Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-07

near the corner Of Nineteenth and
Page streets. Peterson was strolling
quietly along through tho slums with
bis eagle eye cooked for crooks when
the man suddenly grabbed his watch,
broke the chain and dashed down the
street. Peterson, az soon a. he re.
covered from tho atifont, started after
him and soon had his gun In play. He
fired six shots at the WHY footpad and
chased him over into North Denver
before he caught him. The prisoner
gave his name as William Ramsey.
J. NJ. Zion Of Berkeley, Cal, was
elected from an east.bound train at
Reno, Nevada, the other night. He
held a regular round.tflp ticket over
the Central Pacific TO Chicago from
San Diego anu return, signed anu
indoreei by him. The return coupon,
Los Angslee to Ogden, was dishonoted
by the conductor OF the Central Pacific
Railroad, who claimed that It was a
scalper's ticket. Zion refused 10 pay
the fare to o gdeD, claiming that hls
ticket was regular ticket, issued
directly to him at the regular office Ia
Chicago. He was summarily elected,
and says he will commence suit for
damages.
There has been but little abatement
In the excitement at Baker CITY,
Oregon, attending the attempted arrest
Of Tom and William McCarty, tho
supposed Roslyn bank robbers, "a
sheriff and detectives from n C'8
agency. The posse which lett ii Ines
followed the fugllives four miles .tl-
east to the McCariy ranch and ken
hid In sight Of the house until TX.
Daring the night they discovered tle
horses Of the robbers tied near by nj
cautiously stole up and captured thea.
This leaves the iugitives TO make their
escape on foot, and Mt this season Of the
year II will be difficult to travel
through the hills.
A special from San Diego, CAL, says;
A party Just back from the desert report
meeting at Mountain Springs, near tue
Mexican line, and twenty-five miles
east Of Campo, with u United States
survey party re.establlshing the line
from EI Paso to the Pacific, aud plsc.
ing elOne monuments TO mark II. The
corps has surveyed through Texas aud
Arizona 10 that point, and are now
coming along tho New rivJr region Tor
the Colorado desert, fully one and one
quarter miles south the old line. This
IL an average gain from Mexico OF
territory n mile In width TO he soon
opened to settlement. Tho Mexican
owners In this strip are 10 be given
patents, but otherwise there 10 con.
siderable gain ia new territory for
entry.
John II. Lima, an aged Portuguese
baker OF San Francisco has committui
suicide by shooting bimself through
the head. lie had lived In a small
room In the rear Of the Bakers' Home
for mauy years aud had q small amount
OF money, which supported him until
lew months ago. The landlord o. the
place allowed hun to remain, however,
but sickness ana old age gradually
pulled hlm down. When the boIy wa-
removed to the morgue tho foil wing
note was found IN one VI tho pockets oil
the clothing he wore. "lueptihed-l To
the City Coroner: These Ia clear CASE
Of suicide. Loug sickness Is the csusv
OF all the trouble. JOHS IL. LENA,
Bakers' Home, 034 Pacific street. n.
B.-My friends are all dead; my ac-
quaintance as good rs II they also, aud
you know the rest. Marco 20, 1893"
He bad been suffering from dropsy for
some time prior 10 his death.
A diabolical attempt has been made