Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
NEWS OF THE WEST.
TsrIbls Case Of a WOman's Burning
10 Lellh.
Mo ENGLISH COLONY SCHEME.
Opposed to woman's sufrfage-Nur'
derer's Iusauliy Dodee--Scieniiilc
Protection from Frost.


Protection from Frost.
Amonq the Salt Bakers In San
r,,nrisco IL Il. =. de Golyer, who II
siot ping at the Palace hotel.
R.piamin Hlli, the brutal murderer
Of, hi wife al oakland, Oh, is trying
10 esoape on plea Of temporary In.
sanity.
Two Chiramen got into rov at
Fan Jose, Cal, Tussday night when
re drew n revolver ana shot the other,
kllllng him instantly.
The Law sludeuts' association Of
OAKLAND, Cal, has decided n reject
The application OF Miss Susie X. Eu.
hanks for membership, the only OBJ
lection being that she IL woman.
A number Of the absolute women
,ecenlIy driven from Morton street,
gan Francisco, have started eastwaTd,
Intending 10 locate NJ Cripple Creek
ami other mining towns In tho To-
c,lity.
BrnjamlD Peierpen, an insane man,
fAiioi Ia his attempt 10 commit suicide
si oakland, Cal, on Tuesday night.
because tho knife was not sharp
snnuch 10 cut hls throat He was
placed in tho asylum.
Ro ert ]. Tomas, foreman at the
Pioneer mine. above lows Hili, Cal,
feii down a 200 foot shaft Tuesday, and
NlfI.A m. aHUII Nuua
frrolursd, and his neck, arm aud one
lor were broken.
visnlla, Gal, fruit farmers save their
riops from frost by pots of burning
iar a. der wet straw roie. In one In
tta c, this plan covered . i00-aore
farm with white FOG, completely
protecting II from heavy frost
I.is feared that Mrs. Frank Booth
whtHe two ohildfen-ail she had
vego killed at Oakland, Gal, Monday,
by an olsctfic car. will not recover
from tho shock. The funeral Of the
children tooA place rhuraday, March
i2t1.
officials Of the Pacific Express com.
paDy AZ San francisco have advised
"a vcfnor Mcconnell Of Idaho Of tho
presence there of one Charles Cham.
bors, nn escaped convict II m the Ida
no Jenitentiary. The dispatch says
Chambsfs II considered a dangerous
and desperate man, having already
given the express company consider
rtle trouble, and the officials would
rect easier n he were 10 the Idaho
psnitentiaTy serving out the remainder
" his sentence. The governor has
authorize his arrest aud detention I'M
NJ he can be returned. Chambers ca.
cared 10 years ago.
Walter GaSon, young man Of
Gfeen River. Wyo,, had an exciting
nsht With a pair OF lynxes last week.
lbs anInals were making nightly
visits To n band uf sheep which young
taston wts herdinR. "Wednesday
night whun they came aas,on was on
the lookout with . ride ana shotgun.
lie killed one OF tho lynxea with the
Tifiu aud wounded the other with his
shotgun. The wounded animal made
n desperate Hgbt and sprang upon the
Toy Ia furlOus manner, tearing near
~ all Of his clothes on aud clAwing
great paitos In his afinb and legs. Had
tho wound infiioied by Gasson's shot
lot commenced 10 take effect, the re-
tuit would have been n serious one for
the boy, but weakened by the loss OF
BLOOD, the lynx gradually l9osened his
hold AN Gasson escaped without fur.
Their injury.
The Santa MargAflta ranch In Calf
ioTniA has been sold 70 an English
tyndloair. For the ranch and pdioin.
ing properties In the Dan Luis Onispo
county tue buyers are TO pay 81 1900.
OOO. OF this sum $500, 900 will 20 u
General T.. W. Murphy, $500, 900 To y.
ID. Murphy, $500, 90 TO james Murphy
aud the remainder TO Mrs. TAAfe Anl
her children. The company which II
TO take up the property IL 10 have O
capital stock of $4,000. 900, anu, In nd
dillon TO lb. price paid for the land
will invsst s60O,000 In n great bee
sugar factory aud the raising OF beets
The company will oolonize with Eng
lith people from the agricultural dis
iriete. This land includes the santI
Marguerite. Asoeneion aud PesoAderI
tAnehes, anu comprises bS, 100 acres o
the beat sol! In the state. A large por
ton OF IL IL under cultivation, anu hal
Melted it, owners prlnrtly Income II
the past.
Mrs. Ella Townsend was fatally
burned At her residence In Ban Fran
cisco, ON Tuesday afternoon. While
sue was whiting anu screaming 0I
the ground n nelgbbor stood on !
poftloo watching her, too much para
lyzed by fear 10 render any assistance
Mia Tow nsend was cooking iamaie
when her clothing took fre. Previous
TO this she mad been filling lamps, AM
quantity OF coal oil had been spills'
on her skirt. The housewife did no
change the garment before taking ~
her position at the stove, the fTont par
OF which WAS open. She was busy
with her cooking and failed TO motto
the tongues OF name that shot out a
the tre grew Brighter until there wa
burst OF FIRE ell about her, na tho oil
soaked garment iguitsd. Tho womai
eoreAmOd and tried 10 beat out tn
hro with her hands, but only fanns'
II into greater intensity. She triel
10 tear the hlbzing clothes iron
her body, but the flames scofohed he
bands and rendered thom useless. Tn
suffering woman rushed Into the bao
yard anu fell on her back, still scream
ing bhe saw neiRhbOr on her poi
lieo and erica to her for help. For NV
minutes she lay without assistance
while the lanes were Consuming he
clothing anu charIing her he,h. IN
mrs caught In her long hair ana