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Show p VOLUME 6. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1892. NUMBER 430 j LATEST. I 5 O'CLOCK. f r GOOD POLICE WOEK. Captain Donovan Adda Four Cap-tures to Hia Record. A GANG OF THIEVES JAILED. After m Cbae of forty iSi1j He Captures tke Anthoi't of the SSpry Iturjjlary, and as a Side luo Ar-res- ts Jitmeg T. fah.Kian, a Jfcar-ln- e Forjer-T- he Police Xaw Feel That Their Lot Is a Happy One. Captain Donoran has neain .'IsfnonsTated tbat lie ia an invaluable inau to the police i department of this city. It is not often that a thief-catche- r, single-handse- l, makes a record of four captures in a single day, but taut 'was just what Donovan did yesterday. The cafes which were worked up by Chief Paul sod given to Donovan to run down are most important ones and in each the evidenoe is ample to convict the prisoners. Ever since the daring burglary at Philip Spry's tailoring establishment ou West South Temple street the police hare been on the trail of the operators, but it was not until Thursday morning that they could act with any hope of making a complete case. Receiving in-formation that the parties wautod were in the employ of Contractor Harkins aud had departed by wagon for Granger, Wyom-ing, Captain Donovan secured a team and started in pursuit. Sir miles this side of Wanship he overtook them, but as the meeting was in a narrow canyon, the cap-tui- n decided to push on ahead and capture their, when free from '.he responsibility of caring for his team. WTith a few words of pleasant greeting he parted from them, but r.n their arrival at the station he made known his buiaes and experienced no d;ffl-nlt- in placing them under srrcst and ironing thorn. In their waon he found a trunk which contained clothing stolen from Spry's stop and from tin- -- t're of the American Pants company, o:: s avenue, and with the proof of tln-i- r crime confronting them, one of the men, .lames Shea, broke down and cou-Jos'c- d all. He and his pal, William Miller, wcru ut once bundled into a wagon, and without mishap jroceeded to Park City, vi.'.-r- Donovan arrested James T. Jake-pHu- i, a s'irpery newspaper man, who is wanted for forgery ou half a ij'.'cii counts, among his victims being W. A. Titt :i.d the . C. M. I. of this city, the iisnk f Spnuis'u Fork hnd the Provo Coin-Oii-rci- sl r.tui Savings bank. P.eturiiing to this city and lodging his c;f uri'f. in jail, Donovan at once proceeded to liarkiii' camp on South West Temple nn.'t-- t and placed under arrest P. Afar l'r', the cook, whom the police have every reason to believe is the k'it;g-pi- of Ms-- ; i urglarious gang. His room ss sinrilii-- . d tiiere the captain found g. Mn!s which : has since identified as a 1 oi tlie property stolen from him. According to his story chea was the ring-leader and that those captured yesterday and burrctt and Blnke, the young men arrested last week for the Ureeuberg robbery, were h. s tool. Ttit; arrests have resulted in the breaking Hp of fine of the worst rangs that ever in- - ) fotc-- 'his riiij, but as it is an old trick of hi Douovan s weariug his new Honors liiodcttiy. IN ALL THE COUETS. Arraignments in the Third District Court Today. LIST OF INDICTMENTS FOUND. Defendants Ordered to Appear and riead Xext Week The Ice Men Indicted 31 rs. Wheatly Oets Her lilvoree The Smith Case Up wee More Connor xiven a Verdict Against the Oregon Short Line. Albert Jones, a mild mannered young man, was arraigned before Judge Zane this morning on the charge of assaulting James "Williams with a razor. A ploa of not guilty was entered. Frank Barratt and T. E. B'.ake, two tough-lookin- g youths, were next arraigned on the charge of burglarizing the store of F. Green-ber- g on West "Temple street on the 5th of the month and stealing eight overcoats and thirteen suits of clothes. The defendants pleaded not guilty aud Attorney Morse was appointed to defend them. To an indictment charging them with stealing a lot of wearing apparel and linen belonging to Isabella Clark, the same parties pleaded not guilty, and Attorney Cannon wca appointed" to defend them. THIS TAX CASUS. The seven cases of the banks against Col-lector Hardy, in which the plaintiffs sue to have the defendant restrained from collect-ing taxes in excess of a certain amount, were next called up, but as County Attorney-Murph-y wished to" try the cases on their merits, they were contined for two wesks. Similar cases ngainst City Collector .Leonard went over until 1 uesaay. A DIVORCE GRANTED. The divorce case of Sophia L. Whsatley vs. Shadrock M. Wiieatley was then called up, and the plaintiff, a refined looking woman of very prepossessing appearance took the stand. Her story was told in a few words. Ten years ago, she was married to the defendant in St. Louis. She lived with her husband until 1S90, when he wilfully and without cause abandoned her, leaving her and their two children unprovided for. The defendant made no appearance, and the decree was granted as prayed. CONNOR WIXS HIS SUIT. In the case of Joseph F. Connor vs. the Oregou Short Line, which was tried yester-day, the jury brought in a verdict this morning awarding the plaintiff $4250. Con-nor was in the defendant's employ as a brakeman last year, and while so engaged had his left leg crushed so that it had to be amputated. A stay of thirty days was al-lowed. AN OLD CASE REVIVED. The Smith divorce case is like Tennyson's ''Brook" and threatens to go on forever. The action was brought by Magcrie Smith against Charles Smith some time ago, and alter it had been in court a half a dozen timos in various phases the parties settled their differences and resumed their marital relations. The truce did not last long, how-ever, and war's wrinkled front is once more seeu. Mrs. Smith has renewed the suit, and the matter came up this morning ou an ap-plication for alimony, Richards & Moyle ap-pearing for the plaintiff and Colonol Kaighn for th. deftric,nt.. fjhe court a'.iowed the plaintiff $10 a week alimony and $50 attor-torney- 's ices. . "' HKKK THEY ARB. Partial List of Indictments Ksturned by tho Grand Jnry. The following defendants were this morn-iu- g ordered to appear before Judge Zane for arraignment on Wednesday next: United States vs. Mattie Sharp, fornica-tion. United States vs. W. n. Casady, adultery. Hiram Wright, unlawful cohabitation. John B. Sullivan, adultery. Daniel B. Bybee, adultery. Chet Paiinantier, fornication. D. V. Diamond, John McKage, John F. Craig and J. C. Trainer, fraudulent use of the mails. The following defendants were ordered to appear on Saturday next: Frank Wilson, assault to do bodily harm. G. J- - Brennen, perjury. Salt Lake City Brewing Co., maintaining a nuisance. .Lewis .Miller, perjury. George Hicks." grand larceny. Barney Kruschiston, battery. Henry Raddon, grand larceny. F. M. Sawyer, burgiary. J. R. Simpson, obtaining money under false pretenses. Eldredge vs. Jldredge. This afternoon George A. Eldredge insti-tuted divorce proceedings against Jennie C. Eidredge. The parties were married at Meadowvilie, Rico county, in 1SS5, and the plaintiff alleges that in June, 1887, his wife deserted him without causes aud continues to live separate and apart from him. He asks for an absolute decree of divorce and for the custody of his minor child. J. H. Uurd is the plaintiff's attorney. Court Notes. The case of Mason & Co. vs. H. C. Neil-so- n has been dismissed. The case of Mary F. Kimball vs. Wash-ington Kimball was this morning dismissed on motion of the plaintiff without preju-dice. The case of Twitchell & Moon vs. K. C. Roitz has been dismissed. In the divorce case of Erickson vs. Erick-so- n, Judge Zane this afternoon granted an order requiring the defendant to appear and show cause why he has not paid alimony on Saturday next. In the case of G. H. Tousey et al. vs. G. B. Etchzel et al., a motion for new trial has been submitted. Judge McDonald has been appointed referee in tbo case of J. W. Eardley vs. A. J. Smith et al. It is expected that numerous arrests will be made next week on indictments returned during the last fsw days by the grand jury. C. A. Rohracher of Portland, Oregon, has Just published a digest of the mining laws of the United Slates and territories. The work was compiled for the publisher by Grant II. Smith of this city, and reflects credit upon the young attorney. And now the charge is made that Louis Kolitz purposely burued his candy store last June, for the purpose of defrauding the German-- American Insurance company, which paid him $1197 on account of a policy car-ried by him. That company yesterday brought suit against him to obtain judgment for the amount. An attorney named Mark-ha-has also sworn to a complaint Kolitz charging with arson. In the case of F. E. McGurrin vs. E. C. Coffin et al., Bonner & Smith have been ap-poi- n guardians ad litem for the minor de-fendants. The case of Frank Barnett, charged with grand larceny, was dismissed this morning. Thb Times last evening opined that in-dictments had been found against certain ice dealers for selling unwholesome ice. This morning an order for the arrest of O. S. Bocker "et al." was issued by Judge Zane. J. W. Judd has brought suit against S. F. Kershaw et al. to recover $1100 on a promis-sory note, secured by a mortgage. E. S. De Golyer has brought suit against John A. ShetUe to recover $500 on a promis-sory note. Probate Court. Judge Bartch made the following orders in probate court today: In the matter of the estate of James Barry, deceased, it was ordered that hearing of pe-tition for letters of administration should occur on Wednesday, November 30. Petition for letters of administration in the matter of tbe estate of Jeramiah McGra-d- y will be heard November 30. THE CITY COUNCIL. Two Ordinances Directed at the Coal Combine Kea4. THE PUMP PURCHASE VETOED. r The Appointment off A. S. Iienrtall a Pood Inspector Confirmed An-other Tiresome Wrangle Over the Ellsworth Matter Utah Slate Fa-vored for the Joint ISailding To Keeulate Street Work Property Owners to Plant Grass on Either Side of Sidewalks. The city council, at its adjourned session last night, began the proceedings with an-other tiresome wrangle over the Ellsworth matter, Folland objecting to the record be-ing incorporated in the minutes. The chair held that there was really no council meeting Thursday night, and called attention to the fact that eight or ten mem-bers could not get together at any time and hold a meeting. He declined to pass on the question, saying that if he passed on the the matter at all he would rule the- entire proceedings of Thursday out. So Ellsworth's red hot communication will be a part of the records after all. The council theu proceeded to the trans-- I action of regular business of which the fol-lowing was the most important: A VETO FROM THIS S1AY0B. The mayor sent in a communication veto-ing the resolution of the council ordering the purchase of a new pump for the sewer sump. No action on it was taken. A LiD PURCHASE KECOJtMENDED. The superintendent of waterworks recom-mended the purchase of a piece of land in City creek canyon, belonging to Samuel Simpson', for $3500.' Referred. FOOD INSPECTOR CONFIRMED. The appointment of A. L. Kendall as food inspector was confirmed and his salary fixed at $100 per month. RELATING TO STREETS. Action on the following resolution, in-troduced by Folland, was postponed until next Tuesday night: Resolved, That the street supervisor do work only on the order of the council, except in the matter of repairs, which should be none only on tne written order of a majority of the members of the street committee. IN FAVOR OF UTAH SLATE. The following, by Hardy, was referred to the joint building committee: Resolved, That the slate used in the fireproof-in- g of the roof of the joint city and county build-ing be Utah slate from the Provo slate quarries, and the city recorder shall notify the county conrt of the action of this counci . AFTER THE COAL COMBINE. A bill for an ordinance requiring any per-son who shall deliver coal in this city to de-liver to the purchaser of said coal a certifi-cate of weight from the city weighmaster, and prescribing penalties for the same, was then offered by President Loof bourow. Another bill for an ordinance on the same subject was offered by Mr. Moran. It is al-most similar to its predecessor, except tbat it provides that the hundred-weigh- t shall consist of 100 pounds-avOTdupdts.-au- that twenty such hundred-weight- s shall consti-tute a ton. Both bills were referred to the committee on muncipal laws. PREPARING FOR WINTER. Mr. Rich offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the board of public worts be instructed to cut down the intersection on Main street and First South, pave the same with blocks, and also make crosswalks on First 5cu h East at Commercial Ftreet, and on First You'll West at Richards street, said work to Le pushed with ail dispatch. Referred to the board of public works: A GRASS ORDINANCE. A bill for an ordinance requiring property owners to plant grass on either side of tho sidewalks where the pavement is not the full width of the sidewalk, was read for the first time and then went over until the next meeting. TO STOP FAST DRIVING. A bill for on ordinance making it a mis-demeanor for any one to ride or drive over any crossing in the district bounded by South Temple, State, Third South and West Temple at a rate of speed faster than a moderate walk, was read for tho first time and went over until the next meeting. The council then adjourned. . a . ''WHERE AM I AT?" The Pertinent Query of a .Somnolent Citizen WHO INVADED THE LAND OF NOD While Eis Digestive Organs Were Out of GearA Xirjhiinare in Which the Common Hnarlers Were Iisfected by Feathered Or-ators and the Frond ll.rri of Free-dom Soared to Hel&hts Celestial in Ii4 Tadisnation A Fable With the Usual Moral.' "Toohoo! Toohoo!" Down one of the canons that crease the time-ribbe- d sides of one of the loftiest peaks of the Wasatch came tho dismal and grue-some call of the night bird, as a tired citizen of this great republic, recently an auditor in the city's chamber of iniquity, wandered up tho trail seeking a secluded spot where he could commune with nature and wonder "where ho was at." "Too hoot Too hoo!" was the response from the right and the left and a ruffled clap-trap-cla- p apprisod him that the feath-ered denizens of the greasewood were in convention assembling. Presently there was a great twittering and crashing of weak limbs and under the soothing influence of the night and the lullabies of the feathered prowlers, the tired citizen, fresh from the chamber of iniquity where the common snailers hold forth, fell into a profound slumber. He dreamed that an adjourned session was being held in the adjoining thicket and plainly beard the spirited de-bate which followed soon after the wise looking owl erave the sienal "Too hoo!" for quiet to be observed. "My dears," said he, "there are queer do-ings in the city of Jericho and as lovers of fair play we have assembled here this even-ing to lend our voices to the howl of dissat-isfaction whose echoes are faintly borne to our ears from the great city below us. It has also been brought to my notice that in that fair city there are-s6m-e members of an aggregation of men, banded together for presumably one common purpose, who have arrogated to themselves all the morality, truth and honesty there is supposed to be lurking about the country, and under the aegis of their great virtue assail others who in everything but their ability to make themselves ridiculous are their superiors in every attribute that goes toward making the perfect man. In fact, ou such an exalted plane have these worldlings entrenched themselves that they deny the right of their servants, the people, to criticise their official acts "and. have., even been known to violently assail the private character of one who is re-'l- y their superior officially and their peer, a. .oast, socially, politically and intellectually, because he dared to make known the fact that they were paying them-selves, out of the community treasury, of course, for work they never performed. When he dared to defend himself they at-tempted to deny him a hearing, but in the end he overcame all opposition and' the finale to the skirmish saw the common snarlers in a disgruntled condition and the object of their 6pleen, '.out of ofdee, it is true, vindicated in the eyei of tho people." After waiting until hi auditors had time to store tbi:5-d..o- X the lble aw7 in their think-tank- s, the owl solemnly said: "Now there is a moral attached to this story, and one which you should heed. It is this: 'When you are determined to throw stones at an enemy be sure to intrench yourselves in a steel clad house.' " "Why not one of glass?" asked a venture-some linnet. "Oh, because, in the hands of a marks-man who has justice behind him, ' great exe-cution can be mads, especially if he has a cobble quarry at his feet," was the reply. "But what application can be made of the moral of the fable?" asked a putty --pated biped. "Well, I'll explain that," said oldToo-hoo- , "by relating the sequel to the fable. After the common snarlers recovered from their defeat, several approached the target of their abuse and assured him that come weal come woe they were his friends, and sin-cerely hoped that he would not in turn as-sail them." "But I thought," said the putty-pate- d bi-ped, "that they had entrenched themselves upon sucli" a high moral plane that ordinary UJVl UUb a3ll UVS (.IIIIVIDO VUGLU. "So they have in their mind's," responded Too-ho- o, "but as they have been so ready to assail others it is only fair that they should be placed in the crucible of the public and assayed for just what they are worth." "I agree with the chair," came from a poiut high up in the air. Looking up they saw an eagle casting about for an alighting place, and the next moment the proud bird of freedom had the floor. "I was." said the king, "an interested listener, from a convenient perch in the i'elfry, to the proceedings of the common snarlers and I must confess that my bald p:te blushed with indignation at the way in which several of them at-tempted to enforce stay law, and again I say I agree with the chair, for in the name of all that makes American citizenship a boon to be esteemed, if an American citizen has not the rijorhtio appear before a small local body in defense of assaults on his character, both private and official, what right has he? Shall an American sovereign be cooipelled to beg them for trie inestimable favor of saying a word in de tense of his name whsn it has been dragged in the mire, spat upon and covered beneath an ignominious load of wretched gr Immar and foul-smellin- g spleen? Must be witjh head uncovered and hinged knee beg of vtheni to hear him on matters tnat must de eply concern him and his? Has lie no right U address the sanctuary of sanc-tuaries, the ho'iy of holies, the inner temple of inner templeB, the glorified Allah-il-AUa- h of communal bodies, the reincarnation of all the purity of allhe dead ages, the wonder-ful, the only courVll of common snarlers of the holy city of Jericho? In the great and august name of Lftberty that name which has fanned the criiinson banners of war and soothed Tyranny land Oppression into the lullaby arms of Peace who and what are these latter-da-y Uscsars, who, panoplied in their regal pomp Lnd protected by the aegis of their haughtyopinion of thei.- - own to say that an American citizen lias iwG right to hold them up to the public ridicJ'.e which they so richly and de-servedly melit? Shades of Dionysius of Syra-cuse, bas thlj Great Llama of Thibet been transported Mo thess shores?" "No," ca lie a still small voice from a leafy bower,' "bui luatural gas has been discovered on the shot! I of the Great Salt Sa and, if Dame RunJ Ir speaks the truth, the locators ilso bsjve loptioD on a common snarler or two." 1 I "Hush, lildren!" cooed Too-ho- o, "you must not f ik in that way of those who ate too gooci f' I this earth." "Too : I for this earth!" growled the eagle, "thAf why do they deal in it. When-ever you seimrirovements going on in the fair city oil Hericho Touwill find earth in which the rir V3 have an interest not exactly celestial." U "Yes," cueJlAa rttin from the leafy bower, "so pdblic-i- n E'ted are the snarlers that they have oftenlejyu known to miss a meeting, but n ver ttfjf dav!" '"' "Ctildrc y'pieaded old Too-ho- o, "I fear youaie ej Ling in tho bad practice of talkingtbl 1 2h your hats. I must punish vou 1 y ri llniag from enttrtaining you herea ter w I fables and Instead will deal strict y wit jlCts." "F cts! ,1-t- s" cried the eagle, as he prsps red U homeward flight, "those are what we al yfiax except that eminent ag-grc- g. tion rommon snarlers." Wi a tha . gm a defiant flap of his wing , anf jtn one accord the feathery cone egat arose with hlra, and as they disai Peari )Ver the ridge the tired citizen awol e an ,0ftly murmured: 'Where am I at ? ' i COMING TOGETHER. The Manhattan Clnb to Tender Mr. Cleveland a Reception Tocig-h- t WHICH WILL EE EXCLUSIVE. Esaycf the Democratic Leaders Will Be Present, Cut Several Prooiln-ea- t HepBblie&HS Are Also Bidden to the Feast-T- he President-Elec- t and Andrew Jackson Will Face Each Other In Clay. New York, Nov. 19. The reception to President-elec- t Cleveland tonight by the Manhattan club will be a notable affair. The clubhouse will be decorated with flow-ers, the national colors, draperies, flags and banners that were used by the different asso-ciations in the Democratic business men's parade. The general reception is to take place in the front parlor at 10 o'clock. Sup-per will be served in the billiard room, and the pastel portrait of - Cleveland and an oil painting of Andrew Jackson will bo placed together in a conspicuous piste in the reception room. The ordinary visitors Lst is entirely suspended. All Democratic gov- ernors and Democratic governors-elec- t of all the states of the union have been invited and it is announced that most of them will be present. Among the other invited guests are: Arthur P. Gorman, Calvin S. Brice, Chief Justice Ful-ler, W. F. Harrity, Admiral Walker, H. Vil-lar- d. General Scholield, Georsre W. Childs, Anthony J. Drexel, General O.O.Howard, Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Satolli and Bishop Potter. --o- ONTARIO IS FALLING. Humors That the November Dividend Would Be Passed CAUSE A SLUMP IN THE MARKET. Shares Declined Mne Dollars Within the Week and tireat Lots Were Thrown on the Market-Snperin-tend- ent Chambers SaysIleKnows Xcthiusr More Than the Street It unions About the Matter. Affairs of the Ontario Mining company at Park City were freely discussed ou the streets today. In some way a report became current that the regular monthly dividend, due Novem-ber 30, was to be passed. What basis there was for the rumor could not be determined. Most, if not actually all information on the subject came from New York. Ontario stock slumped on the New York market on Friday and shares sold at $30. This was a decline of ?9 a share within the week. It was known that a lot of the stock aggre-gating to a number of thousand shares were thrown on the market. At first it was sup-posed that some holder in need of ready cash was ready to sacrifice himself in a market that showed little if any movement in min-ing stocks. Then followed the report tbat the dividend for November was to be passed. No information regarding the matter could be obtained in Salt Lake. Ontario as well as Daly has been paying regularly. The October dividend was paid all right. That was number 197 and amounted to $ 37,500, or 25 cents a share. Mr. R. C. Chambers was asked by a Times representative what he knew of the matter, and he said nothing except what he had heard on the street. He had received no information from any other source. He did not know whether the dividend for this month had been passed or would be passed, and he showed no perturbance over the re-sult. A LECBERODS MONGOLIAN. .. I Ah Lee, a Vegetable Peddler, in the Toils f FOR ATTEMPTING TO OUTRAGE LITTLE JENNIE CROUCH. She Admits that He Made Improper g Proposals, 1 I BUT DECLARES THAT NO CRIMI- - f NAL OFFENSE WAS COM- - 1 MITTED. I j The Result of an Investigation Made by Inqalsitlve Residents of Mar-ket Street A Lynching Bee Averted by the Prompt and Ie-- . claive Action of the Police The Shack a Resort for Yooas feirls. An extraordinary case of youthful de-pravity was brought to the attention of the police shortly after the noon hour and a lynching bee was only averted by their prompt and decisive action. It appears that Ah Lee, a Chinese vegeta-ble peddler, residing on Market street, opposite the Odd Fellows' temple, has been in the habit of receiving young girls as j visitors, and residents of that thoroughfare decided to place a watch on the Mongol- - . I ian's shack. Today they saw a lit-tle girl, ' Jennie Crouch, by name, whose j parents reside on First South near Third . ' East, enter, and the next moment tho door closed and locked. Investigating closer they were horrified to learn that tho occu-pa- nt had the little girl in his bedroom and was taking improper liberties with her person. Officer Whit - was summoned ' and, taking in the ' situation at . . a glance ha telephoned to the hall for assistance, and remaining on guard " at the door forbade anyone entering. When Officer Armstrong arrived the crowd, f which consisted or a score or more very hi. dignant citizens, were talking in a threat-ening manner, but before any overt act eould be committed the Chinaman was bundled into the wagon, and the child on the seat with him, the driver whipped up ! the horse and was soon at toe kalL j The girl, when questioned, denied that there had been any criminal offense eoromix- - j ted, declared that her sixteea.year-ol- d sister was a constant visitor to the shack, and that she did not go there imbued with proper mo- - i tives. 8he admitted, however. thi.t the lecherous wretch had fondled her and in- - vited her to share his couch with him. Officer Walker accompanied the girl to her home, but met with a very cool reception, so from the mother, who appeared to look upon the narrow escape of her ehOd as of not much importance. According to her story, she knows the Chinaman we21, and acknowledges that she sent her daughter to the shack to purchase a cabbage. LATE CITY NEWS. Weather tomorrow, fair and warmer. A lot of slate for the roof of the city and county building arrived here today. A contract for sinking, the shaft at the Monterey mine at Silver City a distance of fifty feet, will be let today. Today's bank clearings amounted to $228.-99- 7, as against $328,848 for the correspond-ing day last year. Week's clearings, $1,968,-93- 2; same week last year, $1,675,547. Secretary McDaniels of the World's fair commission left this afternoon for Brigham City, where a meeting of the Box Elder county Wrorld's fair committee will be held this evening. Arrangements have been completed for a football game at Baseball park on Thanks-giving day. The contesting elevens will be the Y. M. C. A. team, under Captain A. H. Peabody, and the Sixteenth inlantry team, under J. H. Woodward. The two upper floors of Calders Music Palace are undergoing a big change. The floors are being divided into large rooms and are being luxuriously furnished for the reception of the College of Music which takes possession about December 15. The coroner's jury sworn to investigate the case of Oscar W. Lambert, who was found dead in a ditch a few mornings ago, reached the conclusion that death resulted from asphixiation. The remains will be shipped .to Breckinridge, Mo., for interment. James White omb Riley, whose fame as a raadex.-ia-.oul- y second to his renown as a writer of exquisite verse, may appear here here soon under the auspices of the Press club. The poet's "drawing powers" are something wonderful, and his entertain-ments never fail to attract large audiences. The Press club will hold a meeting at the rooms in the Central block tomorrow at 3 p. m. to consider the matter. " WRONG, AS USUAL. Members of th City Council Ran Down the Wrong Individual. Members of the city council, not content with making a holy show of themselves in the council chamber, made a vocal assault on Stenographer Vandenberge last night in the corridor of the city hall, which was as unjust as it was uncalled for. They found fault with him for the complete manner in which he recorded the proceedings of Thurs-day night, and intimated that he had ex-ceeded his powers. As the proceedings were kept by the deputy recorder and signed by him in the absence of the recorder, they, as usual, cornered the wrong coon. Had they read and understood the provisions of the city charter they would have held their peace. The city charter says: It shall be the duty of the recorder to make and kes p an account of the records of all ordinances Wiie by tbe city council, and all their proceed-ings in a corporate capacity. . ; . StaUhood for Utahv. The Denver A'eics of Thursday has the fol-lowing editorial: A late issue of the Salt Lake Tribune con-tains a sensational dispatch from Washing-ton in which it is alleged that the Mormon church bas made a deal with the Democrats whereby Utah is to be admitted as a state and the church influence is to be used to further the cause of Democracy. As a part of the deal it is alleged that word was passed to the Mormons in Colorado, as well as in other states and territories to vote the Dem-ocratic ticket. The yews does not pretend to know any-thing about the truth of the story as it re-lates to U'tah, but so far as it concerns Col-orad-is wholly baseless. The Mormons in this state are located entirely within Conejos and Costilla counties, both of which were carried by the Republican by large majorities. Had the Mormons as a whole, or in any part, voted the Democratic ticket, the result in thos'e counties would have been changed. The Washington correspondent appears to have indulged in some exceed-inrl- v central and. so fsr ss this state is con-- cerned, very untruthful statements. So far as the admission of Utah is con-cerned, the only objection to giving her statehood has been the danger that the Mor-mon church by controlling the consciences of the people would also coutrol their votes. As the Tribune has editorially admitted, however, the late campaign was one of edu-cation to the Mormon people, and taught them something they never realized before, that they owed certain duties as citizens to the nation that were outside of the church and its former teachings. If in any degree this sentiment has taken hold of the people, Utah is ready for statehood. Her popula-tion and industrial development have long entitled her to admission. Tbe West can afford to risk a good deal in order to increase Western votes and Western influence in congress. Utah, New Mexico and Arizona should fee prompt to stand by the industrial needs of the Rocky mountain country. At any rate let the next congress admit them. ' , ... IN THE POLICE COURT. Trnsr;reanor of the Lv Disposed of by J uki ice Gee. t.ouis White appeared before his honor on a cliar-- of drnnkentiess and with a beauti-ful pair of eyes. Any physician would have given him a certificate that there was with great infiltration of blood into the cellular tissues surrounding the or-bit. The eyes were plainly November eies red and yellow like the leaves on the mountain side.. , "Ycu appear to badly bunged up?" asked his honor. "Yes, sir," was the response from a pair of badiy-swolic- n lips. "How did you get beaten up in that way?" "I don't know." "You don't know? Well, you need rest ind 1 11 give you five days. short orders. The charges of petit larceny against Ed-ward O'Brien and John W ilson, the alleged grain-sac- k thieves, were dismissed. Stella Gray, Annie Douglas and Mattie Johnson, prostitutes, were each assessed $25. Mike Riley, an inebriate on the verge of the d. t.'s, was sent to jail for five days. A representative of the liquor firm of Wil-liams & Gearna appeared and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of selling liquor on Sunday. A fine of $25 was imposed. Police Pointers. The police last night recovered a quantity of gunny sacks, believed to have been stolen, in a cache located near the Jewish syna-gogue oa Fourth East street. The Garfield saloon, at the Utah Nevada depot, was burglarized Friday morning, and whisky to the value of $15 stolen. The police last night found 500 gunny sacks on a vacant lot on Third .South street, between Second and Third West. The lot bas lately been the rendezvous for a tough A red poeketbook, containing a Rio Grande annual pass, is at polloe headquarters await-ing au owner. The police department, to a roan, are well pleased over the recent captures. As psual, Captain Donovan Is responsible for the hauls. A Street Car Blockade. There was a blockade on First street, be-tween State and A, which lasted over an hour. Cars of the rival lines refused to give way for each other, both companies claim-ing the right of way, until the superintend-ents got together and arranged a4ruce which resulted in both retiring and going in the direction opposite to that their schedlue called for. APPOIXTMENTS. Th President Fills Thrc Important Va-cancies Caused by Resignations. Washington, Nov. 19. The president to-day made tho following appointments: J. H. Grear of Iowa to be assistant secretary of the treasury, in place of Judge Crounse, re-signed. William M. Stone of Iowa will be commissioner of the general land office, vice Thomas Carter, resigned. George W. Miller, collector of internal revenue in the Twenty-thir- d district of Pennsylvania. SICK STATESMEN. Mr. Blaine and Senator Ktnss Are Both Improvise Washington. Nov. 19. Mr. Blaine was reported to be very much improved this morning. He passed a comfortable night and refrcBhad by a sound sleep, is said to be bright and cheerful this morning. Washington, Nov. 19. Senator Kenna of West Virginia passed a bad night but was better this morning. He said: "I am freer from pain this morning and my general con-dition is better." TORNADO TWISTS. Tho Aerial Monster Kills and Malms and Destroys All In Its Path. Eureka Springs, Ark., Nov. 19. News has just reached here that a cyclone struck Harrison, Ark., Thursday night, killing five residents and wounding many others. A large number of houses were Dlown down and considerable stock killed. In Missouri. St. Louis, Nov. 19. News reaches here that a cyclone passed through West Plains, Mo., Wednesday night, causing considera-ble property loss. The house of John Arm-strong was blown down and all occupants and Armstrong himself and wife were fa-tally injured. New York Markets. New York, Nov. 19. Sugar Steady; crushed, 6; granulated, 4 Wall Street Money Call, 4; closed of-fered at 4; bar silver, 84. The stock mar-ket developed still greater strength after 11 o'clock, and dealing was bet-ter distributed than any previous day of the week. The favorable character of the bank statement gave an impetus to the up-ward movement and there was lively inquiry for railroad and industrials. The improve-ment in the general list was J to 1 per cent while rubber bounded, up to 4s. The mar-ket closed steady. -- Sterling exchange steady at $4.84 for sixty days bills, and f4.87.V for demsnd; posted rates $4.84l(gJ 4.88; commercial bills $4.SGi(a'$t802i; cotlee, spot Rio, quiet, firm, 17 forNo. 7. YALE IS YICTQEIOUS. Won by Yale by a Scare oC-FiY- to Nothing:. SPRINGFIELD IS CROWDED. The Betting Ia Five to One on ITale Without Any Takers Harvard, However, Has the Advantage of Knowing Just How Its Opponents flay While Yale Has Never (seen Harvard at It. ;' I f a better ball at the opening and makes 15 ' .' yards on the wedge. Tbe ball is now in ' Yale's territory on a vigoroua punt. The sunshine and bright morning broke on the football, and tbe groand were . crowded with blue and crimson, await-in- g anxiously for the time when the struggle between the collegiate colors ia to begin. The Yale and Harvard teams both arrived in the city late yesterday afternoon. Betting is slow, as Yale's backers can find few to take their Money. From all indications there there will be a remarkably large crowd at Hampden park. No practice is indulged in, the men preferring to take no chances with, in a few hours- of the finale. The gambling contingent was largely rep-resented. The latest at Springfield was five to one on Yale, at New York five to one on Yale. There was a total . of 19J)00 tickets sold for the game. Th Yale players have this advantage in the game, they have seen little or nothing of Harvard's play and know absolutely nothing of her strength. Harvard, on the other hand, has been watching her rival in tbe championship : and few of Yale's tricks and devices , have escaped her. The teams will line up as follows: TaU 'Si. Petition. Harvard Ptajgt. Hickey .....Left end right --.....HaUowell Willis..... Left tackle right . x ...Kewell McCrea Left guard right. . ....34aekie Htillman Center m. ... .. . . Lewis Hlckok... Right gnsrdloft ....... Waters Winter ....right tackle lft TJpaa Greenwar right end loft......nmOn McCormick quarter...., .Trafford C. Bliss ......half back ... Lke Graves .... .half.... .... .... .... ..Gray T. lillSS .... urn ...... . .- - . . . 1 Butterworth foll.... ....Brwej TALK WOH. 8prtngfibld, Mass., 2To. 19. Tale wn the football gamft. Scots, 6 to 0. m St. Paul & Omaha Statement. New York, Nov. 19. Within a few days President Marvin Hughitt of the St. Paul & Omaha railroad will be requested by leading Eastern stockholders outside the Vanderbilt interest to issue a detailed statement of the operations of the road for the past six months. Mr. Hughitt as the head of the executive department of the company will also be requested to furnish weekly and monthly returns, the sarue as the St. Paul, Northern Paciilc and other leading Western competitors. Genealogy of "Sam" Adams. Editor Times : As I shall not have time to develop this matter in my lecture on Sunday evening, I would like to lay it before your readers now. The immigrant from whom this man was descended was Henry Adams, who settled in Quincy, Mass., at an early date in the his-tory of the colony. Quincy, by the way, has been associated with the Adams family ever since and is now the home of the well - known Charles Francis Adams. Tbe original American Adams came from Devonshire, England, and the name is said to be traced to a Welsh an-cestor, and the Welsh, like other folks, trace their origin to Adam. Grandsons of Henry Adams were Joseph and Henry Adams. Joseph was, in turn, graudfather of Sam Adams, the subject of my lecture, and Henry was grandfather of President John Adams. 'Sam' Adams and John were, therefore, sec-ond cousins, and John's advent was entirely due to the influence of his second cousin. 'Sam Adams' father was Samuel Adams, born in Boston in 1683. His son 'Sam' was born there in 1722. He was called 'Sam' be-cause his father was called 'Samuel.' When the father was dead the abbre-viated name still clung to the son, not only from old association, but also be-cause he became in middle life very near and dear to tha liberty-lovin- g people of Massa-chusetts, and to the close of his life the name "Sam" applied to him was one of en-dearment. It was the same with Abraham Lincoln. People called him "Old Abe," not because they would detract from him, but because they loved him. Adams and Lincoln were men whose mental and moral stature was increased by shortening their names. They were two of the greatest men of the world, and I look upon "Sam" Adams as the father of independence. Charles Ellis. a ELECTION ECHOES, ftoms Mare Democratic Candidates ta Michigan on Top. DaTBorr, Nov. 19. The Republican can-didates for supreme justice, uttorney-gen-era- l and land commissioner may be de-feated. Official returns from all but eight counties in the state show Hooksr has 3149 plurality, Diekma 2221, and Berry 2437. From unofficial igures Ellis now stands a good show of wiping out Diekraa's plural-ity, that Shaffer has little possibility of heating Berry, while Hooker is pretty sure of downing his opponent Several of the missing counties are heavily Democratic Illinois for Cleveland by 81,834. Chicago, Nov. 19. Official returns of all tbe counties in Illinois give Cleveland 421.-1- 4 votes; Harrison, 397,425; Bidwell, 24,590; Weaver, 20.085. Cleveland's plurality over Harrison. 21,824. PERSONAL. Lawyer Houtz is up from Provo. E. J. Stone is up from Springville. Lawyer Perrin is down from Ogden. J. E. Whitefleld of Bingham is in Zion. Attorney Henry Adams of Nephi is in the city. J. J. Wbitaker, a Coalville merchant, is in Zion. Dave Reese, a merchant from Logan, is in the city. Postmaster R. S. Philpot of Ibapab is in the city. W. Stewart, a Provo business man, is in the city. S. W. West, a Silver Reef stockman, is in the city. II. O. Young, a I'ark City business man, is in the city. Mrs. S. V. Scott of Idaho Falls is visiting friends in Salt Lake. John Rockhill, a Spanish Fork wool grow4r, is in the city. G. H. Keyson, mine host of th& Palace at Logan, is iu the city. ' . W. C. Barry, the stock raiser of Snake valley, is in the city. James Neitch, Bingham mining man, was iu the city yesterday. W. B. Hooper of the Hotel Occidental 8au Francisco, is sojourning in the city. A trio of Butte mining men, B. Tibbly, J. E. Gaylord and II. E. Driggs, are in the city. Joe Raleigh, who has been pros pectin" in the Deep Creek country with John N. Youno-an-others, will return to the creek next weak. Manly Apologies. New York, Nov. 19. The trouble between Bishop Wigger of .New York, and Father Corrigan of Hoboken, is virtually at an end and it is stated that Father Corrigan will write to the bishop apologizing for the an-noyance the published letter of Father Cor-rigan may have caused him. The Hoboken priest will also apologize through Bishop digger to Archbishop Corrigan. COUNT TOLSTOI ALARMED. Be Says the Condition of Russia Fore-bodes Famine. 8t. Petersburg, Nov. 19. Count Tolstoi, In tbe Btutian Oazette, calls attention to the continued miserable condition of the peas-antry of Russia. He says famine again threatens some districts. The rye harvest is as bad as it was in 1891, and oats are an utter failure. There is complete dearth of material for fires, and tbe people are ex-hausted by last winter's misery. The out-look is as black as possible. A Great Gold Discovery. Truro, Nova Scotia, Nov. 19. Great ex-citement prevails here in consequence of a big discovery of gold at the Caribou mines, worked by the Truro Gold Mining company. The present discovery is expected to turn out the blegest and richest gold mine ever opened in Canada. Tllden's Will Honored at lass. New York, Nov. 19. It is reported that tbe trustees of the estate of Samuel J. Til-de- n have reached a satisfactory settlement with the relatives of the deceased, and that they possess sufficient funds for the erection and maintenance of tha Tilden library pro-posed in Tilden's wilL Fiends Poison a Priest. Rome, Nov. 19. The trial is in progress at Palermo of two peasants who wreaked vengeance on a priest by pouring a solution of corrosive sublimate int. the cballlce which the priest used at mass. . The priest died on the altar stairs. Thanksgiving Preclamation. Governor A. L. Thomas today brsued,-'tha- ,' following proclamation: J TBRrroT or Utah, I ' ' ' Exxoorrv mo. S To the PeopU of the Territory of Utah flt. pursuance with the proclamation of the president, and ia recgnition of a custom which hat dlstniot-lvel- y characterized American life, I recpectf airy recommend that Thursday, November 24, latri, ba observed as a day for thanksgiving and praise to the Divine Ruler for the peace, happiness sad prosperity wa have enjoyed during the preaeat year. A. L. Taoas Wovetao. rt'C- - Hot Hanged Yesterday. Qdincy, III., Not. 19. William Jameson, who was to have been hanged next Friday for the murder of Charles Aaron, bas been granted a stay of execution by the supreme court until the bill of records in his case can . he examined. . a Street Cars Sold. Indianapolis, Not. 19. The Indianapolis street car line have been sold to a New York syndicate headed by R. L. Belknap and J. C. liaffner, of the company. The price paid it said to bo 2,750,000. Deck and Record rlurned. Cardiff, Nov. 19. The Merchant's ge and the Builders' dock burned this morning, together with all records and drawings gathered since tha docks opened. Loss, 3325,000. Poor Cotton Crop. r Nbw Orleans. Not. 19. The cotton crop prospects grow worse avery day and the yield will be 45 per cent less than last year with a total not exceeding 400,000 bales. ' ( ' f |