Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEST.
IN Arizona Miner Burned 10 Death
In His Ctbin.
CHILD DIES THROUGH POVERTY.
High License Votes Win an Election
Died from smallpox
Llk Dying.

Vicente German, who was charged
with insanity, was found uesd in his
cell at Los A ngeles, CSl., on Tuesday
morning. He hung himself with his
belt.
A miner named William Sandy,
while limbering at the mouth OF the
shaft OF the Iron Mountain mine at
Rsd ding, Cal, on Monday, Lost his
footing ana fell seventy feet. He was
not seriously injured.
Work on the shipyard In H0quisD,
WHsh., IL progressing. The site Is
being cleared of aud the plans for the
first vessel IL being drawn. The keel
has been sawed aud the new vessel
viii soon be well under way.
The charred remains OF Jam.s Il.
Jameson were found In the Tnina OF
mis- burned cabin in CLARK Valley,
fourteen miles eoutn Of Flagstaff,
Arzons, Monuay. 1t IL supposed the
cabin was accidentally burned while
he was asleep.
Gienwood Springs, Colo, Avalanche:
The jubilee that Is TO be In Salt Lake
the coming summer viii be as Interest,"
lag ~ the WOrld's Fair war. The
up a celebration that Will be original
anu Instructive.
Two OF the crew OF the bark Alice
Leigh, which arrived in Royal rJads,
Victoria, b. c., on Saturday night
tom Shanghai, died on the trip across
from smallpox. Three other members
OF the crew are now down with the
disease. The Leigh was picked up of
the Cape on Saturday by the tug
Tacoma, which dropped her In the
lgade.
Evanston, Wyoming, Press; Word
comes from JRckson's Hole that IS per
cent Of the yeafling elk have diei OF
starvation In that region. On one
T2nch alone 1t IL necessary to night
herd to protect the hay from the on
siRught OF the immense herds OF elk,
1t being estimated that fully 3 900 OF
tint were endeHvorlng TO gam the
enclosure where the stacks are located.
The ranchmen ere going about In
companies piling up dead animals for
cremation as hygienic precsutioD.
After the hardest and m vt un que
campaign ever known in CRllfotnia,
the election OF officers to serve the city
Of Pomona for two years, took place
Monday. The hlgh-license party
elected all its candidates except posi-
bly, the city marshal AMI attorney.
Ihs vote for these Is go close that the
result will not be determined until
after the official count. Prayer meet.
ings were held every hour in the
churches by the women on election
day. who prayed fer the success OF the
prohibition cause In the election. The
high.license party worked hard all
Jay, and, by carriages anu committees
to get out every vote, they rolled up
tue largest high-iicense vote ever
known. Pomona has been the lead
ing prohib ton town In California for
Two years.
Florence Rose, the 3.yeAr-old child
oil woman living in San Francisco,
died ON Sunday unattended by aphy-
stefan, ne the mother was unable to
procure medical aid or medicine. The
father of the dead girl lett come time
ago for Alaska In search OF gold, lesv-
ing behind the mother ami nine chill
uTeu, the eldest OF whom is IL years,
Mfs. RJss, who is an industrious
woman, Iabored early ana late at sew.
ing and washing in order TO maintain
her children, but although her e1Iris
W re iuceisAnt the results OF her toll
were not sufficient to feed the family,
ami hunger ruled for days in their
humble lille home. Through lack Of
proper nouTlshment Florence became
sick, ami despite the simple Remedies
administered by the mother rapidly
grew worse until death came. Deputy
Coroner Hallet was notified yesterday
vi the child's death, anu upon calling
at The place found the situation de-
plorable. No food was In the house
and no means were at hand to bury
the dead girl. Hallet attended to the
immediate wants OF the family.