The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES.

London prices for Americans showed
gains.
Democratic national convention will be
held July L
The prembah of Ashantee has accepted
terms from the British.
Rev. Father O,Gorman has been ap-
uoiuted Bishop of Sioux Falls, 5. d.
The Buenos Ayres chamber of deputies
has passed a bill granting bounties for
export sugar.
The treasury lost s114OOo in gold today,
which leaves the true amount OF the re-
serve $54, 73S. LIS.
1t is announced a large majority of
Union Pacific first mortgage bonds have
been deposited with the reorganization
committee under agreement.
A Columbus (O.) dispatch says one
thousand millers employed by the MOTIFS
company, struck today on account OIL
trouble said to be local.
The population of Oregon, according to
the census just completed by the county
assessors, is SG4,762, an increase OF ABOUT
Of 1890
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
has issued q new tariff shet announcing
an advance of 20 per cent. on the freight
rate from San Francisco to New York
The rate affects all important commodl-
ties.
Confessions CT judgments aggregating
nearly S150,000. We're entered with the cir
cult court. today at Chicago, against
nahn, Schoenbrum & Co., wholesale
clothieTs.
The United States supreme court today
listened to arguments in the case Of the
state of California VS. the Southern Pa
cific and Central Pacific railroads. These
roads resisted a tax levy on the ground
that the assessment was made against
its federal franchise.
Decision has Just been reached to hold
the next national convention of the w.
c. T. u. at San Francisco, in October,
1896 Mrs B. Sturtevant Peet, of San
Jose, president of the Northern Califor-
MIA division. viii be hostess of the con-
vention.
Fire broke out In the dining room of the
Midland hotel, Kansas City, one Of the
largest and best known hostelries in the
west. The fire was caused by crossed
electric light wire and was soon under
control The place was well filed with
guests. Loss estimated $1,000.
Central Stamping company, sometimes
designated as the Tin and Hollow Ware
trust, was today enjoined by Judge Freed
man in the supreme court OF New York.
from doing business as a corporation
or extending its corporate existence
pending an appeal TO the appellate divis-
ion of the supreme court. The contention
is that the trust has expired by limita-
ton.
The Irish-American bank of Minneap-
D.
depositor5 comm snced to withdrew yes
terday when the City bank suspension
was announced. Capital is only 100000.
Perkins and Welch. New York, sugar
importers and exporters, have assigned
to benjamin Perkins, with preferences
to creditors for upwards of SIS, 000 The
firm was rated at $780, 900. It's credit was
good.
At the French cabinet council this morn
ing. NJ. Benthelot. minister for foreign
affairs. announced that the Anglo-French
agreement regarding Siam was signed
yesterday. By its terms, the Mekong be-
! comes the boundary and both powers
undertake to refrain from armed advance
into the Menam valley. But, Siamese
territory west and east Of it is excluded
from this clause.
The second Joint ballot for United
States by the Maryland legislature taken
at noon today resulted: Wellington (Rep.)
Is; Goldsburg (Rep) IS; Westcott CRep.)
IS; Dryden (Rep.) s; Mullekin (Rep.) 7;
Smith Oem) IA; Page Oem.) 9. No can
didate made material gains loss
Present indications point to the cleo
ton of d. B. Robinson, first vice-presi-
dent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe to the position of president of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad company.