Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-11
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Sailor Who Deserted Crushed Under
a Train.
THROWN FROM A BUGGY AND DIED.
M0rm0ns In Kansas-Kill d by Kick
In a skunk Nesl-Boy Run
0yer-LUst His Arm

Dan A. Wood, OF Visalis, Cal, was
kicked on the chin Friday night by
horse attached to cart and killed. de
left a widow and children.
A small boat containing Gustav
Bruet aud Martin was cansized THUS
uay at the EXTRA CO OF Youngs bay,
Oregon, and Brust was drowned. Maj
tin Was rescued after clinging TO the
boat Tor several hours.
George l.. Wilson, the deputy sheriff
who was shOt by Jose Morales near
Monrovia, CAL, a few days ago died
FRIDAY from the effect OF nis injuries.
Morales shot Wilson while resisting
afree, and is etill at large.
A. w. Mills OF Alvlso, Cal, was
thrown from MS buggy and killed gu
the Alvis5 road, about five 10 lies from
San joe, Fnday afternoon. The body
was f0unu on bridge, aud 1t is sup.
Josed he was killed by striking the
railing.
A man named Snyder, who had
lived in the vicinity OF Nightingale,
Call, for number OF years, blew the
top OF HE head III Friday morning,
about clock. he was supposed to
be Insane. H. had always esiu that
he would kill himseii. He was
young man, unmarried, and not well
known.
John Swanson, Los Angeles, Cal,
blacksmith, possessed Of considerable
property and apparently In easy cir.
cumatances, rggei shotgun against
chair on Friuay, put the muzzle in
hia mouth ana blew the top OF bis
head of. H had a vile aud children
and wac prominent In local poIitics.
James Woodbsck, a seven-year.oid
boy living in San Francisco, Cal, WAS
run over 10y an Eclipse bakery wagon
Friuay toTno0n. He may die In
cOnsoquel CT. The boy was playing on
the sluewRlk when smnll wagon on
which he was riding tiple over. Toe
bikefy wagon WINS passing, and before
the diver cOuli stop the morse the
wheels passed over the body OF the boy.
A movement ia actively on 10 by
the Mexican Southeastern railway
company 10 build from san q ronino,
on the Tehuantepec railroad, to Tafa.
ohula, in'the state nt Chaps, opening
up the stAtea OF o ca and CniapRg,
The company has secured a concession
Tor this rOaG, and Engineer William
Stewart has lett the CITY Of Mexico 10
q over the ground and determine the
general route.
John Archer, a prominent rancher
residing near Linden, CAL, wHs
thrown from his buggy near Elk
Grove Fridsy In q runaway and re.
ceiye Juries from which he died
toon ntterwari at his home. He wac
visiting his ranCh near the Grove ana
was on his return home, when the
spirited horses took fright, overturuin
the buggy and leaving him insensible
by the roRlside.
st. John, Ksneas. News: Last
MONDAY afternoon Clarence sIawiord
and Alfred Campbell, who reside
southwest Vt town, caught and BILLED
ten large striped skunks. The pleasant
smelliug little animals were all found
in ore den. The boys were out hunt
ing rabbits and ran across the skunk
den by chance. Clarence, not smell
ing like sweet.sented rose, was In
town Tuesday night trying to dispose
Of his skunk skine.
Unless present plans are changed, a
large cooperative fiJuring mill with a
capacity Of fifty barrels q day Will be
built and operated by the labor ex-
changes OF Fresno and Tulare coun.
ties, Cal. The idea originated with
the Tulare labor exchange and II was
originally contemplated 10 erect the
mill in Tulare City. The Fresno ex-
change has now taken up the plan
and It lie possible that Fresno may get
the mill, az the distributing facilities
and the supply OF power are batter
there.
A tramp named Frank Peskett,
who has brother living In Los An.
geles, was killed Friday night about
So'clock near Delta, Cal, while riding
on the truche Of fiat car. Peskett
deserted from an English ship ct Port.
land, ami was going home. The trucks
became separated from the car, and
the uead man and two others were
thrown of. The load OF lumber on the
fiat car crushed Peskett's head to a
lelley. His comrades escaped with
some iDjuries.
st. John, Kansas, News: Elder An.
drew Kimbali OF Salt Lake City, prcsi.
dent OF the Indian Territory mission
of the Church OF Jesus Christ Of Lat.
ter-iay Saints, who has been In st.
John Tor several days holding confer
ence, LETT for an extended trip through
the east Tuesday, taking with him
Elders Knight and Kirkman. They
will visit Kansas City, 81. Louis,
Chicago, Oklahoms, Indian Territory
and Texas, and arrive In st. John
again In about six weeks or two months,
after which tlme President Kimbali
will return to Salt Lake CITY.
Charles Z. Elessaseer, an engineer at
the Edison Electric Light and Power
Works, San francisco, Cal, met with
nn accident shortly after ten O'Clock
Friday night by which he lost n arm.
Noting that some Of the valves con.
necteu with The vacuum pump were
not In good order, he stopped its work
and ascendei into basin beneath the
floor for the purpose of repairing and
cleaning them. w hen this was done
he Withdrew his arm from the small
manhole through which he made the
necessary repaire, and gave sigrait,
his assistant, William Brannan, to
start the pump. This was done, but
still finding aomething wrong, he
again s!gnaleu to stop. Brannan
obeyet, anu shut down the engine, bu,
an auxiliary engine refused to obsy,
and as Eessasser put his right arm III
TO again adjust the waiver, the plungei
descended ma CuI IL of above tie