Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-15
NEWS OF THE WEST.
SaWmill EmplOyo Torn Almost TO
Pieces.
BURNED TO DEATH IN HIS CABIN.
Ten.Tear Old boy Drowned Peculiar
R,snlt Of Quarrel-Lost au Eye
An Indians Temp rance.

The remains of Weslie WillismsOp,
n bachelor and former resident OF
Washington county, Oregon, were
found In the smoldering ashes OF MS
cabin, which burned at G5ldendaie,
WASH, on Wednesday night. Foul
play 10 suspected and officers nave
gone to the scene.
George Tanner, ten.year.old son OF
n Seattle, Washington, steamboat en-
Rineer, was drowned in Lake WASH
ipgton Thursday afternoon. he was
padding about On q PLANK. The pan.
turned and he sank In six feet oil water.
The body was recovered.
Harbormatter Edward NJ. Rutledge
died at his home In Eureka, CAL,
Thursday, alter "a short iiintes. ne
was taken suddenly with Clamps Mon.
DIV. Everything possible was done
to save his lie, but witnout avail.
RutIedge was n native OF New Brnua-
wick. aged IS years. He leaves d
widow and nine children.
A Iaree dam OF the Ohio Stale
Mining company on the San Joaquin
river, Nv enty dvo miles from Fresno,
California, broke Wedbeijpy. 1t was
intepued TO divide the San Joaquin at
mint Jour miles above MilleftUn, the
old county seat. The dam gave way
twice last year and the reports are
that the dam has been washed away
again. The OBJECT OF the dam was 10
impound the waters OF Fine uolu
pulch, which is supposed TO be rich la
gold In minute state OF buosivioD.
Ed. M. Logan, head sawyer at Cog
gips Brothers cUmpany's sawmills, ut
iyerns, California, was killed Ihnrs-
day afternoon. Two iron pulleys
which connected the upper saw arbor
with the lower arbor, broke, scatier'
inn the iron 10 all directions. Logan's
poeitipn wns directly In front OF the
pulleys, and he was the only man in
jured. His right leg anu right arm
were horribly mangled, and he uied
In about an hour, without regainlng
consciousness. a willow and one
child survive him.
A shocking accident occurred at
Vallejo, CAL, Thufsday morning, by
which Frank Creep, aged III yeais,
son OF William Green, painter, wei
know In Vallejo, lost tho sight OF one
eye, and may become totally blind.
Willie Hearn, companion with
whom young Green was engaged IN
pulling down q fence, was on ono siue
OF the fence snu Green on the other.
Young HeArn threw q piece OF b1srd
over. not knowing his companion was
in the way, Tue board struck Green
on the right eye, decorating the bail.
Santa Ana, Cal, Blade: Geo. wenz
ia n good. old German, who
with his wife resides at the corner of
Rush and Seventh streets, in Santa
Ana, Mr.. Wepz ia no seeker after
Newspaper notorety, but he has
grapevine in his beautiful little yard
that worries him and recently called
In a Blade scribe to Rsk Information.
Just why, he selected u newspaper ma n
for enlightenment on pecullnfities On
grapevlnes Is not known. The grape
vine In question Is about four years
old and of the Queen Victoria variety.
The vine forks Just above the grouni.
On one fork leaves have come out ami
grown quite large, while ON the o her
FORK the buds have lust begun to swell
and show signs Of OF life, and the why
aud wherefore OF this condition OF the
vine IL what bothers Mr.. Wenz. Any
one sufficiently posted to make plain
the strange procedure OF this vine
would have tho everlasting gratitude
of Mr.. Wenz.
Laramie, Wyoming, Boomerang:
Among number OF Arapahoe anu
Shoshore Indiana from Fort Wssha.
HE at United States court Mt Cheyenne
is Bishop, the reservation juuge OF the
Shoshones. Bishop 10 candidate for
the head chieiship OF the Shcshonee
when Washakie, the famous chief,
who is very old and feeble, shall die.
His only opponent is Dick Waehakie,
a son OF Chief Washable. The suc-
cess!ul candidate Will bs selected by
election by the tribes, and both appii'
cante are pulling strings In a manner
worthy OF their white political COT :
tenp0raries. Judge Bishop Is an adj.
vapced Indian In hia iueas. He aids
the work of the Indian schools, en-.
courages the Indians in agricultural
work, and 10 proud OF the fact that he
has always bson friend OF the whites
and OF the government. He ls an ad.
yocate of temperance, and his presenor
at the United States court Is due TO the
fact that he was offered whisky by u
Mexican trader and he considered II
his duty to have the Mexican arrested
for the ofiense, aud he lie now on trial.
DR.. j. J. Hogan OF Vallejo, Cal,
was summoned to the Gore ranch Oh
the Benicia road, three milee from
town, Thursday afternoon, to see VIM.
King, who was suffering from 9
friRhtful blow that hau aimost split of
the top OF his head. King told the
doctor that he snd another farm hand
named Mike Ford had been to tow n
after some grooeriea. King says thai
when they returned to the ranch, Ford
dropped q sack OF grain on dog be-
longing to King. The latter remon.
strated, when Ford made rush at him
with spade and almost split the top
OF his head Ell. Such was Ktng'B
story. Late Thursday afternoon Ford
was found lying dead In the road not
far from the North Vallejo depot, two
miles and half nearer town on the
sumo road as the Gore ranch. The
body was brought to town by Undei-
tRker Connolly snd a hasty sxamina.
tion OF 1t failed to reveal any marks o
violence. 1t developed that the trou.
BILE occurred oil the old Gore ranch,
After Ford had struck Kiug down he
drove to Bob Cores pincs AMI toll
them that he hRl trouble with king.
He said KIN rushed at him. nnG
knowing King to be a very desperate
man, struck at him with shovel, H.
tending to nit him with tue Hat sid,.
The edge, however, cuught King or
the side OF the head, itfl ctin- an ug y