Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-17
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Two Boys Have a Narrow Escape
from Drowning In Idaho.
HORSE THIEVES IN ARIZONA.
The Veterans Home Scandal
Chinese Butcher Robbed and
Beaten, etc.

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600. Last year the valuation wn'
$4,000, n gain OF s55O,0OO.
News comes from Castle, an isoiateu
mining camp In tho northern part ..
Montana, OF n fatal conflict oeswoen
the shcrlfi's officers and despareuoes'
Two prisoners In Natrona county
jaiI Mt Casper, Wyo., bored q hoic u,
The floor. tunnelled to the sewer anu
made their escape. They were rechi
tured.
Death has ended the suffering oil
Louis strom, who was one oil inc TWO
gwedes supposed 20 have fallen on ,ne
train near Granite, Colorado. lie
ne yer regalned CONSEQUENCES.
A cunning little bear, about two
months old, has been caught by a
gentleman q few miles from olcnw1od.
The bear IL not much larger that
rood size cat and his actions are very
amosing.
Sheriff Dugan, at Laramie, Wyo.i
arrived Mt San Francisco on sununy
with TequisiiiOn papers ior TrenHuTer
Gale, the defaullins city treasurer OF
Laramie, who was arrested at the
American Exchange hotel few days
ago.
During tho year 1891 the output Of
Carbon county (Wyo.) coal mines was
355,2l9 tons OF lump aud 800 tons on
nut coal, employing 40 men, anu IN
1892 tho output OF lump coal was OBS
4s3 tons and 1884 tons OF nut coal,
employing 5i2 men.
James Smith, fireman on TIE
steamer Wellinington, was severely
scaided at San Francisco, ON tue
chest and arms, on Sunday morning
while some repairs were being mnue
on the boiler. He was taken TO the
receiving hospital and had his Injuries
attended to.
Last Wednesday night Indians or
Mexicans stole twelve head OF horses
iron parties near Polomas, Arizona,
aud started with them toward the
Mexican line. The citizens followed
with Indian trailers, and recovered
one ut tho Papaeo Villages, but the
thieves escaped with the remainder
and are now across the line.
Late on Sunday night as Chinese
butcher named All Now, living In
the southern part OF Sacramento, Cal,
WAS on his way home from the Chinese
quarter, and had reached South Rstreet,
he was attacked by an unknown white
footpad In q lonely quarter, shot twice
and robbed. When taken 10 the hospital
he was not able 10 explain how the
affair occurred. He may recover. but
Is badly wounded.
The Pennsylvania ranch, between
Crittenden ~ 4 Sonoi'a Ia one Of tho m.
est and most novel ranches In Arizona.
The water supply IL constant and
comes from 100 ieet above the level OF
tho land iirigAied. 1t IA q 9. ring,u pl'-
ing seven miles OF bitches and carries
100 miners inches OF water. A loature
OF the canal 10 sixty foot waterfall, n
pretty sight and u waste that might
well be utilized for electricity, for
power purposes and light. a town
ship Of land 10 included In the ranch.
where alfalfa and fruits OF many var
ietles are grown. A large reservoir II
being butt to store much OF tho water
ut present going to waste.-7ucson
Star.
The net ia closing In ON the men who
have mismanhged the Veterans' Homo |
at San Francisco, says the Chronicle. |
When the Investigation committee be.
fiery speech urged them to pull the
pucker strings OF the bag and see
whom they would End kicking on the
inside. The committee has pulled the
stripgs, and II has every reason TO be-
lieve there IL more than one OF the bon.
orabls gentleme tquirming under the
pressure. The WORK before the associ-
alton now IL to find how much has
been stolen and squandered and then
to bring to Justice the men who ore
guilty. The status OF tho institution
Itself 10 lite fret labor, and then the dis
honesty anu punishment Of individu-
ais will follow.
Pueblo, Colo, " about to have n
second electric railway company. For
several days Interested citizens have
been engaged In soliciting subscrlp.
lions for n stree, Cur line directly CON
Meeting the two cities OF Pueblo and
Bessemer. They announce that suiIl-
Client funds are assured, and that, II
The present Pueblo City Railway com.
pany will not construct the new line I, I
once for reasonable bonuu,a new CON-
pany will te Immediately organized.
The movement Ia In the hands OF the
proprietors OF the Philadelphia ami
Colorado smelteru, tho stock yards aud
packing companies and other manu- fac
uring Ilants which have no communi.
,atiOn win tbr city, except by private
although some 5000 people
i've In that vicinity. The new line
will certainly be built this season.
On Saturday afternoon Geo. Board
md Jos. Van Wrinkle, the latter the
son of the rector OF Emanuel church,
HALEY. Idaho, had narrow escape
'eom drowning In Wood river. They
attempted to leap the dam by sending
heir boat down the apron. There
Deing log caught In the middle Of
lam anu the current being very strong
he boat struck against the log anu
vas upset, and the daring boatmen
disappeared In the deepest channel.
This was only for moment, however,
" they soon came to tho surface and,
heir faces blnnched with fear, but
otherwise self.poshcssed, they began To
win. The current carried them from
he dam, u distance OF perhaps u hum
lred yards, when they managed 10 get
N their feet, and reach the bank.
While this was happening the excite.
nent Of the fifty or zone hun tired eve.
vitnesses Of the affair was intense.
Joslin 4 Park thought they would
nlarge their Denver business last n
ummer when Thomes Woods told
hem nice story OF his ekill and
npabiiiiy la disposing OF jewary, IN
watches, by organizinx
,ntch clubs. The business wan In
reused, but they founi that II cost
hem s4,s577O. They applied Tor p