Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-07
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Man Killed by Falling Light Feel
From a Pa form.
BROWNING otAcAIHoLIc PRIEST.
tasly Grassboppsrs IN CalfoTnlan-
black BssS snd talp-tap ur,d
an Ou.iaw.

Juan Valdez, the Mexican lsd
Gu argeu win having kilieu Mikt
LJfdeu, The bIorek,eper ut CalabasAr,
Cal, has teen held iur murder.
rue census OF l. $ Augeles, Cal,
which was c mpu,ird tussuay, cho"s
thnt thai city has lU2 $50 Inhabitants,
winch 10 uOuOic tue pOpuAl1n OF Elk
years ago.
Orohsrdlsts in the vicinity Of Sa
LBAndr0, CAi., claim that the cherry
crop mas been greatly INJURED by the
not winrH OF tue last lew days anu
that the crop VIII uot be over mai
what was estimated short time ago.
The Sebast pJl, CAL, Times say
The black bass placed III the iegunn lhst
May are doing well, and that anolhei
lot VIII soon be uepusiteu there. l.
they are not iished out lor lew year
they W II annihilaie the carp, which
are SAID TO DO " orse than iiO hsh.
o. Adams VI Woodland, CAL, whose
mind was unhiuseu by the Illness OF
his mother, lett home Tuesday armed
with u revolver. When last seen ne
was running at the top OF his spec
Tue fiji uers were informed and care
iuI search was mad Tor IA I'M, but with
cut result.
Il ie pretty early Tor CRASH )ppers,
but these little pests have mails tnei
appesrance In large numutrs on Five
mi.e and Egul.mile cre.ks, Waco
county, Cal. the farmers OF those
sections hope that as tue hOppsrs have
made tneir sppeaIauce thus early they
will grow large enough to fly away be-
lore uUiuga y damage 10 vegetation.
CHARLES ]. Hcnu III less died Friday
night at Al.m,di, California, from a
fracture OF the skull. He Tell dis
lance OF eight Ieet to the gruunu from
platform IN "a hardware store, where
ne was ,mployed. He struck upon his
head ana was picksd up uuconscl0us.
His ekuil was Irec.ure1 across the Iop
n m one side TO the Otner. Scbult-
uiess was u years Of age. He leaves
a widow anu son.
News from Yuma, California, says
Sheriff III Gr,eulesf anu posse hav
been conuucliug chase Tor several
days after Rot efI HiumaU, alias Allen,
alias II b.rI HanKs, DUteu ctimiuai
and outlaw from Bear RJseburR, Or,
aud II Gu miLat,d Tuesday In tue cay.
lure OF the uespsrado after desperate
enc unteI, In which Hinmsn VS.
shot ana seriously wUunuel ny one o.
the p EST, James Msxly.
J. q. Kemp died recently in San
Francisco in consequences OF Injuries
received from ial! tuTougn hOIe IL
the 81 ewalk fronting property OF Ed.
ward Il. Chever. Margaret anu
Daniel Kemp, respectively mother
and son oil the d.ceaseJ, brought n
suit Tuesday against Chever 10 10
cover S1O, 900 damages. Iney allego
that Cnvver was guilty CT negligence
In permitting the mole in the sidewalk
20 remain uncovered.
The new California law which foi.
bids Divorces marrying within on.
year after the decree ID entered wen
into eff ct some time ago, hut 1t wa
not until Tuesday that the AlameJG
county authorities were compelled I,
Withhold a license from couple
suxlUu- 10 wed. Tue applicants wer.
Louis X Walsh anu Alice 3. Ca
ming, both Of San Francisco. Tbt
license was Issued before 1t was discov.
cred the lady was barred from mar
riags Tor a few mouths yet by reason
the new law, On making the disjuv.
cry the clerk who Issued the IileD L
destr, yeu 1t and returned the fee.
Electrician Weise Of Alarmed, Cal,
has submitted his report OF receipts anu
expenses OF the Guys electric Ign
plant tor the months OF January, Feb
ruary and March OF this year. Durlnl
January the III ming expenHet
amounted to S9246S and s472 90 ioT
sslsries; for FEBRUARY Iunnins sx-
peuses we're S776, salaries SAP 81;
Mach Iunrins expenses, S922.il, a.o
sslaries Si4l,50, being total D,
So, $50 SO. During the came
PERIOD the total receipts weT.
81. GAS 60; gain, Sll5.l5. The city Is
its own consumer to great degree.
For January there was received from
the city OF Alameda Tor Incanu esGeni
and arc lights TOR strt lets, raIlroa
stations, etc., $s6S 65. and from pri-
vate corporations s43l.70 for incandes-
cents.
A courier from Covelo, Cal, brings
the details .of the accidental drowning
Of Father Jetam while attempting to
ford North Eel river Tuesday morn
ing. Father Jerarn, accJmpaniei by
Thomas Chase ss guide, was en- route
to Covelo from Eden valley. Both were
on horseback. When approaching the
main fork VI Eel river q question arote
as to lite being Portable. Chase declared
that there was 10 danger and proceed.
ed In the lead, reaching the opposite
shore some hundred yards distant
smelly. Father Jeram followed, and
when In midstream his horse sank anu
the water seemed to lt:t the priest out
OF the saddle. L.e held fast to the
reins and was making shore when he
reached for clump OF Willows that
borlered the river. Clinging to them
Ae released his hold upon the liuts,
The Willows were apparently MOI
stronR enough TO retain him, and he
reiiuquished his grasp and bravel y
swain for shore. de had covered some
yards when he suddenly sank anu did
not appear on the surface again. Chase
q the meantime hsd stArtei TO his
rescue on bofteback and had Nj
most reached the swimmer when he
sank. The river water is 10y COLI, anu
| It Is believed a cramp seized the priest
Father JeTam was the Organizer oi
the Eden valley colony. The colou v
O insists Oi about 500 people, mustIy
5layOnlans. who came from Pennsyi-
vsniA under the prless's gui apcs tive
years ago, taking up some 10000 acres
Of land.
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