Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Died From a Fall While Jumping
Rope.
KILLED ny A FALLING TREE.
Crushed by Train-f,ll 100 Feet ia
Dea,h-Man Sawed IN wO-
A Couple Drowned.

c., Saturday afternoon all employ
named Mccarthy was killed, bein
nearly cut in two.
Mrs. Julia u zinskl, who has bee
living at st. Jvseph's hospital IN Ia
coma, Wash, Is dying. She turn.
her Tooth year In February, and Until
her present iiluess was in full posses.
sion OF her faculties, ana could thGsaI
needle without glasses. she c uid
speak German, Polish, Dutch, Freuca
aad English.
Saturday afternoon John Stal y,
aged ABOUT 60, IRON Los A ugele., " VI
driving 10 the wafer front at San
Diego, Cal, after load OF ssnd, anu
WHOM on the Southern CalifJruiR rail.
road track ltaGing to the wharf liz
wagon WAS struck ty locomotive.
BtuIey was instantly killed. His skull
was crushed.
A windstorm causei one fatality
near Olympia, Was Saturday. Mis-
1irigs, who lived about i've miles
from Olympia, etnrted to drive home
from town H. bugg, just before tht
beginning OF the storm. About three
miles ir m the city ana curing the
height OF the storm tree ieli across
the carriage anu killed the occupant.
Lieutenant Leo Moore of the Fourth
Royal Inniskiilen Fusileers, statiou ed
In the north OF Ireland, 10 ia San
Francisco. He bRs visited the princi.
pal cities Of the East and South, anu
ebot aligat1rs In Florida aud deer IN
TexGs. Lieutena Moore win leave
for home in few days By way Of
Salt Lake City, Denver and Chicago.
l.. II. Fink, mining man lry IN
Nevada, dropped dead on the side.
walk on San Francisco, Saturday after
noon, from heart disease az 1t liz sup
posed. He went there few lays ago
with his wife, who Ia an invalid, TO
secure medical treatment for her,
There are several children OF the de-
ceased living in Silver Ciy, Nevada.
Saturday afternoon boy named
Eddie johnson, aged IL years, WIS
jumping rope on the lawn in frunt OF
house In Santa Rosa, Cal, when he
tripped aud iell Oh his head. He was
uucOntciOus when picked up and car.
ried intO the house. Two hours later
he died With ut recovering CONSCIOUS.
ness. Death was caused by coDcussion
OF the brain.
Cyrus II. Pierce, an inmate OF the
SolUiers' Home at Los Angeles, Cal,
was run over AMI killed by "a train Oh
which he was passeOger near the
home Saturday night. He was COM
log in from Santa Monica anu was
staining on the platform OF the coach
next to the last. In some way he fell
between the cars and was crushed,
dying almost INSTANTLY.
Two Indians, a man ana woman,
were drowned in the harbor at Van.
couver, Is. O., on SATURDAY afternoCu.
The Indians, while drunk, started cut
in canoe to cross the harbOr, and H.
tqugll the canoe capsizeu. Twu
other occupants mauage1 10 cling to
the bottom OF the canoe, aud were
rescued. Harry Chapman has been
arrested on the char. OF supplying
the Indians with liquor.
Tho case OF the people We Otto Olsen,
charged with mnnslRughter In caus.
ing the Death OF Minnie Ayers, the
eight.year old daughter OF Mfs. Mary
Ayers, by administering whi-ky on
May 30, 1896. came to close at
Eureka, CAL, Saturday. On motion
OF the district attorney, Olsen was dis.
charged. He had two tTials, both
both juries uieagreeing, and ne was
nlsO before the supreme court on
writ Of habeas corpus, which has not
yet been passed upon.
The Sonoms county, Cal, horticul.
tural society had an important meet
ing Saturday afternoon. Most of the
session was devoted TO discussion OF
the sugar beet Industry. DR.. Julius
KOeblg OF San Francisco WINS present
and urged that Son0mR county farmers
get ready for The cultivation OF the
sugar beet. 1t Is probable that good
many acres OF beets will be sOwed by
farmers this spring, for It Is Regarded rs
almost certain that q factory will sooH
be erected there.
Peter Olsen, a feed merchant, was
sandbagged by two highwaymen early
Saturday evening on Twenty-i0urth
bireeis Tacoma, Wash, anu lett In an
unconscious condition. He was found
by wOrkmen and tskeD to the police
station, where several dOctorl are en-
deavOring to save his lie, with little
hope Of succesY. His skull 10 fractures
back OF the ear and his face IL black
and blue with bruisee. HIS pockets
had been rflsd anu o watch stolen.
The thieves overlooked a $40 bill in
HE vest pocket.
Tho fret fatal accident H. the mines
at Rlndskurg, Cal, occurred Sunday
evening, resulting In tina almost in.
ttant death OF Jose Aguirre, u Mexi.
eau, about 40 years OF age. The place
where the acciuent occurred is about
five miles from Randsburg, midway
to Cow Well, where u shaft is being
tunk by the II nj Mining company
for water. Aguirre aud other work
men had just quit WORK and were
being drawn to Ine surface. ARuiTre,
In stepping out OF the bucket, missed
his footing. He tel backward anu
down the shaft, 100 feet. He was
stu alive when the bucket ana men
were lowered, hut soon u e.. NoIhiug
Is known ~ hi rev"