Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-31
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
A Record Of Occurrences in Neighboring
States and Territories.
AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF A FORTUNE.
Steamers for Copper RIvcr-Cut Out Its
Tongue-Body OF n Suicide Discov-
d-sIisceiianeous.

The United States government to-
day (Thursday) opened recruiting Of
flee at Portland, Ore, for the enlistment
of men for the navy.
Mike Mccormick of Pennsylvania and
Joe Kane of the Excelsior Athletic
club. fought an eight-round draw
wednesday night in the Excelsior club
rooms. San Francisco.
Rev. j. Avery Shepherd, one OF the
best known Episcopal ministers in
northern California, died at Santa
Rosa today tThursday), aged SO. He
was in Montgomery, Ala, when the
Confederate congress held It's first SEES
sion and delivered the opening prayer.
He was prominent Mason.
Benjamin Smith. clerk, was found
dead In bed at his home, 2O7 Fillmore
street. San Francisco. at 2:s0 o'clock
Monday morning. He had been killed
by gas which escaped from the tube
oner's office his death was considered
accidental. Smith was 40 years old. a
native of England, and married.
A writ of habeas corpus in the case
OF DR.. w. Il. Forrest AN alleged en-
bezzler of New York, has been denied
by Judge Shaw of Los Angeles, Cal.
Forests attorneys announced that
they gave up the case and he was
turned over to Sergeant Price OF the
New York police force who has given
the doctor one day to clear up his
business affairs. He will then be taken
East to be tried.
The steamer Valencia, which will
sail from San Francisco next Sunday
for the Copper river will take away
three government expeditions with her.
one expedition is going north to survey
the mouth of the Copper river, another
is going to Cooks inlet and the third
is to survey an All-American route via
the Valdez pass to the headwaters of
Copper river. A telegram from Capt.
Lord OF the Valencia says that the VAL
dez pass Is now in excellent condition
and the gold hunters are coming and
going over 1t continuously.
The news given in an Associated
Press dispatch from New York to the
effect that the reorganization commit
tee of the Union Pacific, Denver &
Gulf Railroad had secured control of
the Colorado Central bonds and that an
early reorganization is now probable.
was confirmed Wednesday at the gem
eral offices of the road in Denver. The
assurance that the Gulf road will con-
tinue to be operated as an Independent
line is very gratifying to the people of
Colorado, who expect the system to he
OF great benefit to the Rocky Mountain
region.
To the scandal of Santa Clara county,
Cal, and in defiance of the laws OF
the state. William Oswald, wealthy
and well known butcher of San Fran
cisco. has married Cecilia Oswald, his
brothers daughter. and is now living
with her as his wife at Santa Clara In
one of the finest and most expensive
furnished houses of the little town. His
nd M N nf mi M
relatives are much wrought up over the
matter. hut Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald are
not at all perturbed. The marriage
took place on March 10th on n tug out
side the Heads. and is said to have
been solemnized by a clergyman.
A suit involving the title OF the Los
Maganos ranch, in Contra Costa coun-
ty, Cal, one of the largest wheat farms
in the state, was begun at Martinez on
Saturday against the Savings and Loan
Society of that city. Susan Il. Williams
is the nominal plaintiff. although she
represents other Interested parties, and
she makes the contention that the bank
has held a mortgage on the property In
the sum of $4,000 since 1875, but has held
possession of the ranch since that date
and has collected in rents and profits
the sum of s75U,o00 In excess of the
amount necessary to satisfy the mort
gage Indebtedness.
A mild seneation was created In the
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
San Francisco, Monday by a woman
named Mrs. Nellie Dreger. the wife o!
Charles Dreger. a foundryman. Mrs.
Dredger attempted suicide by cutting
her throat with n razor, infiicting a
wound about four inches in length, but
not very deep. The blood was flowing
freely from 1t, and frightened neighbors
carried the woman to the college, where
DIR. G. c. Macdonald was delivering a
stitches in the wound, found that the
wind pipe and jugular vein were not
touched, and sent the woman to st.
Mary's hospital, where she is reported
as doing well.
Mrs. Sarah B. Check, OF Oakland
Cal, IL anxiously awaiting the arrival
of a fortune due her from the govern
ment of Slam. She has urged her claim
for five years through Washington off,
cials and United States Minister Bar
rett. stationed Mt Bangkok. Within the
past few days she has received word
that has led her to believe that the for
tune is near at hand. Eighty thousand
dollars is the amount of her claim. 1t
ty Of her late husband, DIR. N. A.
Check. The property consisted of a
number of immense RATS of teak logs
and herd of elephants. While in
Siam the doctor secured control of ex-
tensive teak forests. With the aid of
elephants he carried the timber to a
navigable stream where 1t was confis-
Gated by the government which had
given him permission to cut It.
The suit of the Burke Land and
Live Stock company VS. the Wells Far
go Co. involving the sum OF $4,000.
was called up at Blackfoot. Ida, We'd
nesday, but continued for the term.
This IL case growing out of loan
OF SIT, 900 to the Cattle company by the
bank some years ago. To secure this
loan mortgage was given on the
stock and other property owned by the
Cattle company. The plaintiff prays for
n release of the mortgage, alleging that
same has already been satisfied. The
bank claims that the major portion of
the amount is still unpaid. and pend
ing this action a receiver was appoint
ed and is in possession of the property
mortgaged under direction of the court
X. H. Johnson, OF Boise. w. T. Reeves
Of Pocatello, and City Attorney Hall
of Salt Lake represent the plaintiffs:
Messrs. Dickson and Judge Marshall
Of Salt Lake and #. S. Dietrich of
Blackfoot are representing the defend
ants.
A story from San Francisco tells of
the arrest of Jesse Roberts for the most
shocking case of cruelty that has been
recorded for years. 1t appears that last