Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-16

court. Inc pllnclphl allegations IN inc
amendment are that Gould and SpeU
as trustees have received all the pro-
ceods of the sale Of Tho lands Tor tn
past twenty years, which they have Zee
tanned instead of applying them ON
the debt. as was to be done according
to the original agreements
j. l.. Sullman. who shot and killed
John II. Fiske in Fresno, Cal. ON tho
Goth of July. 1880. died on Friday even
ing of parcsis in the hospital Of the
prison at San Quentin. He had been
recently returned from the Napa
asylum. to which he had been commit
ted. Stillmau's death from mental un-
balance recalls the fact that at the
time Of the trial the plea of insanity
was strongly urged I'm his defense. Tes-
timony went 10 show that he had, In
turth. no good cause fOr a grievance
against the man he had murdered. Th
jury decided that he Wus rcsuousihl'
and so brought in a verdict. fixing the
punishment at imprisonment for life.
The wyoming supreme court rem
dered q decision Monday in the car
bon county election case, sustaininr
the contentious Of the plaintiffs, the
county attorney, treasurer and com
missioner on the Democratic ticket az
the last election. The court decided
that foreign born citizens must be re
uuired to read the constitution in the
English language in order to vote
one hundred and fifteen Firms who
voted the Republican ticket could not
read the constitution In English, but
their votes We're accepted, as they
could read in their own language.
The decision win put the Democratic
candidates in Office and settles an i'm
portRnt constitutional question.
The leading electrical manufacturing
companies OF the coast have united FOR
the formation Of a construction COM
pany, and articles of Incorporation
have been filed In san Francisco and
Sacramento. 1t will be known as the
Finance and Construction company.
and has a capital stock Of $dohO1O, The
shares win be divided between the
various electrical machine manufac-
turing concerns. and each will have
equal representation in the board of
directors which will be composed as
follows; c. 5. Young. president and
manager: \. Lighthpe. vice presi-
dent: George p. Low, secretary; G. II.
butcher, Superintendent Of cunstruc-
ton, and John Martin Colonel Il. +.
Preston will be the attorney.
Chase Llndley. employed at the
power house of the Alameda, Cal,
| Electrical railway, was shocked by n
| live wire Friday, was shocked by a
Gus injuries lie was told to 20 TO n
small room above the Office to get some
! oil Instead OF using the stairs he
| climbed up on gas pipe ON the out
| side OF the building. He had reached
| the top and was about to step on to
/ the upper floor when his head came In
! contact with live trolley wire. Lind
! ley was stunned by the shock and
] fell to the concrete pit about twenty
! three feet below. He was picked up
| by some nf the employees, and a doctor
] attended to his injuries His head was
/ hn1lyr fg
| by the fall, He complains of internal
| pains, and Saturday his condition was
| worse.
II the efforts Of the state board OF
trade terminate successfully California
! will be represented at the Paris EN-
! position in 1900 10y an exhibit that will
attract the attention Of the world
| For some weeks the active members OF
! the board have been quietly at work
arranging to arouse interest through
out the state. and already primary
| plans are being evolved that promise
Il satisfactory exhibition at the French
| capital of what can be done in al
lines in California. II is the intention
to carry on the plans that will bt
| formulated on a large scale. a bid foI
about 5000 square feet of space viii
be made, but as that is the amount
| allotted TO the entire United States 1t Il
| thought that some trouble will he eN-
perienced in obtaining all that is de-
sired.
The body of Reuele Moore. the
eighteen year-o old son of Mr.. and Mrs
X. II. Moore, was found in a garden
near his home, six miles south of
Modesto, Cal, Friday night at l1:3l
| o'clock with rifle ball in his head
above the right ear A shot was heard
at o'clock, but little attention was
paid to it, us shooting at night in that
section is common occurrence. In
the evening the hoy was missed and
search begun. lie was found dead
with his breech-loadinE rifle of 22-cali-
Der resting across his legs with the
! breach open. 1t Is supposed that
death was caused by the accidental
discharge while the boy was trying tt
! eNtricate the cartridge. The curoner's
| Jury verdict was that death WAS
| caused by his own hands, and that
death was either accidental on with
suicidal intent.
Prompted by a desire to Danish her
self from friends and relatives be-
cause of II great sorrow Maggie Jen-
| kins comely young woman Of nearly
| is years. stepped into Osguod's drug
store at Oakland, cal, Friday night,
! bought a vial OF Carbolic acid sought
the seclusiOn OF room in the house
of her aunt, who lives on Second street.
and there attempted to take the fatal
| draught after commencing a letter Of
| farewell TO her father In Tracy. The
hand that lifted the potion to her Hips
| was struck helpless to her side by an
| eight -year-old stepsster, who OWNED
| that something was wrong and who
chung desperately to Maggie as she