Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-14
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AN Ex-PREACHER AS A BURGLAR.


inaries Railroad Controversy Cul-
minated miscellaneous Items.
Rev. Abel Stevens of New York, one
of the most noted Methodist divines OF
America, died at the Hotel Nendome
san lose, Cal, Saturday morning
Death was so sudden that Mr.. stevens
scarcely had time enough to warn his
wife that his end was approaching be
fore he passed away. Heart trouble
was the cause.
Developments in the insolvency pro-
ceedings Of Mrs. Emily c. Yoell. wife
of James Alexander Noell ana
mother OF John IL. Yoell,the well known
attorney OF san Jose. Cal took
sensational turn Saturday. =. Dough-
erty, one of the creditors named by
Mrs, Hoell in her petition for tnsov-
vency, in complaint In an action 10
foreclose Q mortgage upon the law
library of John II. Yoell, charges the
defendant with violation of the con-
fldence imposed in him as counselor
and adviser and of THEFT and embez-
element.
A disease which is battling the veter-
mary surgeons in Stockton, cal, has
made It's appearance In the southern
part Of the county. II attacks horses
in a most peculiar manner, and unless
they are treated il proves fatal In
every instance. The first symptoms
are the appearance of small Jumps on
the breast Of the animal These quick
ly change into deep Assesses, and others
form ON different parts of the body,
eating into the bone IL not given proper
treatment. The horse becomes Ian
guild. and has no ambition to move till
death relieves 1t Of Its suffering
The controversy about divisions be-
tween the Union Pacific and Ore
Eon Short Line companies. which
caused the opening of the Ogden gate
way and the establishment of through
rates ana train service in connection
with the Colorado lines, eliminated
Saturday in the cancellation of all
through freight and passenger tarim
business to and from Portland and
points on the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company's line, ana the
dlscontnuance of through train ser
vice via Granger and the Union
Pacific. The cancellation takes effect
September 21st
According to recent telegraphic adj
vices, the projectors Of the new rail-
way now building from Kramer, Cal,
on the line OF the Santa Fc Pacific,
into the Randsburg mining district,ou
the Mojave desert hope to make their
line link in the much talked-of con
nectiun between the Santa Fe and the
san Francisco ana san Joaquin VAL
ley railway. II is set forth that the
line from Kramer will afford means
of affecting a junction of the two rail-
roads with much less expense than
would be incurred from the construc-
ton of line from Mojave TO Bakers
field through the TETON pass.
burglars who have been reaplng a
rich harvest in Los Angeles, Cal, the
last two weeks We're captured Satur-
lay and nearly s., 900 worth OF stolen
property recovered for owners. The
prisoners are C. Nj Scott. n wellknown
eN-preaCher. about 40 years old, and
James Clifton, aged 20. Scott was ar
rested in Los Angeles about two years
ago ut the request of Stockton officials
for felony embeZzement The charge
was afterwards changed to petit lar
ceny. and he got off with six months
sentence. Clifton is n stranger there
thought to be from Butte. Mont, and
officers think he Is an eN-conviCt.
These men have been robbing fashion
able residences.
At Pomona, Cal, the Standard oil
company has at length begun the
crushing process on its only COM
petitOr west OF st. Louis After nego-
tiations and threats with the Puente
oil company of Pomona toward form
ing an agreement with the Puente COM
ltAllN lbi fblllIhl u lIt utter 5 output
Of refined oil, the Standard has given
a notice that will force one more COM
petltor to give up business So long as
the Puente oil company RETAINED from
refining oil as II did for twelve years.
the standard never opposed. but when
it built a refinery at Chino last fall and
winter and began to compete in q small
way with the big company, there was
discomfort.
I,,iII{.,r,- II .att-
HOngknng, collapsed with Il crash on
July 2Sth Two men were killed and
eleven others injured. 4 fire in one OF
the buildings had been eXtinguished on
the night before the catastrophe with
out much damage being done. but 1t is
supposed that the fire weakened the
partition walls between the two hous-
es. At any rate, the center wall
supporting the rafters and joists of
each OF the floors in both houses col
lapsed and the whole building crashed
down. From the position OF the in
jured men and dead bodies found
among the debris 1t is assumed that
the men We're rushing down the stairs
leading to the street when the house
collapsed. Three men slightly injured
craWled out from among the wreck
age on the arrival of the rescue party.
In the last three weeks there has
sprung into existence in Sierra coun-
~. Cal, close by the Nevada line, an
other such town as Pullman--a city
built upon and around great indus
try, not a settlement of slow and
natural growth, but "A town founded
and erected as an architect designs
and contractor builds a house.
OVerton Is the name of the town-a
compliment to Captain James Bower
ton, who Will be the magnate of the
mountain municipality-and every
inch of It's area, every splinter OF its
| neat. new buildings belong to the Ho-
bart estate Captain Overton has been
for years the superintendent OF the
Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber
| company, which is one of the Hobart
| enterprises, and he will be the repre-
| sentative of the estate in directing the
| affairs OF the mountain city which
| bears his name.
Twelve killed outright and an I'M
| known number fatally wounded. This
| is the result of the terrific explosion
on August 9th at the government
.