Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-22
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
ATTEMPTED TO BURN DOWN HIS CELL.
Put Highwaymen to rIight--oT for New
Gold Field Confidence Operators
-NIisce llaneous.


cattle stealing, has been issued by
Governor Adams upon the Governor
of Utah.
A fire at Grangervlle, Idaho, Satur-
day night, destroyed the building oc-
cupied by the Bank of Camas Prairie,
the Free Press and other institutions.
The loss is estimated ut $4,000
While carrying mail between Lake
hotel and Thumb station in National
Park, Private John w. Davis of the
Fourth cavalry, was frozen to death
last Friday.A companion nearly shared
the same fate.
Gov. Sadler of Nevada has expressed
his intention of Offering a reward of
$500 ON the part of the state for the
apprehension of the parties implicated
In the Uber lynching. A proclamation
is now in the state printing office.
William T. Piggott of Idaho Falls
Idaho, has been appointed by Governor
smith to the supreme court bench to
fiji the vacancy caused by the death
OF the late Associate Justice Horace
X. Buck, who shot himself recent
ly.
George Meyers. young son of j. f.
Meyers of Livermore, Cal, has had a
most remarkable escape from a fear
ful death. The lad, who but IA years
of age. fell down a well $50 feet deep
and emerged without "A scratch or in
jury
Denver, Col, has contracted with the
county commissioners to put away
their paupers at a cost of one-half cent
body. The contract calls for a pine
coffin covered with black cloth, lined
inside with white muslin and fur
nished with an excelsior pillow.
Harry Thomas son of Mayor Thorn
as of Oakland, Cal, and secretary of
the board of public works. had an en-
counter with two highwaymen Friday
night and the fact that his revolver
could not be discharged saved one of
them from being shot. Thomas made
brave stand and put the robbers to
flight.
Southern California have been injured
by frost during II succession of cold
nights. The fact that oranges do not
show the effect of the frost for from
two weeks to n month after the cold
weather renders the extent of the
damage even to the growers very un-
certain.
/. Antoine. an insane patient in the
receiving hospital. san Francisco at
tempted to burn down the wooden
padded cell in which he was confined
Sunday night. Had 1t not been for the
timely warning given by a woman who
was passing and the energetic work of
DIR. Frank Fitzgibbon and Steward
Joseph Morgan, a holocaust might have
occurred.
Fear and CONSERVATION pervade the
ranks of the passenger conductors in
the employ of the Southern Pacific
company at San Francisco. Four of
their number, men who have been in
the company's employ for years and
who We're ranked among those whose
records for faithful service and con-
soientious regard for the company's in
terests gave them high standing with
the officers of the operating depart
ment. have been summarily discharged
from their positions, and left to search
their consciences for the reason of
their removal.
A dispatch from Rawlins. wyoming,
says: The longcontinued cold spell
and heavy SHOWS of the past month
are beginning to have a serious effect
upon sheep, and 1t is feared that I'M
less there is n break in the weather
soon the loss will be very heavy. Sheep
men report that "A number have al
ready persisted. The snow is crusted
and frozen so that 1t is almost i'm
possible to get at the feed. A number
of sheep-owners are placing large or
ders for hay, and Will begin feeding in
a few days unless the cold spell breaks
up. The thermometer in the southern
part of the county ranges from zero to
40 below.
George Knowlton. alias Rebel
George" one of the most noted con-
fdenee operators in the country, was
arrested Tuesday morning by railroad
Detective Crowley and locked up in
the tanks in the city prison, San Fran
cisco. A short time afterward Crow
ley, with the assistance of the police,
arrested "Jack," alias Matthew Reice
and Alexander Mendelsohn. They We're
also taken to the cityprison. The men
named Sullivan of $3.50. Sullivan came
from Portland, oregon, and was beaten
out of his money in poker game on
he train in which he was returning to
his home 1t is alleged that the con-
fdence operators "rung in cold
deck"
Charles w. Elkins, who made his es-
cape from a Los Angeles, Cal, deputy
sheriff on northbound train Monday
morning near Fresno is n son of well
known banker of New Haven, Conn.
He went to the Pacific coast about two
years ago and engaged In the real es-
tate business in Los Angeles. He was
popular and was admitted into the best
society Soon after his appearance in
that city many hurglarles were COM
mitted among the aristocratic resi-
dents. Houses We're entered at mid
day and jewelry distracted The
thefts were finally traced to Felkins
and he was arrested on five charges of
burglary. He pleaded guilty to one
charge and was sentenced to five years
in San Quentin. on the way there he
made his escape by jumping from n
car window and is still Mt liberty.
Dan Flinkey of Snusalito, Cal, fell
under the wheels of a train going into
the depot from San Rafael, Cal, Sun
day night. Flinkey. who had been
drinking all day. about 0 o'clock
reached a point in the fence that sep
arates the railroad tracks from the
sidewalk, 100 feet above the station. At
this particular point the fence has a
the tracks, and ms Flinkey reached 1t
the train came along. slowing up as II
entered the yards. As 1t reached IA
point slightly beyond where F'linkey
was he fell through the hole in the
fence across the tracks and the train
ran over his arm jst below the elbow,
crushing 1t to pulp. He was carried
into a nearby store and Drs. Mays and
Crumpton called After examination
amputation was found necessary, so
the arm was cut Off at n point about
two inches below the elbow.
An old man named Felix Keany mar
rowly escaped death by illuminating
gas poisoning Sunday morning at his
home, ZIG Fulton street, San Francisco.
He is still in the city receiving hospi-
tai almost speechless and very weak
from the effects of the deadly yaDor