Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-07
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Notorious Horse Thief Escapes From
the Nevada State Prison,
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GNtfOu WIS NlhlANA WI 1hAhhg ~ wv
heaviest thunder storm for year..
Fifiy.eight hunurCdths Of An iuch Of
rain fell Ia half au hour. Unthreahed
grain suffered considerably.
Grant Osbotu Of Berthoud, Cole,
hal his hand badly itjuted IA a
thfeshiug machine on MONDAY morn
ing. one Of his fingers had to be
ampuIated.
Pueblo Typographical union has
aerecd 10 a REDUCTION OF 10 por cent la
ali Glasses OF romposition. The cut ~
10 remain In elect sixty days, and was
made upon thu urgent application OF
the pfoprieIou.
According to the Freono (Ca.) r.
pOntor, rulatu CITY IL seriously con.
sid,ring the proposition Of putting HIl
idle men to work cleaning wtede Out
of the alleyH anu sidewalks, giving
them their boh 4 fsr their work VA
they Eau get better jo6s.
NJ. r.. Eakle Of tine Church farm,
niys tue Willard county Bludg, last
SUNDAY had the misfortune 10 have
his leit shoulder thrown Out OF joint
lie was riding horse when tue AMI
NAL fell down with him, causing TIE
accident. Hv Is now reported 10 doing
nicely.
Aunie Collins, coloreI. aged G2,
committed suiciuc on Monday nighh
by taking rat POISON. She lcaVcs nus
baud anu one onild. This husband hnd
wife quatfeied anu separated, anu the
deceased then took 10 drinking, anu
followed up her rrmUfse with u Oig
dose oi the poison.
Heavy rains IN the mountains
around Phmnix, a. T., started SAT-
River fisiuu OF Monday night, anu
next day It was n third higher than nj
any time during years. such miny
summer has never been knlFn
throughout the country. The cattle
range are the best ever known.
Ed. Nye, recently released from the
Fremont county jail, having served
W. tence tor larceny, has been arrested
Ia Red Lodge, MOhtaua, on the charge
OF horse stuAling. Nyo WIS one OF tue
prisoners who escaped from the county
Jail with three companions ssme
months ago, but was captured INA the
mountains by the sheriff several days
tfefwRrd.
Harry Weber, a native Of Germany
anu "a oabine,makuf by trade, com
mi,ted suicide Tuesday afternoon by
drowning la the bay Oh the end Of
Long bridge, San Francisco. The
unfortunate mau hal been sick WIN
con6umption, and II IL supposed thHt
he Put an end 10 his lie rather than
suffer any longer.
Fully three hundred Japauose met
Ia Pythian hall, San Francisco, Sntur.
dhy light for the purpose OF organizing
m association for preventing this land
lug Of Jnpants ~ women brought hithef
for immoral purposes. Resolutions
were adopted plvJging all present TO
asalst tue local authorities In tho work
Of preventing tho admission to this
county u japanese women who come
ON missions OF shame.
MillArd johnson, the milk inspector
has been making some further investl.
cation OF the milk sold Ia San Fran.
cisco. Out OF twenty five samples
taken from the milk wagons, depots
aud grocery stores anu on sale A. pure
milk, only seven were unHdulterated.
Six wefe"simply disgraceiul." Twenty
per cent Cf tho sampled OF skinned
milk taken were found 10 be badly
Adulteraled with water.
Rss Ellis, SON OF Baggage Master
Ellis OF Leadvillo, Col, accidentally
rhot himself ON Monday, death being
instantaneous. He, In company with
Warren Jones, was on mis- way 70 Tay
l0T park on n hunting trip. When
about twelve miles above BuenA Vista
toe shotgun he was holding slipped
from his arm, the hammer striking on
the side Of tue wagon box, causing the
gun ~ be- discharged into his hight side
just below the rlbs.
An d cendiAry attempt was made on
Monday night TO burn the Gold Hin
public school building at Nirginia
CITY, New Kindling wood anu paper,
saturated with turpentine, were lsotu
under the structure anu set ON frr.
The flames Tan on the inside between
the walls to the roof before discovered.
Tue nre was put out, with Il loss Oi
500. An attempt Of u like character
was made one year ago on tue same
building. The excitement IN Gold
Hill when the origin OF the fire was
nscerlained was intense. The perpe.
traitor would have been badly handled
II caught.
MytOn a. Abbot, Of Aunabell, met
with n serious accident on Sunday
morning. According 20 the Riohflelu
advocate, he was coming down very
steep grade, OF the GlenwOQd noun.
tain, with load Of timber, ween the
brRke-ltick broke and the force with
which no wa pulling II threw him ON
Tue horse In front VI him, which re-
suited Ia his cropping under the
wheels VI tho wagon. These ran
lengthwise ON his right breast, cutting |
close to his head. The team took |
fright anu Oue Of the horses was
dragged down under the wagon. |
Notwithstanding MIR. Abbo's Injuries
there are great hopes Of his ultimate
recovery.
william J. quinn, treasurer Of Mes,
county, arrived In Denver toyvral |
days ngo, anu until Saturday lived at |
lhe 81, JAMES hotel under an assumed |
name. A warrant Is Out for his arrest, |
accusing him VI having emhpzzrl |
10000 from Mefa county. Qluu |
has been enJoy ing lie IN Denver ant |
mas cut quite figure at several OF the |
rambling houses, where no hus played |
very recklessly, winning and l0sing
,AIge sums. He IL one OF the hes, |
known cit zsns OF Grand Junction, A. |
years otRgr, aud has wife anu Two
children. On August 20 no left Gran |
suction quite uneHl eotedly, anu uid |
hul even lot his wife ann ohillioU |
anow OF his Intentions. No action |