Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-15
EVENTS IN THE WEST
BtRlNG CARGO VALUED AT A MILLION


John Watson, formerly of Butte.
Mont, lost his life in cripple Creek
mine yesterday.
Heber Martin. a conductor employed
by the Southern Paclc company, was
found dead i'm bed Sunday morning at
the home of his brother. w j. Martin.
at 1873 Ninth street, Oakland, Cal. An
open gas jet near the head of his bed
told the story. Martin had been dead
for many hours when found.
The strike at the Kemmerer coal
mines is still on, and as u consequence,
all the mines are closed down for an
indefinite period. The men have been
notified to return to work by Thursday
or their places win be declared for
feited. at which time, II is understood
men from the East will step in.
Ora j. Knight. n young Reedley
rancher, was found dead in bed in bed
in room &C of the Grand Central Hotel,
Fresno. Cal, Sunday morning. 1t is
believed that he blew out the gas as G
burner partly turned on was in evil
dence when his friends entered the
room this morning. He had been dead
many hours.
The Bay conference of the Congrega-
tional church. san Francisco, has de-
clded to cite Rev. DIR. Brown now OF
Chicago to appear before 1t on the
fourth Monday in January to show rea-
son for his restoration to good stand
ing or to show cause why he should not
be expelled from the conference. 1t Is
not expected that DIR. Brown VIII avail
himself of the opportunity to thus be
able to end the celebrated case.
Charles C. Brown, veteran sport
of San Francisco, has fallen heir to an
estate in New orleans valued at $780,
900. The estate belonged to his sister.
Fanny Hinckley Mills, who died in New
Orleans n little over year ago. The
estate has been in litigation since the
death of Browns sister. Brown has re-
ceived word from New Orleans that he
has won the case on its merits.
Octavius T. Dunno, a two-year old
son of j. C. Dunno, whose home is at
1853 Center street, Oakland, Cal, and
who is employed by the Southern
Pacific company, crawled out OF his
trunde bed at an early hour Sunday
morning and, in cropping around the
room in which he slept, came upon
a bottle of carbolic acid, which he
drained of it's contents. The little fellow
died after suffering untold agonies.
The schooner Kate and Anna will be
the only sealer to go out of San Fran
cisco this year. The sealing schooners
Geneva and Libby have already sailed
from Victoria, Il. c., and the remainder
of the British fleet will follow the first
week in January. They will all come
south and n good season is expected
This years seals will have brought
90 per cent more in London than did
similar skins in December. 1896.
There are still no tidings of the over
due steamer Cleveland and in shipping
circles the belief is growing that she
a-l,f ,,, .oI,
Mary and Ida, which left San Fran
cisco on Nov. 80 put back there Tues
day in distress. having been nearly
wrecked in storm on Dec. b. a num-
Der of lumber laden vessels are also
several days overdue. News of rough
weather has been received from Point
Arena and other places along the
coast.
The dispatch sent out from Butte,
Mont, Monday, to the effect that w.
A. Clark had sold his Butte properties
to the Colusa Parrot Mining and
Smelling company of Spokane, is in
correct. The Clark properties, mines
and smelters, have simply been con-
solidated into one company. known as
the Colusa Parrot Mining and Smelt-
ing company. 1t Is Butte corpora
ton, and Mr.. Clark has all his original
interest.
Joseph Bloomberg, n 19-year-old boy
of Sacramento Cal, assaulted his
father, Jacob Bloomberg. second
hand dealer, Sunday evening. with q
pocketknlfe, intiicting number OF
severe, though not fatal wounds about
the head and face. Young Bloomberg
who is n dissolute, worthless fellow
was beating and kicking his little sis
ter when his father ordered him to de-
sist. After some words the boy sprane
upon his father and stabbed and cut
was arrested.
Recently James Woods. n former
member of the fire department. Sacra-
mento Cal. was arrested on a charge
of arson. His wife procured bail fol
him pending his trial, and Sunday ht
got drunk and attempted to kill hei
because she would not give him money
to buy liquor. He assaulted her with g
pistol, but she grappled with him and
shrieked for help. A passer-by ran II
and assisted Mrs. Woods in disarmine
her husband. He also threatened some
of the witnesses for the prosecution
with violence should they testify
against him.
Sylvan Bordes was out on the range
near Livermore. Cal, rounding UP cat
tie on Saturday night when his fos
hounds began baying before n cabin
He could neither quiet them nor drive
them away. Finally he opened the dool
and found a man lying on the damn
floor almost lifeless, He placed the mar
on his horse and FASTENED to the near
est farm house. a doctor was sum
| moned who pronounced the invalid tC
be in the last stages of pneumonia. He
died on Monday and his body has beer
identified as that of Charles MARITIME;
once a prominent merchant,
A dispatch from San Francisco say
that Theodore Durrant's attorneys viii
at once battle for his life. They intenC
| to lay the foundation for another ap
| peal to the Supreme Court of thu
United, States. In all probability one o
the lawyers for the defense will proceed
to Washington to make the final tech
meal fight based ON the question of fed
| eral and state law. The time for actor
| Is short, however. and even the de
| Tense doubts the success of its new
venture. Mrs. Durrant visited her sol
| Tuesday afternoon. Both were down
cast and seemed to realie that the eni
was near.
Paul Roselyn, alias Paul Rosseter
| of Auburn, Cal. committed suicid
Sunday morning by taking strychnine
| A note to the coroner gives financia
embarrassment as the cause for tn
act. No money was found on the body
| although there was a note for SIS giyel
by the Cisco and Meadow Lake toll
road for work performed last August
A remarkable statement In the lette
to the coroner was the suggestion tina
| his body be sold for dissecting pur
poses. Roselyn stated that 1t was easil,
| worth 800 there being no adipoge It's