Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
ELECTRIC FLASHES.


received in New York Gay yesterday
from the Pacific coast.
The sugar trust announces an agree
| mont to guarantee sales u refined
sugar from thirty TO sixty days.
The british government has decided
TO Introduce competition IN the tcle-
phonic rervice In Great Britain.
Yesterday statement N the condi-
tion of the treasury shows; Available
cash balance. fs69, Sol,pJ. gold reserve.
f2l5.03i,i5s.
Nathaniel Mltchcli.a prominent farm
cf. was drowned In Upper Twin cre"k.
near Chlllicothc. o.. while fordlnR the
swollen stream.
Near Agullarcz. Tex. william oliver.
q ranch foreman, aud two lulorera,
were surrounded by the flames and all
three persisted.
The naEpr chain company. pittsbufR.
has advanced the wages Of all employ
ces from to 10 per cent. The increase
Affects 800 men.
About nfty cofpsoa have now been
recovered from the scene Of the eN-
ploH lon of the powder magazine near
Touion.
The Bethlehem. Pa. Iron company
announces rise IN wages of 10 per cent
affecting the common laborvfr. of which
more than 800 men are ON the payroll.
one Of the soldiers who persisted In
the explosion ~ the powder magazine
sunday morning near Toulon IN Hus-
pectcd Of having blown w the maya.
zine.
The onc-timc famous oaston Springs
hotel at pcwL-kcc, Wis, burned yes
t.rriRy. II originally cost lG1.'Oo. but
had not been occupied for a number "
years.
~ Chattanooga. Tenn. extreme prc-
cautions are being taken TO prevent
trouble when the culorcd soldiers VI the
Eighth regiment urv mustered out to-
day.
The purpose " the independent
strawbolrd manufacturers IL to or
gnnisc the outside plants into strong
company and to capitalize the asaoci-
alton at s5.0oo,00o
Articles OF incorporation Of the Park
Steel company were nied with the Sew
Jersey secretary ~ state yesterday,
with a capital stock OF tio,O0o,OOO fuzzy
paid IN.
The latest thing In the way Of com
hinntionr n joining OF the Federal
Steel company with the Hhipbuilding
Interests Of the great lakes and the
Atlnntic hcnbpails
The United States ambassador. Jo-
reph n. Choatc. and Mrs. chontc pro-
cecded yesterday afternoon TO windsor,
whoro they were dined. They also slept
at the castle last night
Tn. court Of appeals, London. has
upheld the decision Of the lower court,
ordering the Peter schocnhocfen brew
cry TO pay Income tax ON the entire
profits OF the business In Chicago
swIft'n comet was observed by Hus-
Soy. March 9TH. at sa.bG. Greenwich
mean time. In right nHrcnsion hours
" minutes, seconds. and dclincntion
q degrees. minutes % seconds.
The proposed constitutional convcn.
tion for Alabama II vigorously opposed
by the Republicans, who claim that II
viii disfrnnchiSc the negroes and other
wise ombarrass their rights.
Attorney. General Monett u Ohio has
begun attachment and gnrniShec pro-
cccdinFH against the sugar trust, TO re-
cover $4,000 aa penalty for the trusts
refusal TO comply with the state law.
Gov. Stanley conicmplates tho ro-
mOvnl of Webb McNally. Supcrintcn-
dent Of Insurance ~ Kansas, by an In
yestigation conducted by legislative
committee after tho legislature adj
journH.
Near Lereur. MINI. the home Of
Thomas Grimm had been destroyed by
firr and two small children burned a.
death. Mr.. and Mrs. Grfin. little
child, and Mrs, BurnH, mother OF Mrs.
Grim. were seriously burned.
An Rll-around advance In tho price
OF refined sugar was made yesterday
by the American Sugar refining COM
pany. Arbucklo bros. and Howell, Son
a CO., the last named arm represent
ms tho Independent rcnncra.
Al Tamaquah. Pa. the Vulcan Iron
works. which are controlled by Wilkes
barre capitalists and have betn Idle for
more than q year. viii shortly resume
op"ratiorn. with contracts that viii ro-
quirc year 10 complete.
Articles OF incorporation were filed at
Trenton. y. j.. Yesterday for the Amer |
team Brick company. The company n |
authorized % manufacture and deal In |
stone. brick ana building material OF |
any kind. Capital. si0.ooO.OOo
The strike at tho fchoon Pressed |
Steel company. pittAburg, Pa, In Htill |
on. An advance Of 10 per cent In wages
wnr made by the irm on Saturday, but
the men were not hntiHend ana the car
department In still idle.
Notices have been posted mt Klmber-
" NkhillNE HlllNNf 'fNh'NNlllff iNf NnN
nouncing an Increase OF 10 per cent In
wages In all departments except tom
mage men, whose wages are controlled
by the Amalgnmaied association.
The annual convention Of the Jour
neymen bakers and confectioncra' In
tornntional union began In Chicago yes
terday. The meeting was called 10
order by John sohubel OF brooklyn.
one hundred and twenty unions were
represented.
The report from Pueblo. Colo, 10 the
effect that j, j, Frey, general manager
OF the Atohls0n. Topeka a Santa Fo
system, would. on March 10Th, assume
the presidency Of the Kansas city.
Ipittshurg a CUR railroad. succeeding
Mr.. A. II. stillwcll. Ia pronounced un-
founded,
w. V. Powell. grand chief OF the Or
der OF Railway Telegrnphera, ana NJ,
81. Dolphin. general counsel OF the or
der, are In Denver for the purpose ~
making a final effort TO secure consider
alton 81 new schedule OF wages for
the operators OF the Colorado a. South
orn railway
The united courts OF cessation, Paris,
have appointed NJ. Ballot Bueropaire.
who succeeded NJ. Quesnay de lioauro-
pnlre as president OF the civil division
OF the court OF cessation, TO report
upon the application for revision OF
the Dreyfus trial
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