Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-27
NEWS OF TIE WEST.
Cheyenne Has Made a Bargain with
The Ralnmakers.
FREE HAND CARVING IN TRINIDAD.
Clothing Thief Combination IN Colorado
springs.-salvaiion Army lu
China Town.

lheUsnnc Ieudcr--Ffnnk II. Jones
has effected arrangements whereby
Frank Melbourne, the Canton, Ohio,
olotid.compeller, will visit here. Mel
bourne Is Que Of the prevailing North
American rain artists. BY n patented
method he claims to be- able to make
rain fall over an area NJ upwards OF
100000 square miles. lie claims 10
have experimental successfully upon
twelve different occasions In Australia
during n season OF droughts, five times
in New Zealand during February Of
this year, and three times In Ohio dur.
Ing the past sixty days.
Denper News. - Colorado Springs,
Colo, August %. - Police have for
several days past been receiving CONF
plants Of robbery from various dealers
In ready made clothing. A descrip-
ton Of man was given to the police
and officer Atkinson this afternoon
located the party wanted. lie ~ n
Mexican named Lorenzo Campos aud
stated that he arrived In town Thurs
day. His modus opcrardi was 10 step
into store and ask 10 see goods, ami
willie the clerks back was turned, pick
up apair OF trousers or coat and vest,
laying them ON his arm under his
overcoat, which was always carried On
tho left arm. Five pairs OF new
trousers were found al his room md
were identified by different business
men here.
Dotuor NsUs-Trinidad, Colo, Au.
gust 23.--Mr. L.. Brechiley did some
nrst.class free hand carving on the
person Of Burt Carter, the night clerk
Of the Trinidad house, nj an early
hour this morning. MT. Brcchtley
came 10 the hotel about . O'Clock
and. though pretty drunk, was quiet
and puacoable. Soon afterwards, an-
other person came In claiming 10
10 friend Of Brcchtlcy, who was
too drunk TO DO entertained and
Garter refused 10 give him bed. This
made Brechtley angry aud drawing a
knife he dashed Carter across the face,
making u long gash from the roots Of
his hair TO his upper lip. Carter CRAP.
pied him and In the struggle received
severe cuts In the shoulder, arm aud
leg. An officer by this time had
reached the scene and the cnraged cut
ter was taken into custody. none too
soon for Carter faint from loss Of blood,
must soon have fallen victim 10 the
murderous knife. AS IL Ia he Ia still
apprehended. Brcchtly IL In jail.
San Iranoisoo Chronicle. very
latest news In army circles-Salvation
Army clrcles--is the projected organ
iLation Of Chinese corps. Head
quarters are established Ia Chinatown.
Lieutenant Fong See, the popular
chief at the Market street barracks, l.
TO lie Installed M commander Of the
Chinatown forces. About the person.
mel Of his s,nif there Ia still much doubt,
Occasioned chiefly by tho fact that
foDg Sec is the only Christian Mon.
golian In the town OF the Salvation
Army percussion. IL was currently
rumOred yesterday that Chin sun jos
had the Inside trsch Tor flrst staff officer
under captain FOng Sec, but ~ yet
this Il merely conjecture. Chin
lives away up In the mines. He Is
good Salvation soldier, but like many
good soldier IN the regular army he
IL head over sars In deDt.
"You STE, " said Major Kyle, when
talking over his aggressive plans with
Chronicle representative yesterday,
''you see, we don't likp the Idea Of send
ing men dut 10 tell others 10 DO good,
whom they aro not perfectly straight
themselves"
10 II would seem that Chin's chan.
ces for promotion to n staff officer de-
pend upon his speadily assuming a
financial equilibrium. But the China.
town corps lisa sure thing In the near
future. Should II be impossible TO
secure better quarters a temporary bar.
racks will very likely DO opened In
Ross alley.
"Rentsa are NO very high In China.
town." explained Major Kyle, "that
we win probably mud II difficult to
get suitable quarters within our
means. They divide their buildings
up into such lnfnitesimal spaces
renting each little cell 10 a separate
person or family, that M ordinary
tumble down building In Chinatown
commands pretty steep rent"
Already Chinatown II nggitated
over the proposed invasion, aud the
high priests Of the Joss houses are In
terror lest their idols be overthrown
and their lucrative positions become no
longer sinecure. For several weeks
Major Kyle has been preparing for
this aggressive move, and NJ soon as
one or two more celestial converts are
made the Salvation Army will lay
Siege to pagan Chinatown.