Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-24

near to Brushy Peak, in Oakland
county. Cal. has announced that she
VIII pay $50 to any one who win cN-
plain to her who II is that is trying to
burn her out. Her grnnary was de-
stroyed few days ago She has dis
covered her home on fire repeatedly OF
late and lives In constant terror of
death by burning.
J. Pronzlni. a baker of Llvermore.
Cal. has exploded a mild oensation by
announcing that sixteen wedding
cakes have been quietly ordered of
hin within the last few days by Liver
more young men for Immediate deliv-
cry He was not sworn to secrecy. 1t
seems, and made the announcement
before he realized that It might be dis
tasteful TO his customers. Nothing
has been known there of approaching
weddings and the Fossps have been
pleased to circulate rumor to the eff
rect that a wholesale marrying has
been worked up and planned for with
out the general public having been
let into the secret.
Mrs. Mary A. Vesey a native Of Con-
necticut, 10 years OF age. was found
dead Sunday morning in her room at
the Old Peoples Home, corner of Pine
and Pierce streets, San Franciso, by
superintendent C. McKelvev, having
died of asphyxiation during the night.
Death was apparently accidental. as
the window In the room was slightly
open and but little gas escaped from
the partially opened Jet DEPUTY Coro-
ner Tyrrell. who Investigated the case.
claims that the inhalation of but very
little gas would have resulted fatally
In the case of the deceased. who was
very feeble and had been afflicted
with heart trouble.
w. c. Roznau. a stevedore of San
Francisco, swore to n criminal COM
plant before Justice of the peace of
San Jose, Cal, Sunday afternoon, charg-
Ing his bride for n few DAYS with
petit larceny. Roznau told a story of
woe. He married Mary Valencia of
san Jose last week and furnished n
house for her Mt 6lS Hilbert street, San
Francisco. which they occupied last
Wednesday night. on Thursday
Roznau went to work and retui ned
In the evening to find that his bride
OF day had departed with n former
lover, Jack Gonzales. taking with her
n gold watch valued at 500 and SIS i'm
money. The erring bride was seen i'm
San Jose with her lover on Saturday,
but has not been apprehended.
Baron Alfred 4. Barateau. an &C.
centric agitntor of Oakland. Cal, who
lives in chateau and apes the ira
ditional habits of Beau Brummei, was
inc ihstlSator ana principal In duel
Sunday afternoon, out OF which he
emerged second best, only to find
resting place in cell in the city
prison. The self-styled baron" saws
that he is crushed with the ignominy
of his defeat. In moment of passion
he invited o man named SllVera TO
meet him at o'clock in n livery stable
on broadway Sllvera, much to
Barateau's surprise, agreed to the
plan. but on account of another en-
gngement at that hour suggested that
the time set for the encounter be adj
vanced. So the men mixed things on
n highway even before the stable could
he reached. and although the baron
opened hostilities with some fancy
blows, Sllvera wound them up with a
dash that cost the Frenchman
blackened eye and Il series of gashes
upon the cheek and left him van
qulshed upon the sidewalk.