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Show rn oT THE RECEIVER'S CASE. ee A Motion to Compell Him to Answer Questions the press and public. This road is to be a branch of the Union Pacific Company. That corporation has fora long time been business in California with the Central Pacific. It hasaroad into Southern Utah, and now that the work of securing the right of way tothe Pacific Ocean has veen completed, another route connecting the Co:s85 with the extreme Wes: is one of the enterprises that will no doubt be pushed to completion in the course of time. The Los Angeles Herald says in the same connection that, “The Los Angeles ‘Touching His Compensation. | | On Monday the following notice was served on Judge Powers, as counsel for Receiver Dyer: , In the Supreme Court of Utah Territory: United States of America, vs. the late corporation the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints et al., defendants. To O. W. Powers solicitors of Frank and J. R. McBride, H, Dyer, Receiver, and to George S. Peters Williams: Please take the above entitled case allowance from the funds and Parley L. notice that in to contest the in the hands of & Salt Lake railroad scheme has a powerful backing in New York City, and will result in a connection with a road coming east, which will give Los Angeles ‘the receiver to the receiver and his atanother transcontinental railway. It torneys, wherein T.C. Bailey and two will traverse a region abounding in others are complainants, and said Dyer, cheap coal and valuable ores, and will Peters and Williams are respondents, bemake Los Angeles a great smelting and fore Robert Harkness, appointed by said manufacturing center.” 7 Court to take testimony touching the matters set forth in the petition of said Bailey and others, we will move the HonPark City Mines. erable Court, at the court room thereof in Salt Lake City, on the 13th day of JanDuring the year just past the Ontario mine, Park City, has declared dividends uary, 1889 or as soon thereafter as coun<p fj to the amount of $900,000, which added to the dividends of past years, makes a total of $9,725,000. The dividends of the Daley mine for the year past, amount to $450,000, and her total dividends amount to $862,500. The Crescent mine this past year has declared dividends amounting to $18,000, and her total dividends paid are $228,000. ‘Thus the three mines in the year 1888 have declared $1,368,000, and dividends amounting to their total dividends are $10,815,500. hie —— Weber Stake Academ iy Yesterday there were 132 students in attendance at the Weber Stake Academy. Atthis rate the room now used will soon be found inadequate te hold all who may apply for adesk. Already it is apparent that another teacher must be engaged, making three, the principal and two assistants. The work of organi- zing and grading up the students was carried as far as practicable during the‘ day. Everything is prosperous and suc-. sel can be heard, for Frank H. Dyer, to a show should not be punished rule cause as put.to him why he for contempt of said Court in refusing to tain questions on said answer touching cermat- before said and Robert decided by Harkness, Examiner, said .Examiner to be relevant, competent and material, as well as proper to be answered; and inasmuch as said Dyer had answered that he had devoted the most of his time and attention to the duties of receiver and had mentioned certain real estate in his possession that consumed portions of his time and the further question had been asked “What other property was there that took so much of your time—the Wells corner did not—you compromised that?” to which the witness had answered: ‘We did finally yes, sir; but there was a the year the mills turned out 6015 pairs of blankets. A new snub with 330 spindles was put in for stocking yarn, and yet they were not able to fill the demand. California only afew days ago sent an order for 3,000 pounds of stocking yarns, and asked for all the mills could turnout. Besides the home trade the outside demand. Hast and West, as far east as Chicago, is such as to make the company think of greatly enlarging their works. W. C. Morris. A sad event to chronicle is the demise of W.C. Morris, who was asphyxiated in New York on Jan. 4th. He separated from his friends about midnight on Dec. 31st, having made an appointment with C. F. Wilcox to dine with him on New Years day and was to meet him at 3p. m. His not making his appearance then, caused Mr. Wilcox to feel some- what uneasy; whereupon he hotel after where, visited the bursting open the door of the room they found Mr. Morris unconscious. Strenuous efforts were made to revive him, but all to no purpose and on Saturday following he expired. : The whole affair is so sudden and is a blow scarcely within human kindred and left, full of robust endur- friends whom health, and to deal of work The “Escaped | they Bird. cheer was kind hearted Billy Morris. Manya one will mourn his untimely death, for he was indeed one of. nature’s noblemen. We offer the family our most sincere condolence in their® afflic- | tion. . RESOLUTIONS, ~ At a meeting of the fraternity of artists and paintersof Salt Lake City, held at Tullidge & Co.’s shop yesterday, it was resolved to manifest some token of respect to the memory of the late departed artist brother, W. C. Morris, and it was decided to adjourn to convene at done on that matter would instruct the- witness, The penitentiary bird, Hibbard, whose) or to the allowances to be paid to the represumed escape was published last: ceiver and his soliciters; and, inasmuch week, turned up somewhat unexpectedly as the said Examiner decided that the to some, within the penitentiary walls. question was proper,and that any inHe had been missing for three days, and quiry touching such allowances and no clue to his whereabouts or means of: | compensations was proper and embraced escape was discovered. The Warden, in the order of referénce, but that he however, was suspicious that he was yet had no power to compel an answer by within the walls, and to offset, as far as punishment or otherwise; the solicitors possible, any scheme the convict may for the petitioners desiring this Honorhave planned for escape, the guard was able Court to rule upon the same and doubled. His final discovery was brought to instruct said witness to answer said ‘about through one of the guard,about 12- questions, and such -other questions as o’clock Saturday night, ripping over a the examination may decide to be rope that was stretched over the wall. competent, relevant, material and proper He at once gave the alarm, and the to be answered, and the said Examiner Warden was soon on the spot. The having decided te postpone further latter in a short time discovered a figure’ action and to report the matter to the lurking in the shadow of the wall, evi- Court, we will also move this Honorable dently making for the rope. Upon being. Court to fix a time at which said Robert hailed by the Warden, he replied that he | Harkness shall resume the taking of testwas Hibbard, the person they had been’ imony touching the allegations of said looking for. It was learned from the petition and denied in said answer, and prisoner that he had not tasted food the allegutions of the answer denied in, since Thursday noon, and that in the the replication, and to instruct said wit-. meantime he had hidden first under the ness according to the rules prevailing in sewer pipe, then when night came, had courts of equity in such cases, to answer climbed up under the eaves of the build- the above question that he refused to ing, where he had perched while the answer, aud other questions that said ‘guard were searching about under him. Examiner shall decide to be material and | He had, during most of the time, been relevant to the issues formed by said concealed under the hospital building. petition and answer to replication, and His contrivance for escape was a very for such further order as the Court may ingenius one. Between two small, thin deem equitable. strips of beard, he had fastened firmly R. N. Baskin, two butcher’s hooks, and to this affair ZANE & Zane, he attached a rope knotted at every ten Solicitors for Petitioners. zto fifteen inches, to facilitate climbing. January 7, 1889. skating at warm springs; the daily. J. W. Kyte & Co, are now engaged in a canvas for the much needed Directory which they propose to publish soon, and which will be a credit to the city. _ Tue Equitable Co-op has leased the D. Hi Wells property where they will put up a fine building which will about April 10th. their business Tux necessitates winner be ready The rapid increase of the of change. the prize puzzle pub- lished in the WrsTERN WEEKLY a few weeks ago, is [Thomas Nash, No.3 Youngs City, he being the first to send in a correct solution. In another column new advertisement wi!l be found the of Haslam of the most reliable meat Brothers, firms of this city. . Their hooks are. always suppork, mutton, and articles of beef, other varieties of butchers’ wares. They make a specialty of their pure home-made lard which in this day of questionable importations is an important product in the market. THE Alexander. Mining Company on Friday filed their articles of incorpora- tion with Secretary Hall.. The incorporators are: EF. R. Kenner, Beauregard Kenner, and F.. E. Nelson of Manti, Frank J. Cannon and Abraham H. Cannon of Ogden. The capital stock is $45,000, divided into 9000 shares of $5 each, and the general office will be in Salt Lake City. The company’s object is to operate the Alexander mining properties in the Cleveland Mining District, West : Mountain, San Pete Valley. } : | <i <~—-—_>~ a | Accident In | White-chapel Ogden. phantom, claims materialized now in St. Louis. to have Whether A serious accident occurred at Ogden| on Tuesday. J. McKinley, employed as: a carpenter on the Union Depot was engaged in shingling, when the cleat on he is the real Jack or a practical joker, his bloody threatenings have wrought a mighty commotion among the doves of St. Louis. Here is a letter he writes to which his the chief him feet rested gave to slide down the over the eaves his feet way, causing roof. struck Passing the edge of the scaffolding about two feet below, precipitating him head foremost te the ground, a distance of twenty feet or more. His head strucka piece of iron, badly fracturing his skull. His coendition was not at last accounts presumed to be fatal but very critical. He has a wife and several little ones dependant upon him fer support. A characteristic expression of the warm magnanimity that exists between fellowcraftsmen occurred soon after the acei- as : MircHEeLL, of police of that city. Chief. Huebler, and City Police:— Gents—I want you tu have fare warning. coming frida from N. York and have canvassed Iam Clark Avenue for and business, some other places and have spotted four victims already. My knives are in good order, and I will send you the lungs of every other woman I kill. You need not look for me. You can’t find me: I don't hide,have baen - all over town and talked tu all your detectives. I can foo] this town easier than London. I will operate in three-streets,. Commercial Agent for the C. M. & St. P. R. R. left for the north last night on a two week’s trip in the interest of his road. . Miss Roopa Muuuerr of the 19th Ward gave a birthday party last Friday night, which was a very enjoyable affair. An elegant supper was served to about twenty couple. During the week the Salt Lake Theatre was open but two nights, the Scott & Mills Comedy Co. holding the boards. The company was well received. On Thursday, Jan. 17th. the eighth annual ball for the benefit of the Masonic Library will be given at the Grand Opera House. The affair promises to be the event of balls. the season in the line of AT THE DEVEREAUX. One of the rare social events took place at the Jennings residence on Wednesday night. It was the occasion of a double reception given by Mrs. Jennings to her daughter, Miss Emma, who was married to Editor Journal, a Miss Maye Carlisle of little over Jennings, the Utah a week ago, and daughter of Mrs. Jane W. Jennings, deceased, who. -was married to Mr. J. B.. Farlow on the evening of the reception. About five hundred invitations were issued and it is not probable that many of the per-. sons so favored failed to put in an appearance. The preparations for the event were elaborate and gorgeous in the extreme. ‘The scene was all but a climax of decorative art, in the line of flowers, paintings, hangings, and the numerous other ornamental fabrics. The wedding ceremony of Mr. and Mrs. Farlow was pronounced by Chief Justice Sandford. The congratulations and other ceremonies lasted until 9;30, when the newly wedded couple took the train for San Francisco, where they will remain for a couple.of weeks or more. Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle remained in the city till yesterday, when they departed for Logan. their future home. © Jack the Ripper. The mystic “Jack the Ripper,” or the who | was also their client, not to answer any | questions relating to the compensation Fine Utah Central runs skating trains to accommodate the crowds that go there plied with the choicest cess is certain, if the people give it the support such an institutuion should fused to answer, under instructions from have.—Standard. | his solicitor, who then gave notice that <i ip RaILRoaD men are waiting at their respective head quarters for their annuals. to the the same place on Friday at 5 p. m., and before any compromise was arrived at,” all the artists and painters of Salt Lake and inasmuch as the further question City are earnestly requested to attend was asked him by the solicitors for the! in order to complete arrangements. JosHua Mipexey, petitioners: “What work did you do Chairman. jon it?” which question ‘the witness regreat ALEX ~<a one to the erring a word_of PAVEY & Pendergast take the cake cake eaters. the prisoners. Hereturned immediately, Tue Ladies at the Fort gave a well atfinding the convicts at their places round tended German last Tuesday night. the table, but betraying evident signs of Preasant Hours Social Club will meet something wrong. After the meal was Opera over he examined the window and found Tuesday night at the Grand one of the iron bars sawninto. He after House. ward discovered that a wholesale delivery Joun P. Meaxtn’s benefit was well atwas in the plot, and the prisoners had tended at the Grand Opera House on been on the alert for some time for an Thursday. opportunity to make their escape. whom he returns a corpse. Honest and true, ever ready to extend a helping hand needy, or among It Row, Salt Lake shocking as to be almost incredible. ance to his below THe B. Y. Academy, Provo, opened on Monday with the largest attendance it has ever had at this season of the year. in. Epp he T. C. ters alleged in said petition of Bailey and others, and denied in the answer of said Dyer, Petersand Williams During bustle LECTURE. Professor James E. Talmage gave one of his interesting and instructive lectures before a large audience on Wed- nesday evening, in the sixth Ward Meeting House. His subject. was “Stimulants and narcotics; their effect upon the system.” He portrayed in a most effective manner the evil results which follow the use of lquor and tobacco, illustrating the subject with life-sized chart drawings of the human system in the different stages of by the habitual disorder caused use of alcohol, tobacco, opium and other stimulating and cotic substances. His next be given in the Fourth Ward nar-- lecture will on One of the neighbor workmen of : Wed- nesday evening, Jan. 19th. A Most enjoyable ho» was indulged in at the 2lst Ward shool house on Thursday evening. Clark Avenue and Thirteenth The Utah County Bands. | streets. The word of God must be the injured man started acollection and! The Provo band has secured Major obeyed and sin must be abolished. My in afew minutes sixty or seventy dollars ! nerves.are strong and true as ever. I Kent as an instructor, and the other were presented to the wife and _ babies, have seen you once, now you have Utah county bands are preparing to fall in token of good fellowshsp and sympawarning enuff. Tell them to repent into line. The scheme is for a regular thy. soon. Ha, Ha. Look for blood in ten course of instruction for each of the Mr. McKinley up to the last accounts several bands, with a semiannual perdays. They call me had not been removed from the Union formance of the consolidated bands and JACK THE RIPPER. Depot, on which all work has ceased | an annual contest. The boys are more because of his critical condition. The enthusiastic than ever over the idea of patient has been nnconscious most of the boning down to work in steady, sober time until the performance of a surgical earnest, and thus making a name for operation Wednesday, in which the A DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE. themselves, and raising’ the musical scull was opened and a considerable mass NEW AND CHEAP. standard all through this section of the of clotted blood removed from the Notafew are confident that Address 37 S. West Temple St. country. brain. The relief of the pressure caused by another year they can turn out a by this accumulation brought the pacounty band of 40 men who will make THe WESTERN WEEKLY is the only the best Salt Lake City bandmen stand tient to consciousness. The case is a highly critical one but firm hopes are Home and Fireside paper published ia and stare, and then rustle around togave the Territory. Subscribe for it. entertained for his recovery. their own reputations.— Tribune. dent. ncpicapinatinl dollars. ___—-_+—-has received more or less attention from anxious to be relieved of doing and for this year they hope to reach a product of an even quarter of a million and ontteneingaieatea Pca > SS unusual noise ‘ this cityto the Los Angeles, Salt L.ke and Atlantic Railway has been granted, the franchise having been signed Thursday by Mayor John Bryson. This matter has been pending for some time, and e publishes { Express The right of way through Seitee T Angeles a_ business : Spruce, For n The Los the following: Jas. H. Bacon is East on trip. AG aeaty: dea ligh, ing wasins_red. It was in all acleverly planned piece of work, and had many chances of success, notwithstanding the acknowledged vigilence of the present Warden. neh ertntinivanne~ <- Los Angeles, Salt Lake and Atlantic. SOCIEF™. | tata ward, caused the hovks to hang close against the wall, and thus their fasten- Jaterrupted Jail Delivery. Provo Mills. On Tuesday a designed wholesale jail The superintendent of . the Provo Woolen Mills gives a most gratifying re-. delivery was detected at the Salt Lake port of the year’s product. The mills County jail. The convicts were hrought have manufactured during the year over out of the lower appartments: of the 500,000 pounds of wool into cloths, blan- rotary prison for their meal and the kets and yarns. The product reaches jailor had started up stairs for the others nearly $50,000 in excess of that of 1887, when his:attention was arrested by an a News. WEEKLY. lpia The Local To the boards were also attached two projecting wires which, extending out- WESTERN . THE 4 SR ee Sale! z ce I pe |