Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-18
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Street Car Conductor Falls from a Car
and is Killed.
CAUGHT CROSSING A RAILWAY.
skull Fractured by Il Pall-List of
u'cidts-Drank Carbide Acid
Fatal Shooting

Abuer Doble, head of tie Abner
DOblr Stovl c,mpany OF SRu Francisco,
was struck by he Berkeley, Ca, local
tfain MONDAY sud seriously injured.
He attempted to cross the track as the
train csme into the station.
A conductor namei Oh yer, on the
PicO Heigb line Oh the l. $ ADgeles
street railway company, eli from the
car while collecting I rec MUnlHy
afternoon anu received injuries about
the head from which ho died that
nighl.
Clarles A. Peer has been arrested al
IL ndsburg, Cal, on charge Of
swindling. 1T Is Rlleget that he repre-.
seemed worthless mines to be valuable
aud W uid sell them "a such 10 con-
ii ling buyers. He i, In prison at Los
Angel q.
William Hutchinson, deputy United
States customs collector at NOrlhuoT
Wash, says that receutly ten Chinese
were smuggled across the Columbia
river from British Columbia, anu that
the smugglers got $40 from each OF the
Chinese for ferrying them over the
line.
An Italian named Pelandes, night.
Waterman on the STAFFORD running
farm, two miles from MAyfield, Cal,
ats mpted suicide Tuesday by shooting
himself with pistol. The ball enter.
ing under the chin anu lodged ia his
heaG, where 1t still rom0ins. Although
the man can still talk he will probably
die. DesuOndenoy and family troubles
are supposed to have caused the act.
Iuquests were held by the coroner at
San francisco, MOnda,, on the bodies
of Edward McLsuglin, Mrs. Lmugene
Mann and John Foley. Mclaughlin
WAS found to have committed suicide
while Temporarily insane, by asphyx-
iatlon from Illuminating gas. Mrs.
Mann also com united suicide by the
same methUJ. John Foley died from
the same cause, but his death was ac-
cidental.
Monday afternoon Steven Baxter OF
Canon Greek, Cal, took dose OF
carboIic acid by mistake. He had 1t
diluted considerably with water,
which probably saved his life. The
acid burned his throat and stomach
COO siderable. Antiuotes WAS at once
administered anu in about ten minu es
he hAd thrown 1t Of mis- stomach. MIR.
Baxter went to G!enwood for medical
aid, aud is all right except bisteTed
throat. He says in the future he will
LOOK at the labels on packages OF me1i-
clue before he samplee them.
A special to the spokesms u. Review
from Valley, WASH, says: o. ID.
Moody wac shot ana fatally wounded
by GailLattin Monday morning. MOO
Is shot through the bUuy and cannot
speak. he went to Lattin'a place Tor
u LOAD OF hay, and 1t 10 supposed they
revived long-standing quarre.
Latin hnu Moody arrested ABOUT
month ago for astaulting HIM with an
AK. Moody IL n brOtner Of IL. u,
Moody, prominent capitalist OF Spo.
kane. Latin Is living on ranch
owned by the Mooiy brothers. He is
only 10 years OF age.
#HarTy Nelson, 8 years old, OF San
Francisco, mad his skull fractured
Monday afternoon. Shortly before
tue accident u street car had come 10 q
staDdsl!ll in front Of the home OF the
Melons by reason Of an accident TO
the cable. Young Nelson and 9th,
boys began jumping on and oil the
car anu were engaged in this pastime
when the cable started and the grin.
man moved his car. Nelson was
thrown TO tho pavement on his head,
sustaining a fracture OF the skull. He
was carried to his home unconsciCus
and physician summoned. HIS
chances for recovery are small.
Daniel Ellery, youEg man who Tor
a snort time previous to last Friday,
was employed as Waterman on a
San Francisco street car line, at.
tempted Sunday night to commit
suicide in Ills room by turning on tn q
gas. He was discovered at s o'clock
next morning by his room m ate, Ed
ward EAkine, in an unconscious con-
dtioD. He was removed to the re-
ceiviDg hospital, whore, alter num-
Der OF hours OF careful nursing, he
regalned his senses. Ellery left IA 10
addressed to his mother, in whicn he
said that he had become dependent
from failure to secure employment.
He 10 a cripple, having some years ago
lost leg by blood poisoning.
Sioux City, Iowa, Tribune: Qlite
often cattle meD can be heard express.
ing the opinion that prices Tot youn
thin cattle Will be higher before gras
than now, bsslng this opinion on the
fact that prices in the spring usually
range higher than at other tlmes.
But occasionally one strikes dealer
who can not see 1t that way. Saturday
well know u cattle msn Tema ked to
the Tribune that he believes those
who are expoc,iog n higher range o
prices are bound to be dlsapl MED.
"rhere IL" he remarked, every inul-
cation OF a late ana MUDDY sprinv.
Grass will b. slow TO start and as stall
fields are nearly at the emu OF their
usefulness iced Of another character
will nave to be- provided. This would
necessilate hauling in most Instances,
and | believe that, putting nil these