Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
NEWS OF THE WEST.
An Extraordinary and Romantic Story
in a Nebraska Court
A BOY MURDERS HIS FATHER.
A Postoillec Observation-Disclosures
Suicide at Oakland, Cal.-Fright.
ful Accident, Etc.

Dan Cunningham, a miner on DIN.
cult creek, was struck and instantly
killed by lightning the other day.
Deceased was unmarried.
says the San Francisco Chronicle;
A five.ceut fare may he announcedlDy
the Southern Pacific between Ban
francisco and Oakland within q few
dnys. There exists belief In Southern
Pacific circles that tho competition IA
the ferry service Will have TO 10 met
by reduction In fares. This Is re-
lunanily admitted, but the admission
Ia made by one Of the chief officials Of
the corporation.
CITY Treasurer y. ]. Elliott, Of Great
Falls, Mont. was drowned on Saturday
at the Great Falls OF the Missouri,
twelve miles down the river. Ho hau
gone there with pleasure pnrty for
days. outing, abd with companion
was bathing IN tho rapid water below
the falls, wheu lac WIS seized by the
uudefcurrent and was lost before help
could reach him. The deceased was
native OF Portsmouth, ONO, was
Hsingle man and twonty.oight years Of
Hgc.
An important capture was maize al
Colorado Springs on SATURDAY. The
prisoner N Harry h.. Archer, Alius
Tilton, alias Burns. He has been tray
cling over the state representing hin.
ELI ~ an agent iOf'Butterick'H maya
rlne and dress IAtternp, aud by this
means has swiudled barge number VI
people. In Colorado Springs he Oh.
lained about $50 Ia lew Gays. Ihe
publishers OF Buuerick'A Monthly
DrIinuatof has a atlndiug reward Of
500 lof the arrest Of lhu man.
A special from Astlria, Oregon,
dated August 5,h, sayr The total
pack Of salmon Tor the whole river 10
date IL 3D,6l2 cases, pnd OF this las.
go cases have been put up In the
Astoria caunerlts. The pack TO date
alta careful estimate includes $50, 600
cases Of Chinook salmon and O2U, 900 VI
small Heb, mostly 6teelhtRds ana blue
backs. Thuuday's average was ten
FISH to the boat, yesterday's eight fsh
aud today's only six fish, showing stiil
another uisheauenlng decrease. IL IL
now certain that the total seasons
rack will amount 10 from $4,000 10
$4,000 cases, or at best l78, 900 cases
short Of last year.
The postofllce at Kent, near Tacoma,
Washington, was entered by burglars
on Saturday night. They blew the !
door on the safe and secured S905 In |
slamps, $40 In cash, gold watch and |
all the postmaatut's private papers. |
Four drawers in the safe were carried |
on. The postoillce II In frame tuild- !
ing, half Of which IA occupied M a |
store. The BURGLARS entered through |
a window, and alter surrounding the |
Il. svlfk sfuaIa ttf HntuF hlasU aURm
The FOUND was heard by people in tie |
nelghborhOOd, but no One took the |
trouble 10 investigate until tho store |
was opened for business. IL Ia given |
out that there are 40 clues to the PER. |
letrAtors, but u IN positively known |
that the Seattle police think that they |
have the right mon under surveillance. |
Al grand mass meeting held at |
Yuma, Ariz., on Saturday evening, the |
people Of Yuma anu vicinity unanl.
mously passed resolutions requesting |
United States Attorney General Olney |
not to take an appeal 10 the United
States Supreme Court In the case OF |
the Algodones land grant decided In
favor Of Earl Is. Coo Of Denver by the |
United States land court OF private
claims, for the reason that every settla |
~ INAANNNAN HNNAHANNh WIN Wv hNHlnAl'|f
thHt an appeal will stop settlement Ruu |
development and retatd the growth OF
t0uthwcs,eru Arizona, and is not for
the best interests Of the people Of this
section VI the Southwest, nor for those
" the United States government.
Under these circumstances II IL net
believed that an appeal will be taken.
10 II only urged by prr-ona 81 no stand.
Ing for blackmail and revenge, say the
resolutions.
Mr. A. Guiiice, aged forty-lhroe
years, committed suicide at her home
near Haywards, Oakland, Cal. on Sun.
day night by cutting hor throat from
ear 10 ear with razor. The deceased
leaves a husband ana seven children
a little over year ago Mrs. Guidice
was committed 10 ths Stockton Insane
asylum. Atior remaining at that Ia.
sutution fow months she WIS dis.
charged ~ cured. Her husband thuH
sent her 10 Germany on trip for the
plTposo OF benentting her health.
While Ia Germany sho again went
insane aud was committed % an asy.
lum, Her relatives sent her some
money anu she was returned O. Hay.
waTds. At this time sue again up.
pearod 10 be all right. On Sunday
evening she took dinner with her chill.
dren and appeared perfectly sane. Az
ter dining she told the children that
she was going 10 take a walk down the
road. Her oighteen.ycnr-Old son SUE
pected that something was wrong and
followed her. When she had gone
about n mile she turned aud found that
her boy was trailing her Then she
lfcw the razor from her pocket amt
cut ner throat In the presence OF her
son,
The community Of Aspen, COlo.i
was greatly startled on Sa urday even
ing when "a loud report rang out from
l.. Ii, tFunk's residence, on -Four h
und North streets. Investigation re-.
yealed l.. Il. Funk lying dead In the
dining room OF his residence, while his
tln Warren, lad Of II years, stood
calmly holding "a Winchester rife
with which he had killed his father
Young Funk went TO tho sherlii's
tiliCe and gave himself up. Tho AFFAIR
created Intense excitement, s the
family IN well known Ia the city. a
lew minutes after the shooting Acting
Coroner Perry empanelHda iury, which
sat In the dead mans sitting room.
After listening TO Mics OltO, daughter
aud MR.. Funk, wife Of the dead maui
u was very plain that the laii whiir
nasty, only committed the awful deed
loprOtect his mother and sistor. Funk,
lhe elder, was In the habit OF gelunF |
~ Ia !