Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-22
EVENTS in THE WEST.
He DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL AND DIED.


n drunken srupor ut Shore station,
He was fatally injured and his Identity
is not known.
An unknown man, about SO years of
age was seized with hemorrhage Of
the lungs shortly before 10 O'Clock
Thursday night, at the corner of Pow
ell and Broadway streets. San Fran
cisco. and expired almost Immediately.
The water overseer of Los Angeles
Cal. found the body OF a 5-weeks-old
Chinese baby in IA 2anja in that city
Thursday morning. There is nothing
to indicate whose child IL was I'm
doubtedly II murder has been commit
ted.
Howard a. Preston. one of the most
prominent men of jamestown, Cal,
was probably fatallyinjured in run
away Thursday evening. His team be-
came frightened and MIR. Preston was
thrown out of his buggy and picked
up unconscious. 1t is feared he will
die.
Charles Raymond. who claims to be
the owner of claim 6 on Bonanza
creek klondllke, was convicted in the
justices court at Red Bluf, Cal. of OBJ
tanning food and accommodations
from an inkeeper with intent to de-
fraud and was sentenced to serve
seventy. days In the county jail
The body of n man who had EVIDENT
ly committed suicide. was founi about
noon Thursday on the trail below the
Merchants Exchange lookout station
on Point Lobos. near San Francisco,
between Comeback and Exchange
rocks. Thehre was bullet hole in his
right temple and by his side a revolver
with two empty chambers.
Sherman Sharkey of Castroville,
Cal. shot and almost instantly killed
| Albert Palamesso in a room over the
slayer's saloon Thursday evening at
| o'clock Palamesso lodged over Star
keys saloon. and was owing for his
board. according to Stnrkey's state
ment. The trouble arose over this
board bill, and a rough and tumble
fight ensued.
A dispatch Sunday from Boise, Ida,
| says The excursion Of fifty Portland
merchants in Il special train left for
home today after spending a day here.
| They were the guests of the citizens
while in the city. The party has been
on n tour of northwestern towns to
make the acquaintance of business
men and people generally. The trip
has been great success.
A lumber shed containing 1000 feet
| of lumber fell upon VILLAIN Garner
n teamster and his team In Prinz' lum-
Der yard, Monterey, Cal, at 3 o'clock
| Thursday afternoon. causing fatal in
| jurios to Garner. His back was brok-
en- in two places and he also sustained
| internal injuries. The accident was
caused by a high wagon brake strik-
| ing the side of the shed, which was
| poorly built.
The Southern Pacific train from Long
| Beach to Los Angeles, Cal, raE into
a team and wagon Thursday morning
| just this side of Compton. In the wagon
l n Atu Il 1T. H.,
was killed instantly. his head and
shoulders being terribly mangled.
Klein was fatally injured. His right
leg was crushed, his spine fractured
and his whole body paraylzed. Both
horses were killed.
Wong Fong, supposed to he one of
| the Chinese who made murderous at
| tack onKong Sang, n Chinese priest,
at San Francisco asst Monday morning.
knife, is locked up in the tanks" He
was arrested Wednesday night by De-
| tectives Gibson and Wren In an opium
| Joint in the Chinese quarter. The
prisoner gave his name as Wong Fong,
and was recognized as notorious
highlander.
At present there Is an uiu-Gal stir
and excitement in and about Chetco,
Cal, as the result of the killing of
young Coolidge by the Van Pelts and
| the townsite question. Coolidge Sr
capitalist of Silverton, Ore, has
offered a reward of $500 for the arrest
and conviction of the various members
of the Van Pelt party, principals and
accessories to the murder, and several
parties are out from Chetco and Gold
Beach. patrolling the roads and trails
and hoping to fall in with them.
r. NJ. Churchill. an inmate of the
county inflrmary, Oakland. Cal, died
Thursday night under strange circum-
stances. He had long been addicted to
the used of liquor, but had been pre-
| vented from obtaining and intoNicants
Of late. Some painters had been at work
about the building and had left some
wood alcohol with Churchilrs reach.
He Is an old man and weak. He drank
freely of the alcohol and went to bed
ut once, dying short time afterward.
1t Is not known whether he intended
killing himself or not.
A pencil will contest is occupying the
attention of the superior court at
Santa Rosa, Cal. The estate involved
is that of Coleman Talbot, deceased.
Shortly after the matter came up for
probate Mrs. Elizabeth Dow, daugh-
ter of the deceased, produced pencil
will dated March "a. 1896. by which
$4,000 was bequeathed to her. Her
brother, Joseph Talbot. who was APP
pointed administrator of the estate, is
contrasting this WILL claiming that his
father had been unable to sign his
name for some time prior to his death
Several afIldavits have been pre-
pared for presentation to the board OF
education of Los Angeles, Cal, which
implicate Il. II. Axtell, superintendent
of school buildings, in scheme OF
blackmail. According to the affldavits
Axtel has been systematically draw
ing down part Of the salary of several
eachers on different prcteXts, all OF
which involve his alleged pull with
certain members of the board. 1t is
evident a sensation is about to be
brought out which may also involve
members OF the board.
II. A. Gibson. lawyer and ex-bankel
of Lincoln. Neb., but later of Denver
and Salt Lake, is wanted at Butte
Mont, for swindle perpetrated OF
Col. Emmett Callahan, by which meant
he defrauded the colonel out of $3.50
Gibson made a bargain with Mr.. Cal
lahan whereby the latter was to pur
chase of him a set az law books valued
at $780, Gibson got thu money for thu
books. and Callahan In return receive,
a box of corn meal from Salt Lake
sent by one Il. A. Girens. The swind
Ter has skipped with the money and A