Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-12
NEWS OF The WEST.
Mllachi Dillon Receives an CYaticr
Upon Reaching RaEllnS, Wyo.
Charles AGAINST A POSTMASTER
Cinnamon and the Geary Act In Myd
ming.--Safc Crackers III
Nebraska, Etc.

Nepbi, says the Ephraim Eatsrprise,
Ia now trying TO make another boom
this time over the salt deposits 'hH'
are said to be plentiful.
II. +. j. Warren, the Colorado
Springs newspaper man, In again II
trouble. Monday he was arrested ~
the Springs on the charge OF perjury,
for which ofiense he was indicted H.
Conejos county about eight month";
ago.
Malachi Dillon returned TO Rawlin.
Thursday morning at O'Clock anu
vns kept pretty busy all dsy long
shaking hands with his irionds.'
Malachi never looked better In Ill.
life, He came near being carried on
his feet by the great iu,h OF me-
friends to grasp his hand rs lie stepped
from tho train. His friends are doinr
all that 10 possible to induce him ~ it'
main e.-Rawlins, Wyo., Journal
The farmers 10 the Cache Ia Poudrr
valley, Colorado, are now looking
forward TO season OF good crOIs anu
unusual prosperity. The much needle I
moisture has been received In the form
of copious rains. IL Is estimated that
an inch and n half OF water has ialle u
during tho past two dpys The
ground had become very ury, Rbd
rain was much needed. Tho ground
has been well watered, and the spring
farming operations viii now progress
rapidly.
One or more safe crnckefs, II IL mi
possible to state the numbor, brote into
Tho bank OF Wilsonville, Nebraska. on
Wednesday night, cracking the Two
outer doors OF the safe, and nearly
succeeded In opening the monty ohesi
where $500 were deposited, huing
only prevented by the dawn II ihe
morning. They secured but sll.5p
from private drawer In ibesaic. No
clue has been obtained g. the gully
parties.
Three indictments have bren fund
by the federal grand jury AT Cheyenne.
The first 10 against John II. GatliD,
postmaster Mt Maysyille, In Fremont
county, charged with robbing the
poetoiiice, There were two counts
against him, the second being for
opening n registered letter. There
was also an indictment found again I
Mrs. Gatlin, charging her with taking
the contents Of "A basket, which was
passing through the postOilice. An In
diclment was found against Buft Mon
taguc, the former mail carrier between
Cheyenne and Bear creek, charging
him with stealing postage stamp.
William Smith, a soldier ut FOIt
Washakie, was indicted for selling
liquor to Indians.
Says the Richfield Advocate: VIM.
Morrison has employed Attorney
Jacob johnson to institute preceding
In the First district court again, /
Chris. Sotenson 10 obtain title T.
thirteen acres OF land alleged TO have
been sold TO the plaintin, but tho deeds
to which have not been given. This
Ii the case wherein Morrison ex.
changed n ranch Ia Clear Greek
canyon for twenly.siN acres OF land In
Monroe field. Sorenson afterwards
claimed that tho patent would not
issue 10 some OF tho land which MOT
rieon had sold him, and demanded
that the contract be resoindcd, claim
ing that It was voidable unoer tne
statute Of frauds. Nothing having
been done by 5Orensou to finally settle
the matter, Morrison now becomes the
matter forever settled.
United States Deputy Collector Shit.
zcr, who has Just returned nom M
official tour over the stato OF Wyoming,
reports about 200 Cinnamon IN Wyo.
ming m having refused to comply with
the 9eary law compelling them TO slgr
certificates OF registration. These mor
stand In with the contrasting Six com
panies OF San Francisco, aud hAv,
resolved with them 10 take theil
chances on the decision Of the I'm {
States supreme Court next Weine,'
day, whom the constitutionality OF Thu
law will be argued. Should the deci
sion be against them, Ms now SEEM
probable, every non-registersd China
man will be arrested and sent back I,
his native country. The total number
OF Cinnamon NO far registered In Wye
ming 10 675, distributed as follow,
Rock Springs, 6i7; Evanston, 20
Cheyenne, is; Buffalo, 8; Fort Nc
Kinney, 3; Newcastle, 8; Fort Steele,
Another sensational chapter In the
celebrated Mcclellan murder case ha,
been developed. One year ago, Mo,
Kellar, u British subject, and one o.
the Richest stock men In Mexico, wa,
shot down from ambush and killed
The murder attracted attention
throughout Moxico and England,
owing to the prominence OF the victim.
Adolvo Villareal, u Mexican, whose
ranch adjoincd that Of Mcclellan, was
arrested on the charge OF having insli.
gated tho murder. Villarsal IL worth
100000 In land, stock and money, but
with all his wealth he could not pur.
chase favors from the Mexican author.
ities, who placed him In jail, while
they continued work on the case. His
accomplice was finally discovered-a
poor laborcr named Dionsio Galan, W no
was paid $1,000 by VIllareal TO commit
the murder. The cause that led 10 the
crime was the construction OF wire
fence by McKellar around his ranch,
shutting out cattle OF Viillreal from
grazing on his land. Upon Galnn's
arrest Villareal made full o0nies-
sion, and the caso was tried
lew months ago In the court Of first
Jurisdiction, and the murderors were
sentenced to twenty Yeas each In the
penitentiary. Villsreal's property was
also oonnsca'ed by the government
and Si0,OOO paid to the widow OF
Mckeilar. IL has been announced
that the supreme court, TO which the
case was submitted for revision, flnd.
Ing that penitentiary nyftem does
not exist among US, anu Judging that
the crime comnli ted by Villsrval aud
Galan merited death, revised the ser
tence and condemned the criminals 10