Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-22

use on the dining cars OF the Great
Northern system has been completed
by the addition OF the new wine card.
on each OF the cards appears an iliustra-
lion u some scene along the Great
Northern. magnifccntly cngraged.
Thrty-fve Hindoos and eight Chinese
passcd through spokane Sunday over
the Northern Pacific for the coast. They
were sailors on ship which recently
arrived In New York. and are en- route
across the continent to take passage
for Hongkong and Singapore.
The Northern Pacific Monday re-
ccivcd n handsome new dining car from
the shops. Several more such ears are
expected. and by spring enough ears
Will have been received TO equip a new
daily ecrvice between 81. Paul and the
coast II ls thought the double train
service Will commence about April I.
H. y. Byram. superintendent OF the
Cascade division OF the Great North
crn. has issued an order from
Everett. announcing tina, w u.
Hampson. superintendent OF the shops.
In addition to his other duties viii have
charge OF the East Spokane Ifliiyard)
roundhouse Instead OF Division Master
Mechanic Kelly.
Vice President and General Manager
G. n. ChRpellc OF the Chicago q Alton
road. as forconstcd several days ago.
has announced that he has decided TO
retire from the active duties " the
road. No successor has yet been APP
pointed. President FELTON, will assume
the work Of the general managers Office
IL addition 60 his own. Mr.. chappcllc
VIII continue as q member OF the board
OF directors OF the Alton company.
Justice Beekman In the New York
Supreme court yesterday heard argu-
mcnts and reserved decision ON an APP
plication to restrain the directors OF
the Wagner Palace Car company from
carrying out an agreement entered In
60 with the directors Of the Pullman
company TO sell 20 the latter corpora
ton their property OF all kinds and
their GOOD viii, and to dissolve the
Wagner company. The action for the
injunction In brought by william II. n.
Francis. the holder OF 100 shares In tho
Wagner company.
The Great Northern shops Mt Hiiiyari.
Wash. says the Spokane iievlew. are to
be lighted by electricity. That IN what
the employees say. and they generally
know about such things es soon as any
one. II II not positively known whether
the electricity viii be furnished from
the Spokane falls or a dynamo OF their
own win be Installed. The latter will
probably be the case. as II will cost no
piece OF machinery. The Washington
Water Power company have their wires
run within fur blocks OF the shops-that
Il. to the Hillyard Water company's
pumping station. Since night crew
has been at work In the shops the me-
ccssity Of better lighting facilities has
been greatly noticed. The employees say
the list OF February win zee the shops
well lighted.
rumor IL nnoat In railroad circles
10 the eject that the wreck OF DOUBLE
header freight train which resulted In
the death OF Ave tfainmcn ut kendrlck.
Idaho, was caused by the engineers be-
coming angry because Of what tn con-
sldored the overcnutiousness OF the
conductor. and attempting to 20 down
the hill without the brakes being vet.
The rumor has II that the conductor
had the brakes set In going down the
hill to lowell. and that. instead OF run
Ming down alone the enGlnccrs were
fore a to uic ste IN. Tn res Mt this,
and started down the hill from Nollmcr
10 kendrick without the brakes being
set, and the train got under too great
Roadway for the brakes to have any
effect when they were applied. This IL
only a rumor. and Its truth or falsity
VIII probably never be known, US all
who could tell the facts are dead.