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Show City Briefs. J : . , The trial of Bass and Reese, charged with the murder of Fred McCabe, will be resumed -In the District 'court today. The confinement of the jurors secured Saturday Satur-day baa been made as pleasant as possible. pos-sible. - . . Dr. U. Z. Withee has returned from his trip East, having been successful in his efforts to raise money for the Great Western West-ern Salt and Soda company. The doctor while in the East purchased the machinery machin-ery for the new plant which will be erected erect-ed on the shore of the lake west of Ogden. .The plant when completed will be one of the nneat in the country, The Ogden Sewer Pipe and Clay company com-pany is expecting a big run the coming season.' Six cars of tne finest pottery clay yet found in the West have been received re-ceived and orders nave Deen given for 160 tons per month. The clay, which is taken from a bank east of Evanston, is becoming of a better quality with the driving of the tunnel.' Thsi evening a large delegation of the Mouwn v uouir.cn 01 America wlil pay a fraternal visit to the Salt Lake lodge. They will go on a special train at 7:30, and return at 8:30 In the morning. The Rev. E. I. Goshen has not decied whether ne . wlil accept tne call to the First Congregational church of Salt Lake or not. He also has a call to a Chicago church which he is considering, but he would much prefer to. remain in the West. Jud?e Hart was engaged yesterday In hearing tne case ot- iaax Davldpon vs. K, A. Munsey, u contempt proceedings. The day was spent in motions and arguments, argu-ments, and the case was not completed when court adjourned. The hearing will be taken up again at '9:30 this morning. The funeral of x-eamington McCarty was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the CongreRational thurcn in charee of the O. A. K. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. have bn called to meet to attend the funeral, the G. A. R. to nu el at'l:at)at the City hall and the W. H. C. at 1 o'clock at the church. The railway mail clerks having their headquarters at Ogden are voting on the proposition submittal by Superintendent Thrall or the Eighth division to consolidate consoli-date ttie mall runs from Ogden to San Francisco into one. A considerable number num-ber of votes were cast yesterday and a majority ma-jority was said to be. for the change. If it is nude it will .remove about thirty-five clerks from Ogden to San Francisco. |