Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-26
NEWS OF TIE WEST.
EuiIny Amo1S Prisoners 10 San
Francisco County Jail.
A booMEws MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
An "Irish Suspect Dangerously H.
A Ciiy's Financial u flcultI.-Dis.
appearance Of a seoiohman.

There seems 10 be an epidemic OF
fires Of peculiar origin In Denver NJ
pTeeent.
Daniel insolvency, at one TINE
known throughout tue country ~ w
Tfish suspect" 10 lying dnngeIousg
III At HE home In San Francisco, WI"
hemutrhAge Of the BRAIN
Ipaft of rage caused by the cruei
treatment Of his elder b-Othcr, hei."t,b
ig.vear.old Edwin Harris, son ui ~
IL. Harris. thrust knife when ne
bAppenei 10 have In his hnnd ihtO uhe
left side Of his brother, causing
palnful wound. IL ~ NOT consiueiou
dangerous.
The boiler Of a throshing machine
.,,,in, expioded the other afternoon
h, ibe wheat field OF l.. G. Ofiega nj
u.lcn. n. NJ, and Carl Pittman, the
.ngin.or. was killed outright. Two
ar three other work. men were seriously
lat not fataily injured. Deceased was
only n years VI age anu was 70 nave
been married shortly.
q. w. Boydston, u farmer Of Bca-
tTice county, Neb., went u Beatrice
aud on account OF tho general craze
drew from the bank $1,000 In cash. Hc
took the money home aud hid II In the
house where he thought " was safe.
Next day lac was In t0wA aud reported
TINT the whole amount had been stolen
during the momentary absence Of tho
family from the house. He says he
will take his chances h. the bsnNin the
future.
Two OF the most notorious water.
font pirates that the police have been
troubled with for long time were
captured on Union street wharf at San
Francisco ON Monday morning. They
were recognized Ms John Dalton and
Patrick Leahy, couple u Telegraph
Hill hoOulums. Dalton claims 10 De
a relative OF tho notorious train rob
tens. They arc believed to know
something about some Of the highway
robberIcs that have taRer place along
the city front during the past few
months.
Expert Cyril Williams OF the finance
committee Of the board Of supervisors,
Fan Francisco, has figured out that
the city now owes about $4,000,
which II canuot pay. or this amount
$500, 900 IL due for June salaries, while
treasury on file which aggregate sllb,.
900, aud TO pay which out Of the funds
which may become available this year
the supervisors have no authority, as
tho debts were incurred curing the
past fiscal year.
Two Chinese highbinders belonging
20 rival tongs met In the street at Sau
Francisco ami opened fire at each
other RcT1A. the street with pistols oil
M mmoth proportions. Each tel q I'd
n telegraph polo 10 protect him from
the others bullets, and then they
opened NJ. Both weapons were
,mptisd. BY that time the police ap.
reared and the men ran, but were cap.
tured. Neither was hit In the battle,
but the bullets dew through the streets
and several citizens narrowly escaped
being shot.
IL has been n question, for some
time, says the Laramie boomerang,
10 know Just when the company which
n building the large irrlgaiing canal
Just actoBs the Wyoming line In
Colorado would have their ultOh COM
pleted and make an actual npprOpria.
ton VI the water which already be.
longs 10 this state. Regarding this
point late issue OF the M. C0lllua Ex-
prese says; "FrOm President Richards
" the Water Supply and Storage Co.,
We learn that the work above Cham.
hors lake Ia progressing rapidly. There
10 n man TO every foot OF ground aud
over three hundred men besides
superintendent now nj work. In ten
20 fifteen days he expects a steady
now OF from forty 10 flfy feet OF water
viii be running into the cOmpany's
dltoh.D
Tho Willard county Biais has tho
following: A bot set.iO without gloves
occurred In Dtsefet the other day
between two Of our citizens. Three
rounds were fought when the battle
was declared a draw. both contest
Guts drew cltrct. Tho encounter wac
TO settle dispute IA 10 whom OF the
two parties were entitled TO tue irrl.
eating stream. Ole hill Of corn was
lost. Mrs. Rutherford " this place
last week Experienced with coal oil
~ means OF driving away grass.
h0ppers, which are rather numerous
nj the present time. She secured a
long rope, wrapped II with cotton
ana saturated this with Kerosene. Ono
person, holding In each emu Of the
rope, dragged II over the ground,
where the hOppers were plenty.
Whenever a gtasshoppor touched the
rope, she says, II died, ana the bal
auCe have emlgratui, not being ablO
10 stand the odoT OF the oil, anu they
have not returned, Luoian NOyea Oi
Oasis aud Peter huntHman OF Fillmore
have dep0ated f0flrils Tor a $500
horse race 10 come OH nt the Oasia fpce
track Augurt lsL
Two weeks ago or 20 1. A. 10. Milnu
n wealthy young Syotchmnu registered
NJ the Palace hotel, San Francisco. A
low nights ago he disappeared. Since
men not word as 20 Mo whereabouts
has been heard. His habits were guoI.
lie was not heavy dtlnhcr, anu his
baggage, which II valuable, remains In
the hotel. Ito was literally, abun-
Gantly supplied with money, when he
spent freely. lie maize friends readily
and was generally yotod good fellow.
Tho suspicion Is growing that ms
movements were watched and That
some one hab dealt with him ioully
Tor his money. Milne came lfom one
OF the Mexican states, Sonora, II Ia
believed, where he ie interested Ia
gold properties. lie lutendel To spend
about ten days OF two wGeku In san
FRuclecO, which he had mover buioful
visited, aud then staff on a journey 10
his old home la Scotland. From
mint or two which he lot dIop 70
casual Roquaintancea 10 was Inferred
that AiiIut, VIVA gnynfrel 10 IA Young