Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-25
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.


OOden Standard. - The Standard
wiahes II could tell Its readers with
absolute certainty lust what the
prospects are nj Bear Gulch and In the
country now generally known as the
La Plata mining region, and what the
future may DO expected 10 bring forth.
Unfortunately all this information IA
not within the power Of man 10 I'm.
part. Some OF the reports we arc In
clined 10 regard AZ extravagant--some
columns and some which have been
been greatly overdrawn.
Provo Dispatch-Mayor Robinson, Of
American Fork, was In Provo yester.
day. He reports diphthoria PREVAIL
Ing In that city and blighting the
homes OF several families there, by
robbing them Of their dear ones. One
man, Tobia. Boley, has lost four out Of
his family OF six within the last week,
two OF them being buried In one grave
yesterday afternoon. Every precaution
has been taken 10 prevent the spread
Of IN. disease anu DIR. Pike gave orders
yesterday for the chalning up Of
several dogs belonging TO MIR. Boyle,
which have been allowed TO run loose.
II IN now an acknowledged TACT that
the disease can be communicated by
animals very easily.
lroro Dispdioh. - Yesterday after.
noon n peculiar fatality occurred Mt
the asylum, whereby one OF the con.
valvscent patients Of that institution
lost his life. The man was sweeping
the crumbs from the dinner table,
when either tho dust, or something
else, got Into his throat, causing him
10 cough. Blood Immediately spurted
from his mouth and nostrils. aud In n
few minutes he dropped 10 the floor
dead. Coroner j. II. Twelves was
notified, aud he summoned u Jury,
who proceeded to hold an inquest. A
post norton examination revealed the
fact that blood vessel had bcen rup,
tured, aud In hursting had emptled thu
blood iuio the wlndpipe which had
pumped tho body completely dry,
causing instant death. The jury rem.
dered their verdict accordingly.
Iyigham Bu0ier.-A terrible case oil
poisoning which came nearly resulting
la the death Of six able.bOlied mon
occurred near Bear River City las
Saturday. IL seems that crowd d
thrcshors were Mt work on tho whea
stacks Of Allen Hunsakor. At noon
six NJ tho lRbnTers came into tbs house
washed and sat down to lunch. A
can Of salmon was placed on the table
OF the contents VI which all partook
Almost simultaneously after eating tn,
fish they all turned sick and began Il
either vomlt or oramp. Two OF thu
most seriously affected were soon pros
trated and later on they lost conscious
neas. Their faces turned black an,
blue and they writhed Ia agony. viii
six dying men on their hands, the house
hold was In fearful hubbub. Bu
nr. Roche finally Arrived and grcAtl
relieved the sufferers. He pronounce
the cause OF the affair "leadlngn from
the salmon can. The victims had al
the symptoms OF strychnine poisoning
They stated later that the contents o
the can appeared rather white an
Shiny and did not taste lust right
The fatal can was broughttO Brigham
and submitted TO DR.. Wade by a Bugic
reporter. The doctor pronounced Tia
can apparently clean and sound. III
also stated ~ his belief that a partiu
accommodation VI the salmon arlsin
from having been placed Ia the can Il
improper condition or season cause
tue poisoning. Bad tastlng came
goods should always be rejected.
Hfighdm Bugler - Thomas Biddl,
the weilknown harness maker, die
at his home very suddenly Weinesia
night. lie has been drinking heavil
for the past few months. Aud ha
INDUCED too freely In the howin
howl Tor years. There Il no use |
Disgusting the fact, for tue knowlolg
OF his terrible ending may prove
valuable lesson to younger men VIII
now sip lightly from the same bow
This Ia the third similar sad endin
that has occurred In this city With
the past few months. Those father
were killed by too much drink, lea'
ing three large families In precafiou
condition,