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too, within a few miles of the regularly organized seat of justice of the county and while the man who was stabbed was living. These facts cannot be sup pressed; they form one of the chapters of California history upon which our reputation abroad Is founded"
 In the sharp newspaper controversy that followed this lynching some light was thrown on the past career of John son. correspondent said of him: He has been a prowling gambler in Placer County ever since 1851. Many of his fraternity loathed his presence: some even forbade him addressing them. Men of business forbade him their stores, as he scrupled not to cheat and defraud whenever opportu- nity offered. His name can be seen in almost every business mans books kept in 1S51-52 in the localities he in- fested. In 1852 gentleman named Pooley, late of Sacramento, was fol- lowed up by Johnson from Yankee Jim's to some distance below the Griz- ly Bear House on the divide, with no other object but to rob him of some $500 in dust and to take his life to ef- feet that purpose if need be. for he was armed with Bowie knife and revolver. Johnson was secreted in the chaparral half mile below the Griz- Zly Bear House, and as Pooley ap- preached on foot Johnson arose but, opportunely, team approached, in which PoGley escaped Two hundred dollars in a purse was stolen from a Chinese gambling house in Auburn in 1852 one night when the gamblers were busily engaged. The theft was com mitted by some one rushing in. grab ping it and disappearing in great haste. The description given by the Chinese answered that of Johnson. who was then lowering about. It was also stated that in 1851 he came near being lynched at Coloma, but by reason of his en- treaties and youth was released on con- dition that he would leave the place immediately, which he did.
 However bad Johnson may have been he had friends who made a bitter fight to avenge his untimely death. They were instrumental in creating strong sentiment against mob law. The in- cident created an impression in Iowa Hill that has not died out In all the years that have passed. It was the first and only lynching that occurred in that mining camp. Even now gray haired pioneer will be met who will de- clare that divine retribution has over taken many of the principal partici- pants in this hillside tragedy; that they have met violent endings
 WINFIELD J. DAVIS.
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which enables you to accept English dramatistS with as much brotherly good will as if they had been born and bred among yourselves, but l am none the less amazed that a country so full of romance, of wonder of surprise, of scenic splendors. of varying and con- fiicting races, of many tongues and many dialects, of extreme wealth and extreme poverty, should lack for dramatists to present this vast mine of dramatic wealth upon the stage.
 Some representative plays l know you have, and no one admireS these few products of your dramatic genius more than 1 do. But the day is surely coming when this teeming and impetu- ous life of your tremendous country will be enough for you, and you will come to us (aS we will come to you) only for those plays which are beyond and above all limitations of race and time and place.
 One of the first signs of the coming of the good time will be an altered and elevated estimate of the theater as a force in modern life. The American attitude toward the theater differs from the English attitude in being at once more generous on the moral side and less respecting on the intellectual side.
 You do not rail at your stage folk or regard them as outcasIs or cling to the traditional islanders which the old English word 'vagabond" appears to imply.
 It may be that your dramatic profes- sion are class more circumspect than ours in their walk of life, but am con- scious of no such reservation of moral approval with respect to them as even the most liberal of our typical English people display toward all but the best onfx- Ilrrf the other hand you do not count with your dramatists and actors quite so seriously, whether as public men and women or as artists.
 The Theater as School of Morals.
 The theater is your place of amuse- ment, and in no other light do you re- gard 1t. As a temple of art it takes a secondary place. AS school of morals it has no place at all It looms large in your daily pleasures, and there is probably no city in the world where the theater is so f1ourishing as in New York. But it is only your show place, after all, and you regard the people who run it as --our show people,
 I doubt if this is quite hopeful con- dition for the birth of the great Ameri- can drama which is to come. If you want the best brain and the best blood on your stage you must begin by all lowing them to have something to do with the serious affairs of life. Carlyle described a ballet girl as a pair of scissors stretched" You cannot expect the man of any mettle to settle down to the idea that under any circumstances he is expected to make a living by mak- ing a fool of himself.
 Theatrical Critics in General.
 Another sign of the good time com ing for the American drama will be a more serious attitude of your dramatic press Your newspapers give enough attention to the drama, and much of it is simple and dignified and of good effect. But much of it is also grotesque and fantastic, unreliable, insincere, un- duly personal and even vulgar.
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" HE night of December P, 1854,
 witnessed scenes of mirth and
 tragedy in Iowa Hill. The Queen
 City Hotel, the most imposing
 building in that prosperous min
 ing town, was opened by it's pro- prietor, John Roberts, with grand ball, given under the auspices of the Iowa Hill Hook and Ladder Company. The elite of the mining camp were gathered, and among the merry makers were some forty ladies-an unusual number to be gathered in that day and in that country. The supper table, eighty five feet long, was spread with every luxury that could be procured in the remote mountain town. It was tastefully decorated with ornamental cakes and imported confectionery. The dancing was carried on until the break ing of the next day. The members of the fire company attended in their uni forms of red shirts and black trousers.
 Thomas Montgomery was the man ager of the principal store in the town the store that supplied the army or miners that worked in the rich deposits in that district. Incidentally to the sale of merchandise, the safe in the store was the bank in which scores Of miners deposited their gold dust. Mont gomery was trusted and loved by the hardy, toiling patrons of the store.
 William NJ. Johnson was gambler, a native of New York City, and man about 24 years of age. He had drifted to California with the first tide that followed the announcement of the dis covery of gold, but instead of seeking fortune by toll at the sluices and in the tunnels chose the easier way-he dealt in cards and dealt to win.
 These two men were among the party that made merry at the opening of the Queen City Hotel. Why they quarreled will never be known. 1t was between the hours of l and 2:30 o'clock in the morning that they had pre- liminary scuff1e, which was quieted by the interference of friends. They met again between the hours of and 6 and Johnson asked Montgomery if he thought he had struck him with a slung shot. Montgomery replied mo- Some few words followed. when John son knocked his adversary down. John- son suggested that Montgomery get a pistol that they might be on equal terms Montgomery returned in a short time and the parties met in the street nearly in front of the hotel. Then Montgomery commenced an at
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much in your condition which explains if it does not entirely justify the star system.
 The public interest so gathers about an artist as to force him into the Do sition of prominence. He is a favorite, and is usually nothing loath to be a center of sympathy in himself. Bur this splendid isolation" is a position beset with dangers, with trials and with anxieties. I do not speak of the
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Mr. Ha Cn has held prominent position world of s novelist who and
 
 became noted playwright ability of high 
 Probably Of his books has voked Cstian literary and shoulders the has become Of the dramatic of the Mr. through this leading dranlatts the English  observing request New York
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N HE night of December P. 1854, witnessed scenes of mirth and tragedy in Iowa Hill. The Queen City Hotel, the most imposing
 building in that prosperous min
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
AMERICAN FORK AFFAIRS.
Good Financial Showing-Two E1ec-
tric Light Propositions.

American Fork, Jan. 4.-Last night
the new council met and commenced
operations by the appointment of COM
mittees and attending to other prelim-
mary business. The new administra-
ton is composed entirely Of new men,
with the exception of Recorder Shelley.
They are: T B. Parker, mayor; James
II. Clark, w. S. Robinson, Alma Row
ley, Franklin Parker and Leonard S.
Harrington, courcilrlen. Joseph E. In
gersoll took the marshal's star at noon
yesterday.
The annual report of the city recorder
shows considerable more money on
hand than some people were anticipat-
ing, there being 81, 41S.62 in the treas
ury. The principal expenses for i'm
provements during the year have been
$996.63, 10 place the street sprinkler in
operation, and $69195 to increase the
size of the reservoir at Silver lake, and
to make an outlet for the water al
ready contained within the boundaries
of the lake. The total disbursements
of the city have been SS,93T.S9.
The new city council is considering
the matter of the electric lights. ]. H.
Wootton has petitioned for a franchise,
and also Jensen & Newton. The for
mer is to bring current from the Provo
Power company, which has a wire
within a mile of this city. The other
firm asks for an exclusive franchise for
25 years, and wishes to furnish steam
power, and put in q plant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05

Waaner, and an adopted son, MAIDS
Christensen, both of whom are promi-
nent citizens of this place. He was
married twice, but both wives are
dead as are also two children.
Johan Christian Madsen was born in
Vallond, Oolgo Sogn, Denmark, April
&c, 1905. He was converted to Nor
monism, and came to Utah in 1869,
settling first at Uintak and later in
Richfield. Soon afterwards he aban-
doned the Latter-day Saints church,
and died out of it. His funeral is to
occur Tuesday afternoon at the home
of MAIDS Christensen, his foster son.
One marked trait in the character of
the deceased was his fondness for ami
mails. He had a dog named Sven,
which was his constant companion, I'M
til it dropped dead on the street about
three years ago. The canine pet used
to set at the table with the old gentle
man, and sip coffee with all the ap-
parent delight of an epicure, refusing
the beverage, however, unless there
was in it plenty of sugar and cream;
and when his master occasionally
dropped a little alcohol in his cup to
add tone to the breakfast drink, Sven
disdained TO touch his until some
liquor was injected. After the decease
of Sven, Madsen's favorite was a
burro.
In one corner of his lot, "Old Man
Kunsnor," as the deceased was known
by his Danish friends, long ago planted
little grove and expressed the desire
that his wife and he be buried there
For some reason, though, Mrs. Madsen
was inferred in the city cemetery,
where the husband will be laid to rest
tomorrow. Old Sven is the only one
sleeping in the grove, and the fat
burro alone prowls, sad-eyed, about the
place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
RECEIVER FOR VATERWORKS
PLAINTIFFS IN TIE BIG FIGHT
MAKE A NEW MOVE.
Petition For the Appointment of a
Receiver and Allege That the Bear
River Company Is Insolvent.

Moves in the game for the possession
Of the ogden waterworks system are
made rapidly. Monday Judge Marshall
denied the motion for the defendants to
have the case heard in the federal
court. No sooner had the order of
Judge Marshall been filed in the dis
trict court here than the attorneys FOR
the city filed an application in this
court for the appointment OF a re-
ceiver.
The motion was made on the ground
that the plaintiffs have an interest in
the property and the proceeds derived
from it; this property and fund, 1t is
claimed, are in danger of being divert
ed or lost if they remain in the custody
of the plaintiffs. The claim is made
also that the Bear River Irrigation and
Ogden Waterworks company are insol-
vent.
E. M. Conroy, L N. Pierce and H. c..
Wardleigh make affidavit setting forth
first, their interest as taxpayers and
the fact that they were members of
the old city council. They allege that
the Waterworks company collects
about $4,000 per annum and about half
of that sum becomes due Jan. 1. ac-
cording to the system Of collecting in
advance.
The affidavit recites the efforts of the
defendant company to have the case
transferred from the district court and,
further, that the defendant company is
insolvent, having no property not COW
cred by trust deed or mortgage.
Judge Rolapp set the time for hear
ing on the motion for tonight at 7:30
E. NJ Allison of course succeeds II.
H. Henderson in the conduct of the
case with C. C. Richards, c. c. Dey
and ]. II. Mcmillan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
To the stockholders of the Mercur
Gold Mining and Milling comDany-No-
tice is hereby given that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Mercur
Gold Mining and Milling company will be
held at the general office Of said com
pany, in rooms 705. 706 and 707 Mccormick
building, Salt Lake City, Utah, on We'd
nesdav, January T. 1898. at O'clock D.
m. for the election of directors of said
company for the ensuing year; to consider
and vote upon a proposition to amend
article XI of the articles of incorporation
of said company, to change the date of
the annual stockholders meeting from the
second Wednesday Of January. as it now
is, TO the last Wednesday in January of
each year: also TO amend that provision
in said article XI which prescribes the
manner of giving notice of the annual
stockholders meeting, or of any special
meeting, so as to provide that such notice
may be given either by publication for
twenty days in a daily newspaper. or bv
mailing notice. of such meeting to each
stakeholder; and for the transaction of
such other business as may lawfully come
before said meeting.
Dated this 22nd day of December. 1897.
z. II. AIRS, Secretary
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
DAVIS COUNTY JURORS.
List Made Up Yesterday By the Jury
Commissioners

Harrington, Jan. 4.-Ephraim P. Ell
lison of Layton, and ]. H. Grant Of
Woods Cross. who were appointed by
Judge Rolapp yesterday as jury COM
miSsioners oe Davis county for 1888,
have selected the following list of 1873
grand and petit jurors to serve during
this year in the Davis county branch
of the Second district court:
Centerville-John Ford, jr., Lorin
C. Wooley, J. n. Perkins, William
Wright. Samuel ]. Parrish, Reuben
Blasdale, Charles H. Smith, Thomas H.
Harris, William H. Dalton, David
Horsley, sanford Chapman, Thomas
Tingey, EDhraim Briggs.
Bountiful.-W. W. Wiley, Thomas
Waddoups, Henry hampton, Truman
H. Barlow, William ]. Holbrook, Kirk
wood Fisher, James Neville, Joseph
Day, jr.. Joseph Holt, Joseph L. Hol-
brook, John Hales, George Wright,
James Boulton, David Stoker, jr., VIII
liam Prescott. Jaren Tolman, John II.
Barlow, ST., Fabian Sessions, Benjamin
Kirkham, Joseph Boynton, Amos Cook
John Hatton, H. ]. w. birmingham.
South contributions Vinegar,
Farley z. Hatch, James Howard, JOS
eph Ellis, William Salter, William Moss,
William Pace, John p. Benson, Richard
Duerden, o. p. Hatch, Charles W. Ell
lis, Joseph Moss, Benjamin Ash5y, w.
X. Pack.
West Bountiful.-Joseph c. Wood,
Horton a Eldredge, Thomas NJ. Rob
erts, Whitney K. Roberts, James Hep
worth. Lewis NJ Grant.
armington.-Charles II. Turner,
James r. Smith, George S. Rogers, L.
H. Kennard, Ira r. Steed, David A.
Sanders. z. F. Rose, j. E. Robinson,
Jacob Miller, ]. H. Cowley, MILFORD
Mayfeld, Abel Smith, Jonathan
Hughes, John S. White, jr., Lewis
Oviatt. B. F. Knowlton, jr., James d.
Wilcox.
Kaysville.-T. Francis Roueche, Chris
Boynton. Nathan Reeves, Peter Barton,
John Simmons, Heber J. Phillips, A. E.
Anderson, w. z. Smith, NJ. T, Owen,
William Blood, William Butcher, c. e.
Layton. James S. Harvey, John A.
Webster. Gabriel w. Smith. James 3.
Rushforth, John Flint, Joseph Hill,
William r. Payne, T. ]. Robins, Chas.
Layton, Robert W. Wall, w. H. Man
SELL w. r. Jamison.
Layton.-Alfred Morgan, William I.
Layton, James w. Day, ]. H. Sill, Will
liam Flint, Rufus Adams, Joseph w.
HILL NJ. NJ. Whitesides, John II. Green,
J. r. Hodson, Daniel B. Harris. Abra-
ham Higgs, John Young, Henry Ellis,
Hyrurn Adams, Jesse NJ. Smith, A. ].
Egbert.
South Weber.-John Ray, jr., Charles
Schmalz, Joseph Earl, Benjamin
Bright, Angus Bowman.
Steed.-P. P. Terry, Samuel P. Owen,
Andrew Peterson.
Clearield.-D. K. Egbert, Cyril Call,
r. II Venable.
Syracuse.-David A. Kerr, Joseph
Bodily Waiter Blake.
South HcoDer.-Caton Love, Gilbert
Parker
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
MAKING 4 RECORD.
Payson's New Police Force Rounds
Up Four Hobos.

Payson, Utah, Jan. 4.-Payson's city
council yesterday turned over the city S
affairs TO the new council. The mayor
reported the standing committees for
the next term, consisting of two mem
bers each. Remarks were made concern
ing the pleasant associations during the
past term by the old members, and
there were speeches by the new mem
bers.
Marshal Heaton has appointed for
deputy J. B. Pace, who viii do night
duty. Both were out last night, and
four hobos were run in.
The married peoples party at the
opera house last night was largely at
tended.
John Douglas, jr., and wife, and Mr..
Vernon Manwill leave today for Mex
leo on a visit.
Mr.. Thomas NJ Todd has returned
from Grand Junction, Colo, and viii
locate there.
The Simmons boy that was shot in
the head last month is failing rapidly,
and cannot recover.
Some of the aged women of pio-
neer days are very low. and viii soon
pass away. Among them are Mrs. Ann
Parker, aged Sc; Mrs. Pauline Magg,
aged "A
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
MoUNTFoRD's PHOTOGRAPHS.
President Cluff Objects to Paying For
the Madame's Pictures.

Provo, Jan. 4.-Benjamin Cuff, jr., by
his attorney, j. w. N. Wnitecotton,
came into court and demurred to the
complaint entered against him by Ad
Anderson, a photographer, who sues
Madame Mountford, the noted lecturer.
and Mr.. Cluff for $64.7o, which amount
is claimed to be due for photos deliv
cred to Mrs. Mountford while that lady
was in San Francisco last summer. The
photos were sent there c. o. D., and
the madame telegraDhed to Anderson,
asking him to wire the express COM
pany to deliver them to her, and Presi-
dent Cuff would guarantee the amount.
This Mr.. Cuff did by writing a guaran-
tee or the back of the telegram re-
ceived by Anderson, and the photos
were then delivered. No money could
be secured from the madame, which
compelled the photographer to begin
this actor. The grounds for the de-
murrer entered by Cuff are that there
was no consideration for the guarantee.
The demurrer was overruled, and de-
PENDANT given ten days in which to file
his answer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
COUNTY WON.
Judgment Against the Bank-Taxes,
However. Were Reduced.

judgment Against the Bank-IaZeS,
However, Were Reduced.
The case of the Commercial National
bank against the treasurer of Weber
county, was heard yesterday by Judge
Rolapp.
The decision was for the defendant,
giving the judgment in the sum of
$1.277.6S. However this was something
of a victory for the bank people. as the
amount assessed against them was
81. 1885. They alleged erroneous as
sessment of their capital stock and S.
cured a temporary restraining order
preventing the treasurer from selling
their property. The court held that the
$780, 600 raise put on the capital stock
by the board of equalization was il
legal, as the comptroller had allowed
the stock to be reduced. The assessor
had notice of the proposed reduction
and did not assess the full stock. The
board of equalization raised it $50, coo.
The bank also claimed that their stock
had been assessed doubly because the
stockholders had been once assessed for
individual shares. The bank sought to
have the entire assessment nul.ified
as Illegal. but in this they failed though
it was reduced about one-half David
Evans assisted Mr. Peery in defending
the action. Haywood and TAFT repre-
sented the plaintiffs. The outcome OF
this case affects other pending cases
and perhaps checks other litigation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
Jury Drawn.

The first jury for the Second district
court drawn under the new law which
went into effect with the code, was
made yesterday. There We're present.
in accordance with the law, Clerk Farr,
County Attorney Peery and Treasurer
Chambers. twenty-five names were
drawn, as follows:
Ogden.-W. II. VOORHEES,, L. J. Bu-
cher, ]. H. Knaus, Ambrose Shaw, Da-
vid Eccles, I. Marks, Datus H Ensign,
Frank ]. Stevens, Albern Allen, Henry
S. Malan, Alfred Falker, B. F. Blod-
gett, Thomas B. Evans, r. G. Burt,
w. ]. Shealy, Dan Ragan, L. Fisher,
A. J. Jost.
ROy.-David PEBBLES.
North Ogden.-Hyrum Roylance
Plain City.-Abram Nav, Hans Pol
son.
Burch Creek.-Robert NJ. Burch.
Huntsville.-David Mckay, George E.
Ferrin.
Farr West.-L. Fisher
Provident Life Insurance company
VS.. George ]. Marsh; defendants
granted ten days further time to an
swer.
Utah Nursery company VS.. George c.
Streeter; Is days additional time
granted defendant in which to answer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
sHFRIFF's SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE-NOTICE IS HERE
by given that pursuant to q decree of
foreclosure and order of sale. TO me d.
rected from the district court of the Third
Judicial district. state of Utah, county
of Salt Lake. in a cause therein pending,
wherein Nellie Wall is plaintiff and Albert
Emma Parson Is 3. Bitner, George
Houghton, Althea Brown, William NJ.
Harmon, as executor of estate OF
William S. Harmon. deceased, f. Z.
Gregg, Louis TOso and George W. Ogles-
by and William z. George. are defend
ants to which decree and order OF sale
reference is hereby made, l shall expose
for sale. at public auction. to the highest
bidder for cash. at the west front door
of the county court house. in the city and
county of Salt Lake. state of Utah. on
the 18th day of January, ISIS, at Z o'clock
noon, all the right title. claim and in
terest of the above named defendants,
Albert ]. White. Rosanna n. White his
wife, Ernsa Parson, Is. 3. Bitner, George
Houghton. Althea Brown. William n
Harmon as executor of estate of William
S Harmon. deceased z. T. Gregg. Louis
Toso and George W. Ogiesby and VIII
lam r. George, Of IN and 10 the following
described property, to-Wit: All Of lot
twenty-seven CD. block two o. A J.
Whites South Salt Lake subdivision, as
the same appears of record in the Office
IF the county recorder of Salt Lake
county, Utah, together with al tenem ants.
Entertainments and appurtenances there
INTO belonging or IN anyWiSe apDartain-
ing. To be sold as the property of Albert
r. White, Rosanna NJ. White, his wife.
Emma Parson, b. b. Bitner, George
Houghton, Althea Brown. William NJ
Harmon, as executor OF estate of William
s. Harmon, deceased, F. j.. Gregg. Louis
TOsO and George ". Ogiesby and William
r. George, under said decree end order of
sale in the above cause.
Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah, this Ord
day of December 1897
THOMAS p. LEWIS
Sheriff of Salt Lake County. Utah.
BY BOMAN CANNON. Deputy Sheriff.
f. b Critchlow. Attorney for Plaintiff.