Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-28
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
FRANK BELEW WILL CONFESS TOM JRDER.
A Tamalc Vendor FoulIy Murdered Presi.
dio Fortiiications-To Investigate
Worden's Sanity.

on complaint of Charlotte Yates OF
Paris, Ida, Vernon Bird has been ar
rested at that place charged with Grim
innl assault.
Dan Mandlch, charged with stealing
1900 worth of cyanides from the April
Fool Gold Mining q Milling company
has been bound over to the grand jury
at Phoebe. New, in bonds of $1,000.
Augustus LAYER, the architect, died
at his home in Alameda, Cal, today
(aionday) Among the notable struc-
lures he designed was the Canadian
parliament buildings, the state capitol
at Albany, n. j.. the new city hall and
the Flood mansion in san Francisco.
and the Coleman and Flood residences
at Menlo park
Frank Below. of Fairfield. Cal, has
announced his intention of pleading
guilty to the murder OF his brother
and sister. He has signed a statement
admitting that he committed the
what motive prompted him, and add
ing that he will provide for his chill
dren and throw himself on the mercy
OF the court.
Charles Gates. a tamale vender do
ing business at the corner of Thir-
teenth and Broadway streets, in oak
land. Cal, was found Gead there at an
early hour this tMonday) morning.
II was evident that a foul crime had
been committed; for Gates. who was
cripple, had been bound fast to IA
table. and then beaten to death with n
heavy pipe. The motive for the muir
der was undoubtedly robbery.
The Mullins boarding house at Gem
terville, near Butte, Mont, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning and
several dodgers We're slightly injured.
The house was occupied by about $50
miners, and there was a general
scramble for safety when 1t caught fire.
The loss was about s2b, 900, partly In
sured. 1t Is believed that 1t was the
work OF incendarles and that the same
parties are responsible for the destruc-
ton of the Hale house.
passenger who arrived at Seattle.
Wash. on the steamer Australia Sun
day afternoon from Skaguay reports
that Governor Brady and Collector of
Customs lvey were recently turned
down by Captain Belcher of the Ca
madam mounted police, They asked
permission to place two deputy cOllec-
tors at Lake Bennett for the pur-
pose Of facilitating the transportation
Of Canadian goods in bond. Captain
Belcher refused their application. II is
stated that they We're acting under in
structions from Washington. The Aus
tralia made a quick trip down. hay
ing left Skaguay on the evening of
March Gath.
AT the Preside, on the south side Of
the Golden Gate, San Francisco. a
second battery of sixteen mortars is
being put up. The carriages are there
and everything essential to their
mounting is on hand. so that In a few
days at most the Preside Notifications
Will include thirty-two twelve-inch
mortars IN place of sixteen. The
twelve-inch rified disappearing gur
which arrived last week ought to be
In shape for testing in fourteen days
There are still number of rapid fire
guns to be furnished before the forti-
fioatlons OF the Preside will be COM
plete. After they have been mounted
work will be commenced on the forti-
fications at Point Lobos.
DIR. A. NJ Gardiner, OF the Napa,
Cal. insane asylum, will go East this
week to secure in various localities In
New York state afldavits of a number
of people as to the sanity or insanity
Of salter d. ,Worden, the trainwrecker
now ut Folsom. under sentence OF
death. Many people living in New
York have at different times since
Wordens conviction written to Gov.
Budd, giving data as to the insanity
of some of Worden's relatives. Gov.
Budd desires to IND out If the writer's
of these letters will make afiidavits as
to the statements. DIR. Gardiner is To
take these letters with him and invite
the writers to submit to examination
by him before a notary.
a fusion state ticket under the name
of the People'sD emocratic-S Silver Re
publican party was completed Saturday
at Portland. ore, and the three conven-
lions adjourned. The following nomina e
lions We're made: Governor, w. r.
Kink Pop), Baker county; congress
man, First district, II. NJ. Veatch
CDem), Lane county; secretary of
state. p. r. Kincaid (Silver RepD, pres
ent incumbent: Justice of the supreme
court, William II. Ramsey (Dem), Yam
hill county; state treasurer J. o. Booth
ODem), Josephine county; attorney
general, ]. l.. Story tPop), Wasco coun-
ty; state printer, c. J.. Fitch Pop),
Clackamas county; superintendent of
public instruction, II. S, Lyman. Pop).
Clatsop county. The middle of the-road
Popullsts who bolted the regular Popu-
list convention, nominated state ticket
as follows: Governor, ], c. Luce, Grant
county; secretary OF state, Ira Wake
field. jackson county; state treasurer.
j. X. Sears. Polk county: superintend-
ent of public instruction. j. II. Hosmer,
Yamhill county; state printer. ID. l..
Grace. Harvey county; congressman,
First district, j. II. Hin. Linn county.
Nominations for Supreme judge, attor-
ney general and congressman from the
Second district were left to be filled by
4.