Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-23
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Denver and Rio GTlnio Project 10 San
Diego, Through Southern Utah,
KILLED ny A FALLING TREE.
Trio Of snicides-Crushed In Mine
Accidental DrownIng-Chloral
Finished a BiCyollst.

Las. weos'a storm caused much loss
among young lambs In the Wyoming
sheep section.
William Moore has secured the con.
tract from the Canadian government
Tor carrying three letter MALE into
Fort CudAhy and Forty.mile Creek
Alaska.
A Chinese woOichopper named
Quong Sing, employed on r.. ID. Jones
pace nj Redwood CITY, Cat, was acct
uuntaily killed by "a tree falling on MIN
"Wednesday morning.
The irques, over the body OF John
Boyd Yafntll, found dead nj Two Bar
ranch, Wyoming, has returned vor'
uic, OF death by shooting, but whether
occidental or otherwise it was not poe
bibie to tell.
Manuel r. Muory. a uwilchman,
While coupling Usts M tue tailronl
yards In Sacramento, Cal, Wodnts lny,
slipuod anu fell 10 the ground. Inc
tfnin passed over Mucfy and he was
instantly KILLED.
Amos II. Andrews committed sui.
lnp, owing to dependency from long
sickness. He suffered from cousuml.
lion and catatrh. He leaves vile
auu child In Pueblo.
Boise, IIaho, Statesman; James
Ffeubufn came over from DelIamAt
nnd has gone 10 Salt Lake. lie says
thefe are no now developments IN the
strike. The town l. oppfeialyoly quioI'
aud there h no disorder
Several large sharks and 5000 sni-
mon, Weighing from titeen 90 iOriy
pounds, were caught Wednesday IN
Monterey bay, Cal The salmon eaten
10 considered one Of the mosI remark
stle catches tor many yoags.
The cotoner's Jury In the case Of
JAMES X. Logan, of Rock Syringe,
Wyoming, found n verdict OF death ~
shooting, but was unable 10 determine
whether II was suicide OF accident.
IL u generally believed he was
handling pistol and that u was ncol-
dentally discharged.
Edward Drury, n miner, YVES blown
up accidentally LA = mine ntSt Pres.
colt, Arizona, Monday evening ana
will die He was working alone aud
was net discovered for twenty-iouf
hour. His injuries ATE 70 serious that
he cannot tell how Il happened. lie
has relatives living In ChicAgo.
At the school meeting held at Green
River, Wyo., Friday night the pr0po-
sition TO raise 81 900 by special levy In
urder TO allow Green River to have a
nine months school term, was carried
ny vote OF 40 10 20. One thousand
dollars will be- raised by boud To make
improvements TO tho school building.
While riding n bicycle In Los
Angeles, Cal, Wednesday, Roy g..
WoOdoock, an employo OF the Pacific
Cycle company, suddenly fell from
the whesl anu expired a few minutes
RiterwATd. WOodcoek had an uno0n.
qusrAblo appetite for liquor and had
threatened to commit suicide II he
should prove unable 10 overcome HE
des!.s for intoxicAnts. His physician
prescribed oblofAl, and Wednesday
morning he took the entire contents Oi
u bottle containing the drug End start.
cd down town on hts wheel. When
ho Tehched FiguefoA and Thirty.sUc.
ond streets the drug overcome him
and he dropped deed Ia the street.
Laramie Boomeraugi Master in
Chancery Cornish Of the Union Paol.
nc system returned this morning from
his eastern trip. He decided two cases
that no took under Rdvlsemuut after
tho recent session Of the mastor's court
held In this city, Tbs irst IL an order
10 allow the receivers OF the road PET,
mission 10 sell tue narrow gauge equip
ment OF tho Oregon Short Llur. The
decision Of Judge Cornish will dluDt
less result Ia an order from the United
states court allowing the old Uquip
mont 10 DO sold. Ihn other case was o
request from tho road Tor an order MI
lowing u 10 purchase 100000 worth o.
now steel rails TO be ubol In renewing
the track along the Oregon Short Lin,
between Granger, Wyo., ana Huut
iugton, Oregon.
Sioux CITY Tlmsl; Captain Fpnl
LandoTs, chief Of tho Iowa cansu
bureau, has Just completed ths com
pilhtiOn Of tho statistics rotating {,
agriculture taken last year. IL cover
vast AmOunt OF matter never en-
brnctd before by any census Of tho stat
Oi Iowa. 10 shows the average rise %
lows farms 10 1853 acres. There au
~, 500 with less than 40 acres, 81, sol
with between 100 anu $40, ana a toia
of -O4, 3si farms in the state. Mortgage
exist uu So 5b2, with a net iudch,rdlr.
pt il8s,6s5,72I. There are 2j,a7O, 90
Improved acres ana b,4-I62I uuim
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