Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-14
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Sudden Death Of a Well.knOTn Colo
Rdo Lawyer at Aspen,
,,rsgp CRUELTY TO PRISONERS.
, Wood Chopper Burned TO Death In
His IuL-Eva Evans 10 New
RoIo.-lIuge Whole, Etc.

rdnidad,s (Colo.) new wool securing
works are rapidly nearing completion
rhs Florence and Cripple Creek
,r.iol railroad IL eaid TO be laying u
Mile Of track daily.
Anold man ut Catskill, near Tidal.
AZ Colo, cut hiB throat n few days
90 because OF his arrest for stealing
nog. ,,o.o
Lander, Wyo, reports from 10 to 30
A.grses below zero at that place every
n,ght for several weeks past. The snow
/. unusually deep there.
Florence, the "oil city" Of Colorado,
has an abundA CO Of gRs going % waste,
but IT, streets are unlightcd. Electric
lights are being talked about there.
Humboldt valley, Nov, farmers will
,sat tprlnR turn their attention 10 sugar
bsets, with n view to shipping their roo,
crops TO the sugar mandatory al Lehi,
Utah.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron com.
many at Pueblo IL said 10 be- negotiating
1000 900 worth Of bonds with view
% largely increasing their manufacluf-
ing capacity
Copper mining in Churchill county,
Nov. il being carried on with good
prpfts all witer. The White Cloud aud
Rock Cabin mines are turning out large
quantities Of copper
The large boarding school at Pine
Ridge agency, South Dakota, was
turned on Sunday night, Destroying
ali the property OF the school and most
Ct the clothing Of the Inmates.
Trinidad, Colo, Is threatened with a
variety theater, and y special meeting
Of tho city council has been called TOT
the purpose OF imposing n prohibiIofy
license ON the proposed dive.
Carbon and Saratoga, wyo., people
afuinteresting Colorado capitalists In
the Gold Hin mining regions near
saratoga. At lesst four gold mines
will be operated there during the ap-
preaching season.
Great Falls, Mont, IL 10 have an
other Industry in which electricity
will bo used. a company has been
organizod 10 operate an electric wood
saw, with n capacity Of thirty cords
Tsr day.
Rock Ford, Colo, tho greatest water
melon garden In the worlds agitaling
the question OF n creamery. With
abundance Of strawberries and cream
aud plenty OF butter 10 spread upon
sliced melons the Denver AolDs thinks
that Rock Ford people will DO happy in-
deed.
Sensational revelations are being
made by tho III Moro Monitor concern
log brutal cruelty TO prisoners In the
las Animas county (Colorado) jail.
The prisoners are kept without IRE and
are frozen, while some die n miserable,
lingering death from the bitter cold OF
winter.
A fire occurred In n Chinese wash.
house on Sunday night at Prescott,
Arizona, during a high wind and
threatened the destruction OF half the
town. 10 was finally extinguished
with but little lOss. One Chinanan
was burned 10 death. The fire origin
aied through the carelessness OF a
ChinRmAn smoking opium.
Rainbow trout take very kindly to the
waters In the Platte river, remarks the
Saratoga, (Wyo.) sun. There was
Ten years ago and now II Ia ewArming
with trout clear up into the North
park, that will run from two 10 seven
pounds. They can DO seen Ia schools
oi from 100 TO 200 In place.
w. II. AmesbuTy Of Aurora, a mem
Der OF the Cold Springs Live Stock
company, iniormstbe Laramie (Wyo.)
boomerang that they have 100000
small fish Matched out already and
ALEC 100, 900 now Matching. II 10 their
Intention another year 10 furnish FISH
for tho market. They will likewise
sell small fish to ranohmop who have
good places to keep fish.
According to the Omaha, (wyo.)
Zee, the faculty OF the university OF
Wyoming has commenced supple.
menting the work Of the railroads by
publishing a series OF pamphlets on the
Irrigation queAtion, with view OF la.
ducing Immigration 10 that state.
President johnson OF the university
las gone East on lecturing tour, with
the design Of interesting capitalists Ia
Wyoming.
Eva Evans, daughter OF the escaped
murderer, Chris Evans, has esssytd q
new role. In addition 10 her hislTloniG
ASPIRATIONS, she now claims 10 DO All
equsstrlenne. Eva made her debut nj
Central park, San Francisco, on sun.
Jay afternoon In tight.flting knicker.
lockers aud rode "a fiye-mile race against
Madame Marantotte, who rides Juml-
Ing horses and dancers on exhibition
days At the race track.
A fire broke out ut m early hour on
sunday morning In the top Of Sau
francisco three.story brick building
occupied by A. Sohilllng 4 Co., wholt-
talo dealers In coffee, teas ana spices.
Two alarms wsTe sent In but before tho
NE could be exlinguished the roof had
lAllen. Tho loss ON the building ~ es'
llinated at 1000. The stock and CON
tents are believed 10 have been dam
aged 10 the extent Of $4,000.
On Saturday night Joseph MOLINE, a
MeElcan wood'chopper, was burned
10 death In his hut on u ranch, I'VE
mlles beyond Cupertino, Cal. IL APP
pears that Moline was drunk ON SAtur-
Jay aud retired to his cabin with u
companion who was also drunk. Dui-
ing the night the fire occurred AMI
Moline was frightfully burnel, and IN
nus frenzy tore the skin from nls arms.
Ihe other man was not badly burned.
Frank Lester was down from Battle
creek last week and brought samples
OF coal from new mine he is develop