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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
IL Hung Chang Honored,

Washington, Dec. 9O,--The Chinese
minister. Mr. WI Ting Fang. has re-
ceiyed a dispatch from China, stating
that ri Hung Chang has been appointed
acting viceroy of two provinces IN me
south OF China adjacent to Canton Inc
minister says this is marked distlnc-
tlon 10 the venerable Chinese states
man. as the provinces are among the
most populous and commercially I'M
portant in the empire.
Mr.. Wu's dispatch clears up mis-
arrrehenslon created b. a recent un,
ol,cla. dispatch stating that Earl ii
would be made yiceroy of one prov
ince. tha, OF Canton, and that TINS
Woula be followed by a degradation.
on the contrary, the minister's adVlces
show that the double viceroyalty Is an
unusual honor. said TO be analogous
To lhat of viceroy of India,
Tho appearance Of Ii Hung chang AT
tic head Of affairs in Southern emma
II Is believed viii have an Important
influence in that quarter where the
French sphere Of influence Is sup
posed TO be located.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Wagner Company Gone.

New York, Dec. 30.-The Wagner
Palace Car company today ceased TO ex'
Isl as an Individual organization.
The formal and official transfer Of the
Wagner company under the terms OF
It's merger agreement with the Pullman
company was effected this afternoon al
the offices Of the Wagner company In
this city, twenty millions OF stock Of
the Wagner company being transferred
10 Pullman interests, and an equal
amount Of Pullman stock being trans
ferred 10 Wagner people on even terms.
The Offices OF the combined interests
IN New York city will be those here
tofore occupied by The Wagner COM
many. and officers Of the Wagner COM
pany will for the present, and possibly
permanently. maintain their relative po-
sitions.
Webb becomes a member OF the board
Of directors Of the consolidated COM
pany.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

The Union Light and Power company
vas today absorbed by the Utah L'gh'
.,a power company, which succeeds to
all Of It's property interests and Dust
moss The transformation is most
,unortant one and was effected at
.os,lng of the officers and directors OF
ho,h companies. The meeting was pre-
sided over by President George @ can
ron Those present, in addition to hlm-
s.,, we're John r. Winder Thomas O.
vahber Jos. F. Smith, Rudger ClaW-
.or ". s. Mccormick and l.. $. HIS
The officer of the new company are
George O. Cannon, president; John H.
w,naer. first vice president; T. q.
webber second vice president; L. D
unls treasurer: r. S. Campbell, secre-
larry; Murray Shepherd, assistant sec
retary. Mr.. Campbell was also elected
manager OF lne new N'i'F'
Judge lie Grand Young was named as
general counse for the corporation
The change was brought about IN
pursuance Of the plan Of reorganiza-
ton adopted by the bond holders al
Hecial meeting held in New York on
June goth last. The details have been
worked out since that time, and cul-
mirated in the organization Of the utah
Light and Power company today
HThe purpose Of the organization Oh
the new company" said Manager Camp
bell to the News this afternoon is
TO reduce the fixed interest and other
charges Of the stockholders. at the
same time reducing the bonded cpliga-
tons from si,5O0Ooo to a sS,5Oo.OOo basis
which II is contemplated to go upon
January list Of the new year. with SSVV'-
200 Of this amount in the treasury uh-
dIsposed OF and to be sold Tor ne"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

John Harper. cloak marutacturer,
nth floor, loss, 5000.
Building at 2l6-2lS Monroe street, oc-
cupled by j. W. Butler Paper company,
loss, $4,000
j. w. Batter Paper company, dam>
age on stock. y250,00O. fully insured.
Henry o. SHEPARD company, printers.
occupying building 2l2-3l4 Monroe
street. loss. 100000.
The building at 2l1 Fifth avenue was
damaged $1,000.
Besides this there were several minor
losses, caused by smoke and water.
Figures on the insurance are not yet
obtalnable, but It Is probable most "
the leases are wen covered.
The escape from death Of Captain o.
Conner. Evans aud Carey and Fireman
Padden. O'H3ra and three others, who
escaped injury was little short or
mlraculous.All Of the men were working
on the ROOF OF the building at 2l6-21S
Monroe street, and as the fire crept
closer 10 the west side Of the structure.
the men were gradually driven toward
the middle OF the roof. Suddenly the
east wall Of the building adjoining fell
with terrific crash. An immense mass
Of brick and tlmbers crushed Into the
roof where CAPTAIN O'Connor and his
men were at work. The roof tore away
from the sides and fell with a crash
TO the floor beneath, carrying Pipemen
O'Hara and Padden down in the debris
and leaving the others on the frau.
broken edge Of the roof high above the
flames. Cant. OConnor, Lieut.. Callahan
and Pipeman Horgan finally succeeded
in securing the two unfortunate pipe
men, and, crawling along the sinking
walls, they made their way TO IRE
escape and descended safely 10 the
ground. After the fire had been ragins
about an hour and a hall, the walls
began failing, and several firemen were
more or less injured, James Wopiley so
seriously that he was taken TO The hos
| pital.
The fire was one OF the worst the fire
! department has had TO contend with
in years The cold was intense, the
thermometer being several degrees be
| low zero. and number OF firemen were
severely frostbltten.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
NFW CORPORATION
SUCCEEDS THE old
The Union Light and Power Company Com
oeteIy Absorbed by the Utah Power
Company Change Made Today.

..,ce is Very Important One and in Pursuance OF Agreement
Of the Bondhoders and Al Interested Parties at Mee"s
Held in New York on June 30 Last-Reduction OF Capla
Stock From s45OOOO to $35OOOOODone to Reduce rxeu
Interest and Other Charges-Preerred and Common STOCK
HoldersExtensve improvements Contemplated Tor Inc
Ensuing Year Hall Million Dollars Tor iha' ru'po's-
George Q. Cannon President
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

The banks OF the city closed the
years business at noon today ana
while all the financlers were exceeding
ly busy, they found time to say 'ha'
business for 1899 had shown very
marked increase over that Oh 1882
and the deposits showed SOLO
gain over last year. when 'he
total Of the deposits Of thir-
teen banks was slo,2Sl,5Ss This
gain applies to savings as well as ordi-
nary deposits, lions Savings Bank q
Trust Company, for instance having
S,lSS,5sO.76 in deposits toda, against
u,9ss,sis.65 for the same da ne year
ago, An increase Of s2.5iGl
The clearlngs for 1899 complete IN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
4. uolzer's Funeral.

New York, Dec 90.-The funeral OF
Frederick Holzer p years Of age, one OF
the victims Of the battleshlp Maine
took place in this city today. Services
were held in 81 Josephs church, re-
QUEEN mass being celebrated by Rev.
Father Chadwick who was the chaplain
of the Maine. Fifty members OF the
Cecilia society and forty-eight marines
and sailors from the navy yard COM
manded by Lieut.. Dewey, nephew Of
Admiral Dewey, formed the guard OF
honor. A firing party OF seventeen
marines fired three volleys at the
orava
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
WHEN ROBERTS CASE COMES UP.
Chairman TayIer Thinks the Committee Will Not be Ready to
Make It's Report and Recommendations by the
Middle OF January.

mittee will form its conclusions. Then
the report must be written. AS II VIII
be exhaustive. the greatest care Will be
required in It's preparatlon,and although
II IL the Intention of the committee to
proceed as rapidly as possible, Mr.. Tay-
Ter does not think the case will reach
the House by the middle Of the month.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

Washington Dec. SO.-Representatlve
Tayler Of Ohio, chairman of the special
committee which is investigating the
case Of Brigham II Roberts, says mat
the case will not come up for action IN
the House before the middle o. Janu-
airy. The arguments will begin Jan
When they arc finished, the COM
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
SATURDAY. DECEMBER So 1899, SALT LAR

telephone to Deputy Sheriff futile az
Castle Dale, who Is also sergeaht-al'
arms Of the lower Utah house ana eN-
sheriff Of Emery county. He got trach
OF the men and with assistance caushi
them at Ferron. Tutie was wounaeu
some time ago in fight With the ROD
bers BOOSTERS.
There were two carloads OF the hoises
that they were going to snip ana
among the lot was the only pair OF
work horses Of a poor farmer at Castle
Dale. The greatest part Of the stolen
stuff, however, was off the range. Inc
officers have other members OF tne
gang under surveillance and 1t Is pos
sible other arrests viii follow soon'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Left for south Africa.

London, Dec. SO.-Adelbert S. Hay. the
new L. 5. consul at Pretoria, left Wa
terloo railroad station here this morn
ing for southampton, on his way to
Capetown.
Mr.. Hay is charged with many com.
missions from relatives and friends OF
the British prisoners at Pretoria.
The same train took Lord Edward
Stanley, one OF the Junior lords Of the
treasury, and eldest son of the Earl OF
Derby. Lord Stanley has been ap,
pointed TO a position on Gen. Roberts
staff.
Sir William Stokes, surgeon-n-ordin-
airy 20 Queen Victoria in Ireland, and
surgeon 10 the Meath hospital Dublin,
and a number Of hospital nurses also
left London for Southampton with MI
Hay and Lord Stanley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
seed Houses Burned.

Little Rock, Ark. Dec. SO.-Three
large seed houses and one OF the meal
houses of the Consumers Mil Com
pany, owned by Chicago capitalists, To-
gether with 200 tons Of meal and about
three thousand tons Of seed, were
burned today. The loss, which VIII be
total, is $4,000 with $4,000 insurance
on the building. The main building
containing the machinery, was only
slightly injured Two hundred men are
thrown out OF work.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Railway Auditor Suicides.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Dec. 9o.-Audi.
tor liriah Il. Rogers, OF the Chicago and
West Michigan and Detroit, Grand Rap
ids and Western Railroads, committed
suicide this noon by shooting himself
through the head while sitting at his
desk in his private Office. Death was
instantaneous. Dependency over a
long Illness probably caused the deed.
Mr.. Rogers had been appointed audi
tor for the newly consolidated Pere
Marquette system.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
WILL TALK UP THE SCHOOLS.

Prof Horace Cummings will leave
for Randolph, Rich county, on Tues
day morning to address the County
Teachers association there on educa-
tIonal TOPICS. On that morning Prof.
Roylance viii leave for Willard coun-
Ia 10 assist In the ceremonies connected
with the opening OF some aew school
hansss Ia that county.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.

william Carlton, a railroad employe.
was arrested this afternoon by Officer
Lincoln on suspicion OF having stolen
q pair of trousers.
Carlton claims 10 have obtained the
trousers at the Fitzgerald commissary
on the Union Pacific.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE IN CHICAGO
Terrible Experience OF Firemen in Fighting
Flames with the Thermometer
Below Zero.

Narrow Escape Of Chicagos Entire Wholesale DstrFerce
Northwest Wind Prevaled-lhry'eght Engines anu i"o
Fire Tugs al WOrk--Many Small Fires Siarted-Nne FIRE.
men Hurt Two Seriously Miraculous Escapes from Death
Falling Walls Leave Firemen on the Broken Edge OF
Rco-perilous Rescue-Men Caught Under the Walls and
Severely Inured-Cod Was Intense - Several Fremen
Severely frostbtlen-Ls OF the Losses.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Working Of Civil Service.

Washington. Dec. So.-The civil SER
vice commission in its annual report TO
be issued next week will say that the
civil service law is being more generally
conformed TO than ever before.
II shows that the removals OF EN-
ployes. based upon its statistics for this
year. now averages slightly less than
two per cent Of the whole number OF
classified places
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
FAMINE n INDIA.
Condition This Year More Awful than mat
OF 1891.

Boston. Dec SO.--The American board
Of commissioners for foreign missions
has received from Rev. r. A. Hume D.
d.. at Ahmednagar, India, letter
dated Dec. 2, In which he says the pres
ent famine in western india Is sure
10 be far more distressing than even the
awful famine OF two years ago, as Sc
we're drought already has begun IN the
Ahmednagar district, and no rain can
be expected until the middle OF June,
The writer says that Ahmednagar has
suffered also from the plague ana II
not yet free from 1t, Shotaspur is now
In severe epidemic and BOMBAY Is
perhaps in the beginning OF another
plague experience.
In view Of 1t all, says the correspon-
dent. the government as always is act
ing most nobly, but official RELIEF never
can meet the multitude Of necessities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Plague Ia Increasing.

Melbourne, Victoria, Dec. SO.-Advlces
from Noumea, New Caledonia, say that
five whites there have been attacked by
the plague. one Of them dying. Fifteen
Kanakas and Chinese have died from
the plague and twelve are under treat
mont
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Arrest for Murder.

Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. 3o.-Gov. Stone
granted requlsitlon today for the re-
turn 20 Greensburg Of William Hammer
of Piitsburg. who Is charged with muir
der. Hannen is under arrest al san
Francisco. A protest was filed by ex-
representative McNellis OF Johnstown,
against the application. A hearing was
had this morning, after which the re.
ouisition was granted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
-FOUR MEN KILLED.
Terrific Boiler Explosion Near Elizabeth
town, Pa.

Lancaster, Pa, Dec. SO.-Four men
were killed and several others Injured
by a boiler explosion one mile west OF
Elizabethtown this morning. They were
employees Of Keller & kresson. railroad
contractors.
The dead are: Doland Haldeman, OF
f3alnblidge; Witt Sherman, OF West
Donegal; Burt Harris, a negro, and an
Italian. known as Tony. who was hurled
one hundred and nifty feet.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
Big Copper Trust.

Trenton, n. j.. Dec. S0.-The Anal
gamated Copper company filed a GER
tlacate today with the secretary OF
state setting out that its entire capital
stock OF $4,000. 900 had been paid In In
cash. The certificate was signed by
Henry II. Rogers, vice president, and
William G.. Rockefeller, secretary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
THE BANK CLEARINGS FOR BW.
An Enormous IncreaSe-Compee FIGURES up ~ '"' 0'''
Business at Noon Showed Cain Tor Inc
Year OF SS,3&O6l

Guiding today's business amount 10
sl2s15l. 22s.s2, as compared with S"SlS'-
1855 a net gain of sSS, SSS,O6i for 1893
The clearings by months for the TWO
wears are as follows.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
co,,ou,bt Goes TO Ireland.

London, Dec. 3O.-The queen has ap-.
proved the appointment Of the duke OF
Connausht as commander-in-chiet or
the British forces in Ireland.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

fighting ragged uD to the walls OF the
fort, the British lost 100 killed and
wounded while the Beers only lost two
men Killed and seven wounded.
The dispatch adds that Captains
Kirkwood and Grenfell were captured
b, Eocr scouts near Colenzo and were
being sent TO Pretoria
Ten unloaded shells inscribed The
Seasons Greeting have been fired AT
Ladysmlth.
Ten south African medical students
from Edinburgh have arrived at Pre-
torla from Delagoa Bay with FIVE tons
of medical stdses.
a dispatch from the Boer camp at
Modder liver dated Thursday Deem
her eSth. reports an artillery duel last
ing an hour. December 9th a British
accomplishing party made a sortie, but
did not come within the Boer range
The BRUSH on December 2Sth COM
menced a steady bombardment OF the
Boer position.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
BRITISH SEIZE
GERMAN STEAMER

Durham, Friday Dec 29.-The British
cruiser Magicienne seized the German
steamer Bundesrath in North Delagoa
Bay She will be brought before
prize court.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

London, Dec. 3O.--The reported sortie
from Ladysmlth resulting In the cap
ture OF a Boer position is not confirmed
and apparently 10 only a Kaiiir Story
A Chlevcley dispatch dated Friday,
Dec 20, makes no mention OF IL. Inc
same message shows renewed activity
ON the part Of The British apparently
preparatory TO some action.
The BOer position, eastward OF the
camp was thoroughly reconnoltered
Dec. g, without drawing the enemy
The naval guns engaged in daily prac-
tice. and II Is said on good authority
that thirty or forty Beers have been
killed By the firing during two days.
A dispatch from Lurban predicts that
Ladysmith viii be relieved on OF ABOUT
January Z. While there Is nothing TO
bear out this forecast there is some dis
position 10 believe Gen. Butler Is pre-
pairing another attempt TO advance, THIS
time by an attack on the Boer posi-
ton on Innlawe mountain.
Adyices from CapetOwn say there is
great dissatisfaction there at the ac-
lion OF the British Insurance companies.
who are retarding volunteering oy
making policy holders pay war RISK
premiums, while the agencies OF the
leading American companies allow per-
feet freedom for naval and military ser
vice. The government has accepted
l25 Ceylon volunteers mostly planters,
and has also accepted the offers OF
Indian princes TO supply horses.
The non-arrival OF the Majestic, due
OF Capetown Thursday, is causing some
surprise among the public, who expect
ed she would maintain her usual trans
atlantic speed. Shipping circles, how
ever. explain that this Is due TO the
conditions imposed by coallng en- route
the necessity Of economlzing her sup.
ply. and OF traversing the tropics, all Of
which they add combine heavily 10
| discount her usual rate Of speed. Theey
! say all transatlantic liners VIII De
! similarly handicapped.
An incredible report is circulating In
1 Vienna that Slstin Pasha is on his way
10 the Cape to serve the British. II Is
regarded as much more probable tnat
he Is going to Khartum, as he recently
said he proposed to make tour OIL
/ the Soudan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

Lourenzo Marquee Delagoa Bay
Dec 90-The steamer Bundesrath be-
longing to the German East African
line has been captured as a prize, and
taken TO Durham. The Bundesrath ar
rived here from Mozambique.
The German steamer Bundesrath OF
1919 tons sailed from Hamburg Noyem-
Der sth. for Tanga. East Africa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
NOTICE.
H

The Christmas News
consists OF 40 pages, 8
sections, not including
the cover. With the cover
~ pages. Purchasers
should see that they are
furnished with all the
parts
The postage on the
Christmas "News" Will
be q cants domestic, 7
cents foreign.
Price 10 cents-bound IN
magazine form, is cents.
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Der sth, for Tanga. East Africa.
London, Dec. 30-A representative OF
the Associated Press has learned that
there were three German officers ana
twenty men attired In khaki and IN
tending to serve the Beers on board the
Bundesrath, which explains her cap
ture.
Regarding the traffic generally on the
east coast of Africa, the British admir-
atty officials say the British govern
ment desires that all ordinary and legi-
innate trade conducted by foreign YES
sells should suffer as little restriction
as possible.
Hamburg, Dec. SO.--The directors Of
the German East African line have re-
ceived news OF the arrest OF the I'M
perial mail steamer Bundesrath. The
commander OF the port OF Durham re-
fused an explanation OF the cause OF
the seizure.
II IL declared here that there was no
contraband OF war on board. and when
applieation was made 10 the German
foreign office the latter Immediately
promised interDosition with the Brit
lsh government
Paris. Dec 30.--Advices received In
Diplomatic circles here say the republi-
cars Of Portugal have seized on the al
legged Angl0-German-Po Portuguese secret
treaty as a weapon 10 attack the mon
archy. asserting that II is evidence OF
the monarchg's weakness and willing
ness 10 sell the Portuguese colonies 10
nm the depleted Golfers OF the treasury.
The Figaro says: King Charles prob
| ably Will lose his crown II he ac-
quesces 10 England's proposal, even
under menace
An interesting piece Of diplomatic
| gossip is that the Portuguese minister
| in London is great friend OF the
| prince OF Wales. and In order 10 please
| him. practically assured Lord Salisbury
| that British troops would be permitted
no pass through Lourenzo Marquee.
| tut II is added when the matter was
| brought TO the attention OF the home
| government IL repudiated the minis
/ ter's action.
Lourenzo Marquee, Friday, Dec. 2e.-
Ady.ces received here from Pretoria
| under date Of Wednesday. December
| 9TH. say that an official dispatch from
Nafeking announces that In the s0rtie
which the British made from that place
December 18th, attacking one OF the
Ioer forts with cannon, Maxlms and an
armored train. 20 persistently that the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

Vienna, Dec. SO.-The report that
slatin Pasha is on his way TO Cape
town is officially contradicted. lie
starts for Egypt January 20
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

capetown. Friday, Dec. 2a-The troops
In the British camp Of Victoria west
turned out last night TO repel an al,
tempt OF the Beers to cut the railroad
near the station. A patrol reported
early in the evening that they hal
sighted the Beers in the neighborhood;;
Al 10 O'Clock at night the Beers opened
n heavy ERE near the station. me
British replied and the Beers retired
al daybreak, their attempt having
turned out a failure.