Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Deputy Game Warden Assassinated in
Colorado,
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION IN KANSAS.


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Mysterious shooting Accident.
Gov. Richards OF Wyoming has np-
pointed the following delegates to the
National Irrigation Congress to be
held this month at Lincoln. Neb: d.
idan: lanes 8rortNnv ,e az p NJ 9Ies.
II. Altman and j. M. carey Of
Cheyenne.
Marshall Lee OF Eugene. Or. says
| that the curfew law viii be hereafter
strictly enforced, all girls under 16 and
boys under IS will he kent OFF the
streets after o o'clock. and some older
ones will be arrested for dlsordcrly
conduct IL they do not behave them
A special to the Topeka Capital from
Toronto Kan, says: A boiler used
on the place of A. II. Cox, a prominent
farmer. seven miles north of here. ex-
ploded Friday afternoon, Sept. 8. kill
ing two children of Mr.. Cox and H.
V. Carlisle, an engineer of this c,ty.
and fatally injuring Mr.Cox. The cause
of the explosion is unknown
The Denver fire and police board de-
manded the resignation Of Chief Of
ground that he does not POSSESSES the
judgment or discretion requisite tn
successfully manage the police deuort-
ment." 1t Is understood that the nc.
ton was taken on account of what 10
SAID to have been Illegal and improper
orders issued by the chief regarding
certain female prisoners.
w. Is. WILCOX, deputy state game
warden Of Colorado, has been muir
dered while in the discharge of his
duty. His body was found in the vi
bullet in his head. lie had started out
for the purpose of arresting a party of
eleven men who had been encamred
in Williams basin all summer and had
been Illegally Strengthening pntns Tor
the hides.
C.N. Babbitt. at one time vice presi-
dent Of the banl, Of California. stabbed
himself In the abdomen Thursday
night at Oakland, Cal, with suicidal
intent,and died Friday from the effect
of his self-inflicted wounds. Rabbit,
who was GO years Of age. and had been
physically and mentally unsound for
two years past, took advantage Of the
temporary absence of his nurse and
plunged large carving knife into his
abdomen. He leaves a widow and two
Detective Goodman of Los Angeles,
cal, arrested on Wednesday evening,
in lodging house, an 1S-year-old boy.
who confesses to five robberies com
mitted during the past week Much
plunder was found in his possession.
He says he is brother Of L. l.. Reeh-
rig, wealthy resident OF Pasadena.
A burglar who gave the name of Har-
ny Horner was also landed in jail He
confessed to numerous burglaries that
have been committed I'm the south
western part of Los Angeles of late
An explosion on the property of the
Portland mine Cripple Creek, Friday
night, Sept. B. destroyed section Of
the Florence 4 Cripple Creek track.
and injured several people Michael
Lafferty was seriously wounded and is
pute as TO the right "S wov az IL
Florence &. Cripple creek and the
Midland Terminal and the Electric e,ir-
Gle through tho dunn of tbe Pot
land, Rurnors have beon rirc,iiotad
as to the trouble. seven shots ,,era
fired at the time of the exnlosion INF
il is said they were fired in tba III,
Lafferty was injured bv nvinr rock
II is impossible 10 ascertoin Who f,,ed
the powder which destroved The
tracks.
News has been received of the trag-
ic death, on Monday last, of Charles
Flnani, aged 81 years. at Prattvllle.
Cal. Young Finani and his mother
We're I'm the kitchen together, when the
mother had occasion to step outside
She had gone but few steps from the
house when she heard the report of
young man lying on the floor. with Tho
blood oozing from q buliet-hole in his
forehead. a smoking revolver was w.
ing by his side. He had died Instant
ly II is supposed to be a case of
suicide. but the only cause for such an
act was the young mans continual
grief over the loss Of a younger sister,
who died suddenly two wears AGO
Deceased was one of the most widely
known and most popular young mon
In Plumas county.
Some time ago the city council OF
Denver passed an ordinance granting
a franchise TO coal gas company
which agreed to furnish gas to GUS
toners at greatly reduced rate from
that charged by the Denver CONSOLE
dated Gas company, now operating in
the city; and furthermore. to pay the
city a royalty on all its business. ON
ordinance TO the council with his veto
on the ground that the city was moi
sufficiently protected by its provisions