Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-08
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Strange Story Of a Mysterious Box
Shipped as Railroad Freight
. nEuARK,By SAeAcIoUs DOe.


vi,g have been consolidate.
lnborer named George Matthews
vag run over and Killed al 5cuaslupol,
Cal., by a train Monday night
Nevada has been moistencd by
heavy rains followed ny warm weather
and the cattle ranges are turning
green.
Great Falls, Mont, has population
oflg,UO0 with pay roll ut tlbu,uOJ "a
month. It, machinery II operated ~
water power aau electricity.
Thee arllsle Mineral bath house, Ut
puebio. Colo, has been tIudly de.
stroyed by lire. The origin is uu.
Kpown. Their loss BE- 5000.
The trial Of Dr. Joseph Won werlh.
an. charged with the murder OF hi.s
giara Matthews ny malpractice Is
proceeding at San Franciscl.
Jehp Myer, about 30 yotrs OF age,
an overdose of morphine ~ BON
&. fnariinu. Medical assistance WIS
nee procured, anu lac was removed
ue county hospital In dangerous
G lltiOn.
IN the United States district court nj
Do 'is.. Idaho, tue remaining tWuf
'tAirns contempt cases have been uit-
p,'.scd. The cases were Tor the viola.
t'.u of an Injunction retaining
miners from interfering with woramen
nj Inc time Of the strike lnsI year.
Mrs. Mary Mahon,y has been granted
o. Judgment Tor $4,000 ~ u San Frau
cisco court TOT the utu,h u her nus
tapd, who was killed year ago Oy
San francisco und San Matcu Railway
electric car. Mahoney was fding IN
a wagon when a collision occurred, In
which ho received fatal Injuries.
A police ofiicer who ia stationed ut
the east approach to the Madison street
bridge, had All experience recently
That came very nearly CauPing va
caucy ON the polioe force, remafHs tue
Portland Telegram. A. 10 ~, he n
tuil able 10 10 duty, hut hu knows
more about the elltclS VI electricity
man n. ana yp,teriay. While walNug
outhe bridge he placed hiS n ht hnuu
upon one OF the Iron uptlghis. About
tye minutes later he picked himself
uptsu teet awsy from tue upright
Bv sone means the upright rOu TO.
cplvsi the full force u thc current that
op,utss the electric cars. lie was ruu.
utfsd unconscious, anu II war several
noufs before ho was fully recovered
from the shock.
A daring attempt was made ON
Tuesday night 10 rescue Scott Bruce,
serving sentence In the military
PRISON on AlcntfGz Island for On
attempt To murder n fellow a0ldiri
while stationed Rt Army Point, BEN
icf, rays the San Francisco ChTOMo'c
i u some WY II was learned That
lfolrct was aioot TO aid Bruce 90 leav,
the Island, and the aentgioH we're In
pructcd ~ DO on their guard. Abou
10 O'Clock last evening, Sergeant
Lampgin, Who was ON duty, heard The
splash Of oars oil tho Dollhouse on IN,
south shore OF the itlafd d, Ho gave I
low whistle, aud 4 boat hove IN sish
aud made for the shore. There werl
four men In the boat. They evidently
thought the signal was from Bruce
and did not learn their mistake uuti
they were quite near the island au'
were challenged by Sergeant Lamp
kin Then they began 10 ply the oar
with vigor 10 ebcape, while the bullet
lAHHh AhN hNhAbNehh NAtAhiN@ e"H"H
them.
Jauitor Underwood, Of tho curt
house, II the IOssessor Of a remarGahl!
tagncious dog, says tho Portland orc
g0Hilg. The animal 10 OF the waite
spaniel species, aud not very prvpJs
srssiuR IN appearance. lie oOmmlue,
various petty uvpredati0na In "a neigh
boring meat market, aud II was thOug IA
Advisable 10 dispose Of him. Tic wa
given 10 gentleman living ON th
East Slide, but next DAY be was back "a
his old station, Sending him 10 Orcgol
CITY had no better result, for he wa
back within two days. AmnEti at TIL
manifestation VI canine ragacity, Nj
Underwood decided 20 keep the dog. 4
iow days ago the ianil1T deciu,d &
apply ~ this county court for sponge
with which 10 clean WindOWe, bu
meantime the dog had raided liver!
stable ana brought a large sponge &
the lanitor. Tho latter then pf0ceede
TO clean the Windows, but beioFo Ia
had got fairly started ma attention
was called 10 other matters, ana h
placed the sponge la tub. On o.
turning a few minutes later he ioun
that bOth dog anu sponge had uiHgl
peatOd, and on making an invtstiga
ton no found that the animal ha
returned the sponge 10 Its rlght'u
owner.
A mysterious affair II recorded b
the sheridan (Wyo.) l0G as havin
occurred at that town. A box nbuu
four feet long BY three feet wide, col
signed TO John ID, Bodies, OF sherldut
ana shipped by Charles jones, Z
Omaha, Nebraska, was uulOadud irOf
tho express car and stored IN On
depot at that place, as oil express ma
ter ig,and locked up without atifaoiln
any attention. In about half an hOu
Agent Woods discovered that the u
had been forced from tho box and thl
the contents we're gone. lie at one
notified the officers, ana thotoug
investigation was commenced VINE
the box was critically examine
there was found TO hb no CIV
dence on tho outside that any tu'
had been used In louHeninB the cove
but ON the inride, q, Onu eudi wei
plainly to be seen the prints OF O. mau
feet. Further investigation Tevgnlt
the fact that tie sliding d0or 20 Ga
express room had been uniasteue
from the inside, anu stood nJur ia
about enough 90 allow mhu
tquet1e out. That the box conain'
a live human being on It's arrival the
eau be- no doubt, but no trace
where he has gone 70, who he Wa5
what his object could have neuh, u
been obtained. There are man
thuories, however, aud The true Iao
IN tho case may yet come 10 ilsh