Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-02

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Reports from Wyoming say that
sheep are dying by the thousands on
the ranges In Carbon county. Proni-
nent storkmen say that before spring
opens the loss will be enormous.
The city council of Grand Junction.
Colo, has accepted the proposition OF
the water company of that city and
win purchase the water plant for $685.
900. to be paid by municipal bonds
bearing per cent interest.
Capt. G. Il. d. Diamond, who will be
102 years old on May 1, is about to
start on n pedestrian trip to New York
He helped to build the Erie canal and
was formerly United States quarter
master at st. Louis. lie has never
married because his intended bride
died In his arms at n ball given In
honor of President Polk.
Joseph s. Schwartz, the Diamond
King" who was arrested In Seattle,
saturday, on charge OF stealing $l.250
worth of diamonds from Wolfsohn a.
Livingston of San Francisco, is also
wanted in San Jose. II IN alleged that
he borrowed $1,000 upon a lot of dia-
monds which he claimed to be worth be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. 1t has been
discovered that the gems are entirely
worthless.
The fear of drought and failure OF
the crops which had given Il gloomy
colorine to reports from the interior of
California during the latter end of the
winter have been in great part dissi-
pated by the recent rains. SO oppor-
tune were they that now far from feel
Ing apprehension the agriculturists of
California are in a most optimistic
frame of mind. and save in u few To-
calities are contented with the outlook.
Fleet hounds and fast horses are re-
sponsible for the downfall of Daniel
Lynch. the eighteen-year- son of
respectable parents, who was, until
January 22nd, trusted employe of
Lewis, Anderson & Co., ship chambers
of 26 East street south. San Francisco.
Lynch was arrested Sunday at Sacra-
mento and is at the city prison charged
with grand larceny. with even more
serious charges lowering over him.
A. NJ. McCarger. pioneer of sos'h-
ern Wyoming, died at the home of
Frank a. Human at Dixon Tuesday
night. Mr.. McCarger's death was due
to injuries received by being Kicked
by horse on the 18th instant. The
deceased was born in Canada in 1881.
He moved to California In 1861 and to
Denver in 1874. He came to Wyoming
in 1876, and has lived in the vicinity
Of Dixon since that time. He leaves
wife and five children.
Mrs. Matilda p. Rich, who recently
starved herself into insanity, went to
the Napa, Cal, asylum a raving maniac
with more than enough gold to have
made her comfortable for the rest of
her days, deposited to her credit In the
vaults of the Hibernia bank In San
Francisco. She was n recluse and
miser and worked and plnched and
saved until her reason fed. At the
asylum the secret was wormed out of
her, and now it is known that she is
worth several thousand dollars.
At the powder works near Santa
Cruz, Cal, men are busy day and
night. Four new presses have just
been received for the manufacture of
put into shape for immediate opera
ton. These new presses mean an ad-
dtional output of 1000 pounds of
smokeless powder daily. The capacity
Of the works is now two and a half
tons OF government oowder daily and
nine tons of blnc powder. 1t il
said that they viii be increased
to double their present capacity.
The Saratoga, wyo., Sun says: Last
Friday j. II. Mulliaon, superintendent
of the Brush Creek tie camp, came to
town for DIR. Abbott to attend a man
by the name of w. b. Stanford. who
had been badly crushed by falling
tree. DIR. Abbott found the man in
his cabin, about three miles from tie
camp headquarters. He was para
lyzed from his waist down and may
die. in fact the chances are against his
recovery. as he may be injured inter-
nally. fact which cannot at this time
be determined. but which will develop
in few days.
Laramie Boomerang: Mrs. Mary Nc
Hugh, one OF the oldest residents In this
entire region, died at the home of her
son, Thomas McHugh, on Third street
this afternoon shortly after / o'clock
Her death was the result of old age, or
general debility. She was past 81 years
OF age. About six months ago she fell
down the stairway and sustained
severe injuries for one SO old and she
has never recovered from the shock
The end came peacefully and with
scarcely a consciousness of the situa-
ton on her part. The deceased was a
native OF ireland and came to this
country In 1866 locating at Strouds-
burg, Pennsylvania, from which place
she came to Laramie In 1876, and has
lived here continually since.
Information has been received at
Rock Springs. Wyo., of the killing of
William Strang. aged IL, at Hoy's Red
Wreck ranch last week under circum-
stances indicating that murder was
committed. Strang with two other
boys and William Johnson occupied a
room at the Hoy ranch. Early in the
morning, the story IL, johnson threw
the Strang boy out of the room into
the deep snow. Stranr rnn back and
kicked Johnson and then ran towards |
The barn to feed his stock As he ran |
Johnson pointed pistol NJ him, APP |
parently In Joke. and finally fired. |
The ball penetrated the abdomen and |
finally lodged in the back. The boy |
lived nineteen hours after the shooting. |
Before he died he expressed the belief |
that Johnson deliberately murdered |
him. johnson made his escape an hour |
after the shooting and is stiii at large. |
Spurred on by the success that at
tended their efforts In caging Polsoner |
Belew, the officers Of Solano county, |
Cal, are now engaged In an attempt |
to clear up another mystery of blood |
and crime, and to bring to the gnllows
the man who. little over year ago.
startled this village by shooting down
n helpless old farmer on his own door
step This case, known MS the VIII
son tragedy. has remained an almost |
mystery until the last few
weeks, battling all the efforts of Sheriff
Rush and his deputies to unrayel IT.
hut the renewed energy brought into
the investigation by the success at
tending the Below case has resulted in
the collection of a great deal of cir
evidence that all seems to
point In one. direction. Tho suspect Is
being closely watched and will In all
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