Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05
NEWS OF THE WEST.
An Engineer Runs Over and Kills his
Own Boy.
KILLED by FALLING FORTY FEET.
Fisherman Drowned - Go operative
Commonw ealth rs in Colorado-a
Police Chiefs Diplomacy.

The peanut acreBge in Santa Anna
valley, Cal, has Increased hve'io'u
this year over the acreage OF 1870
At La Grande, Ore, Monday nlgnt
VIM, Tre.otel was killed Wnne
ing on the night chit oil the lensn
compapy's mines at Woodley, ny 'ne
cAvlDg in OF rock
Thomas Maioney, years old, living
in San Francisco, WIS kn0oseu uow
nv an eltc,ric Ger Thurhday whiie
cIoseing Mnslon street, and MS iee'
were crushed by the wheels.
EARLY Thursday morning four h,h,
inc boats were capeizsd IN Tue
breakers at the mouth Of the lium
hin river, Oregon. John MarJanm'
was drowned and two others are miBs'
Ing.
Chief Of Police Kingsoury OF stoch.
ton, Cal, resigned the posi.,ep
Wednesday evening and was lnmeu'-
ately elected as IA patrolman on the
force. The reason for the action IL
fou nd in the fact that new CITY au
ministration is about tnking ONCE, ano
a new police commission aDu ne"
CHIEF will result. He has been desis-
mated 10 act as chief pending the ap-
pointment by the new board OF sue
cetsor.
Wedneedny night young roy
named Ole Oleson was kills1 et Ne~
Westminster, Il. O.. under moet o's'
treHsing circumstances. Ills ihthet ~
n locomotive cleaner ut that stahon
and wsp cleaning an engine there,
while Ole and his younger brothef
were playing around the locomotive
Ole Jumped on the COW catcaer VI
known to his father, who ut tha'
moment started the engine. The Doy
lost his balance and fell beneath tue
wheels, his head and shoulders being
crushed. His mend was severed from
his body. Dsaih was instantaneous
While polishing the glass panel Of
the elevator door On the fourtn moor
of the Pacific Mutual Insurance
company's building In San Ffaneisco
on Wednesday, morning, Jeus Nsii-
son. the head iapilor OF the buAuins,
lost hiu hold anu ieil down the elevator
shaft to the concrete pavement oil tue
basement. He was piched up ana
taken to the receiving hospital, where
he soon nlterward died. n u "a bone
In his body WINS broken, aitDougn the
dista noe he fell was July forty ieet.
HIS death was Caused by internal IN :
iuties reeulting from his contact with
the concrete pavement.
w. Ii. Knowltou, known as ",he
poiu brick man." hal u fight Wednss-
uay nigh. in the hallway Of a LODGING
house with his former friend and part
ner Anthony Mellon, alias Kelly, whu
10 said 10 be the superior OF knowllo
Mt his own business. Mellon held
Knowlton up while the latter was IL
ped and took 81, 800 from him. knowi-
ton chased Mellon down tho eiairs AMI
Jumped on him. Then commenced
the struggle for lie or death. During
the fight MELONS revolver was dis
CHARGED, slightly wounding the later
Knowiron then took the gun and gave
Mellon n terrible beating with II. Inc
money had cropped 10 the Sidewalk
Kpowlton heiu his suyeraRry Win
one hand and fcooped up his money
with the other. He helu his man ur
nj the police arrived, and both were
locked up.
Information from San Bernardinot
Cal. is to the effect that trouble :,
brewing among the employees OF The
Southern California railway, nnc
especially in the ranks oil those wort'
ing In the railroad shops there. Many
OF the men employed 10 The shops
have their homes in LIS Angeles an
long have enjoyed the beaent OF re-
ouced fares whenever they desired Il
90 to Los Angeles to visit their fam
lies. New orders have been promui
gated and seven men have been re
fused epeciai rates over the road an,
told they would hereafter have TO pa.
iull fares. This looping off OF per
Quisites has caused much dissatisiac
ION and may result In general Htrik
unless cooler cou nses prevail or tn
obnoxlous order Is repealed. Tn
cause OF the issuance OF such aa orde
Is said to be due to the desire OF Sa
Bernardino merchants to keep tn
trade at home. They claim that en-
ployes go to Los Angeles TO trad'
whereas II they had to pay full tai
they would spend their money viii
5hn Bernardin0 merchants.
The cutworms are said to be VET
bad all over the country This sniiDi
Gays the Denver Field rnd Farm
These caterpiIlara are larym Of nigl
flying moths. There are many speci
of tn zee, q common one being tn,
known as the variegaied cutworr
The moths lay their eggs during Il
GUNNER mouths; the lAeve general
feed upon erase duriag lne summ'
gnd autumn. During winter tbs
aecrete themselves In grass, und
boarde, and the like, and early In Il
spring are ready TO attack any gree
vegetation. In gardens 1t pays well
trap the worms under boards, or to d
aud kill them wherever they may
ut work. A good method also cjnst
IN making up a poisoned mixture CO
s!bting of bran or corr meal wi
water On ugh to cover h, to which
added q little molasaee and some pal
green. A tablespoonful OF this mi
ture should bs put ort in the gard'
late In the dag, o. Intervals OF nbo
every i've feet. gha Torr1s work
night and viii be allied by eating II
poisoned mixture, but care must
taken that fowls may not get hold
~,
Denver Field ana Yarn: Eugene
Debs 10 sending out missionaries
nearly every state in the west to esta
lish cooperative commonwealth ia
shall attract the attention OF q
world. HIS Colorado erJissaries Il