Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-16
NEWS OF The WEST.
SsrIOas Accident to a Family While
Out for q Drive.
SAD CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Death ny LightnIng.-Denvcr Coal
Dealers on Their Meltlc.--
other Items.

The Santa Fe line intends putting on
A line Of 70 rigerat0r cars belwUuu Las
Cruces aud Cniotgo, for the benefit Of
lie fruit growers OF New Mexico.
The retail coal dealers Of Denver
have Organized an association ami will
t,st ihe constilutiouality Of the Otdin.
ancu recently pnased putting q license
upon their bueinesp.
The BlackioOt UdahO) NcUs states
That company Of Utah capitalists will
construct big canal ON the west side
OF snake river, running from north OF
bergman a Rogers's rGuch south
ward.
IL IL stated that there will DO more
cattle shipped out oil II ilu this fall than
has teen the case Tor good many
years. Range cattle 10 the valley Of
The White aud Nampa were never In
better condition.
ON Saturday afternoon, Under Sheriff
White was struck by Irhtniu ut
Silver cha, Colo, ami Instantly expired
His wife IN the next room, was badly
shocked but will recover. Air. White
was the son Of Judge j $40 While,
speaker Of the Eighth assembly.
The store u Hiram Hampson al
Swan Lake, ldahO, which CuntAiued
the postofiice, has been destroyed by
hfe. The entire stock, together with
the mail, was reduced ~ ashes. Mrs.
HamrsIn, by almost sulcfhumau
efforts, saved the books hut nothing
more. rhe loss IL about $4,000, with
81 $50 Insurance. The origin Of the
fire 10 not known.
Governor Mcdonnell, Of Idaho, hiss
received n letter from woman ~
Murray, pe,iiioning ~ behal OF the
women and children Of the Jmlr
d'Aieuos that the governor do ever
thing ia his power to restore order IN
that section ami protect the Innocent
ones. Tho governor has cont wOrd TO
tue militia companies that, unless
there hu further disturbances, the
militia will not be called on.
Says the Rawlins RepubhcaHi Tho
assessment roll Of Carbon couaty ior
the year 1894 IL made up, but We nave
been unable 10 get the fOoliups Of the
different Items. It's stated, however,
thst the asBtssud valuation 1i the
county this year IN about 100000 short
Ut what u was lhst year. The shortage
probably comes from decrease iu the
amount VI live stock In the county, be-
sldca sheep arc valued at ility cents
per bead less than they have been
heretofore.
II the proposed Salt Lake-l,os
Angeles railroad DO built, remarks tho
Boise NatesmaH, II may have the
tticc, OF stimulating railroad building
Ia the West. There are other roads 70
he built; other sections stand Inviting
the construction OF new lines; and " n
start be madeiu Utah tue movement
may spread. Idaho needs roads.
There are splendid openings here for
roads and the next era OF railroad
building, no matter where IL shall he
inauguTsted, will witness the ooUsiruc-
ton Of needed lines Ia this state.
Mt. John Hatton and family met with
serious accident while csming 10
town few days since,sAya the Uintah
(WyU.) Hcrdld, published at Evans.
tUu. When ON the hill near X ight's
ranch they met neighbOt nuu stopped
10 talk Tor moment. Ono OF the
horses rubbed the Bride oIand the team
ran away, turning the WAGON over anu
breaking u up badly. All the Occu.
pants, including Mr.. anu Mrs. Hatton
aud the two boys, were thrown out and
tovefe'y injured. Mrs. hRttOn has the
bones Vt ono hand broken, anu the
cords Of the neck and muscles of tho
thigh badly iuiutel.
A sad case Of attempted suicide IL
reported from Colorado SPRING.. About
. O'Clock on Saturday morning, Mts.
Dayis, living at EAet Platte, went 10
the woodshod Ia tue rear Of ner house,
tied rope round her neck aud swung
from a chair. The noise inside by kick
Ing the chair rom under her, caused
her mother 10 investigate anu Hhe
called Tor help. Two neighburs went
10 the scene. One held her up aud the
other united the TOpo. Tue woman
was badly uhoked. She hal also cut
her arms aud wrists badly with a razor
and the blood streamed from them,
Mra. Davis has been an invalid Tor
some yyafs, had become dependent
and deoiJe1 70 end her life.