Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-05
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Idaho Legislature Ignores PopullSIS
and Elects Democratic 0i1CerS.
KILLED In GETTING ON A TRAIN.
Fatal Fall In n HOtel-1hrown from a
Wagon aud Killed Deadly
Quarrel of Miners.


driver, was thrown from hts seat, re-
ceiving injuries which resulted In his
death.
La grippe is epidemic In San Der.
nnrdino, Cal, ecOree Of cSses being
severe enough to take the victims 10
bed. The disseaee is different from
In grippe before occurring there, as
symptoms OF pneumonia attend 1t.
Mrs. Marie A. Rlbles, widow OF s.
R)bles OF Mountain View, Santa
Clara county, CAL, wnoee funeral
took place December 10th, was 81 yeais
old, and had never been outside Of
California. She was the mother OF
iwenty-nine children.
Geo. w. Comners OF Oakland, Cal,
in trying TO Jump on the A'l5 broad
gauge train Saturday afternoon, after
II had started, fell under the train ana
had both legs crushed by the wheels,
He died at the recsiving hospital two
hours later. He leaves a widow ami
three children.
There are 5000 Indians in Arizona
who occupy i've reservations, aggre-
eating 6ls, 1897 acres. The governor 10
his report. recommends this land
should 10 allit,ed III severalty and the
Iniians be encouraged to cultivate the
soil so as 10 enable them to become
eeli.supporting.
Harry Hart, employed for the past
five years az a day barkeepsr at the
New Western hotel, San Francisco,
iell over the balustrade ON The stairs
near the fourth story to the landing on
the second story, distance OF about
Sat, nd In
juries from which death resulted.
Geo. Winters, deputy city clerk OF
Stockton, Cal, made an Intellectual at.
tempt to kill himself Saturday. He
fired five shots Mt his head from IA re.
volver, but was so nervous from the
effects OF New Years spree that the
only injury he received was where n
bullet graged the skin OF the forehead.
James ID. Hope, bsrkeeper, aged 35
years, committed suicide at Los
Angeles Saturday by shooting himself
through the head. Dependency from
ill.health was the cause. A note was
found in his room requesting the coro-
ner to wire his brother, Frank g.
Hope, Glenwood Springs, Colo, but
not to Telegraph to his mother.
Oneida, Idaho, Herald: We will be
thankful to the party who stole sack
of coal from the rear OF w. q. Parkin.
son & Co.'s store on the night OF New
Years Eve II he will return the came
to the editor OF this paper. and no
questions will be asked. We would
not care, but we have sick ness at home
and we need the coal.
The Arizona Mineral Wealth ssys:
/ nd n N IN n ~ hR hra Ne
freedom for Cuba. Wallapni Charley
YVES la our Office today, aud stated
that he had sixty OF his tribe drilling
tor the Cuban war. The Wallapnis
are expert machete throwers and
irailers. A jack rabbit ana q little
parched corn Is all they need in CAM
paign, and as for clothes fiddle string
would last them to the end Of the war.
The Idaho legislature organized ON
Monday, January 4, by the Democrats
electing the officers, with the assist
ance of the silver Republicans. The
Populisls were not considered In the
organization. The officers chosen are:
House-Speaker, A. II. Afford OF Nez
Perce; chief clerk, w. N. b. Shepperd
OF Bear Lake; assistant chief clerk, l..
II. Leeds OF Ads; journal clerk, Miss
NJ. Ii. SweetmAn OF LatRb; enrolling
clerk, II. J. Tordy OF Oneida; epgross.
ing clerk, Miss Moliis Galloway OF
Canyon; chaplain, Mrs. Rebecca
Mitchell OF Bingham; sergesnt.at-
arms, W. b. Stsinton OF Nez Perce;
doorkeeper, Lew Clawson OF BLAINE;
pages, ii. G. Feltham and Clarence
Morgan. Senate -President pro TEN,
Joseph @. Rich OF Bear Lake; score.
tary, Swain Beatty OF Canyon; assist
ant secretary, w. M. b. HilIrich OF
Gilmore; engrossing clerk, Hyrum
Kicks of Fremont; enrolling clerk,
Miss Anna l.. Cougnanour of,Canyon;
Journal clerk, Harry f. Ensign OF
Blaine; chaplain, Rev. ID. NJ. Nc.
Reynolds OF Ada; sergeant-at-arms,
jesse Pollard OF Ada; page, Charles
McCarty OF Ada; doorkeeper, Il. J.
Nordyke.
Paul Muller OF San Franclfco twas
shot and killed at Gold Ridge mime,
Nevada county, CAL, OIL Thursday.
The killing occurred during gun
fight over the relocation OF the mine.
During the fracas miner named
O'Connor was badly wounded. Null
Ter and O'Uonnor quarreled with
Richard Phelan and man named
White over the relocation OF the ''dig-
ginge," and the dispute led to deadly
combat. Phelsn aud O'Connor, after
a heated argument, grapplsd, sialler
drew u revolver and fret at Shslan,
but as the weapon was discharged the
struggling men swayed to one side and
the bullet intended for Phelan struck
O'Connor in the breast. Lett single
handed to engage hls two opponents,
Muller was at once attacked by both.
Before he could fire again be was
brought down by q bullet from Whites
revolver. He arose ana returned tn .
fire, but second shot pierced his
throat, and 40 he staggered back
third discharge from the weapons In
the hands Of his enemies II . cied two
more body wounds. Muller fingered
several hours after the fight, ana ex.
pired ut shutdown on Thursday even
Ing. O'connor may die.
One OF the largest California lions
that has been killed in Butte county
was brought to earth last SATURDAY by
ID. q. Crandall, who lives near Maya.
liza. says the Chico, Gal, Enterpriee.
The young son of Mr.. Crandall, aged
about IL years, has 4" q lirrel" Jog, u
little fellow only about n foot high.
This dog 10 splendid for freeing SPUR
reis, ana when his bark is heard la tho
woods the boy takes'his rife and goes
TO the place, where he generally has
the pleasure OF killing the squirrel. Gu
Saturday afternoon about 2 u'olock Tho