Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-03
NEWS OF THE WEST.
4 Young Lady Badly Burned at a
Masquerade Ball.
CLEVER WOMAN THIEF ARRESTED
4 Nevada Treasurer Suicides-R Ranch.
man Killed by a Rlnaway-
Other Items.
CLEVER WOMAN THIEF ARRESTED

Ben Il. Rich, editor OF tho Rpxburg
udAhUl SHUtr Hdunicr, 10 sniu To he
contemplating moving Lis plant " 81.
Anthony
J. A. HuutoOn, treasurer Of Lyon
county, Nevada, committed suicide on
Monday night at HE hOmr In Dayton,
by shooting himself through tho head.
He wgs short over 5000 OF county
money, but A. o. u. ". money lett In
his care 10 all right lie lOlt letters
explaining his action,
The fall fuu Of salmon according to
the Lewiston (ldahu) JCNtr, has now
started, anu tue Indian nsbstmun are
Bringing quite numbor 10 market IL
" about elk weeks carry for the sal
mons somi.anuuai journey, aud this
fact is looked upon by the Indians as
a sure slgu Of an open winter.
AZ the yellow jacket mine, seventy
miles north Ol Chnllis, idau0, "a forty
stamp mill u building. Tue ore is ifCo
milling aud Averages Sl2 t. tho ton.
The Columbia hlil company lie also
doing considerable preparatory work.
It's thought that tho 300 men nov
there viii be- Increased ~ nearly 1000
next spring.
Captain J. A. Mellon 10 having two
lOaln built In 5an francisco, which he
will take by rail 20 Green River, Wyo.,
In Apfll, anu assisted by I'VE rivtr
men, will doscend the Colorado river
TO Yuma aud the gulf Captain Mel.
Ion has been running steamers on the
river for thirly-two years, AID pro.
poses 10 make thiB trip u 5000 miles
Ia seventeen days. Colonel Robert
stanton AMI Major Powell aud their
parties are the only ones who have
made the dangerous trip,
A clever woman thief, who en-.
buEElod $4,000 IN diamonds which sho
had been hired 20 gmuggle Into the
United States by Now YurE importers,
has been arrested Ia Santa Rosa, Cal.
ShU VIA captured by a Mrs. "a. l.. bar.
fagh, who claims 90 bO detective
aud auafCher iu tho New York customs
Office. Aiu. Darfagu says she will
get 5000 as the reward Tor her sell
vices. The prisoner registered at Santa
Rosa ~ Mis-, lluinockc anu hud male
companion, whose name 10 not known.
Word comes from the san Bernar.
dino ranch, IN tho mountains near
Tombstone, Arizona, that number ut
Apaone lnIians are in tho vicinity
camping along Sycamore creek, about
fifteen miles from tho ramon. Now
that Fort Bowie, says dispatch, has
been abandoned aud settlers arc no
longer afforded protection from that
source, the bavnges are becoming bold
and fancheTB are alarmed. Camp fires
nre seen nightly and tue redskins are
not hesiIaling about showing them.
selves.
w. A. Sonnesborger, a woll.known
Tanchman whose homo was on Tongue
river, ten miles north Of Sheridan,
Wyoming, was killed Ia runaway
Monday. He was engaged ia hauling
some lumber on his ranch, when his
team became unmauagea1lu aud ran
away Mr. sOnnesbeTger was thrown
from his seat 10 the ground, one OF the
hind wheels VI tue loaded wagon pass
log over his head, killing him Instant
~. The deceased has been "a respected
resident OF this section Tor twelve
years. He was 10 yoars " age.
Henry Brett, an ompoye Of the city
clerks Office nj Helena, MonI., IL under
arrest, charged with forging 5000
worth VI city wauanis. Brett has
confessed, but asked time 10 yet the
money and refund II. H0 said lac had
wealthy brother Ia England anu uas
CablVd 10 him. His method Ia some
Cases was 10 draw a CIty warrant Tor
several hundred dollars Ia favor Of
some fictitious pefsUu. THIS he would
carefully sign with a rubber stamp
bearing the name VI Stephen Carpun-
tor city clerk. lie 10 married, but Ia
connection with two other young men,
has lifted up tumptuUuH establish
muut Tor three slblurS. This and cards
caused bis downfall
Miss Daisy Ross attended tho mae.
quefado ball Christmas night, says the
PayottoQ dahU) Independent, assuming
character when uUcuasitated tue
Trimming Of her costume In cotton
batting, When the hour iOr unmasking
arrived, about 10 O'Clock, Miss RJis
with her escort, MT. Arthur Jacobsen,
und Miss Grace liOas, her sister, repaired
10 the home VI tho ladies, where Miss
Daley hal retired 10 her room aud was
Ia tue act Of changing hor dtsss when
ny some means tue same came ln COO.
tact with the lamp auu Dluzed W about
her arms anu uecE. The poor girl,
frightened almost % distraction, ran
Into the room where hvT sister aui
Mf jacobsen were waiting. Toe young
man grabbed Coverlet from the boz,
hui with the assistance Of Mlbs Grace
hlsa, who displayed remarkable pres
unce OF mind Ia the trying moment,
lnoy soon am0theTod the flames, but
not before Mits Dalty had Teen UsGly
burned about the right arm, neck aud
face.