Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-19
NEWS OF THE WEST.
GIrl DRAGGED By a Train and
Killed.
nOI KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
burglar Shot by boy Murder and
Robbery-Drowned while ska,.
ing-A Fatal Fall.

Leslie Drew, 10 years old, wac
crowned In DonneT lake, Csl., On
Sunday, while skating.
Emma Hubfich, who was deserted
by her lover, GuetAve Meyer, On the
eve Of marriage, Ia Ban Francisco, has
gone Insane,
81. John, Kansap, News: The con.
cert al the Saints church last HatuT.
day night was grand success......
Elder Henry Kirkman, who has been
on the sick roll for n number OF days
past, II improving.
The body OF William Horace Baker,
an unmarried teamstot, aged "a, wac
found Saturday under tue east end
and about ioriY feet below the
Eleventh street bridge, Tacoma,
Wash. II II thought that he fell over
tue railing and was killed.
Arthur A. Zimmerman, tho worlds
champion bicyolisl, returned from
Australia Sunday, and says II IL no
place TOT nn America, because OF the
climate. Ho was we'll treated, but
says the stamp, muggy heat drives
every particle OF ambition out OF a
man."
Glenn Thompson, a boy 10 yoArs Of
age, was accidentally shot by n com.
pani0n named Jerry Staub, aged rs,
about three miles from Redding, Cal,
Friday morning. ThOmpson'a lugular
vein was severed, and he bled 10 death
10 n few minutes. The lads were out
hunting al the time Of the accident.
Sunday night Los Angeles boy
named WoOdiOrd DAVIDSON discovered
burglar In the act OF entering hia
room through window. The boy
c6ught 2.oaliber Tiflo anu fred. The
burglar broke anu ran, making his
escape, but number OF b.oodstaiuG
revealed that he had been hit by the
Juliet.
Two Wyoming cattle "rustlerp,"
Timl.s aud TTuax, were killed by three
effects on Friday on south Beaver
creek. Tue HTustloTsD had twenty.
eight head OF stolen cattle ana fifteen
stolen horses when the officers came
upon them and fight ensued. A
third member OF the thieves party was
captured.
May Quill WAS killed at Owls hl.way
station, Berkeley, Cal, ON Sunday
evening by the local train. The glfl,
10 VI hkAg Ahu htth NJ
Berkeley. Her cousins, Martin Ready
ami hts. O'COnnor, were In Berkeley
visiting her, and the party went 10 the
Dwighi.way station TO take tho train.
Sue entered the cars TO say good.by,
and As she attempted 10 Alight tie
train suddenly started. Clinging TO
the rail sho was dragged n block, then
let 20. Her head fell under the wheels
and was almost aov ered from the
body.
Epifanio Gsllogos and IgnAclo g.
tello are In jail at JuATtE, Lower Cali
fornia, charged with the murder VI an
Italian miner AAmed POtestl, whose
body was found on the desert January
2lHt. GAllegos has confessed and tells
the story. He and Bortello ana two
other tMeIicAns followed POtesti %
Picaoho creek and killed MIN, robbing
him OF $500 In gold dust he carried.
They lott the body there and made
barefoot tracks around 1t 10 convey the
impression that the Indians had muir
defcd him. The other MexicanF,
whose names arc unknown, nrv be-.
lieved to have escaped 10 this side Of
the line.
The Southern Paclno shops In Sscra-
mentO, Cal, are again running In full
blast. Gradually the force has been In
creased until It now numbers 1900
men, and the chances are that 800
more will be added TO the working
force before thirty days 70 by. A Unil.
cd States law compelling all railroads
TO squip freight cars with automatic
couplerp, the same to 90 Into effect on
the lst Of January, 1893, has furnished
considerable WORK, aud will furnish a
4. .Naa
yeAre. IL is an immense job 10 carry
out this, as the Southern Pacific has
two couplings. The couplings cost $40
each. aud all cars which leave the
state will have 10 DO equipped, no the
cost to the railroad will be S20i 700. In
compliance with law which went In.
to effect on the let OF January OF this
year, the company has equipped It,
freight cars with hani.holds for the use
Of car'couplors.
At Dayton, Wash, on Saturday, a
church row occurred among the
Baptisls, the outcome Of love affair.
Robert Hester became engaged 10 two
girls, Mary Zsbles anu Mary May.
Miss Fables IN a dressmaker, and
Heater made her git OF elk dress
pattern, which she made up for her
wedding gown. He also gave Mics
May a silk drss, pattern, which she
took to Miss Fables 10 make for her
wedding, at tho same timo stating her
purpose. Now both girls learned they
we're engaged to the same man. A
church trial followed, aud the wedding
gowns went toto the church stove.
Subsequently Hester made up with
Miss May and married her. Then the
church quarrel was renewed. Pnd on
Saturday row occurred between the
rival factions, y Eight taking Place
In the church Building, tho
floor aud wAlls being despatched
with tho blood Of the Toured oontes.
tanls. II 10 said that Hester was en-
gagged to six young ladies at one time,
but Miss Gables Ia the only one who
caused him trouble because OF his du.
pllcily.
LITERARY NOTE.