Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-28
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
GERMANS CoLoNlzlNG CALIFORNIA LANDS


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and destroyed considerable vineyard
property.
George Armstrong of Oakland. Cal,
was accidentally killed Saturday near
Coulterville. where he was on his way
TO the Trinity county mines. Arm
strong met death according to the
private telegram received, through the
discharge of his own rifle by an accl-
dent.
Manuel Fellows, who shot and killed
Dolores Garcia at Capistrano, Cal, on
the night Of June 10th last, has been
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. The killing was the result of u
long standing feud between the men.
Garcia was killed while standing in
the doorway Of his saloon.
Assemblyman John w. Power. who
was arrested at San Rafael, Cal, the
other day. has been released. The
claim of liveryman Murray, who caused
his arrest for keeping his horse and
buggy. was satisfactorily adjusted by
his brother, and Justice Rodden allowed
Power to go on his own recognizance.
Joseph Phillips. an old fruit grower
of fuba, California, was thrown from
Il buggy Friday morning and received
such injuries that his recovery Is
doubtful He has not regained con-
seriousness since the accident MIR.
Phillips is well known throughout the
state. being the propagation of many
new fruits.
The first shipment of walnuts from
California of the crop of 1897 was made
Friday by the Santa Barbara County
Walnut association to }. B. lnderrte-
den of Chicago, and consisted of four
teen tons of first grade soft-shell wal
nuts. These nuts We're shipped from the
Goleta district and the secretary of the
association states that this years crop
in that section will be larger than last
year and superior in quality.
While getting out of his cart In
Bradley, Cal. Il young man named
+, G. Coret let fall 3S-caliber revolv-
err, which was discharged. The bullet
entered two inches above the navel,
and passing entirely through the body,
coming out three inches to Tbs right
of the spinal colum. He is a nephew
of L. Treacy, a San Francisco con-
tractor and was stopping at the lat
ter's bitumen mine near there. The
wound viii probably prove fatal.
Martin Krerner, barber, died sud-
deny Friday afternoon while walking
along the track of the North Pacific
Railroad at Ignacio, about nine miles
from San Rafael, Cal. Station Agent
White of Ignacio saw the man stag
gering on the track, and ran to his as
sistance but he died before he could
reach him. Coroner Eden of San Ra-
fael took charge of the body and re-
moved 1t TO San Rafael, where an in
quest was to be held. 1t is thought
that appoplexy was the cause Of
death.
james VAR was killed at Lake Ia
hoe, Ca, Friday morning while switch
ing lumber cars on the Carson and Ia
hoe narrowguage railroad. VAR had
cut off some cars ahead of the locomo-
tive, and, still standing on the pilot.
attempted to replace n coupling pin
in drawhead, but the fast widening
gap was misjudGed by him, and instead
of securing hold on the car he slipped
under the moving train. The brake
beams on the cars nre very low, and
his body was crushed into pieces. De-
ceased was about As years old, and
leaves a widow and daughter.
Hans Peterson, -year-old boy,
lost his left hand in February last in
consequence of getting it caught in an
engine operated In the shipbuilding
San Francesca The injured lad by his
guardian. Friday brought suit against
Schult2e to recover $4,000 damages.
Complaint is made that Schultze
operated the engine without n permit
from the board of supervisors. He is
1urlntT EHlu 10 nave DetH ntkllGRnt In
permitting children to play about the
yard without having taken any pre-
caution to protect them from Injury.
The body of an unknown man was
found at Holy Cross cemetery, near
Colma, Cal. Friday morning The de-
ceased was seen the evening before
sitting near one of the graves. Near
the body lay small bottle containing
carbolic acid. The deceased wore a
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trousers, white linen shirt and black
SLOUGH hat. He appeared to he about
60 years old. On his person were
found two handkerchiefs, one bearing
the name of A. Brown. He was clean
shaver and had the appearance of a
man who had seen better days. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was that
of suicide.
Charles G. Bertram, for years stew
ard of the Pacific Union club of San
Francisco, was run over by narrow
guage train Friday night at Morton
station. Alameda, Cal. He was on
board the train due at Park street at
6 80 O'Clock. and in attempting to jump
off the platform of n forward car be-
fore the stop at Morton street he was
swung under the cars, His right leg
was badly crushed, and when the train
stopped he was found lying on the
track with his right leg under one
wheel and his right hand caught under
another The trainmen and passen-
gers had to lift the car from the rail
to extrlcate him.
A curious case of suicide was under
investigation by Coroner Long OF
Fresno. Cal, Saturday. Late Friday
night Louis Fagundes, nightwatchman
of the courthouse. discovered a man
In comatose condition on bench
In the adjacent park. The man was re-
moved to the Jail and was attended
by DR.. Long. II was soon ascertained
that he had taken n large dose of
laudanum, and that the poison had
been thoroughly absorbed Death en-
sued early Saturday morning. The
dead mans name was William
Schmackenberg. He was out of work
and had been drinking heavily. 1t is
said that he was an officer in the
German army, of noble birth and n
count of the province of Hesse-Cassel.
The plans that the Alcatraz Asphalt
company have In view for the future
involve the expenditure of two or
three million dollars In Santa Bar
bara county, Cal. This sum. or the
major part. is to be expended in the
Sisquoc and Gaviota regions, these
two places, twenty-five miles apart.
being the terminals, ana the country
bptwepu the terrttorv NJ tho dnubto