Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-26
WESTERN NEWS CULLlNGS,
Terrible Thunder Shower In Trim
dad.
TRAGIC DEATH or DELoS' SiMoNs.
The Way the Friendly sioux are pilIng
up Their War Damages on
the Government.
TRAGIC DEATH OF DELos' SiMoSs.

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August 2l.-The city was visited this
afternoon about I O'Clock by n tremen.
,lous storm Of rain and hail. IL was se
fierce nv sudden, and came from an
almost clear sky, and was not attended
by lightning OF wind. Five minutes
after IL ceased the sky was perfectly
clear, while torrents Of water were
uouring down the streets and boys
were out snowbslliug. One Of Frcnc his
best teams broke away, frightened by
the terrible hail, aud almost totally
Xrecked q flne double carriage. Half
a dozen other runaway accidents are
reported, az teams were standing In
many places unhltcheJ, and Others
insecurely fastened, n such n storm
was totally unexpected. The mercury
fell twenty seven degrees In less than
ten minutes.
idaho Recordcr-Jnmcs Hill, father
Of Mrs. Delos Slmons, came 10 his
death IN n tragic manner on last Wed.
ncsday night. He has been staying
for some time past Mt tho ranch Of
Mike Boyle, near this city, and On the
above mentioned night he concluded
10 sleep at the hay stack Instead Of at
the house. So taking a lantern he
made llls way 10 the stack, and for
some unnccountable reason, left the
lantern there and started out again,
and In wandering around fell over
hank, about twelve feet In height, Into
a dry gully and was killed. His body
was not found until Friday afternoon,
~ II was thought he hal gone 10 some
neighbours house. On Friday morning
til. dog brought his Int 10 the house
a L.. H...ns..tttar Ia tsI at
word TO this city where n search party
was organized and started out In quest
Of the niiasing man. His body was
found aboat 100 yards north Of where
he left the lantern, and presented n
horrible sight, the eyes having been
picked out by magpies.
Montana Stock JoHnai-All cat.
tie belonging 10 outfits now graz.
ing on tho southern part Of
the Crow reservation have been
ordered taken oil by United States
Indian Agent wyman, aud all white
people 10 leave the Little Horn aud
Lodge Grass valleys. IL In proposed 10
pu, Ia several thousand head Of cattle
belonging 10 the Grow tribe. This
order affects George Stevenson and
the Lees, who live on Lodge Grass,
and number Of Sheridan county,
wyo., stockgrowers must hunt new
ranges, among them being Dana Bros,
Church Bros, Dlnwlddie Bros. and
NJ. +. Ward.
Laramie Bcomorang-The investi-
HAtion being made by the interior de-
partment for the purpose Of appraiaing
tho damage done TO the friendly In
dlaus at Pine Ridge last winter In de-
veloping some curious facts. IL Ia the
Intention Of the government 10 REIN.
bursc these friendly Indians for their
losses, but the prospects are that the
settlement will have 10 be- delayed until
another surplus accumulates In the
treasury. The New York ddrortiser
says that II was originally estimated
by the department that $4,000 would
more than ray all claims that would be
sent In by tho "frlendlies," but by
strange oversight the trunks Of the
Indians were wholly overlooked.
Some Indians suspected Of not hav.
Ing n change Of horse blankets 10 their
backs have put In claims for as many
M sixteen trunks, together with valu'
ahle contents Of same. In some cases
the despoilnd Indians place value 0li
the contents Of their lost trunks M high
" tnNVt WnilN olitiHf huhHtltNr hNN
wishing TO give the government the
idea that they pay too much attention
10 dress, figure their loss nj an average
OF 500 u trunk. The governments
boggarly estimate OF $50, 900 was swal.
lowed up long ago, and with many
fastidious and fashionable indians yet
g. hear from, the claims have piled uI
above 100000, mostly for trunks aud
clothes.
Idaho lEJrid.-JAmes Appleton was
killed last Thursday NJ Geo. Boon's
lodging camp, on the Middle Fork Of
Payette. Mr.. Appleton and two othe
man were near tho bank Of the Ilver,
while the other men were above roll
lug logs. The men above gave warn
ing before starting n log, and the three
men scattered, two OF them getting
out Of the way, one going up aud tn,
other down the river bank. Appleton
ran towards th- river and was caught
by the log, which ran over him, crush'
Ing him In u horrible manner. MIR
Appleton was brother OF Mrs. Ed
Leigh, Of Shows Mountain.