Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-20
NEWS OF The WEST.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
The Arizona ool.Growers-A Lumbrr
MIL Destroyed by firr.-Chinrse
"Dtcioriug," Etc.

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people,e Electric Light company
dume Mt Aspen, Colo. leaving the west
1alf OF the town IN darkness. ItnveI
10 said 70 be becoming dangerous 10 the
mountains.
The less 10 cattle In this county, says
the Saratoga (Wyo.) Sun, has teen
email up 10 date, when the state OF the
ranpe Il taken into confederation
There will be more cattle die after
green grass comes than before. Green
grass seems 10 weaken range cattle
when they begin 10 feed on II IN tue
spring.
The big mill at the rolling mill was
shu, down Friday night, says the
Laramie Boomerang, and IL u under
stood that numOer Of the men cOns
uected with iis operation were dis
CHARGED, some iron having been spoiled
during the day. New men Will 10 &C.
cured, II 10 Understood, from the East
before WORK 10 resumed.
Monday was the feroest day seen
this winter, says tho Weiscr idaho
AigHdi, the snow failing all day, nc.
mpanicd by bowling wind Of ex.
treme GOODNESS. About eight iuchts
fell In tho upper country, aud on tho
Middle valley hill Tuesday II was
dfiited 10 a depth Of four or i've feet,
aud with difficulty the stage was got
through.
w. w. Smalloy has come Ia from
Byckmau's ranch, says the Evanston
(Wyo.) Nep5.Regisier, where ho has
been spending the winter, taking
things oasy aud hunting belimeH. He
anu Jack Hnslum have Killed Thirteen
deer altogether and have some remark
ably fine heads aud enough 6uckskin 10
keep them In clothes for two years.
All meeting Of tho Ar zona Wool.
growers and Sheephcrdefs' association,
held at Flagstaff, A. r., Il has been
decided 10 reduce the wages Of hufdots
10 $50 per mouth, 10 take effect July
Let, anu 10 reduce the price Of sheafing
to I cents per head. The reduction ~
made 90 account " the demOrnlizod
condition Of the sheep business, owing
10 the threatened removal VI the duty
on wool.
John Ward ami his two sons own $50
acres not far from Greeley, Colo, says
nm exchange. They Will plant this year
80 acres OF potatoes, 100 acres Of wheat
aud 80 acres Of OATS. They have 50
acres oil alfalfa amt tho rest u the land
will be- kept for pasture. Last year
they had ~ acres IN that vegetable but
20 acres suffered from gtasshoppefs;
from the remaining 40 acres 5000
sacks Of unusually flue ones were dug.
The Fairhaven Lumber company's
lumber, Hhingle ana plauing mill at
Falfhaven, Wash, was entirely
destroyed by fire on Sunday morning,
tue hrs catching from Hapark produced
ny tho friction OF the big fiywheel
belt. The mill was built In 1850, Aud
has since been operated more constant
ly than any other mill on Puget sound.
The loss IL estimated ut upwards OF
$4,000. There ~ only $4,000 unex-
pred insurance. FOrty.ssven men
are thrown out of employment.
The question OF holding charter
election IL again being ngitated at San
Francisco. The election commission.
ers Mt one time decided TO hold
special election Tor ffeoholders In A ptll,
but n doubt as n it, legality was raised,
and the board for that reason, and for
the additional one Of lack OF funds,
there being but S25, 200 available 20
conduct an election which II was estl.
mated would cost nt least $4,000,
resolution was adopted doicrrng the
election until the general election next
November.
william Cuahmsn ami W. w. Rus.
sell, farmers, were shot on Friday morn
Ing at Lake Taps, near Tacoma,
wash, by John AtcOtt and his son.
Cushman was killed aud Russell badly
a a. a. a
tue sheriff. The crime grew out Of
light over tho county road at Lake
Taps which has Kept the entire settle.
mtnt Ia that section ut war foI mAuy
months. One OF tho Russell family
visited the Office OF the county com.
missioner, bartholomew, aud WIS
thrown out Of the commissioner
uillce. Russell, Cushman, the ATootls
ana other neighbors renewed the
quarrel later, aud II resulted In the
murder
Mrs. Julia 4. Hughes OF OAKLAND,
Cal, did not think much OF American
doctors. She was taken quite NJ last
October, when she called In DIR. All
Lung VI san Francisco 10 administer
for her. The Chinamau has been Pre-.
sorbing for her right along and on
Saturday the woman died. She could
not TO buried and no action could be
taken In regard TO her death until the
coroner passed on the case. DR.. Lung
could not give death certificate, anu
there was where all the trouble came
In, An autopsy was held anu II was
learned that tne cause Of death WIS
consumption. The Chinamau stated
that he had u number VI white people
on his list Of patients.
Last week train OF about four cars
was ordered out from Evanston loaded
with cinders 10 repair piece VI track
on the other side OF Piedmont SAYS the
Evanston (Wyo.l NsOa ReglsstT. VIM.
Hamilton was engineer, Wm. Hon.
kinH, fireman, John O'HAra, oondue.
tor, aud Henry Wheaton, brakeman.
About three miles this side Of Pied.
mont, while running ut nigh speed
DOWN grade, the engine ran upon
rock that had rolled down from the
hillside and lay In the middle OF thu
track. The engine anu tender turned "A
complete somersault anu with the
Train was completely wrecked. No
one ON the train had Time TO
make even a move toward saw
lug himself. Conductor OHM was
unhurt, however, and brakeman
Wheaton was slightly hurt. Fireman
Hopkins found himself lying under.
meath anu between the engine anu
tank with n sprainrd ankle and more
So d.