Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEST.
How an Indian Tribe Punished
ThleI.
a CHILD BURNED 10 DEATH.
Tsrrorlzed a lown-Went Crazy on
Train-killed in
Quarrel.

At Corona, Gal, on Friday, a young
child Of family named FfanciscJ
was burned to death, The result OF tho
explosion OF a gasollne stove.
DR.. J. J. MarstoD, one OF the leading
physicians OF Cheyenne, was found
dead IN his Office In that city FRIDAY.
The DOCTOR hau u meulcai Journal IN
his hand and evidently had died while
reading. He was 81 years OF age and
heart trouble 3 supposed to have
caused his death.
Peter Epright, q l5.yesr.old boy,
was thrown from the train al Oakland,
Cal, FRIDAY afternoon, andwIli die
from the injuries received. He was
sitting on tDe platform ana was thrown
when the train roupued the curve Just
after leaving the pier. he struck Il
boulder anu the back OF his skull was
bauly shattered.
Boise, Idaho, Democrat: The best
make OF home butter comnands 81
cents ana no more than II ton Uf II Is
brought TO town each week. But this
uoes not begin 10 supply the uemand,
and Notwithstanding tue qusDtlties oil
creamery brought III from Utan and
California, there Ia frequegtly none TO
be mad.
A fatal drunken row took place be-
tween a lot OF Indians on the outskirts
OF Riverside, Cal, a week ago SUNDAY.
a uumber vi Msxicsns aud Indians
were drunk, anu one OF the number
nameu Angelo was struck on the neau
wnh ciuU 10y Mexican named An-
tonic Austin. AngeiU's skull was
fractured, and he uieu Wednesday.
sat.. al
the IuAh9 state land board has de.
terminuu not to lease any OF the state
Isnus IOr M re than a year at Time,
but will give the holder OF The lauu
the option II he desires 10 Lease 1t for
anolner year. When the applicant
desires the boArd has decided u allow
HIM to pay the 10 per ceut 10 advance
iu cash lnsteau VI requiring ncte
with Two Burelies.
Fred ii. Ellis was brought TO
Modesto Fnday from Elmwood station
on the San Joaquin Valley railway,
Cal, seriously anu probably fatally
iDjure1 from an accident which hap.
pened late Thursday afternoon. ELS
was Ell gagged III constructing ware.
house iOr the Grange company when
a rattsr weighing 1000 p.unas fell ON
fifteen feet. Ellis received a severe
scalp wounJ, his ribs we're torn from
the vettebrae, ana one rib penetrated
the lung. allowing the air to escape in
the chest cavity, causiDg an injury
which may prove fatal.
Evanston, Wyoming, News.Regls.
ter: An exciting iDciueutoccurred on
the eastbound train that lett Ogden
train lett the Gate city, Peter Brush, a
saloon keeper OF Tulare county, Cal,
suddenly becsme Insane and endeav.
oreu to shoot several passengers. He
was sublued after nard struggle anJ
when The train reached Evanston the
maniac was turned over to Night Mar
shal Taylor. Ii required the efforts OF
four men to take BUSH TO jail. Inside
the city bsstile the man became vlO-
lent anu broke into fragments heavy
chair. He will be kept confined until
able to resume his journey east.
The first printing press to come west
OF the Rocky Mountains was received
as donation from the mission OF the
American board OF foreign missions in
the Sandwich Islands to the mission OF
the board In Oregon. 1t reached It's
destination al Lapwai, now the state Of
Idaho, then n part OF Oregon territory,
aud was put in operation by h. o.
Hall, Of the Sandwich Islands MISSION,
and commenced publishing books In
the NeZ Perez language. This was 10
1888, nifty iuo years ago. 1t was the
first printing pless west OF the Rocky
Mountains. The fret newspaper pub.
lished within the limits OF the present
state OF Oregon was established AT Ore
gOu City seven years later, la lS45. 1t
was called the Oregon Spectator.
A snowsiide Mt the Baltimore mine
nesr kstchum, Ida, on Monday after.
noon caused the death OF two men aud
10Y. Mr.. White, lessee OF the mine,
and Fred Fuliord ana his stepson aged
six, were returning home when the
slide struck and carried them to the
bottom OF the guloh. They were
buried under 50 ieet OF packed snow.
Fifty men from Ketchum worked In
relief and at daylight the next morn
ing had found Fulford and the boy but
the body Of White had not been recov.
cred at last accounts. Mr.. White let
family, now at Ketchum. Mr.. Full.
fori lett wife and one child. Mrs.
Fulford saw her husband and son
Hurled and endssvored to dig them
out before they died, but was not sue. /,
cessiul.
k0otsnai, Idaho, Herald: 1t was
discovered alb ut two weeks ago that
MIR. Wealack, y trapper, had lost from
his cabin several martin skins. An
Investigation showed them TO have