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 Postofllce Burglarized.-Shoc
Suicide at Oakland, Cal.-Frighi'
fnl Accident, Etc.

Dan Cunningham, a miner on DIN.
cult creek, was struck aud instantly
killed by lightning the other day.
Deceased was unmarried.
Says the San Francisco Chronicle:
A tive.cent fare may be announcediUy
the Southern Pacific between San
Francisco and Oakland within n few
days. There exists n belief In Southern
Pacific circles that the competition In
the ferry service will have TO be- met
by n reduction In fares. This IL re-
luotautly admitted, but the admission
IL made by one Of the chief officials Of
the corporation.
City Treasurer p. J. Elliott, Of Great
FaIlt, Mont, was drowned on Saturday
at the Great Falls OF the Missouri,
twelve miles down tho river. He had
gone there with a pleasure party for "a
days outing, ard with companion
was bathing In the rapid water below
the falls, when he was seized by the
undercurrent and was lost before help
could reach him. The deceased was
native OF Portsmouth, ONO, was
Ralnglc man and twenty. eight yeafs Of
age.
An important capture was made nj
Colorado Springs on Saturday. Tue
prisoner IL Harry H.. Archer, alias
Tllton, alias Burns. He has been tfav.
cling over the state representing him.
self NJ an sgent for Buttefick's maya.
zine and dress patterns, and by this
means has bwindled large numbor OF
people. In Colorado Springs no OBJ
tained about $50 In few days. The
publishers Of Butterlck's Monthly
Delineator has standing reward OF
500 for the arrest OF the man.
A special from Astofla, Oregon,
dated August 9th, saysi Tho total
pack OF salmon for the whole river 10
date IL 23g,6l cases, and OF this lI5,-
go cases have been put up In the
Astoria canncries. The pack 10 date
at n careful estimate includes $50, 900
cases Of Chinook salmon and 100000 OF
small nah, mostly stoelheadb anu blue
backs. Thursdays average was ten
nsh 10 tho boat, yesterdays eight fish
and today's only six lsh, showing still
another disheArtening decrease. IL h
now certain that tho total seasons
pack will amount to from 100000 10
2s2, 900 cases, or at beet l78, 900 cases
short Of last year.
Aht HVatbhAith NJ ANNhAf htAN
Washington, was entered by burglars
on Saturday night. They blew the
door OF the safe and secured 5000 In
stamps, $40 In cash, a gold watch anu
all tho pOstmaeter's private papers.
-Four drawers In the safe were carried
of. The postoiilce Ia In frame tulld.
ing, half Of which Ia occupied M n
store. Tho burglars entered through
n window, and alter surrounding the
safe with stacks Of Hour, blew Il open.
Tho sound Was heard by people In the
neIghborhood, but no one took the
trouble 10 investigate until the store
was opened for business. IL 10 given
out that there are no cluea TO the per.
petratOrs, but IL IL positively known
that the Seattle police think that they
have the right men under surveillance.
At n grand mass meeting held at
Yuma, Arik., on Saturday evening, the
people OF Yuma aud vicinity unAni-
mously passed resolutions requesting
United States Attorney General Olnoy
not 10 take an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court In the case OF
the AlRodones land grant, decided In
favor Of Earl Il. Coe Of Denver by the
United States land court Of private
claims, for the reason that every settler
IL perfectly satisfied with the decision,
that an appeal will stop settlement anu
development aud retaTd the growth OF
southwestern Arizona, and IN not for
the best Interests OF the people Of this
section Of the Southwest, nor for those
OF the United States government.
Under these circumstances 10 n not
believed that An appeal will be- taken.
10 Ia only urged by persons Of no stand.
ing for blAokmail and revenge, say the
resolutions.
Mrs. A. duidice, aged forty.three
years, committed suicide ut her home
near Haywsrds, Oakland, Cal. on Sun.
day night by cutting her throat from |
ear 10 ear with razor. Tho deceased |
leaves husband and seven children. |
A little over year ago Mrs. Guidlco |
was committed TO tho Stockton Insane |
asylum. After remaining at that In. |
stitution few months she was dis. |
charged ~ cured. Her husband then |
sent her 10 Germany ON trip for the |
purpose OF bsneiittlng her health. |
While In Germany she again went |
insane and was committed 10 an asy.
lum. Her relatives sent her some |
money and she was returned TO Hay. |
wards. At this time she again ap. |
peArod to DO all right. On Sunday |
evening she took dinner with her chill. |
dron and appeared perfectly sane. Az |
ter dining she told the children that |
che was going 10 take walk down the |
road. Her eighteen.year-old son Hus-
psoted that something was wrong and |
followed Der. When she had gone
about mile she turned and found that
her boy was trailing her. Then she
drew the razor from her pocket anu
cut her throat in the presence Of her
son.
The community OF Aspen, Colo,
was greatly startled on Saturday even.
Ing when loud report rang out from
l.. ii. Funk'a residence, on fourth
and North streets. Invest cation To.
VsAled l.. IL. Funk lying dead In the
dining room Of his residence, while his
aon Warren, a lad Of IL yeats, stood
calmly holding Winchester ntir
with which he had killed his father.
Young Funk went TO tho sheriff
office anu gave himself up. The affair
created intense excitement, as tn,
family n well known Ia the city a
few minutes after the shooting Acting
Coroner Pery empaneledR Jury, which
sat in the dead mAu's sttiug room.
Alter listening 10 Mrs Ouo, daughter,
and Mr-. Funk, wife VI the dead mau,
II was very plain that tue la1, Will
hR-ty, only committed the awful deed
10 protect his mother and sister. Funk,
this elder, was In the habit OF gettiut
drunk ana abusing his family. |
Returning from town ON BatuT.