Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-26
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Bold Attempt Made 10 Hold Up a
Santa Pe Express Train.
MOVE OF WYOMING OIL MEN.
The Tangled Affairs OF Deceased Cali.
fornia Capitallsi.-Slrange Accident
TO a Schooner. Etc.

The new great tehl OF luc hlh'o "
wyoming has been Received ut the
ofiice Of the secretary Of state.
There IL movement on foot TO es-
tablish a grape syrup factory In Fresno
which will help to dispose Of surplus
grapes.
A contract has been let for clearing
mart OF ths way for tho railway from
Vancouver TO Sumas, to connect win
the Northern Pacific.
The time for receiving bids at Pasa-
dena for paving, involving $4,000
contract, was extended until July l7th,
10 give San Francisco firms a chance
70 bid.
Edward Gilman OF the steam schoo.
ner Excelsior, got caught In rope IN
unloading lumber Mt Ventura, was
thrown against a yardarm anu Injured
internally.
Gan Jose now has an ordinance pro-
hibiting the holding Of religious meet
ings OF any sort within certain boun'
DIARIES, including the central portion
Of the town. This applies TO tue Sal
walton army.
A. l.. auckland picked 1000 quartz
Of strawberrios the other day. This is
,aual TO thiTty-onc bushels; enough
berries TO M tile bed OF Schuttlcf
wagon box. II. l.. Egan picked 600
quarts n day or two agO.-Ddvis County
Clipper.
The oil men Of Wyoming are MAX.
ing an effort 10 secure reduced rates 10
the enst on consignmenis OF naiivr
lubricating oil, says this Omaha Bee.
one company claims TO have $40
barrels, which would TO ehippoi With.
in the next thirty days II the ra,os are
not prohibitlve.
Tho hide aud wool warehouse OF II
q. Quinn was destroyed by IRE on
Friday night. Loss. $1,000, fully in-
sured. The iiIe originated from sparks
from switch engine. Two cars VI
oil were saved by III. quick work Of
mn engine pulling them Awey. The
Home Lumber company was In I'm.
mediate danger, but suffered no great
damage.
w. +. Jones has been held fr trial
Mt Sheridan. Wy0., Tor the murder OF
John ID. Ainms, the Tongue river
fnnchmAn who was 40 bfuthlly muir.
dpred about two weeks ago. Tho ovi.
dence adduced nj the preliminary 0x-
animation wne entirely cifcumsiantal,
but sufficient 10 justify the holding u
Jones, who will lie tried at the present
term Of court.
Professor Frank browning, teache r
OF swimming, las lately been exploit.
ing houses in Santa Barbara, Cal He
would call In the evening and engage
faF m and alRnn i'm
the nj. ht and then leave. lie tried
this nj the White house, owned by the
wife Of the police judge. He will
receive both his lodging and board
free for some time 10 come.
Manuel AmA1o, a large rancher near
Tucson, Ariz., according to his own
statement, has been a heavy loser by
the drouth. He says that fully three.
foutths OF his cattle ami one.half Ot
his horses have recently died. Last
year he was hAsessed on 2,5lU cattle
aud he says he IN positive that his herd
will not now number over 400. A
strange feature nblut this death rate II
that the males died much faster than
the females.
A warrant was Issued on Friday for
tho arrest VI Edward Lathe, recently
boOkkeeper and collector Of the
French Benevolent society Of San
Francisco, upon u charge Of embtzLle.
ment. lie II accused Of having mis-.
appropriated about 500 VI funds BELONG
ing TO the society. Toe accused WAS IN
business IN that city for many yeare.
lie had liquor store at Pold And Calf
iOrnia streets which he sold recently,
anu on Thursday disappeared.
About 8 O'Clock on Friday night as
Mr.. anu Mts. Peter Bolotts started 10
drive TO their home wet OF Beatrice,
Neb., their horses became frightened
and threw both occupants OF the
carriage violently 10 the pavement
Mr.. BOilotte struck telegraph pole,
his wife striking the curbing. They
were carried into N hotel incensible
and will die. Mr.. Boilotte had three
ribs broken, one vi which entered his
left lung. His wife was injured inter.
nally. They are both past seventy
years Of age.
A most peculiar accident occurred
on Friday morning to the coasiing
schooner Archie and FOntie while
beating down the bay at San Fran.
cisco. A cannon ball fired during
target practice from one Of the new
breoch.loading guns ut Fort Mason
narrowly escaped Rnnihilaiing the
little vessel. No further dam ge wa
done other than tbs carrying away of
the Jibstay and part OF the MARTINI ale
Of the headgeRr. Stlll the schooner
was compelled TO return to port Tor
repairs. Captain Hansen and his crew
Of three men were all scared cut OF
their seven aenses, and did not get
over 1t for the entire day. They ali
acknowledged that they had had a
miraculous escape from ueath.
Ono Costello, claiming to be a
lawyer, who has been hanging around
the Denver police court picking up
small fees, has been arfaiguod on n
serious charge. Last week lady
came In while court was sitting, u
make complaint, Alter she went
out Into the corridor, II In alleged
Costello followed aud sail; ~ sup.
pose you know tho oLytUm OF thr
courlT" anu thon explained that cash
WAS necessary, and that II he was paid
" ne would "see that the case
was properly prosecuted" The
matter was not discovered until the
lady came back couple OF days later
Tor some blank sui mpas. Her surprise
when Clark Ecsahi told her there was
no charge Tor anything la the cour
led TO a relation OF Costello's proceed.
ings. He ~ accused VI peTslnatiug "A
court officer He Il not on the last llst
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