Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-08
OUR NEAR NEIGHBORS.
Notes Of Interest from Ogden and
the North.
CRIMES AND OTHER CURRENT sEs.
STATIONS.


Prospeclors pass through Beaver
every day or so, nom the west onfOutc
TO the AIt. Badly gold mines. The
large amount OF snow yet on the
ground ON the higher portions u the
Mt. Badly range prucludcs my very
extensive or thorough prospecting IN
that region for some weeks yet
Bodper Utonidn.
Amy Morris, aged three years and
the daughter Of local milliner, drank
some ammonia last evening. Some
one had cnreles.ly taken the h0tilo con.
tanning the iluid from the accustomed
place aud put u whore the child got H..
Sweet oil was used and the effect was
a happy one.--LrdHsigH Rcgisicr.
An exciting runaway Thursday a..
ternOon was witnessed by hundreds Of
people. Art Boothe, In cart drawn
by q tough .bitted colt, was the lion Of
tic hour. The hore went tearing
down the street NJ n break meek speed
with AT pluclily trying In vain 10
hold him. The animal ran nearly two
miles north before he was finally d.
rected Into fence and brought 70 a
stand still. No ono hurt.-Brwham
Bugl,r.
The residence Of J. G.. Nyc At Twcn.
ty.third aud Madison avenue was bur
Clarified In broad daylight shortly
6efof. 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The thieves gained an enhance TO tho
house through n small window In the
rear, during the absence Of tue family.
When Mrs. Nye returned 10 the house
she was startled 10 find the contents "
several rooms strewn about the floor Ia
the greatest disorder. A large lot Of
dew elry valued al several hundreds Of
dollars was taken. II l. supposed that
the men know whom the family left
the house, and had IN fact been walt
Ing for their opportunity, aud when
they saw that tile coast was clear, they
promptly got down 10 business. Prof
N. W. Riug, n near ncighbor Of MI
Nye's, says three suspicious looking
character whom he believes were the
thieves, going away from the Direction
Of. Nyc's house nj about the time the
robbery occurred. The police VEN
Immediately notified and put 10 work
on the case Ogoien Commercial.
Yesterday afternoon the State Prison
dircctorn held especial meeting nj San
Quentin 20 take action In the ease "
Convict I'D Williams, who stabbed n
fellow. convict, n negro named Toy
Vernon, ON May 2ind.
civilians made statement 10 the
effect that Vernon was Of quarrel
sonic diHpositi0n and bad frequently
made threats against him. aud
Williams found out that Vernon
had secrv,cd n knife and
carried Il with him with the intent 10
klll Williams. The latter, therefore,
was forced 10 arm himself for his own
protection. In the quarrel which On.
sued between them, Williams fearful
that Vernon would draw n knife,
pullcd out his own and used u 20
ciicctually that Vernon !. even now la
considerable danger Williams term
u imprisonment would have expired
on Thursday, II would then have been
impossible 10 convict him through lack
u testimony, Vernon having refused
10 appear agains, him. The matter Of
the cutting Of Vernon was not consld'
erred at all, but simply the fact that
Williams had concealed n knife on his
pefson 10 uru a. q weapon. This u
against prison rules and h nm oncnse
punishable with a severe penalty.
The dirrctofr decided u deduct tih Of
IA. eight months credit which he has
earned by previous good Conducts.
n. OrOuioie.
Sam small has sent a letter here re-
gtetting hls haste Ia lmpeaching tho
honesty u the members " the board
OF trustees Of the Utah University,
laying all the blame IL j. Wesley Hill,
NJ the party who charged the mcni-
hers with the very thing. that Ap-
pcared In Smallr letter 10 tho
American people. llo assures tho
hoard Of hls respect and esteem. MI.
I'M when approached on tho subject
Yesterday stated that he had nothing
10 say. The matter was now up iot
arbitration and u was not proper iof
him 10 say anything about u; The
matter, however, would surely bc
settled before tho close OF the confer
cnce.- Ogden Standard
Charles Carson, tho canal con.
tractor, was seriously Injured 10 Hear
River gorge Wednesday, lie was
driving up the canyon, when one
wheel u the wagon suddenly dropped
into deep ohuck.hole and Mr. Carson
was pItchsd out, striking heavily on
one shoulder. lie was painfully
bruised aud the shoulder badly dis
located. DR.. Roche, Of Corinnr, was
called 10 attend the inlurles.-ibtghdm
Bu0ier.
Tommy Botello, formerly momber
Of the uoIics force, IL at present rin-
nloy.d as a detective In Mexico, In the
,eryIce OF Wells, Fargo 4 Go. He
NOW and then has lively times across
The harder. While carrying express
matter 10 the town Of Lerdo on April
y INC express wagon was attacked by
len bandi,a. The messenger and
pofter were MORALLY wounded, anu
Inc driver was seriously Injured,
Fifteen outlaws by means OF strategy
gained access 10 \ house where botello
and his comrades were stopping. After
some words the bandits bred a volley,
woundlng one man. After two more
valleys Tie robbers retreated. leaving
one man dead, aud carrying away i1uf
others, dead or seriously WouhueI'
Several Of the soldiers were llJupui
hut B0tello himself met with no wof-"
misfortune than losing the sue or ON
shoe by stray shoi'-Los Ai'gs'o'
iJprsss.
information from Rock sprlngs
shows that on Tuesday the l'o' I
springs Coal company's mine No; /.
was discovered to be- ON fire. The iire
had gained such Roadway a. to threat
.n INC destruction VI the mines. There
IA thought TO be no doubt hut that II u
The worn Of lncondiaries. No loss o.