Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-27

Mrs. Pixley, who was born in Phla-
delphia In 1898, was the daughter of
Captain John Van Beynegon. She
was noted for her unostentatious chart
ty She has no children. but leaves
an adopted daughter three years old
besides many relatives ON the coast
and in the East.
The internal revenue collectors of the
First and Fourth California districts
have Just made public figures showing
the production of sweet wines during
the season which began last August
and expired May list. After the latter
date the fertilization of such wines with
brandy is not permitted without the
payment OF an internal revenue tax or
sweet wine during the season was about
100000 gallons When the sweet wine
law first went into operation in 1893
the production did not exceed 5000, 900
gallons. All OF last seasons product
has been sold
News was brought to Laramie
Wednesday. says the Republican, of the
death OF Mrs. I.ivona Birkett, a highly
respected resident of North Park
while going through a pole fence, be-
ing struck by lightning. The fence was
badly shattered and one of the shoes
of the dead woman was found some
distance from the body, ana 1t is evil
dent that 1t was torn from her foot by
- of the lightning The other
shoe was consumed ~ the blaze, az
was also all the clothing on the lower
part of the body. The feet of the
corpse were burned to crisp. nothing
remaining but the charred bones.
The new charter submitted to the
electors of San Francisco Thursday has
been carried by a majority approxlmat-
ing 1000. The new charter, which will
go into effect on January l, 1900. pos
sesses many of the features Of the Chi
cago charter The new San Francisco
charter includes as one Of its chief fea-
lures the initiative and referendum.
on the petition Of 10 per cent of their
number the electors can have any sub
iect of legislation brought up for II
vote. and If u is approved by Z ma
jority of the voters 1t becomes part of
the municipal law. The chief OPPOSE
tion TO the new instrument was based
on the charge that 1t conferred too
much power on the mayor, vesting II,
that official many civic appointments
which have hitherto been In the gift
of the governor of the state.
The sequel of the Clara Nevada disas-
ter viii soon be told in the courts. Mrs.
r. L, Hawthorne of Portland, Ore,
filed today CFriday) three suits against
the Pacific and Alaska TRANSPORTATION
company ana w. w. x Ii. Il. Mcclure.
Mrs. Hawthorne charges fraud against
the McGuires alleging that they, as
directors. authorized the assignment of
the company's interest in the $4,000
policy on the Nevada to NJ. j. Mcclure.
the wife of II. p. Mcclure. for the
purpose of delaying and hnderlnE She
creditors of the company in the collec-
ton OF their debts. Mrs. Hawthorne
also sues the Pacific & Alaska TEAMS
portation company on a 81 500 promiI-
sorry note alleged to have been made
in favor of George Forster Beck, the
purser on the Nevada, who was in
terested in the concern az stock
holder. A receiver for the company
is asked for.
The volunteers from Washington, who
are encamped at Fontana's warehouse.
san Francisco, ar, not altogether com.
Portable. Not few oil them are with
out shoes, and in consequence they are
unable to drill. They do not mind sleep
ing on the soft side of the floor but they
do object to travelling around in their
stocking feet. The officers in COM
mand believe, however, that the wants
of the men will be supplied today
Thursday. Captain Frank T. Adj
ans of company d of the Washing
ton volunteers was the recipient We'd
nesday of a handsome silk flag, the gift
of the ladies of Seattle. He will formal
ly present the flag to the company to-
day. About forty of the members of
company G Of the Washington regi-