Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-08
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Boy Fishing Hooks Tho Dead Body
Of a Man.
KILLED by A CAVE OF DIRT.
A Jutg Rcslgn'--Rallway and Bicyclrs
Killed in an tleyator-
hoy DrOwntd.

ehN Tvs thhGtCuCu lDt
animal.
Randall Bottomley, aged 81, was
instantly Killed Friday eveni,,r by u
cave Ia gravel mine near You Be-,
New. Twotons OF dirt anu rock iell
ON him.
Near Palisades, Mesa county, Colo,
there 10 an almond orchard Containing
wehly-i, ur acres. 1t was planted in
1875 by Miller 81 Co., and ia the largest
orchard OF tue KIND IN the state.
Judge w. s. Metz of the fourth
judicial district OF Wyoming, has re.
signed. The state Legislature had de
cided to institute impeach ment pro.
ceedings a2ai st him ON the cnarge o
bribery.
Az the 1880 O'Clock train for San
francisco WAS near Santa Cruz, Cal,
Friday nj tnine, tres came dow u
from ledge Of rocks and struck the
locomotive, forcing 1t from tue track
The passengers had TO be transferred
to a c instruction tram.
E7aneioD, Wyoming, Herald: A
magic lantern entertainment, showing
variety Of good views, entitled "a
trip to PALESTINE" was giveu at the
Murmon church oB Wednesday eveI.
ing. The panorama was accompanied
by q very entertaining lecture. BE-
tween scenes tue audience were highly
entertained With some line singing by
Mr.. Adam.
james Hurley, q boy, was .rrhtlA
frightened Friday morning while fiih.
ing at Howard street wharf, San Fran.
cisco. When he attempted to haIl Ia
his limo he ielt a heavy drag AMI
brought to the surface the hody OF d
man. II proved TO be that Of 1hOm +
HnnseD, Norwegian sailor, IL year
Of age, who had fallen overheard tht
night before from gang plank OF the
schooner Mary anu Ida. Hansen
and the watchman, John Mack, were
going aboard when Hansen, VINO la
been drinking, fell overboar amt sani
before Mack could throw him rope.
A young Indian woman wife
"bappy Dave" Killed h-,ssR "a.
Gold Hi, Nevada, Fdday night by
plunging iuio an abandoned mine
shalt. Before making the fatal liar.
ehe passed an infant papOose to her
husband and then maize dash for the
shafts mouth. Her consoft, uiviniug
her intention, attempted to prGveui
her from carrying out her design ana
n fierce struggle ensued, during which
"Hnppy Dave" narrowly escaped
sharing his wiie's late. She Iresu
herself frJm his grasp AMI plunged
10 her death. rhie Is tho hgst know
suicide OF Il p ute in NevaGs.
John Trap, an elderly carpenter,
was suddenly killed Friday willie
working in an elevator shalt in San
Francisco. Trap was engaged in
making some repairs about tie shaft
with bis employer. CHARLES II. Kr6uu.
burg. Ttspp was lol to tighten some
bolts in the runway OF the elevator,
which was ordered to be stopped untii
the repairs were male. Through
neglect the bell was rung at tho first
floor and William MOoie. tue
elevator man. thought everything was
all right and started t. lower the
elevator from the fiith floor. Tramp
was working on projection between
the second and third Il Jors and looked
up to see n the elevator was coming
rapidly. AS he did ~ tho counter
balance came up the runway ana
slrucK him ON the heat, cutting 1t al.
most in hall and crushing II badly.
The Market Street Railway com.
pany, San Franoisco, has made
arrangements 10 carry BICYCLES on it,
cars, new holder having been
Invented In which bicycles eau be
carried. The notice Issued by the
company took effect Sunday, February
9Th, the cars being equipped with
bicycle holders. Blcycles that can be
carried safely thereon, not exceeding
two to any car, VIII be taken at the
owners risk Tor fvs cent fare.
Transfers 20 other lines will not he
given for machines. Tandems and
ether bicycle for which the patent
holders are uot suitable Will not be
carried. Under the new plan the
bicyle can DO placed In the holder
INSTANTLY and the cars suffer no delsy.
The charge Of Avs ceuts, 1t 10 believed,
will not prove obieoiioGshIe.
Walter Earri1, n fogrtsen.year.O old
boy, employed as helper at the
Union Iron works, Gan Franci, co,
was drowned Ia the bay some time
"Wednesday evening. The boy did not
arrive home "Wednesday night ana
his father became alarm. d; and know
Ing ne was working on a vessel at the
dock, concluded that an accident hgd
beialien him. He informed the super.
intendent Mt the works anu men were
put TO work with grhpphng irons
seeking to discover the boy. The
search was carried an Till Fnday and
late in The afternoon was succe sful,
the body OF the iunfoFlunage lad
being brought to The surface. Jutt
how the accident occurred is MT
known, re no one was around at tue
time. 1t Is supposed that Harris
attempted to Jump to tho dock, mis-
calcu Gied the distance and fell into
the wafer.
Lieutenant Esola and Station Keep.
or White OF San Francisco hal an
lxperiei CO WITH mad man Friday
morning at the California street sta.
ton that they viii ever RENE Der. Ii
was struggle that lasted nearly hall
an hour anu the two otficsTa had all
they c. ld do 10 keep The maniac from
killing tnein. U. q. McWIlliams, who
Ia said to be cattle man rom Arlzo-
ne, was arrested at 435 q. M. at
the Ahlborn house by Officers Rains
bury and LiviugstoD. A charge of
drunkenness was placed against his
name. McWilliams is toll, powerful
man, aver six feet in he'g1t, weighing
$40 pounds. Nothing strange In his
actions wss noticed until he anu the
rest u tho prisoners were about 10 be
tranafertan IN the (entral ataltOn.