Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-26
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Albany, May Ex-Governor Roosevelt
signed the amendment to the franchise
tax bill today.
Port Said, May 26.-The United States
cable ship Hooker from New York May
I'd for Manila has arrived here.
London, May ga dispatch from
Paris today says Rosa Bonheur, the
famous animal painter is dead.
Berlin, May 26.--Dr. Won Schweintz,
the American representative at the tuber-
culosis congress here, has been chosen
honorary secretary Of that body.
Washington, May 26.-Admiral Dewey
cables the navy department he will stop
at various places on his way to the
United States and will reach New York
about October /.
Paris. May 26-FOrmer President Ben
jamin Harrison, who is acting as the
legal representative of Venezuela on the
boundary commission which meets here
June Is, has arrived in this city.
Cleveland, May 26.-It was nearly day.
light before the firemen succeeded in
controlling the fire which started in the
Ohio Sash and Door company's big fac
tory at midnight The loss is about one
hundred thousand.
Staples, Mnn., May 26.-Twenty-five
buildings, comprising One-thrd of the
business portion of Staples, was burned
last night. An overturned lamp in a
tailor shop started the fire which spread
rapidly. Estimated loss $4,000; insurance
$20, 900
Philadelphia, May 26.-Daniel Huston
was instantly killed and William Lang
so badly injured that he died, by the ex-
plosion of a steam drying cylinder in the
dyeing and finishing mills of James Mar
tin & Co. today. Several others were in
jured, one probably fatally.
San Francisco, May 2S.-Pursuant to
instructions from the war department,
General Shafter is taking steps to prepare
a model camp at the Preside for the ac-
commOdation of 1000 men. 1t viii be oc-
cupied by volunteers returning from the
Philippines until they can be mustered
out. board of officers will select a site
and attend to the details of establishing
new camp
Chicago, May 26.-The south mills of
the Illinois Steel company, at South Chi
cago, have just broken the worlds record
of steel railmaking in twelve hour run.
The new record is 1910 tons. The former
record of 1901 tons was also held by the
South Chicago plant. The men engaged
in this record breaking run were not
selected for the occasion but composed
Buffalo, May GA fight between
Italian and Polish laborers occurred on
the central docks today during which
Louis Zemlock. a Pole, was shot in the
back, and Castigalia Calejero was cut on
the face. Frank Sorie has been arrested
charged with the shooting. Several
others are also under arrest. The trouble
was precipitated by the Poles calling the
Italians "scabs."
Washington, May Ex-senator Aldrich,
chairman of the senate committee on
finance, has issued call for a meeting
of that committee at the Fifth avenue
Hotel, New York, on June 9th. The meet
ing is expected to decide what course the
committee will pursue under the rcsolu-
ton of the last session of congress per-
mittng the committee to hold meetings
during the congressional vacation.
Newport, r. l., May 26.-Miss Julia
Dent Grant, who is to be welded here
early in the fall to- Prince Cantacuzene, is
expected to come to Newport a few days
after her arrival in New York next
Wednesday. The prince will be here
about the middle of August and the we'd
ding will take place a few weeks later
and will undoubtedly be the societ.' IT.
ure of the Newport season. The wedding
will be royal one in it's appointments.
Glasgow. May ga great sensation
has been caused by the failure of Nelson
Bros, an important firm engaged in the
iron and steel trade. They had long
beared Glasgow pig iron and were heav-
lily oversold when the corner in warrants
was engineered. 1t is calculated the con-
Germ lost 1.25O. 900 during the past year.
The total libalities are unknown. Neil
son Bros were the largest dealers and
exporters Of ship plates in Scotland.