII
ltamS; treasurer. Miss Hattie E. Morgan:
superintendent of public instruction John
representatives. D. L. Evans and John
Heatley; commissioners, Henry Jones, j.
B. Scarborough and George w. Stanger:
surveyor, ii. r. Evans; coroner, T. A
The Democrats. through the platform,
dect>re that they reaffirm their allegiance
to t4le sacred principals of the great party
OF the people as enunciated in the Chicago
platform and the state convention and
pledge their hearty support TO the state
and district tickets now before the peo-
pie.
They refer with pride and qualification
to the economical management of public
ton, and firmly believe it to be to the adj
same policy.
1t is expected that the entire ticket will
be elected, as it will receive the support
of the silver Republicans and of the many
straight Republicans who are dissatisfied
with their own ticket.
DAMAGES TO BE ADJUSTED.
Cheyenne. Wyo. Sept. 26-The railroad
company upon whose line TOrrey'S cav
airy were wrecked is trying to settle with
the relatives of the dead men. They have
offered Cornelius Lenihan'S sister. first
S1,0Oc then $3.50, and, lastly. $1,000, in set
tlement. but she has thus far refused to
withdraw her claim.
AN ACCIDENTAL KILLING.
held Tuesday over the body of William
Owen who was shot and killed by his
cOmrade. Testimony of witnesses showed
that Owen made a statement to the effect
that the killing was accidental. and the
jury thought so. too, and returned a YER
dict accordingly.
BRANCH ROAD TO SEMINOLE.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Sept. 26-Word has
been received in RawlinS from E. H. Sal
tiel, manager of the Seminole Mining COM
pany. that work will soon be commenced
on the branch road from the line of the
Union Pacific to Seminole This road will
be used to haul iron ore for the company.
which has already spent over 100000 in
improving its property.
GROOMS PLEADS INSANITY.
Rawlins. wyo.. Sept. 26.-Robert GroOms.
under Indictment for murder in the second
degree was given hearing before Judge
at Special VI court llllS dAlei-
noon, charged by his relatives with be-
ing insane. Judge Merrell appeared for
the family and A. Micken prosecuted. AT
AIS the jury returned a verdict finding
the prisoner insane. and he will be trans
ferred to the Evanston asylum GrOOmS
killed a man named Jobe at Fort steele
recently, fracturing his skull with club,
and was under a heavy bond to appear be-
fore the October term of court.
UNION PACIFIC GROWTH.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 26.-Great i'm
provement has been made in the Union
Pacific railroad this year. The rOadbed
has been ballasted from North Platte to
Omaha and will be ballasted along the
entire length next season During 1898 the
road has ordered $500 bOx-cars, 100 sin
gie-deck stock-cars. 200 double-deck cars,
300 50-fOot furniture cars, 800 drOp-bottOm
coal cars. ten locomotives, two composite
cars three 60-fOOt mail cars, three 60-fOOC
baggage cars. They have also bought r.
500 tons of new steel, 5000 tons of so and
9O-pound rails, and 5000 tons of rails for
the JuleSburg branch.