Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-05
A Drunken Man Takes Ills Last Sleep
on q Railway Track
SUFFERING THIRST ON A DESERT.
Asphyxia,,d BY GA wyoming colo
nization sch IN -iurnipg Wax
Causes u Ia h

ohbN bhSc-s
Lottia l. Wood killed herself NJ m
day IN ruInE al Kern CITY, Gala "
taking ptussic &C d. The act was com
mitied our a III Of despohlonc-
occasiOnei by dissipation.
Glenwoo1, Colorado, Avalsnchc;
Mrs. Carney, who cOniucts ufess
making ,aUilshment IN the Becker
block, has been caiiel to O9Ien, utau,
by telegtam announcing the death
OF her Esther.
Gee. Golden, owner o. blHery AMI
restaulant a. San Miguel, Cal, cJn-
mitteI suioiIe With . pistol an kti 0
Monday afternoon. Dependency
was the cause. He was eccentric anu
lett Will desiring crematio
Joseph &. Howard. a painter, COM
miued suiciue SUNDAY afternoon A.
Los Angeles, Gal, by shooting himself
through the heart. TINS act was a.
ttiUuted to business Teyefses. He wac
at one time a prominent membsrO OF tue
knights OF Pythiae.
William Baxter, resident OF Sau
Francisco, employed 10y Graft Broth
eTs, contractors at HRuloru, CAL, earIy
hlDbuhy WhAag thAb0ithN'Nt
iell asleep upon tue track aud was ruu
over by a freight train and instantly
kiileJ. His body was manglsd ami
crushed beyond recognition, his head
being found nearly 100 yards belJw
tue scene OF the accident.
Cheyenne, WYE, Tribune: Ksnsa-
City plrlies have purchased lO,0OO
acres from Cheyenne, and Will beglL
at once tnei work CT c)lOnizing the
traci.l Large reservoirs wni be con
structed, the land placed under irriga-
ton, divided ihtO iarms auu sold anu
rented to iarmeTe. The land 10 situ'
ated near the Gordon ana Campbell
ranch aud is very fine for tanning.
Miss Amanda Won Rom, OF San
FRANCISCO, Cal, lay down in hen
apartment Saturday night to read
herself to sleep. She was found by htr
ia her eetly XXI morning dead, from
tho effects OF Illuminating gss which
curld lnu no escape through the
tightly closed apartment, II appears
that the young lazy was in the nabiI,
even in warm weather, OF Bhuttiug
herself III closely, In oruer to deaten
the ordinary nOlses. Upon this occa-
sion, 1t seems, she had arisen from Der
coucn, anu in returning to bed the
must have turned of the gas 80 care.
ltssiy that some was left TO escape
James Ii. Ross Jr., the young car
penter who was taken to the AlamedS,
Cal, saniiaTium last FTidAy after b..
ing ieariuliy BurDed about the bsuy,
died at 2 O'Clock next morning. The
accident whicn proved iatal t. HIM
.Nn tn hla Eff in nj al N a.
put out FIRE at ths Van BrunI resi-.
dence, when his clothing igniteL from
blazing pot OF wax wuicD he was
carrying cut OF the house. He su
Ietea great pain before MS DEATH ms
body being mass OF burns from the
waist upward until hardly a whole
piece OF skin remained. Ross wac q
years OF age.
Aialad, Idaho, Enterprise: This ia
tIuly an unlucky year fJr Utah sheep.
men. Thursday Sheep Inspect I
rovsy brought in eight who hau vi :
lated the sneep law: The names arr
as followt: Edward freeman, Il .
warJ Pierce, Edward Camp, two
n kRls Brothers, Geo. Carson, Jam, 8
DuukwOrth anu ii. mas Crane. They
were taken before Judge Howard
an placed unuer $500 bonds to appear
before the district court next month.
Toe men ali say they propose It.
carry the thing through to the tu.
IRENE court before they quit. 1t viii
20 d.ubt be an Interesting fight, a.
both sides are determined to carry Uu
her Intentions.
Information comes from San Diego
Cal, that J. Nj. Stone, cattiemah
whose range is on Palm Springs, o.
the edge OF the desert, was busy abou
mis- camp last Tuesday when ne wa
surprised to see two men, gaunI,
weary and apparently hall crszeJ, al :
preaching from the desert. Tn,
walked, stopping over as II hall deau
with fatigue ana seemed 10 be bindeu.
AS they neared the camp, they saw /
and half ran toward 1t. the taller .
tbs two, who was the stronger, SAW b
csnteen hanging on the limb OF l.
mesquite tree near by anu with D
hoarse cry ran towaru 1t. STONE wa
too quick for him, however, anu tOos
possession OF 1t. The two stranger
we're frantic and pointed to then
mouths In piteous manner, bein
unable to speak on account u lht
5Iene pouIe1 out little watti
On cloth and each man
moistened his prolIudlng tongue.
rnen. by degrees, each was allowed
10 swallow little wafer. both were
in the extremity Oi6 suffering from
thirst, anu begged piteOusly Tor NOR,
water. But the catlltmen were
cautious and would not allow them
drink too freely. The men soon rt-
covered their speech. but were very
weak, and II WAS some time before
iood would remain ON their stomEchs.
They stayed at stones camp for three
or four days and finally lett for home.
The two men told Stone that they were
bTothers, named Peterson, AID tina,
they han LETT Santa Ana three weeks
before to go prospecting on the deser,
They went TO Sallon by rail and then
struck southwark, withCu. guide, bul
with plenty OF provisions aud fair
description OF tue country. ave gut
into series OF dry washes south o.
SAltsn," said ene, "and were NO s0Ou e.
out OF one than We were In another,
Esch looked the same, and before W,
knew Il we were LOST. But San Jaci t.
mountain was IN plain view, anu 3
spur OF tho mountain was nst very Tar
west of us. So we were not SCARF q
until cur water gave out, atu
We did not know where to go 10 iin
mere. We looked GROUND little o.
wafer, hut alter several attemp &
urcame discouraged and ALARMED, a.
then decided to strike out ior green