Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-20
WESTERN NEWS CULLINGS.
An OulCast Suicides on an oakland
Ferry.
ADVENTURES OF An ARIZONA COW.
BOY.
A Pair Of Desperate Tramps.--Taklng
out the Waters Of the hclave
Rl,cr.-somc Fortunate
Indians.

San Francisco Chronioio --Another
xoman ended her life by jumping into
the tny of an Oakland ferfy.boat last
evening. When the steamer "New-
arkvleit theOakland aide atl0:30 O'Clock
among the passengers was a young
woman who appeared 10 he between
" aud 95 years old. She was " medium
Size and rather prepossesslng. Her
features were regular aud her hair
dark, short and curly. Tho woman
was neatly attired In dark dress and
an, wore n black jacket and big
black hat, trimmed with red flowers.
As sDOn ~ she went ON board tho
boat che took seat on the leit.hnni
,ide hack Of the wheelhouse, and al
though the evening was comfortably
cool she famed herself with her hat as
though mUre from excitement than
neat. When the bpat was about half
way across the hay the woman turned
10 Charles White, n young man who
lives at 1914 York street, anu asked
'ila that Goat ialand?" pointing TO the
bay island that doomed up darkly out
Of the water. White answered that II
was and passed on.
A second later the young woman
sprang upon the seat on which she mad
6een sitting, aud, before any Of tho
passengers could prevent her, shc
leapcd over the railing and plunged
head first Into the water. Women
screamed and great excitement pro.
vailed for time. Tho cry "Man over
boatllr caused the captain 10 stop the
steamer aud lower boat, but the body
of the auicide could not be found. She
l..Ta
overheard. Who shc was no ono on the
boat seemed TO know.
Loo angeles 7imcs.-A plain every
day crazy IL had enough, but WHEN n
regular fulliiodged Arizona cowboy
takes n notion ~ send his wits wool
gathering then officers and everybody
else have 10 stand from under. Last
night onc OF these fellows put In nh aI.
pearanco on the 10 O'Clock train from
Arizona, aud for u time lao was cock OF
the walk at the Wolfskill depot. lie
was armed with two rifles ami
ldg ak shooter and u couple
Of ugly looking knives. IIo carried
twobells loaded down with ammunition,
and he announced himself ~ being
ready Ia clean out the whole city, OH.
cufs and small boys Included. lie
Ant mn against DEPOT officer Rulo,
who called In Mounted Officers Leve-
rich aud Huston. When the bad
man Jaw that he was being doubled
up on he grabbed hi. arms aud mAde
bee line through the yard Tot the
electric power house, and when
be reached that point lao began
nrlng at everything In eight.
Leverich and Huston gave chase and
when they got him In u dark corner
they made rush and soon had him
disarmei and handcuiiod. lie sud-
denly became NJ quiet NJ lamb when
he found that be could not get his
hands on his guns, aud was taken TO
tho police station. lie was searched
and papers were found on his person
showing that no Ia Bill Linghade OF
Benson and that he IN on his way ~
San Francisco. lie did not show any
slgnr Of insanity until hc reached the
city, but when searched nj the police
station he suddenly became raylDg
maniac and declared that he WIS on
hia way 10 Modesto 10 kill an editor
named Mcclure, who IL running n
newspaper IN that place. lie seemed
very bitter against Mcclure, aud de.
claTre he viii MI him full Of lead NJ
soon ~ he eau get TO Modesto. lie
was taken 10 the county jail aud
booked ~ u crazy.
laramie boomerang - a pair Of
desperate tnmps attempted 10 take
what cash there was In Billy Wilson's
drug store Saturday night at O'Clock.
Mr.. Wilson was alone In the store aud
was about 10 close Up when the tramps
came In. They called for bottle OF
patent medicine. Being suspicious
looking fellows, Mr.. Wilson In passing
behind HIS desk slipped his revolver
Into his pocket and then came forward
on the east side Of the store 10 wrap up
tho medicine. At this time ono
Of them said. ''Oh We don't
want that medicine; give US what
you have In your cash register"
Mr.. Wilson pulled out his gun aud said
that was all the cash he had 10 give
away. a member OF the fro depart.
ment who works Ia tho shops aud who
had been watching the performance
from ncrnss the street ran over 10 Will
son's and as he opened the door the
two men made break and got away.
As they went out OF the door one OF
them struck the other savage blow In
the neck md knocked him down. lie
arose aud followed the other man TO-
ward the stockyhrds. The same men,
II IA said, had attempted 10 hold people
up on the street during the night.
los Angeies--ThcS Silver Valley Land
aud Water company held n meeting Mt
san Bernardino few days ago. IL
was organized two years ago, and 1.
composed principally Of capitalists OF
that city. T.. =. Hubbard aud A. g..
Mappe Of this city are among the
directors OF the company. The object
OF the company Il to develop the water
Of the Melave river conduct II 10
points below Daggett and Calico anu
apply II for the purposes VI water
power for the running Of quartz mills
In tue Calico mining district, and
utilize II for irrlgatlng purposes.
As IL Well known, the water In the
Mojave river sinks into a subterranean
passage at a point three and One-hals
miles west OF Daggctt. The plan Ol
tho company contemplates the BALD
ng Of dam Mt this point, TO control
both tho overflow and the undefllow
OF the river which would otherwise go
TO waste. Last winter there was over
.,OOO,OO0 miners inches OF water
wasted, and for the past i've years
the average Of the il0od waters during
the winter season was 800, 200 inches.
Idaho Douooral In m f.U w,aLs