Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-04
COLORADO.

| The rainsturm OF Tuesday evening
extended both east and west OF
Grand Junction, but did most dam
age 10 the railroad west. Between
Ruby aud Crevasss stations, on the
line Of the Rio Grande Western
west Of Fuita, There were two ex-
teu-ive washOuls within mile and
half Of each other, one forty feet
long ami twenty feet deep, and an
ether fiity fet long amt twenty
feet deep. Train No. 3 on the
Western which left Grand Junction
NJ 60 Tuesday evening baTey es-
capped the WashOut, which occurred
Few minutes after the train had
passed. Since that no train has
either arrived at or departed from
this place \ telegram received
from salt Lake Wednesday evening
says no trains can psss the hreal.
until some time Thursday. This in
formation y from an official OF the
Western, aud, while II Is indefinite.
gives . pretty good Idea Of the ex-
irnsive nature Of the breaks. East
4 Grand Junction beyond White
water there was a small break, s.lt IL
lid not occasion any serioU. delay
% tgavel. No. 3 on the ID. & Il. G.,
due 10 arrive at Grand Junction at
j:l5 Wednesday evening. and hich
consisted Of five ears al! well hlleI
with westbound Passengers Wa
about malt an hour lite. The las.
sengers were obliged 10 lay over
here all night. The delay on the
Western J. causing much discomfort
10 travellers. The Fruita maii,saine
IN Wednesday evening by private
cJuveyauce.-Gr0Hd Junction Star.
IDAHO.
Silver City, Idaho, Oct. 3.-David
johnson shot James Ray, a sheep
man, near here, firing two shots
Ray died tOlay. johnson was az
ng~ted. The district court is now in
-,ssi0u. The ease will be investi-
gates! Immediately by tine grand
jury.
Experience has taught the people
Il Wood River 10 sNIect a scarcity,
II not 4 positive famine, II coal during
tLe winter months. But this year
the period Il scarcity has already
begun, aud a. lesst one gn0hp Of
mincs, 20 wit: The Red Elephant,
has b. remain Idle for tie lack Of
coal Colonel Byrau ordered a
carload % IL three weeks ago; hut
~ las not been able a. get any.
Aud the worst % e Is that he DOES
uo; know when he can get it.
Hold RireT Tunes.
Boise City, Idaho, October s.
The remains Of John II. French,
late Editor OF the B1iseDIiyS,iH, viii
lie Inferred in this city on Monday
next at I p. m. He hal = son aud
brother in Omaha as well a. brother
in-law, SIR. Dickinson, ofthe Union
Pacific railroad. They will be
present % attend the funeral. At
The Republican central committee
rooms, they say their majority upon
the state j. estimated at 2,O5S. The
republicans claim - members Ofthe
Senate snd House, and conce,ie the
democrats but 10. This, Ada COuu-
Is, elects Gray, senator, by : major
iiy, Smith, representative, by a
small IN ljOrity. The democrats
elect one senator and two repre-
sentatlves. The joint representa-
tive with Elmore Is conceded 10 the
republicans, Ethel being elected
over Biggerstaff. The republicans
apTear - have made clean sweep
i'm the north, Nez Perces giving
them n majority for the first time
in it, history. Elmore elects a
democratic senator. On the repre-
sentative IL is close and uncertain.
Full returns from Owyhee give IL to
the republicans. The republicans
claim two representatives in WASH
Ington county and concede the SEN
at0r 10 the democrats. Ada County
elects all Of its county officers from
the democratic ticket.-HeTd'd.