Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-10

Thomas Campbell, OF 81. MANS, luahO.
They were farmers anu hal a dispute
over line ienccs.
A stranger, giving the name Of
Smith, claiming " DO u banker Of 81
Paul, IN mieslug iu san Diego, Cal.
When last sruu he had SjJJ IA his POI.
session. Foul play 10 susI eltel.
W. II. Herr, convicted Of smuggling,
has been sentenced NJ Tacoma, WASH,
to eighteen months Ia this Federal
psnitentiafy aud 10 pay n fine Of tluO
and costs. Herbert Guy, VINO plsAuvJ
guilty aud VINO tUstiiled againal HefG
received eight n ontLs.
A vein Of copper was opened up on
Tuesday NJ Cripple Greek, Colo, l6J
feet east Of the Cripple Creek depot.
An assay returned 33 per cent copper
aud one malt ounce 10 gold. The u,s-
cOvery was Visited by bundfeds OF pc0.
pie today. Everybody owning town
property In the ueighborhtod feel ~
though they were tue owners " a
mine.
Hon. John Donaldson, who Ia here
~ a delegate frym Fremont c1uuty,
Gays the Boise, Idaho, StdtesmaH,
states there lisa very large immigration
iuto that section now, A maIytiiy OF
those coming now afe young men from
Utah. These are iafmera familiar
with conditions and melht Dc ia ~
irrigated country AMI they constitute
very valuable addition 10 the com
muniiy.
Tho preliminary hearing OF George
VI. Jacots upon a charge vi embedding
tho Cache Ia PouuTe Reservoir COM
pany out OF 5000 while acting ~ IT.
secretary, has ended At Greeley, Colo.
A decision has been fenucred, defend.
Ant being bound over 10 the next term
OF the district court In the sum Of
q, 900, which was promptly furnished.
fLo ease Ia one Of particular Interest to
citizens Of Weld county, Us MT. Jacobs
IL and always has been considered one
Of IL prominent citizens.
Ernest, the tix.yeAr.old son OF VIII
d. donaldson, manager Of tho carpet
department Of the fair at Denver, was
severely burned at his home, 2lii
Franklin street on Wednesday even.
ing. The little fellow was playing
with some matches anu set fire 10
his clothing. Mrs. donaldson at
tempted 10 extinguish this flames with
cloths and pillows and was severely
burned about the hands and arms.
The child was placed under the care Of
Aphysiciau, who pronounced the burns
severe, but not serious.
NJ Ward q Courtney's rock camp
on the Arizona anu Southwestern
railroad, near Benson, Arizona, Dick
Gaines on Monday night shot And
killed n Mexican labOfer name un.
known. The Mexican ami Gaines
had some difficulty anu tho former as.
sailed Gaines with knife, Gaines
drew his revolver aud fired, with fatal
ftsult. lie at once left for Tombstone
10 surrender himself TO the authorities.
The Mexican workmen Ia the camp
seem disposed TO seek vengeance Tor
the death Of their comtade, aud It IL
feared they will inauguratn race war
on the Americans Ia camp.
Judge Bellinger has rendered an i'm.
portant decision At Portland, o., In
tue cases OF Thomas Hawks And
Edward Kline, charged with SELL ng
liquor 10 lndlans. He decided that tho
allotment Of lands In seyuralty 70
Indians had the effect Of removing
them from under the charge OF Indian
agents anu gave them the standing VI
American citizens. A. such tho Unit
ed States laws governing Indian wArda
Of the government do not apply to
them, and tho selling OF liquor 10 an
indian who 10 not In charge OF n
United States lLdiRn agent Ia not
punishable under the United States
statutes. The decision has IA pre-.
cedent tho opinion Of Judge HaniOrJ,
delivered In an Indian case Of another
character Ia 1898, but II Ia the first
decision 10 this effect In n case directly
In point.
An ordinary button lately saved the
life OF Mike Brennan, at Bate, says
the Anaconda, Mont, Standard, aud
prevented Patrick H.. smith from be-.
coming murderer Brennan and
Smith are miners ana have been
boarding at Muliius's boarding house
IN Centervillr for long time. Smith
has always been OF an extremely bash.
full anu backward nature, a fact which
has been taken advantage Of by many
Of Mullins's bOardets, and tor n year
or more they have made him tho butt
" all their Jokes, anu especially they
have taken delight In tAntAliElug anu
teasing him about some giIlS In Cen.
teryillt. They carried the Ioshing to
such an extent that smith, life, Il Ia
said, was mado miserable. Foremost
among tho joshefs was Brennan, and
when the men sat down 10 break at
this morning he turned loose on
Smith again. Others soon clipped
In ana Smith made up his mind mat
fOrbearAnCe had ceased 10 DO a
virtue, So, without much ado, he
reached across the tHhie anu struck
Brennan blow In the face. Brennan
returned the blow ana staggered smith,
whereupon the latter whipped out a
revolver ana fired nj Brennan anu hu
fell. II was thought he had been
fatally shot and he was removed 10 his
room and DR.. Campbell w6s summo ned
u attend him. Au examination showed
that the bullet, a 82-cRlibef, had struck
n button on the waistuAnd OF Bfen.
mans drawers, a fact that uudOubts ~
saved his life. The bullet, after drlV.
!ug the button into his flesh, entered
the body lust above the naval, and,
without penetrating for, passed down
ward under the tklu and was cut out
about four inches below the point Oi
entrance. The wound II not NJ all serl-
Gus ami Brennan will probably be all
right again In n few day., After ilrinR
the shot Smith replaced the row liver IN
his pocket anu waited until Deputy
Sheriff C0Ombs arrived aud arrested
him. lie was taken to the county Jail
hnd locked up. Smith Ia about thirty
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