Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-01
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Oily OllCial Who Had Forgotten
That lie Was In once.
MECHANIC RulSEp ny siRIKgS.
Died for Disappointed LoY,-A CoslJ
Drink-fell From Irain-
Killed by III, Heat.

iAUiCk Nilc1, VINO uTHt Nlhltel ihI-
'otnla ~ 1880, died VI Los Angeles Of
Thursday.
Thomas Glbson, a labofer, was over
como aud allied by the heat at san
Rafael, Cal, on fhursday.
Ida Lambfech,, n young girl Of For
Collins, Wye, poisoned hcneH tbe
other evening" btcaute her lover broke
"a The engagement between them.
The Sacramento city trustees have
refused the roqutsi OF the city board OF
education 20 nave q proposition 10 It.
tue 100000 bonds submitted TO tho
yoiore.
The Union Pacific has detectives In.
veaiigaung the action Of huudlumt
WHO throw stones through car window ,
the purpose being to land some Of tue
ciiondoro Ia jail.
Evanston, wye, Herald; -Four
teams with covered wagons from UiAh
passed through town Oh Thursday
with o number Of men going 10 Ham.
Fork to snuar sheer sheep.
Mn Isaac Dawson " Evanston,
Wy0., aud hpr guest, Miss Myrtle
Pcttit OF Salt baEU Guy, are enjoying
Hn outing on tho olassiu shores y, The
beautiful Bear Lake this wcoh.
Tho funeral Of the laio Col. James
McNassaT, VINO died In Salt Lake CITY
last week, was held IN 5acfamunt0,
Cal, on Wednesday. Col. McNngaf
WuB iathof.in.lhw 10 Col. j. w. Don.
uVlluu Oi Salt Lake Clty.
Jennie D5rman Of Caldwell. iiah5,
has commenced buit against Eugene
V. MCLaughlin f0r $4,000 iOT DIUaol
o, promise. Mclaughlin anu Miss
Dofman were engaged 10 be mario f,
tut on May 10 he was married to Bessie
Stewart.
The Southern Pacific company hos In
preparation "a new locsl tatl on ifuits
aud vegetables, which viii probably to
put into effect on June 18Th. IL will
materially reduce tho fa,oB ON chip.
monts " fresh fruit and vegetable
within the state ot California.
John Rusdy, an Oakland, Cal, roe.
tautant man, convicted vi selling
liquor without llcunfr, wac nrUI
500 Friday. Rucdy had been gfnutoj
n rev trial because he was ttIufed a
Jury TRIAL In the lower court. Tho
court iutimntcd that Euuiy, knOwi1g
hU had tyated the law, should have
ltAdud gully REd thrown himsUlf on
this mercy Of the court.
Rock Springs, Wye, Miner Roia
Sutton, wh0bo health has been gradu.
ally iailing,was taGcn 10 tho Salt Like
hospital last sunday evening. Owing
10 n Jisoutod nip boue she was au IN
mate Of the hospital before, aHd che
now returns for treatment OF tho same
iisoale. Mrs. Lizzie Thomas accom-.
panied her. In 10 20 be hoped little
Rosie will get immediate relief ~ OF
late she has been u great but patio nj
sufferer for whom this community has
deep tympathy. Mr.. Gus Anderson
ALTO went along with her.
Joseph MeClain has been chief Of
the Berkeley, Cal, fire department for
yeas, and yet has teen ignorant OF tho
official petition lao hOlds. lie wac
created assistant chief In 1855 by an
ordinance OF the town tTutteea,Gnd lat, Z
became chief, but OF lals yeaTs
no lost oil IDEA that he held
the position. Tho discovery that
McClain 10 chief OF the FIRE depart.
mont Il tho result Of the recent move.
mont 10 ofganizs the various hose
companies established through private
means under one head. Those who
were Informed upon town atlbin dug
up On old ordinance which created n
ilTo department, though It has no mp
parent use, az the private companies
have supertoIed n. The ordinance Il
No. 9ij, and created Gre department,
providing for ohiel anu assistant. 4.
II. Lord, now Justice OF the peace, wac
made CHIEF, with McClain "a assistant.
MoClain was afsorwRrd made chief,
aud though IL was several years ago
hV has never been dopostd Rnd 10 still
In possession OF his authority az chief.
Los Angeles Timer; The story OF
Richard Reese Tor Reevss), the
countefieiteg, who was aTTosted near
Los Angeles recently, " a tragic ex.
ample OF the mutabllity Of human
Afiairs. Reese has soon but two years
less than, hall a century Of life. His
training was that Of q mechanic. He
IN not u man skilliul with hands alone,
but one who works with both hand an d
braid. When u. 3. Grant was run.
ming for President, years ago, there
was big political celebration In
Chicago. GTantlwas there and Reese
rode In his carriage Rs a representative
OF tho labOring clnsses, proclaimed by
his fellows the most tKilful mechanic
IN all America, Ab tho years went by
the mans reputation grew and Ia.
creased. At last he ObtAiuod place In
one OF the great shops ut Homestead,
Pa. Eventually he rose TO be- foreman,
with a salary Of 5000 a year. Then
came the great Homestead slrlkes,
which brought ruin aud death 10 90
many men. Reese was Injected with
the labor doctrines then prevailing.
When the struggle was over Reese was
n ruined man. His place was lost, ana
a reputation established ~ man who
could not bo relied upon In case OF
strike. Reese came to California. He
came to Lls Angeles aoma months ago,
expecting 10 obtain n position as fore.
man Of the rolling mill. There was
some hitch, and IN consequence Reese
obtained only subordinate pCAitiOu.
He was not content with tnlf. There
was "A dispute, aud Recess connection
with the rolling mill ended, Reese
rot very poor indeed, npd poverty
drove him 10 crime. lie put his 0kiil
Az a mechanic 10 the vile ute Of making
bDgus money. lilo declares hb has been
engaged IN the nglarlOuH business but n
few months, meaning 10 taVu enough
money 10 buy little home Tor himssli
and 10 got another start, That 90.
ha had yDWau To i've An