Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-24
NEWS OF THE WEST.
HurdsrOus Assault by a Chinese Tramp
Upon a Fellow Celestial,
A SENSATIONAL CUTTING AFFRAE
A Dishonest POstmaster-An Interesting
Indian Relic Attempted Jail
Break, Etc.


A new sugar beet company will be
organized NJ Fremont, Nebraska, with
half million dollars capital, taken by
citizens and farmers.
A mechanics lien on four graves
was the strange document filed with
the San francisco recorder Friday.
the lien was Tor so.
Four thousand Jack rabbita were
killed last Thursday nj Lamar, Color.
ado, where the hunting parry from
Denver made a slaughter.
Il. J. Stearns, postmaster at Durango,
Col, has been bound over for hearing
by the grand Jury on charges Of EN-.
beEEling postal and money order funds
auu his bonds fixed nj $4,000. The
total deficiency alleged In tne accounts
OF the postmaster 10 tl,7OO. lie has
held the office for several years.
The California Jockey club on Fri.
day night ruled james Long, n horse
trainer, Oh the track Tor niu, anu aus.
pended the book-making firm Of
Makely 4 Co., pending iurther Ia.
vestigntiOn, Tor pulling Ricardo In a
race this week. Young Fitzgerald,
the boy who rode Ricardo, was *.
Onerated.
Judge Speor OF Butte, Mont, re-.
comfy granted divorced vile $50 u
month alimOny. The husband then
demanded n stay Of proceedings pend.
ing appeal. The Judge said II looked
like a very hard rule, n there was one,
that said wife might remain IN want
probably for two years while AN appeal
was pending IN the supreme court. "if
that IL the law" concluded the court,
"the injustice OF II IL manifest"
Virginia (Noysdal Enterprise: The
sight Of "FattyD Blake, u man whose
family ut least have multitude VI
friends, going back 10 Jail for want VI
Hlmetody 10 furnish bond amounting
10 $500, brings 70 mind those good old
days when In our local courts peTeous
were placed under 81, 900 bail anu n hat
was passed around the courtroom and
tho cash amount raised. These be DIFF
fefent times.
In the Mexican city Of Nogales IN
Sonora, n merchant named Vega was
arrested last week for evadinR the
Mexican stamp set, which provides for
liking revenue stamp 10 all receipts,
bill ana account books. lie was sen.
fenced 10 pay a hne Of ts0D and penal
eervitudo for a term OF three years.
On Friday night he escaped durance
and sought safety on the A rizOnR slide
OF the line, but few yards from the
jail whore he was confined. Now the
chief Of police and two policemen IN
charge OF this Jail are themselves
Jailed ior permitting the escape.
Park City Record: The cabin oc.
cuped by Olsen Greening and men up
near the Crescent mine, together with
nearly all its contents, has been destroy.
I'd by fire. Mr.. Gfeening has n lease
on that part Of the Crescent mine
known IA the Aetna tunnel level and
Ia working quite force Of men. He
had but recently laid In his winters
supply OF provisions and other nocee.
aaTles, and their loss was quite blow.
The IRE originated from defective
stove pipe. The only thing saved was
asmall quantity Of bedding.
The Sheridan (wyo.) Enterprise
says there II an interesting Indian relic
ABOUT four miles north west Of Bald
Mountain city which but few Of our
people have ever seen, 10 Nv what ~
called "Medicine Wheel" 10 IL made
Of rock imbedded In this ground Ia the
shape OF wheel, with thirty-seven
tpOkes. The circumference OF the
wheel Ia about l75 feet, aud IL IL sup
posed the sayages came 10 this place In
the early days "to make medicine"
and from this custom the wheel de-
rived It's name. One old Indian on
the Crow reservation, over 50 years OF
age, says the wheel was there when he
was young brave and no one can
reoolleot when II was made.
Guernevillc, Cal, was tho scene Of a
sensational cutting AtifAy Friday even
ing. Ham Black aud Robert StArriii,
two prominent men In town, got into
an alteration In Starritps saloon, and
SlhTritt ordered Black 10 leave the
place. Black refused to 20, wheTeupOn
BtaTIllt attempted TO put him out
Black had boon drinking and was In
bad temper. He drew n big pocket
knife anu made several savage lungts
Mt Stauitt, cutting Ave big gashes In
btRTrltps back. StafTltt fell to the floor
crying that he had been killed. When
put In bed at his home he was In such
pain that II took four men 10 hold him
down. Some Of the thrusts penetrate
the lungs, and there IL little hope Of his |
recovery. Black has been arrested.
Boulder, Colo, narrowly escaped n
Jail break on Saturday evening. While |
ia his office directly over the county |
Jail, Sheriff w. j. Dyer hesri slight |
noises before, which were exceedingly |
suspiclouH aud after further listening, |
no Investigated the matter and disooy-
cred that his prisoners were attempt. |
ing to break jail. Saws had been iur-
nished the birds from the outside, |
which were OF the very best material,
aud already two bolts had been parted.
with little more time anu labor the
other bars would have been removed,
allowing sufficient space Tor the pris-
oners 10 escape. Those implicated
were three TemRndod u jail for burg
larry. The sheriff has placed the whole
party inside the steel cage nud Will |
keep them there until stronger bars arc
placed ut the windows.
A murderous assault was committed
nj tho ranch of w. & L., Pierce, vi
Bnisson, Cal, on Friday evening, by n
Chinese tramp who had been hanging
about tho place for over q week. His
victim was Ling, the Chinese cook,
who had taken compassion on him and
given him food until he became nui-
sance and orders had been given 10y
Manager Elliott not to allow the tramp
on the promises. After Ling had Mn.
ished work he started TO 20 TO his room
In an adjoining building, and had
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