Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-23
NEWS OF The WEST.
4 City Councillor Shot and Killed In
California.
$4,000 FOR UNRrQurrED Love.
Suit for Unlawfnl imprisonment
Accidentally Shot.-rwo Men
Drowned In the Yellowstone.

The Manti Reporter plant has been
purchased by Miss Christina Nickel
son, who will continue the publication
u tue paper.
George w. Parker, prominent resi-
deaf OF Ukinb, California, anu a mem
Dor OF the city council was killed on
tuesday night ut late hour by J. ID
sherman, n vaquero In the employ VI
Is. Marks, a merchant aud stock raiser.
Both parties to the ARRAY were slightly
under the II flueuco Of liquor at the
time. The cofonef's jury found Ct
verdict Of self defense, tut Sherman
was Afterwards jailed On q charge OF
murder.
II. IL. Waterman, n farmer living
near Il mira, California, has brought
suit against Sheriff Htndcis)n Il
Solnuo county. Tor 100000 damagtB Tor
false inn risOnm ent. About two mont 4
ago the grave OF Mis-. Caleb Claik, at
Emira, was opened, the body exhumcu
and douapiiaiei. Suspit ion y intvu To
Waterman, who was arttslu utott
three weeks ago, but On examination,
for lack Of positive proof, was Iis-
charged. Waterman sought legal
advice, aud was advised 70 Institute
legal proceedings against Shruti
Henderson fOr tie amount hsmed.
The new pnpor advocating the free
coinage Of silver announced at ihr
Trans Mississippi yUugTtb IN dr is
appearance witu the hftt number at
Chicago Oh the goth, uu.ur the nan e
Of CON. 10 Is Ru illustrated weekly.
It, mechanical appearance BE- guUd anu
~ ably edited. 10 offices nru in tie
heart OF the riiy ON tnH gtuuud floor
aud next door 10 the clearing h ubv
ana Fist MAJ Bual bank. ID starts
with n circulation Of lU,u0u. The pAptr
viii be Issued under the editorial man.
agement Of w. II. Harvey, formerly
chairman NJ the executive committee
81 the Trans. MiseHsippi cvupttas.
Hon. j. $. Dougherty, Of Texas, con.
tributes the chief article N the mum.
Der Just Issued.
Daniol J. Murphy, the lock raiser,
anu sOn OF the late lanes Murphy,
met "a tragic death on Tuesday, at bis
farm near Milpiias, seven miles II M
San jose, California. An inquest
was held and the testimony submitted
went TO chow that death was caused
by the ucuid nal discharge OF a pistol
which he was cleaning preparatory t.
going on n huuting trip. Al the time
Of the occurrence, about $3.50 o'clock,
Murphy was seatrd In his office. a
Mr.. Costigan, had passed 10y the door
to this office but "A moment before and
saw the deceased sitting la the rouR.
Ing chair, examining tho revolver.
When he returned IN few minutes he
found Mr.. Murphy fallen forward, his
bare head resting on the threshold.
He gaeped three or four times and
died.
Mary Alice Pierce Of Denver ha,
filed In the district clerks office O su
Tor breech OF promise OF marriage
against Knud RRsmussen fOf $4,000
damages. The plaintiff alleges In her
that on December 10, 1891,
the defendant promised 10 marry her
within "a reasonable time, and thar this
promise was several times afterwards
repeated. That September l., 1899, he
agreed to marry her ia the summer OF
1888. That on May 30 last the defend
ant told her he was not going TO marry
her, but had another person In view
whom he was going . marry. That !
lhe, the plaintiff, always relying upon |
bis promises, has always remained |
'ingle. That her feelings have been |
10 worked upon that she has been |
inder the care Of physician, her |
health being much broken through |
ilighted affections ana anticipations
lever TO DO realized.
A special from Laurel, Montana,
ays; II. O. Lamoure aud Edward |
PuTvis were drowned In the Yellow.
tone river here about 9 O'Clock Tues.
lay morning. Both men were em.
lloyed In handling the ferry boat, anu
While making a crossing the boat was
la an eddy, straining the
able uutil II gave way. The men
Imped from the boat into tho water,
ND being unable to make any hea /.
way against the swift current were
towncd before aid could roach them,
'hafles Ahshire, passenger, remnin.
u with the boat until II struck u pier
I the railroad bridge, few hnudred
set below, aud Captized. He was
ortunate enough 10 secure plank,
nu, after Heating nearly mile, sue.
eeded In reaching shore.
An American, q. ID. Bailey, In,
al a long and tough wrestle with
iexlcsn Justice, anu, according TO his
efsion OF It, has been underneath
lost OF the time. Writing nom
.speranza, Mexico, Bailey say. that
! 1903 he bought properly in the CITY
Mexico, acquiring an indeleasible
Tie. II IL tax receipts showed that he
ever failed TO pay the goveinmtAt's
but two aud one half
shfs ago, while no was absent, some
no denounced" his property AS
'andoned, and II WAS sold He re. ,
rned sixteen months ago an began
NJ Although lhe supreme court
uis tignt IL will uot give
in possession, AMI the mRn who IL la !
6 meantime waiting the property, ms
Q lawyers say. Bailey a psAis Tor Il
liei TO this government aud warns
meticsns agniast invts.ing In
eNico, saying ~ our southern neigh. }
rs; "rhey smile IN tbs faces OF '
reignere and embrace them, thinking