Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-23
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Convict in Solitary Confinement for
an Attempted Jail Break,
s,n ACCIDENT TO A MINER
urelebraiedv Breach Of Promise
sult Fails Through -sLOik'
Ing Tragedy.
SAD ACCIDENT TO a MINER.

t,is reporled that the largest crop Of
ont in the hIslory Of the Salt uycr
valley ia Arizona is expected THIS
year.
milling has been resumed 10 the
celebrated Grand Junction tColo.l gas
well AMI Will be continued until gan
lle n reached.
A new Methodist church has jd't
been completed at Cheyenne, Myop
aud the dedication viii occur ON Easter
sunday.
The Rocky Mountain Hui6aHdman
ptcdioA that the raising OF Hoe mutton
sneep In Montana viii soon be pr1h1'
able Industry.
seven saloon men haveboon arrested
nj San Jose, Cal, charged with sclliu.
liduor on Sunday Ia violation OF city
ordinance.
Jennie Marker, Sacramento girl
who tried 10 commit suicide ~ shoot
Ing hor.eli Ia the breast sunday night
may recover. She has changed hur
mind anu wants 70 live.
Stockton, Cal, retail butchers have
formed protective assOclRiiDn agnlntl
customers who are Dad payets. Ihcit
names will be- placed on ablaCk liat anu
they will be refused credit
seven cows have been found In
Alameda, Cal, that were III lclcd
with tubefuulosis. Many pcrsous solo
their cows before the inspectors reached
them, 90 u IL not known now many are
actually diseased.
A novel contract was made nj Tulato,
Cal, few days ngo by whirn Frank
Baker agrees 10 produce four inonee OF
rain on the ramon OF II. Liudor IL he
succeeds no u 10 receive 81 900, but the
water must come iu three months
The will Of Francis Brlul was lled
for probate at San Francisco on Iuts-
day. Hts estate 10 valued at % 800. he
btqueathed 10 his SOP, Guhtave August
Bal, "s2 aud no mOfv.D The residue
ne Devised Ia equal shares 10 MS Two
sons anu his niece.
The Los Angeles grand Jury was
accused Of negligence aud bias IN To-
turning indictments by the attorney
for Deputy Assessor Coblor, iudielel
TOT ombtzE omeut. Each mrmIur ol
thal body was summoned into court
aud sharply questioned rs 10 thcii
methods.
Dlphtherla ayery prevalent at Free
port, little town near sacramento,
Cal The spread VI the disease IL dur
largely 90 the fact that the Portuguese
residence Of the locality makea funt-
raj sort Of celebration, which u
largely attended. Measures have been
taken to stop this practice.
stockton, Cal. comes 10 the front
once more with n haunted house. This
domiuile 10 ffcquented with ghoslly
forms at night, according TO the stories
OF neighbOrs. The chief ghost IL a
woman, who somutlmya has her head
with her but more often leaves u be-
hind when she begins her ram6los.
Wood is reported very scarce IN
Nevada City. Owing TO the rain and
snow the teamstets afo unable 10 haul
fuel from the woods TO town aud tue
local supply IL we'll nigh exhausted.
The price hiss now reached s. cord.
Many families are said TO be burning
boards and scraps OF all kinds, any.
thing TO make fire, anu some are said
TO be- suffering.
Willie Jackson, aged o years, has
brought suit by his guardian TO recover
from tho San Francisco anu San Ma
teo Railway company sbOOJO damages
for personal injuries. The boy was
run over 10y an electric car on August
g2nd, 1893, nuu sustained among other
Injuries a compound fracture OF the
thigh. II In said that lac viii bo Grip
pie for liio'
In mine accident AT Lake city,
Col, on Tuesday, Charles MclNeenun
came near losing his life. He and two
others were drilling la st0po Of the
Ute mine, when they struck some
powder that had not EMPLOYED the
night before, Mcl\ecnan was seriously
blurred about the eyes, face aud head.
His left hand was badly shattered by
rocks. His companions were not
seriously hurt
The celebrated case Of Emma a.
Tllton OF San Francisco Va NJ. NJ.
O'Doll, the wealthy rancher VI SlssOn,
Cal, for breach Of promise, claiming
damagea In the sum OF 100000, came 10
trial IN the superior court AZ Nreka ON
Tuesday. The plainun aud her at
tOrney failed TO pul IA an appearance
and Judgment was rendered IN favor Of
OiDell for the costs. The impression
prevails that the suit brought against
OiDell was case OF blaukmail from
lhe beginning
J. w, Mathews, a prominent nlt0r.
uuy OF Whitman county, resident Mt
Pullman, was In the city Tuesday In
consultation with Attorney J, W.Reid,
remarks the Lewiston (liahul Ift3uHo.
These gentlemen have commenced an
action against Edward III. Lstlerman,
leading wealthy citizen %. Pullman,
also member VI the Washington
Legislature, In favor Of a youyg lazy
Ia Pullman, charging Mr.. Lutterman
with her seduction aud asking damages
Ia the sum OF ten thousand dollars,
They have also Instituted an action
against Lettormau for his wife for
divorce, demanding for Mrs, Letter
man One.hali OF this community estate
valued at $4,000
A terrible tragedy occurred at the
MendOolno asylum, GAL, on Tueidny
One OF the attendants had been LETT
temporarily In charge Of the kitchen.
During a sh IT absence, In which he
had been assisting some ni the ieebler
inmates from the dining room 10 their
respective warde, Rpieini Ricardo, u
trusty VINO had been lOllering In the
corridor seized the opportunity % No.