Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-18
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
FERDINAND uHl IN JAIL AT OAKLAND


AS soon as 1t was learned in San
Francisco that Mccoy had won the
fight, Eddie Graney sent a telegram 10
Zoe Choynsld asking him to challenge
Mccoy for contest in that city. as
the National Athletic club had onered
q purse of 100000.
Keeper Swan of Colorado has re-
turned to Denver from tour OF tine
western part of the state. Swan found
very little violation of the game laws
Some information was furnished him
But may lead to arrests later on.
Bue he found very few persons Kill
ing game unlawfully
The police of San Jose, Cal, express
the belief that Albert Hoff held by the
police of San Francisco for the murder
of Mrs Mary C. Clute is the murderer
of Emma Hawkins, woman oil tne
half-world who was found In her room
with her throat cut April %, 1895.
description of the man last seen In her
company tallies well with that OF Hon
At Denver the Union Pacific has
made the announcement that the rates
that were cancelled some months ago,
when the freight war was inaugura,ed
via the Oregon Short Line from Colo
RADIO to Utah Idaho. Montana ana
Washington, will be reinstated on jan
uary /, the date set for the going up of
the rates from the East,
John L. Hergot of San Franclso,
better known as young Mitchell went
to Oakland Cal. Friday evening to see
Lavigne about his coming fight with
Critic, and the advisabilty of pulling
off the match in Oakland, but he was
informed that Lavlgne and his brother
had departed FOR the East on the
evening train. Mitchell is of the opinion
that Lavlgne viii return to Oakland
in time to fight.
A fatal fire occurred near Corona, Cal,
fourteen miles from Riverside, Tuesday
evening The house occunied by the
Morcgo family caught fire in some UNI
accountable manner, and before the
flames were discovered the roof OF the
house was in a blaze. Eleven members
of the family escaped, but u little girl,
10 years of age, was suffocated by the
smoke and failed to make her escape.
A desperate attempt was made to res
cue her by the other members of the
family, but without avail, and the little
sufferer persisted in the flames.
Word has been received in San Fran
cisco that the great fire In Melbourne
Australia, on the morning of New.
90 was far more destructive than was
indicated in the brief cable report of
the disaster. Mall advices brought by
the steamer Moana state that the en-
tire district bounded by Elizabeth
Flinders and Swanton streets and Fin
ders Lane, comprising the great ware
house emporium of Victoria, was
Quilted and reduced to q mass of tot
terng ruins. The total amount of dam
age done is estimated at sI,500,OOO
About 1000 regular employees engaged
In the soft goods warehouses will be
thrown out of work for some time at
least, and about 1000 hands employed
In the clothing factories and in other
lines win also suffer severely for n
time owing to the destruction of raw
material. The theory of lightning has
been advanced to account for the ORR
gin of the fire.
Ferdinand Uni, the Temescal. Cal,
maniac and the self-confessed murderer
of aged Patrick Murphy is now pris-
oner at the Oakland jail. Covered with
mud and suffering from cold and hum
ger, the murderer was taken into GUS
tody by Detective Dennis Holland Fri
day morning. The prisoner offered little
resistance and said to the arresting Of
ficer that he was glad 1t was over. as he
did not want to pass another night out
in the cold. Uh makes a complete
confession to the murder Of Murphy.
He also labors under the belief that
he murdered Antoine Calvin and Con-
stable Gus Koch. For the killing of the
first two he expressed little regret, but
he says he is sorry that Koch had to be
killed. When searched at the city
PRISON UNI WAS IOuIlu 10 De wen dffleu
to make long resistance Besides the
3S-callber revolver with which the kill
Ing was done he had IN his pockets
1875 rounds of cartridges and S35 in cash
He freely admitted the killing of Muir
ply and said that he was not sorry.
For several days past detectives nj
San Francisco have been doing duty or
the water front. looking out for the
arrival of an important criminal from
Buenos Ayres. Every incoming vesse
has been carefully searched. and es'
pecially those from Central America
Close espionage has been maintained
over all travellers by rail from the
north. The fugitive whose capture
Chief Lees and his men seek so engerl,
is Jose deSalverio the absconding seore
tary of the Buenos Ayres National SAT-
Deposit and Trust company. Sal
verio left his home recently with
suddenness that set his employers tC
make an immediate Investigation OF hi
accounts. ii resulted in the discovery
that Savero had carried with hin
500 900 in cash belonging to the Ma
tlonal Safe Deposit and Trust company
and $500 600 in government bonds /
was believed that San Francisco wa
the destination and the BRAZILIAN au
thorities wired Chief Lees 10 look on
for him. Salvcrio's capture carries wit
II q heavy reward. Early this wce'
the much sought for fugitive was sail
TO he In the general vicinity of Nicturl
and Seattle. The rumor is doubted
however, at police headquarters in Sa
Francisco. The officials there thin
that " Salverio has not made his wa
20 Panama, and taken q steamer 10
Europe, he Is likely to turn up any da
~ that port.