Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
TELEGRApHlC BREylTIES.

Blair & company of New York have
engaged $25O,O00 In gold for import.
In n duel at Budapest yesterday
Deputy Guam shot Privy Councillor
szalavaszky. the governor Of pross-
burg. in the knee.
Ex-Congressman Jason Il. Brown, OF
the old Third Indiana district, is dead
at Seymour, Ind, of congestion of the
liver. aged 80 years.
A dispatch from Frankfort on the
Main says Prof. Horace Fem, who for
merly resided in the United States. has
committed suicide by drowning,
The railroad transfer steamer s. d.
Barlow, plying between Cairo. Ills,
and Birdspoint. Mo-. burned To the
waters edge yesterday while lying at
the incline at Blrdspoint. Loss, $4,000.
No lives lost.
Governor Culberson of Texas has re-
ceived n telegram from Littleton, n. c.,
announcing the death of II. T.. Bell, at
that place. Bell was once "A governor
of Texas and for years was one of the
most prominent politicians in the state.
The presentation of the new Spanish
minister. Senior Polo, to the President
has been postponed until tomorrow in
order that more time may be given to
Ailt VI tnt
speeches incident to such occasions.
A Cleveland, Ohio. paper says: Par
ties interested in the proposed pigiron
combination have been quietly at
| work for some time past arranging de-
tails until 1t is now stated on good
authoity that the trust is practically
assured.
Tranquility prevails at Rio de Janeiro.
| Brazil, but the government has called
| an extraordinary session TO consider
! the financial situation caused by the
fall in exchange and the reports origi-
mating in the military clubs, of com
ing revolution.
Monticello. county seat of Wayne
county, KY was nearly destroyed by
fire yesterday. The court house, jail
two hotels, half a dozen store houses
| and dwellings, were burned. But -four
buildings remain. Fire ragged six
hours. Loss over $4,000.
York have engaged $3.50 900 additions
in gold for import. Lazard Freres have
100000 additional in gold on the wa,
to New York. Kuhn. Loeb a. company
report 100000 additional in gold on tn,
way to America from Europe.
The ship Edith Howe, which was re.
Gently purchased from Dempsey. Sor
q company, was taken, from Cramp'l
ship yards yesterday, after having beer
sheathed with iron plates. She will
carry about 400 tons OF coal to Ke,
West. where she will be held in readi
ness for an emergency. The Howe vii
be towed by the government tut
Samoset.
Gen. Brooke, commanding the de
partment of the Missouri, has ordere,
Il court martial in the case of Captain
Charles T. Witherell, stationed a
Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan. Cap
tain Witherell is charged with dupli
eating part OF his companies pay rolls
The charges are preferred by ol.Simoi
Snyder. The court martial will meet II
Fort Wayne next Tuesday.
The secretary of the navy has mp
pointed a court martial for the tria
of Civil Engineer Menoca on charge
growing out of bad work done on tn
New York dry dock. The court is T.
meet at the New York navy yard oil
the 18th inst, and Lieutenant LAUGH
helmer. U. 5. NJ. c., will act rs judg
advocate.
Information has been received of tn
death at Rock Pledge, Fla. of Peter c
Tomson of Philadelphia. Mr. Tomso
was 70 years OF age. It was said o
him that he was the only man sine
Stephen Girard who imported full car
goes OF spices from the East Indies II
supplied spice grinders in Philadelphia
New York, Cincinnati. Chicago, 81
Louis and other western cities. II
was known all over the country ms tn
originator of "Tomson's Coffee Es
sence."
Ben +. Willis, % years of age. ALA
Charles Jerome Sharp, has been ar
rested at Columbus, o., by Pinkerto
detectives. He is wanted by the VIII
ton. Conn, authorities for the murde
of David 8. r. Lambert on the night o
December II. Willis at first denied hi
identity, but finally confessed to As
sistant Superintendent Robertson of tn
Pinkertons, of Chicago. that he. to
gether with Max Brockhaus. under ar
rest Mt Chicago, shot Lambert. Will
attempted to commit suicide after ar
rest, but was foiled.