| Show salt lale coads ASTIR BOYS the soldiers at fort douglas receive orders from omaha SALT LAKE dec 19 judge zone yesterday morning rendered his decision in the matter of the injunction sought by thomas W jennings and fifteen other residents on first street against the salt lake city railway company and the rapid transit company to prevent the running of their cars on more than ore track along the street mentioned the petitioners petition ers claimed that the railway tracks being so near to their property were in the nature of an obstruction and had a tendency to depreciate the value of their property on that street they therefore asked that the two companies be restrained from occupying more than one track within the points mentioned that is on first street between first east and A streets it appeared from the tes timoney given that the tracks of the two companies passed from south temple into first east ze through eagle gate uj that for a few rods they occupied the same ground the question therefore arose should these defendants he required to occupy the same track or if not practicable should they not at least occupy the street as they did for a few rods in passing from south temple street north upon first east As the safety of human life should he the first consideration and after that acha protection of private property it seemed to him that the present method of using this first street was an unreasonable one the purpose of the two tracks occupying it was not as much for the benefit of the public on that quarter of a mile as to enable passengers to ct he as the one car took one direction alter reaching A street and the other took he himself saw no necessity for these two companies occupying the street as they now do and a reasonable time would be given the m to conie to an arrangement to run on and the sarce track if that were not done than an would issue the further use ot the street from what nad been stated in evidence he could see no trouble in both companies adopting the plan recommended the judge stated that as the tracks already down and the cars on the the tracks a reasonable tims would be given the defendants A sensation vaa caused at fort douglass yesterday by the receipt of a dispatch at 10 30 in the morning fraro general brooke at omaha requiring the troops to be in readiness to leave in a special train in alie afternoon lor nebraska preparations were immediately made to obey the order when a second ta legram was received countermanding the first order but instructing troops to be in readiness at a moments notice yesterday mor bright and early a force of workmen employed by the salt lake city railroad company were engaged in constructing a double track on north main street from the deseret news corner to banker mansion two blocks north the action was taken by the salt lake city railway company in order to protect their franchise on the street aimed the city council last tuesday lues day grancea another franchise on the same street to the new campany called great salt lake biot springs company mr read superintendent of the present salt lake city railway company intends adopting some measures by the traveling public can distinguish at night which branch of the different systems the several cars belone is thought that different colored lights will be tried similar to those used on the old arnold motors or mule cars yesterday morning W W white a new comer to the territory was arrested by deputy V S marshal parsons on a complaint of the IJ S prosecuting at boiney of kansas white is charged with committing fordery in that state in 1889 but lias successfully evaded the officers of the law since the crime was committed parsons left with white for kansas yesterday afternoon charles johnson and john begging charged with horse stealing were before commissioner greenman est erday who discharged them as the evidence to convict was insufficient city recorder jack took charge of his office yesterday after filing his bond for there was a quiet little wedding in commissioner Green mana office yesterday afternoon the parties concerned were W H wilson of this city and miss emily mayberry of provo our theatre goers are all agog over the appearance here next week of louis james and his excellent company it that the big four of american tragedians today to day are booth barrett james and keene whether they rankin the order named is perhaps a matter of opinion opi nien all four are great yet distinct in their creations booth makes a classic hamlet and excels in that character barrett is the great cassius in julius Ciu esar james is alone in his impersonation of the french cardinal in richelieu while keene surpasses all others in his rendition of richard III and louis XI barratt who was poor until adree years ago is now at booth is supposed to bedworth be worth amil a mil lion keenehan Keene can sian a check for while james has enough to keep the wolf from the door for the balance of his life louis james produces bulgers powerful play jeu at provo december 26 his impersonation of the willy french cardinal is said to beane of the greatest characterizations ever given this powerful role your disciples of mel domene will doubtless take advantage oi his coming west brigham street near the tenion pacific depot is being graded workmen are engaged in boring an artesian well at the utah exposition grounds |
