Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-04
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Boy Who Was Ont Hunting Found
Dead.
COOK KILLED BY HUGE BOULDER
Wife Changes Her Religion and Goes
Insane-Heayy HaiIstOrm-
XII d by Horse.


acid, Whisky and trouble with his
wife caused him to commit the act.
On Monday John Borolra Jr., boy
about IA years OF age, was found dead
about Tour miles from Gazadero, Cal,
with a rife and cartridge belt lying
near him. 1t liz supposed that he zcci-
denially shot himself.
Phillip Roberts lett UkiAb, Cal,
week ago TO visit Eighl-mile vniley,
settlemsnt east OF tue town. He has
not been heard OF sit ce, and his friends
think that he mas been drowned In one
OF the streams necessary to be crossed
ON the road 10 bis destination.
Tom Chapa, q noted bear hunter and
yaquero of Northern NendJclno, Cal,
was thrown rom II horse Sunday alter
noon on the Eden Valley ranch aud
fatally Injured. Chase was an old
time companion OF "Gfzzly Pete"
one Of the most famous bear hunters
of northern California, and was one Of
the most celebrated mountaineers OF
the Btate.
The San BernardinO county, Cal,
horticultural commission has recon-
mcuded the amendment to the postn
laws In such u way as TO permit post
masters TO notify tbp various commits.
elOntrs when seeds and bulbs are
received from other sections, that theY
can be examined tor fruit pests before
being turned over 10 the persons to
whom addressed.
j. N. McCormiok of Forest Hill
aud T.. III. Sharrett Of iowa Hili quar-
-. .,t nuIfnx Nal
day afternoon. Darling toe Struggle
Mccormick stabbed 5hArrett Ia the
lett eide over the kidneys. the wound
is an ugly one, and may prove iaial.
MoCormick has been arreeted, and
will be held to await the result OF
Sharrett's Injuries. Both men Were
under the Influence oil liquor.
A peculiar fatality occurred Monday
night at the city water tunnel, In C0IJ
Spring canyon, Santa BaIbata, Cal.
Lang Dug, the Chinese cook VI the
Working force, was asleep IN his tent
when a rJck weighing several tons
came rolling down the mountain aide.
The sleeping Monaghan was ia the
track OF the huge builder, sad clr.
oner's jury rendered verdict OF acct
dental death.
The body OF poorly dressed msu,
who mad besn dead at least week,
was iouuu on top of a hsystack ut
Puente, Cal, Monday, by some boys
who were hunting for owls. AT his
side was an empty whisky bottle and
u bottle which had Obtained NOR
phine. On the sweatbanu OF his hat
was written the name Wenrath, aud
this Ia the only thing found which
wo lid serve TO identify the remaius.
Alter foggy weather for five weeks
severe thunder storm came upon
Fresno, CAL, on Monday afternoon.
The wind blew from the southeast, but
the storm, IS u, ual, came from the
north west. A lurld cloud appeated
nearly due north OF the city with black
mnuel.shaped whirle distinctly seen.
Five minutes laterthe cloud overlapped
the town and hAtlalurm such Bs was
never seen here before began. The
stones were Of the sizs OF small III aTbios
and beat tattoo on the backs OF horses
tied up on the etreets, causlng the
animals TO stamp and rear. Within
five minutes after the commencement
ofthe inll the streets were tllled with
water from curb to curb, this hRilstones
-
snow balling was lndulged In for over
half an hour ami ,he oldest citizens
protested that they had never seen
anything like It.
The remains Of Fritz Borchert were
discovered Mondsy Ia ravine OF Blue
Mountain in Calaveras county, Cal.
On July 18Th he was last seen making
his way toward Blue Mountain. AS
he did not return during the week a
party was organized and the noun
tain searched for him. Traces were
found, but they became lost In the
reeeascs OF the mountains. When the
cabin In which he had lived many
years was reached, a note was found
addressed to friend named Seaman
IA which the old man said that he was
tired OF life and intended 10 end It,
He took his shotgun with him, but
none Of the camp supplies. On one
aide Of tho note Borchsrt had written
that 1t would be OF no use TO try and
fud him rs he would put his body
where 40 one could SEQ 1t. There was
little left OF the body but the skeleton
and Identification WAS made by paprrs
found near the bones.
From the height OF welded happi.
ness William Z. Rlurke OF Oakland +,
California, mas been plunged to the
depths OF profound despair. His young
VIE, who but seven days ago was One
May Miller, the belle OF Wtligm9,
Colusa county, hRa 5Tooded oyer nor
religious beliefs aud Suddenly 5ecame
n raving maniac. R9urts married
Niles Miller in Sacramento on Tuesday
Last. She is q talented and refined
young woman of % years and he u
thrifty farmer upon whom fortune
smiled early in life. Everything
looked exceptionally bright Ter the
young people week ago, but now
That mAdhouss threatens the unfor.
tunAto woman all has been changed
TO the deepest gloom. The bnde'e
mind has hopelessly given away. She
raves about religion, strives to bite
ana scrateh the man she married anu
refuses to recognize him. Il urke
has Away been Catholic anu Mics
Miller Protestant. The briue
agreed to embrace the Caiho-
lie faith tor her husband
and this che did Just before the mar
riage. Whether subsequent con'em'
platoon OF her action or the mere
excitement OF tho csIem onies through
which she passed 10 responsible for hei
condition there is no tellinz. Certain
II 10 that her MIND was derarged
through worry over religion. o.
Thursday night the young brid,
Beomeu TO grow fiighiy and made re