Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-18
NEWS OF The WEST.
yi,iut Men Killed by Powder
Explosions.
,prISr DEACON A STAGE ROBBLH'
y,rroy Escape from burning 10 pea'h
Payment Of sugar Bouu'y--
Minor Mention.
c,prlsr DEACON A STAGE RoDBER'

chinese owns hotel al Prime
ellie. CAL, aud rents II " an American
laudlJid'
ontOrango county has produced
,he swrtie.t sugar beet In The slate OF
California.
u,bsr, Relohter committed suicide
20, gbrague. Wash, In this way! he
Isg "A f5py op beam above MS heau,
H., fell forward, picked n razor on
,Ss bej. slashed both wrists anu bleJ
and slrangluj.
A parasitic ha, made it, appearance
On s1Ine Of the alfalfa helds near Boise,
Idaho, that promises 10 be trou bletoine.
llha Zoe, wiry plant OF yellowish
co.of. IL grows In a mat about the
,iems OF Tie alfalfa aud Kills Is oil.
Th.fe exist. In American Rulch,
Idaho, bank Of snow which has been
tbsfs for fourteen year,, 70 csttsin
tnowledge. The bank lice under a
h'uG. where the snow driits over aud
fofns bank that nj timtr 10 fl:ty feet
deep.
The 'onjusss Of Frank Jamison and
Elmer Bridges. OF Cunning, Cal, tot
Eatefme oBs nearly cost them theif
lives Monday afternoon. The boys
we're scared out Of patch by a farmer,
and, Jumping into their buggy, hitohc 1
at tic roadside, attempted to getaway.
Ina their excitement they failed TO
notice an approaching train, aud, as
they crossed tue track, were struck by
the engine. Tho buggy was demOl.
ishsd, the horse injured, and the boys
thrown several feet, tu,tainipg only
slight injuries.
David Oldham, who was arrested
some weeks ago for completely In the
robbery Of the Mendocino stage, Cal,
has teen found guilty. Oldham was n
deacon In the Baptist church In
UklAh and coDBpifed with an omploye
namei Hilton 10 hold up tbs stage.
The actual robbery was committed by
Hilton alone, Oldham remaining At
home IN order 10 prove an aliJi Tor his
accomplics. when . dham discovered
that the officers had made Out n strong
case against Hilton, lie Refused to
stand up TO the agretment,and Hilton
then confessed. He implicated Old.
ham, anu today, Just n month after the
rob berry Of the stage, Oldham wa,
found guilty.
Collector welburn, Of San Francis.
90, has received Instructions from
Commissioner Miller relative 10 the
distribution Of tho money appropriated
by Congress for the relief OF sugar
planter who were affected by the an.
nulment OF the bounty In the McKin.
10y bill. IL IL estimated that about
$500, 900 will he distributed to the three
beet sugar manufactures In California
the Alameda, the Western Beet Re-
fnery aud the Chino. Last year OF
the $500, 900 distributed by the gov
crnment TO beet-sugar industries nearly
100000 was paid to CaliiorniGns, Ne
follows! To this Western Beet sugar
Refinery s3O5,0O0, to the Chinook
100000 aud TO the Alameda est, 900,
the average yield being 2,s3s pounds
TO the acre. Those VINO claim the
sugar bounty thus allowed must make
application o. the commissioner OF In.
ttfual revenue. After proper rXRmi.
nation and yerlioation the bounty will
he allowed by draft on the treasury.
There Are nut seven beet-eugar 10.
ilnefios In the United States. Those
outside Of California, which have the
most, are In Virginia, Utah and Ne.
tfGska. The California yield Ia lar
greater than that In the other states.
Mrs. e. n. Harps residence, u large
twoSIoTy structure occupying nearly
lali block nj Redding, Cal, was del-
.foyed by IRE Monday morning. The
lluse was temporarily occupied by
.ntre gentlemen, u lsdy anu little
Iirl eight years old. For some reason
Tue lady had gone out, and II IL sup.
p0sei that her lamp exploded or was
lpseL The child was asleep, hs also
were the two men. MIR. Campbell and
M Smith. The latter was awakened
~ the smoke and jumping out OF bed
tan out " awaken Campbell, who had
Hltaiy arisen. They grabbed some
clothing and started down stairs, hut
the flames blocked their passage. Rs.
turning, they went out upon the porch,
seeking means Of escape. Finally
Smith jumped Oh tue porch from this
Tear AID Campbell jumped TO the hard
cement walk, Injuring his feet anu
legs. Remembering the child, they
entered the lower part OF the house
through the iiamos and smoke into lie
bedroom bu, found that the child was
not there. As matter OF fact, II WIS
Toe nTsl 10 awaken and leave tho
house. Flnting It gone they turned
u leave and hal 10 pass through The
names, which scoTched their eyebrows
bud hair.
A fatal accident occurred Monday
NJ the Hchmadeke or Blair COuFOlii-
a1ei mine on smiths Hat, two miles
lfom Angelo Camp. Cal. SuTeriu.
leudent SchmRdeke, with three min.
tfsi Wilma, Gotta ami Costa, had nut
IN two blasts ut the bottom OF thr
ahall, two hundred anu sixty fert
utep. One NJ tho blasts failed 10 TX
llolt, ana Costa and Gotta, after wall.
lhg twenty-five minutes, went down
"llh new fuse and primer 10 Get Il
on Costa remained Ia the bucket 10
etiend 10 the signals while Gotta fixed
Tue blast. IA soon a. Gotta hgu fixed
the blasts for firing no asked Costa n
ne was ready. Costa Answered yes.
Cota then ignlted the fuse anu Stepping
INTO the bucket, rang One toll, the
signal TO hoist. The bucket, however,
was caught In Ihe skids anu WAS I'M
movable. Gotta Immediately TOLD
costa to leave the bucket and get into
Aufl'i, about twelve feet above the
bottom oi the shalt. Costa seemed be.
Wlllttrd and BnsweTei "N,; ring the
b'li" Gotta again told Costa to leave
I9e bucket anu again Costa refused.
N'A luen spfang from the bucket into
.ne dtilt ana almost Immediately
,,neteailer the blast exploded. Costa was