Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-15
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
A Record Of Occurrences In Neighborng
States and Territories,
ALAMEDA DAlRYMEN FORM A SYNDICATE
.soapy" Smith the Shah OF skaguay--
Death OF Harry Bec-san Francis
cos Forthcoming Strike.

Fred Day, lawyer oil Councl BluftS,
Iowa, lies In the receiving hospital, San
Francisco. in most serious condition
as the result of Clubbing with cane
which he received at the hands of
Henry Metcalf IA local capitalist. The
cause of the assault, which occurred on
the street. is attributed to business
troubles.
Mrs. Eugene SCHUYLER, who was shot
at san Francisco Sunday by her hus-
band, lived through Monday. and at a
late hour Monday night was resting
easily. But little hope is held out for
her recovery. however, for, with two
bullets in her lungs. the surgeons are
of the opinion that the brokers' vic
tim cannot survive.
Private John Monaghan of company
C, First infantry, United States army,
which Is stationed at the Preside,
Cal, is alive today through no fault of
his own, and as he lies on his cot in
the post hospital he appears thorough
~ repentant of his attempt to drown
himself. The solder threw himself in
to the deep and would have drowned
had not his comrades gone to the
rescue.
Indian Jim. the nominal chief of
fragmentary remnant of a tribe of
Digger Indians who have their
rancheria nj Sport Hin, about n mile
A great pow-wow was held at the
camp and the remains were carried to
the Indian burying ground. near
Lombardis place below the forks OF
the Jesus Maria, and Canadian val
ley roads, and buried with the rites
peculiar to the tribe.
Frank Hall, alias Hartman, who
claims to be remittance man, has
been arrested at San Francisco and
In n n Inv tfs,nt ton, 10
liz accused of stealing 1895 in gold. a
check for $500, gold watch and chain
and n diamond brooch from a woman
named Mrs. Alverson, who claims to he
the wife of a Montana cattle king.
They met in variety theater. and
Hall claims that the woman gave him
her valuables to take care Of.
N. C. Hansen, with two other men.
tried to cross the Feather river in a
boat five miles below Oroville. Cal. at
! o'clock Friday morning. The boat
upset. Hansen was drowned, but the
other two men swan ashore. Hansens
body has not yet been found He had
been married five months and was en-
pluved nj mining dredger and had
worked all night, He was Just off the
night shift when he started home in
the boat.
Wee Tung. the Chinese who murdered
Globe Hotel, Dupont and Jackson
streets. in San Francisco. on September
| 2, 1897, expiated his crime on the prison
| gallows at 1890 o'clock Friday morning.
He seemed utterly Indifferent to his
| fate, and even on the scaffold he be-
| trayed no sign of weakening. Only
twenty-four persons were present at
| the execution. and these were prison
officials and representatives of the
1 press.
The dairymen of Alameda, Cal. have
| formed syndicate and taken steps
to pool their interests in the matter
of pasturinE their cows and market
| ing their milk They are seeking to Sc
cure an option upon 500 acres OF pasture
| land, where every COW owned by an
Alameda dairyman will be sent in the
| near future. The scheme seems to have
been perfected along broad lines, and
| II brought to n successful conclusion
will prove an important undertaking,
While crawling underneath an ele-
vator in the Mechanics Pavilion. San
| Francisco. Saturday night. an un-
known young man was killed. He had
| inst got his head out from the shaft OF
the elevator when his hands caught
one of the guide ropes with IA sufficient
pull to bring the carriage violently
down to the ground. II caught him
on the spine, breaking his back and
dlslocating his jaw. The unfortunate
boy was dying when help reached hin,
and he expired few moments after.
wards.
James Curtain, better known as
Spider" Kelly was seriously, but not
fatally stabbed Monday night by Sally
Smith, the pugilist, who was intoxi-
Gated. The AFFAIR took place in Kelly's
saloon, San Francisco, and was the cul.
minntlon of a row in which Kelley
had violently abused Smith, who strucl
with knife at Kelly's throat, but tn,
Spider" threw up his shoulder. TIL,
knife cut deep into the fieshy part Of
the body just back OF the armpit, bu'
the movement saved Kellys life. Tn,
wound is deep,but the injured man viii
recover. Smith escaped in u hack.
The oldest pioneer OF California
Harry ]. Bee. died at an early houl
Friday morning at the home of hi
daughter at Poso. He was nearins
age of 90 years. He went to California
of the early history of the state, beint
prominently associated with Fremon
and Sloat. Harry Bee was the oldes
living pioneer on the Pacific coast. II,
was born in Westminster. England
August 20, 1908. His parents were o
Welsh descent, and his father wa
keeper of the Westminster Arms.
Charles Il. French, formerly prom
inent citizen OF Redlands, Cal. com
mitted suicide by shooting himsel
through the head. after making care
full preparations for his end and at
tending to the most minute details o
his business affairs. He first mangle,
his wrist with pocket knife and los
over a quart OF blood. but fearing tina
death would not come he fired sho
from a pistol into his brain. FrenL
was a native of Ohio so years of ag
and went 10 Redlands from Chicag'
six years ago. He was formerl,
wealthy, but lost most of his money II
speculation on the Chicago board o
trade.
A great strike is impending in Sa,
Francisco. Monday, April 4th, Il
fixed as the date upon which II Is L
begin. All the union printers, press
men, bookbinders, photographers anC
stereotypers engaged in book and jol
offices will walk out. Directly or in
directly several thousand workers viii
be affected, and forty-eight of tht
printing. binding and lithographinl
offices of the city will be shut down
The demand Is made for nine hours
work at the present rate of ten hours
pay. 1t has been submitted to the
employers. and has been rejected bS
them. There have been several con
frences between JOINT committee
from the trades concerned and a com
mittee of the employers, at which al
attempts to reach an understanding oil