Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-02
Three Boys Shot Accidentally, and
Ono Dies.
SUPPOSED POISONING by OLD TEA.
Died In n Tia h ub-fish kiilrd-iiorsps
for Chicken futd-Hun over
by a Wagon.

Eva York, an inmate Of the insane
asylum Il Salem, Oregon, aud an
epileptlc, went into cOnvulsioDs while
In bglhtub a few dRye ago and died
before medical aid could reach her.
Omaha stockman, Nov. 80: White,
s ms & Co., prominent In mercantile
anu stock circles al Salt Lake CITY,
Utah, had twelve cara Of cattle here
irtm their range at Price, Utah.
While driving homeward from San
BernardinO, Cal, Sunday night with
a wagon lead OF lumber j. W. Harris
OF Cotton was thrown from his seat to
the ground, the vehicle passing over
his breast and killing him instantly.
The ha,cbing trsys in the state fish
hatchery at ClachaDUs, Washington,
became polluted with poisoned water
Sunday and 500 900 young salmon
were destroyed. A total Of 100000
6sh have persisted in a similar manner
during the past month. An invustlgR-
ton will probably be Instituted by the
federal authorities.
John Donovan, Harry CsDty and
John Striscb, three lads aged ABOUT IL
years each, were engaged In shooting
rail birds on the Alameda marshes,
CAL, Sunday afternoon when the
single gun which they carried kwas
accidentally discharged. The Canly
was shot through the lungs
anu cannot recover. Donovan
Strisch received number OF pellete In
the face.
New comes tine Woodland, Cal,
Mail with Its expls nation OF the air
ship mystery. 1t declares that King
Lee, OF Washington, Cal, who is
something OF y hunter as well rs poll
tican, had wounded and captured a
huge pelican, ana when IL was able to
soar aioit hs turned 1t loose with u
Japanese lantern tied to one OF Its
legs. Occasionally, Lee says, the
pelican would tquawk, aud this was
what some persons heard whl said she
occupants of the aifsbip were singing
SO they passed over Sacramento. This
Is pretty rough on the warblers OF the
upper air currents.
Sunday morning Officer Higgins Of
SACRAMENTO, Cal, found about 100
pounds OF tobacco slowed away In an
unused boiler on lot belonging 10 tue
railroad company, and took his fjnu to
the police station. The property had
been stolen from q car. Higgins re.
ported the matter to Detective AheTn
OF the Southern Pacific company, l. d
together they visited the spot where
the plumber had been found. While
there man giving the name OF Gun.
bingham loitered around and acted In
rather suspicious manner, and he was
arrested and locked up, but there
could be found no direct evidence
agains. him.
Thomas l.. Foy, a stablemsn In the
employ OF Louis Zelt, n wsll-known
hOrseman OF San Francisco, was stab
bed In the neck last SUNDAY night by
John Rooney, also a hostler. The cut
ting took place al a saloon. lmmedi-
atoly after the stabbing Rooney was
attacked by number OF Foy's friends
and severely beaten. He was caITieI
from the saloon in an unconscious con.
dition and subs, qusDtIy removed to
the city and county hospital. 1t is
believed he 10 internally Injured. Ac-
corGing to the bartender, FOy aud
Rooney engaged In a dispute over the
payment for drinks, which culmi ateu
in olows, Getting the woret Of the
encounter Rooney drew knife ana
plunged the blsue into his Victims
neck.
The object OF the bill to appropriate
100000 i0r sinking artesisn wells In
the eastern part Of Colorado, intro
duced In Congress by Mr.. Snsirotb,
is to test the strength OF the uudeif1ow
OF water which exists in the eastern
portion OF Colorado. IL seems to be-
the opinion OF many OF those who have
given the subject considerable study
that the force AMI amount OF the
uudeIflow that drains the Rocky
mountains would be sufficient to irri.
gate the arid IRpu east of the noun
taipe. The experiment with artssiaA
wells in the city OF Denver has bsen
very successful, and II the theory
above referred 10 10 found to lie true
the M cessity for the further constiuc.
ton OF large irrigating canals will be
obvlhted. II these wells prove sue
cess al. the problem OF Irrigation will
be solved, 30 far "a eastern Colorado Ia
concerned, anu millions OF dollars will
DO thereby saved which otherwise will
have to be put in large bitches and
reservoirs.
When John Kane OF San Francisco,
Cal, reached his home on Saturday
night, from work, he found his two
little girls, Florence and Ethel, wait.
ing for him. The fret named is ID
years OF age, while Ethel 10 but 5. The
mother OF the children was in bed.
Florence prepared her fathers uIper,
which consisted OF "a Iried steak ana
some tea. The girl poured sumo COM
densed milk rom newly orened can
into the teapot, aud both she anu he.
sister drank tea with theif father, but
neither OF them ate any OF the meat.
Sunday morning, about O'Clock
the father was awakened by severe
pains in his stomach. He got out VI
bed and found that his two little girls
were also moaning and complaining
OF ABDOMINAL pains. DR.. Rottanzi,
who lives in the neighbofhooo, was
Immediately summoned. He came to
the conclusion that Kane ami hislwo
daug were suffering from poison,
anu administered antidotes. All three
OF the patients seemed to grow better,
but Ethel, the younger Of the two
children, uiu not continue TO improve
ms did her father anu sister. DuriuE
tho forenoon she grew wore, anu
finally died In great sgony At 2 O'Clock
In the afternoon. Dr.. RDttaIz says
h is cure that Kane ana his daug hters
aad peen poisoned by something they
hsu eaten, but az the tea from which
The DRINK was brewed hal been In
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