Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-11
NEWS OF The WEST.
Tho Remains Of $50 EmigranIS
Found in the Mountains.
DIED FROM A scoRrION's STING,


A curious peat IL working on the ilrt
foofa VI the adobe houses o. ruca1ui
AnE. IL IL n large Insect somewhat
resembling a bee, which b0ros int0 the
dirt " the roofs, causing leaks.
Although the Territory Of Ariz'na
hiss been nrg 4uizsd siuCe 1904. snys the
TucsOu Star, the entire furniture aud
furnishings u the executive DEPART
ment thus far will not exceed sou.
The question arises what has beoouio
Of all the appropriations made for fur.
nishings OF the executive chambers.
J. A. Rounds, aged twenty 1.-TWO, Of
PoItland, Or, has ueen arrested ON n
charge OF attempted blackmail. He
wrote letters 10 four ladief, threatening
To expose their connections with Crf-
tain parties unless he was pail $50 by
each. acknowledged hts guilt aud
was placed under bonds OF 5000, fur.
nished by his y tunis.
The youngest chleld Of G.. Il.
Chaplin, the rip Top mining man, has
lust died from the effects Of bite NON
y scorpion. The vuuom0us insect hai
cfnwitd Into the bed with the baby
aud, getting next 10 the skini hau
stung the litlle one until II went into
epanms before the cause was discovered.
The baby only lived a few minutes
after the spasms came on.-dr'fJHd
Gas &c.
George Aspor has returned from the
surgical institu OF Columbus, o., says
thr Echo correspondent OF tho Summit
county chronicle, where he has been
t,criviug treatment for the removal OF
d cancer on his tack. The operation
was reformed hy electricity anu ~
tfonOuncrd success. He mas the
charfod remains u his unmerciful nL-
tngonls, ia alcohol.
Barrett Scott. late treasurer Of Holt
county, NchTnskH, who smbtzyied
100000, II In Jail at Jgafcz, Mex,
having been captured In chihuahua,
by W, A.. Cunningham, sheriff Of
Santa fo county. ELtfgditlon plprfs
have left Washington and Scott will
soon be returned to the scene Of his
uefalcatiDn. Tho sheriff secures re-
ward Of $1,000 for making the capture.
II IL reported that the -horI's posse
overlook the Mexicau6 who murdered
Walsh at Aguilet Tuesday Rnd eu-
gagged them Ia n fierce fight near Cat-
Nil, n. NJ, on Friday afternoon. one
OF tho posse ami several Mvxichus VINO
were with the murtores were mot
tally wounded. Deputy Hntton hal
hia ann shattered and nmpulatlOn Will
De necessary.
Gus Carlson, while placing "a heavy
stick Oi wood on steam saving ma
chine nt Portland, Or, slipped aud fell
under the saw. 10 attempting 10 rise
his back struck tue saw, which
whitlud rim around, cutting oil tho
eud Of his shoulder blade and making
"a cash around under hia arm, cutlilr
two ribs and through the breaelbouu
iuto thr lungs. he survived the ureH' %
ing OF tho wounds, hut ~ not expected
10 recover. lie IL illty years Uld AM
Hinge.
lie heavy wind last week blew In the
east uuu Oi Lars hudefson's new brick
fpsiuence In Bear River city. All tue
tfick undef the ossl gable went tum.
Wing In ana crashed down thfuul b
lhu ceiling, struck the ground door,
tpliutcfcd that 10 atoms aud tel into
this dark cellar below, whore It heAprd
up n big pile ~ debris. The damage TO
the house Is considerable. Fortunately
tue family was absent 1T the time VI
the accident or fatality would no
doubt have occurred,
L.. n. FiOrey, an old resident OF
PumuiA, ATiZ committed suicide un
ktiuay morning by blowing on the
top Of his head with n charge Of bid
shot. The supposed CAUSE OF the sui
eide was continued IN health. the
deceased was ilfty years old and uu'
married anu was well connected la
the East. Ho had two brothers llvina
ga Kansas, une OF whom IL shurin
Florry Of Leaveuworth, the well
known politician oi eastern Kansas
FlUrry made large fortune years agl
na a contractor In south America.
Some queer freaks OF lightning NJ,
reported from Moaoal station, neat
Jerome, Anz. A freight team wa,
standing In front VI the station; insidt
were several men around Il table, play
ing cards, Hnd lew feet from them
was unrTel OF whisky. A bolt Ol
lightning Kuocked down two Of the
mulea IN the freight team, passed
through the open door Of the station
knoobed the hung out @! the whisky
barrel AMI SGT the whisky on fire. But
two Of the card Players were injured,
hud they only stunned Tor shorl
time.
+. w. Baker, who went into the
Tcnejas Atlas mountains ON pros.
pecting "Trip three months ago, hni
returned and reI orls finding the re-.
mains OF $50 emigrAnts VINO left Mis-.
goufi IN 1852 bound Tor California, and
were lost, Mr.. Baker says that tbe
graves and bones are scattered over
about section and that there can he
but little doubt Of their identity,
though the Indians have since carried
away and destroyed the wagons and
go.ds. They evidently perished Of
thirst, as In the spring NJ the year IN,
Blue Tanks, at which they weI,
oampeI, goes dry. Al the tine thTy
reached Il the water was almost gone
They began dying; the survivors buried
the dead until Thirst forced them &
start weat toward the Colorado, which
mono ever reached. The parry left
Missouri IN tue fan OF 1851 anu sprn
the winter In TeXns. In the sptiua
they attempted 10 cr0ss the old MuA
lean trail on account OF tndiaus, au'
all ptrished except few who lett me
main BODY At Atlas aud went M t
Tucson.