Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-20
NEWS OF The WEST.
A Town Which Insists lis Street
SprlHklins Shall DO Done at Night.
FISHERMEN FIND A wATERY GRAVE
Mixing California Grape and Nebraska
Corn juice Killed by Drink
lug While Ovtrheated.

lug While 0vtrheated.
The Pe.alums, California, city true
tees have decided that the policemen
OF Petaluma must wear uniforms to be
bought at their own expense.
AS result OF a drunken brawl
Tuesday afternoon at the winery Mt
Chino, California, David Romero W as
fatally stabbed by Joaquin Alvarsuo
In the abdomen. Alvsfado Was ar.
rested W hite attempting to escape.
J.H. f. Lilienthal AMI II. De Hahn
we're aocidently drowned Mt Parstiss
Cut uam, Californis, Tuesday. Toe
men were fishing for shad In a boat,
but driited too close to the falls anu
capsized. Their bodies have not been
re- covered.
A young man named Lew Robsrt9,
a comedian with the Pacific Remedy
company, who became Overheatea
while oil the road from
San Rafael to Peialuma, CAlilornia !,
Tuesday, drank freely OF cold water anu
WAS taken sick ON arrival, and died
next morning.
3. p. Simpson, q retired banker at
Eagle Pass, Tex, suffered a STROKE OF
apJplexy at Los Angeles, CAL, Tuss-
day morning, which resulted In his
death in few hours. Mr.. Simpson
was about 81 years of age aud IL PROM
inent member OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic.
p. NJ. Arthur, chief OF the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers. is on
his western tour, and was in Rawlins,
Wyoming, on Wednesday evening.
He will be In Evanston this Thurs-
day evening, in Ogden Friday even.
Ing, ami In salt Lake City on Satur-
day. He will then proceed eastward
over the Rio Grande Western, holding
meetings with the engineers at each
stopping place.
An old book dealer named Henry
Arnot maze desperate attempt to
end his life n. Oakland, Cal, on Tues.
day afternoon, by springing into the
bay. A Doatman named James Smith
was too quick for the old man, and
leaptd 10 the rescue a moment after
the splash was heard. Smith saved
ArBots life after q brief tussle. He
found 1t difficult TO draw bie burden to
the dock, as Arnot struggled to be re-
leased.
During a thunder storm at Walla
Walla, WASH, Monday, Claude Clodius,
IL years old, returning from fishing,
was struck by lightning while climb
Ing fence, knocked senseless ami
seriously Injured, his body being
burned In streaks, as II done by hot
gridiron. a peculiar freak OF the cleo.
iric fluid was that 1t wrapped the fish
line around the bOy's neck in euch q
way as TO choke him, and it had to be
cut to save his lie. The boy was
found, apparently lifeiess, partly
paraly zei, with his clothes ON FIRE and
blood oozing from his mouth, nose aud
ears. His condition 10 preosrioup.
Santa Clara county, CAL, has deter.
mined to Try a new experiment In
spriskling roads. The board OF super
visors has de olued to sprinkle the pub.
lie highways at night, and beginning
the let OF June, all the watered r0aus
will receive their shower alter sun.
down. II has been FOUND that during
the summer season the water which is
put on during the day evaporstes
rupidly. In fact, when q sprinkling
cart goes over the road between the
nours OF 10 O. m. and 4 p. m. there is
scarcely trace OF the W aier an hour
alter. IT Is argued that II the sprink.
ing 10 done after nightfall and after
the ground has cooled, the duet will
absorb the water and the effects Will
be seen the next day in roads without
dust.
Members OF the G. A. II. in northern
Wyoming and southern Montana are
arranging for an Interstate memorial
dsy service upon the Custer battle
round, which 10 q lew miles from the
Wyoming. Montana boundary line.
The Custer battle ground has Seen
made national cemetery and the re.
mains Of over 1000 soldiers, most OF
whom lost their lives in the vatio LIE
Indian wars of the West, are buried
there. The United States troops al
Fort Custer, the government en-
pioyes at the cemetery and at the Grow
reservation will take part In the cere-
monies. Ex.Congressman Mondeli
has been asked to deliver the memorial
Grafton. An effort will be made to
have the memorial services repeats d
upon each Decoratio day hereafter.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, Tribune. The
wild west exhibition at the lair
grounds Sunday afternoon ended dis.
aetrously and perhaps fatally. A small
crowd Attended owing to genera
dislike of such sport and rainy weather.
The exhibition had hardly commences
when several riders were throw h
violently TO the ground. Some es-
capeJ with bruised limbs, faces, ETC.,
while others were quite badly stove
up. l.. w. Hagel, one of the COW DO y
riders, mounted a vicious broncho who
Immediately began TO pitch. Hagsl
maintained his seat for a few mo.
ments but was no match for the ami.
NAL beneath him, and was thrown TO
the ground with great violence. He
was picked up In an unconscious con.
dillon and carried away, being taken
to the county hospital. 1t was tho ug ht
at first that he would die, but he was
resting easy last evening and will re-
cover.
The Ban Francisco Cbrop icle com.