Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-12
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Scalded 10 Death in a Tank OF Boil
Ing Lard.
CALIFORNIA FOR A LHPER COLONY.
10 Prevent The Marriage Of ConSump
iiyes--ShOt While Resisting Ar.
rest-Model Farming

Az hatysVlIie, Ctl, HlAty-tnIet
families are qusrsntined because Of
measles.
This measles In mild form is cpl
demic among the children Of Tacoma,
Washington.
The Navajo Indians are said to have
realized more from the piny0n crOp
this year than from their wool clip
last summer.
San Diego's (CAl.) city council hHs
passed an anti.ex pectoratiOn ordinance
ana s. fine or Two Jays in jail, Or
both, Is the punishment.
An eflert Will be made at the present
session OF the Arlzona legislature TO
secure the passage OF law TO prohibit
The marriage OF consumptlves.
The Spokane, Washington, reform
league VIII continue in It's work I
trying TO close the saloons in that city,
and has Engaged an attorney 10 ASST
in prosecuting tue cases that are ex-
pected to ariee.
Johnny Bnzza, an eccentric Chine'e
OF Grass Valley, CAL, was reported
dead. While beng TALKED over by hia
cousins III preparation for burial the
word whiskey aroused MIN from u
dead drunk. He roso ana asked Tor
the bottle aud bis cousins He'd.
a few weeks ngo u school teacher 10
Latah county, Wash by tho name OF
Phillips, marrlet M ss Psriie HUI OF
FIX euale, Tenn. She became Acguaint-
ed with the professor through the
malls, and Travelled nearly 3 1000 miles
to marry man she had never seen.
Jacob Eymann has brought suit to
recover S25, 1000 damages from John
w. Macksy, Jennie Flood, l.. G. Fras.
er and IL. +. Mcpherson OF san Fra II.
cisco. Complaint 10 made that on
January 10, 1896, the defendants with
out Right Caused the arrest OF the
plaintiff anu his imprisonment in the
city PRISON for one Jay; this is why he
wants the money.
William Mckinney, who fell into a
vnt OF not lard on December 9th, at
San Francisco, died on Saturday from
the scalGing he received. Mckinney
was employed In the lard refinery Of
the Western Meat company. and
usually his uutieR were to skim the
surface of talks OF boiling lard. He
slipped on greasy tank and fell In.
The lard, almost at boiling point,
reached up to his waist ana burned
him frightfully. He was taken to the
city ana county hospital, where he
fingered In great agony until death
relieved him.
William f. Willis,a carpente OF, lately
from Summit Camp, near Carson,
New, committed suicide Sunday
morning In the Park hotel, Alameda
CAL, by swallowing laudRnum. From
the appearance OF the room in which
the bouy was found it was evident that
Willis had first trieu gas rs means OF
terminating his existence, the crevices
In the doors and windows having been
carefully stuffed with papers and
towels. MelsnchOlis induced by a
separation from his wife is supposed to
have led to the suicide.
Quijado was shot by Constable
Secoru while resisting arrest shortly
before midnight FRIDAY night, at
and Officers Secord anu Allen caught
him in the act and called upon him to
surrender. He responded by spr!nging
at Officer Allen and knocking nim
down with a stick OF wood. He then
turned on Officer Secord, who drew
his revolver nnd fired three times.
Twice he shot over Quijado's head,
but the desperate man continued his
attack and the third shot took effect In
his left breast. Quijado tell and DR..
HOstetler was at once summoned anu
pronounced the wound fatal
A Federal appropriation for the
treatment and isolation OF lepers VIII
be asked by the California congress
sional delegation. A petition addressed
to the President and Congress has
been circulated recently and received
signatures OF number OF prominent
people. 1t represents that there are
300 lepers scattered over the United
States; That the scientific claim that
leprosy ia not contagious Is not gen.
orally accepted by the public; that
lepers should be placed in an isolated
Colony, under competent treatment,
and that the const range OF mountains
south Of San Francisco affords suit.
able places. There tract OF $500
acres could be procured ioi Sl50,000.
Nine. Duvaut,s dressmaker who has
been living in San Francisco for some
time, started last Wednesday for Paris,
1t ia reported, to claim fortune of
$4,000 francs iS50,0Goi begueathed to
her by deceased uncle. u was by
the merest accident that rludanie was
maize aware OF her good fortune. For
years she had not communities cd with
her people In France, and they hau
completely lost track OF her. About a
nonth ago, Nine. Duvant entered a
store on Post street, where French
periodicals are kept. CHANGING over
one OF these her eyes struck notice 10
the effect that u fortune had been left
Mile. Evelyn Du. assis. That was
madams's maiden name, ana when
she recovered from her surprise she
began the correspondence, which
resulted In her leaving for her old honu
and new fortune.
From Albuquerque, N. M, Citizen:
The Chicago, burlington q Quincy
Railroad compauy Is attempting a
singular experiment on lite lines. The
directors, convinced That tho methods
OF farming employed In the West can
be improved, hnve authorized the
management to lay out and opeTat.
farms 10 be conducted on tie besl
methods which agricultural science
approves. Five stations have been |
selected, ana at each one forty acres
VIII be placed under cultivation. One |
Ia H. Kansas and the others are IN |
NHbraska The urincipla nm which