Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-03
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Run Over by a Train While Asleep
on the Track.
ANOTHER ANIL CHINESE RAID.
ihrowl From a ilorse-ulah Cattle IN
Umaha-lnuec ut Man imprls-
Oued rs burglar.

Coal Is a rather scarce article In
BOISE, Idaho, during the present cold
Jap.
Omaha S,ockmsn, December l:
Messts. Brown & Kesier OF Salina,
Utah, brought ia u train OF sixteen
cara ui range csttl.
At Boise, Idaho, there is large
number Of families living in tents
slong the south OF the Tiver. They
almost perisned during the recent colu
weather. They were without food
anu are very scaDt'Iy clad.
As one OF the evidences Of better
times resulting since the election, at a
meeting OF the directors OF the Alliance
mill at San Miguel, Cal, the ssl'ries
OF all employees whose wages were cut
one month before election were raised
20 cents par day.
Miss Mabel Nc Donslt, eldest daugh.
ter OF Colonel Mark l.. Mcdonald, hsd
narrow escape from death while
horseback riding Saturday evening at
Santa Rosa, Cal. A stirTup broke ana
her eaudie gave way in other places,
causing the horse 10 run away AMI
throw the riUer. When found the
was In the house, but uuaDle to tell
anything about the matter. She was
UNCONSCIOUS until Sunday afternoon,
and grave Tears we're entertained Tor
her, but aiEce then she has improved.
Thomas johnson, u Swede laborer on
ranches ami vineyards ABOUT the West
Side, San Jose, Cal, was run over by
Southern Pncihc train at the broad
guage depot Tuesday morning at $3.50
o'c lock anu HE right arm crushed from
the elbow TO the shoulder anu the toes
out II his right foot. He was removed
to the county hospital and W III recover,
but will lose his right arm. he Is said
TO have been asleep under the care, AMI
was crushed when the train moved out
to 30 under the shed preparatory 10
leaving for Nilee.
Boise, Idaho, Statesman: The street
car line seems TO be Indefinitely TIED
up. There 10 not now enough water
in the c0mpaDy's ditch to float the
sidewalk bonds, and there is no i'm.
mediate prospect OF increasing the
supply. This power was first inter
iered with by am of Ice at the head
OF the ditch, but now the river has
fallen from two TO three feet, and the
company will be ut the mercy OF the
elements probably for several days. AT
any rate 1t will require n perceptible
rice in the temperature TO bring the
water In the ditch up to Its normal
mark.
A party OF n dozen masked men
raided the Fay Fruit company's pack
lighthouse at Casa Blanca, Cal, Sunday
night. Seven Chinese were sleeping
In the house at the time. The faiders
all carried guns, and proceeded to hold
up the Chinese, robbing them Of about
$40. The Chinese were then taken out
Of the building and their effects loaded
into q wagon. The men then drove
the team and Chinese seven miles
down the valley, where they We're left
In the road. A notice was found posted
on the door saying that all packing
houses employing Chinese would be
treated in the same manner.
Gov. Budd OF California has re-
ceived communication from the state
board OF prison directors, In reply TO
the board relating 10 the application
for pardon of James Baker, sentenced
In October, 1898, 10 serve fourteen
years for the crime OF burglary CON.
mitted In Fresno. The bosrlt recon-
mends that the pardon be granted on
the ground that am vidavlts have bei n
made by Weaver aud Heauley, ex-
conviUs, that Baker had nothing
Whatever to DO with the crime. Head.
ley, who was the leader. Of the gang,
ami by whose evidencs Baker was
convicted, is now emphatic in his
affidavit that Baker was Innocent.
The California beet sugar estate ami
land company filed papers Monday,
ut San Bernardino; providing for the
issuance OF bonds to the extent OF
$3.50, 900, secured by trust deed to
jesse w. Lilientbsn AM Joseph
Friedlanuer OF San Fraucisco, cover.
l. e the entire Chino ranch anu its i'm.
provence ats. Ths bonds VIII be issued
"a Two blooks, one OF $3.50 00O, to run
ten years with 5 per cent interest, pay.
abio monthly, anu the other OF $780,.
900, the lie OF which Is not uelel-
Ininec, to bear interest at 8 per cent.
Inc decision to issue the bonds wSs
dependent upon the election OF MI.
Mckinley,
Following are the numbers, average
weight ana pIices OF Utah cattle sold
IA the South Omaha market on Tutt.
lay, ID cember l.