Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-12
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
A Record Of Occurrences In Nelghborng
States and Territories.
LAST RESTING PLACE OF RICHARD GRAY.
OConnor Killed - Theodore Dur
rants Body Miscellaneous.


Notice of appeal in the case of II. C.
st. Clair has been filed in the supreme
court at Boise. Ida. st. Clair was sem
fenced to hang at Idaho City on the
14th, next Friday, for the murder of
John Decker The appeal acts as
stay of execution.
The contest over the will of the late
Nicholas G.. Creole of Colorado began
Tuesday before Judge Clark of the SUI
perior court OF California. Many SEN
sational features Will enter into the
contest, and charges of adultery ON the
part of the dead miner and forgery will
be made by the representatives of the
interests of Mrs. Creole.
In the election for councilmen at
Cheyenne. Wyo., two Democrats and
one Republican We're victorious. The
vote being as follows: First ward,
Isaac Greentree 0Dem), 226; Joseph
Granger tRep), IT, Second ward,
John, John l.. Murray CDem), 217; Il.
bert Russell Dem.), 2OI: Abe Under
wood tRep0, 2lS
Mrs. Geo NJ. Pullman, widow of the
late palace car company magnate. has
arrived in San Francisco, accompan-
led by Mrs. John a. Logan, widow of
the late Gen. Logan. Miss Gillette of
Elkhart. Ills, and Miss Enders OF Chi
cago. The party will remain on the
coast for some time, as the guests of
Mrs. Frank S. Carolin, the daughter of
Mrs. Pullman.
Snow is reported from almost every
county in California, with extreme cold
weather. the severity of which has not
been eQualed for many years. Orange
orchardists maintain. however. that
their fruit is practically uninjured, the
greater part being already picked. At
No.. tIEr
Francisco, an inch of snow fell Tues
day.
Latest advices from the Orient state
that the japanese transport steamer
Nara of 2510 tons, bound to the Pesca-
dores. was wrecked on Dec. "a. and
about eighty lives lost. The only sur
viVors We're five seamen who We're
picked up by the steamer Maidsuru
Maru. Capt. Yasuda of the Japanese
navy and nine cadets were among the
missing. The vessel struck an un-
charted rock. her cargo shifted and she
went to the bottom.
Martin O'Connor was shot and in
stantly killed about o'clock Tuesday
morning in a cardroom in the rear of
the White Metal saloon, Butte. Mont.
Bob Shadwell, the murderer, is In GUS
tody. Both men were gambling.
and warned him. Shadwell went out,
got a gun and returning, insisted on
continuing the game. AS he grabbed
the cards, OConnor snatched them
from him. Shadwell drew his gun and
shot O'Connor in the head.
The police of San Francisco have ar
rested a man whom they believe Is re-
| sponsble for circulating many spurious
| IS and $40 gold pieces at the race
| tracks. He gave the name of Gilbert
| Kindall and is about 40 years of age.
| In the room where Kindail was ar
| rested was found a complete counter
| feiting outfit. consisting of presses,
batteries. dies. molds. metal. and acids.
| There We're ten finished ten-dollar
| pieces and seven finished five-dollar
| pieces. There were also several pieces
| partially finished.
The government relief expedition will
| start for the Klondike on the steam
ship Oregon, which sails from Portland.
| Ore, on January 23rd for Skaguay and
| Taiia. Arrangements We're completed
| Tuesday with the Pacific Steamship
company by Gen. II. C. Merriam, COM
manding the Department of the Col
umbia, for the transportation of men,
mules and supplies. The advance party
| will consist of sixty men from the
| Fourteenth infantry. and with them
take 100 mules and $50 tons of supplies.
| Capt. Puhlen of Fort Riley will have
| tndlSt VI transportation.
The San Francisco police are on the
trail of Matt Reese and Alexander
Mendelssohn, the confidence workers.
who are accused of completely with
| Rebel George" Knowlton in bunkoing
a tourist named Sullivan out of $500 on
| an Oregon express train about a month
ago. They We're out of prison on 81 SOC
bonds each and jumped their bail.
| Reese Is reported to be in Seattle and
I ii
| delssohn is thought to be in San Fran
cisco. Rebel George" was turned
over to the custody of Deputy Sheriff
b. f. Furlong of Yreka Tuesday and
taken to Siskiyou county for trial.
The fifteen-round glove contest be-
tween Young Critic and FRANC McCon.
nell did not take place at Vallejo. Cal.
Tuesday night. Owing to the small size
of the house Mcconnell refused to en-.
ter the ring. saying there was not
enough money in sight. After pro-
tracted wrangle Billy Lewis was chosen
as substitute for Mcconnell. Ton
Sharkey was accepted as referee and
| at 1870 p. m. the men entered the ring
1t was agreed not to hit in the clinches
and to fight for decision. The mer
fought ten rounds when Referee Shar-
key gave the gave the fight 90 Critic.
Miss Anna II. Brewster. teacher IL
| 1hi., 10 commit
suicide Sunday night at her boarding
house, shooting herself through the
right temple with Il revolver. In hei
| room was found brief note, in which
she said she was tired of living anc
wished to be buried from the morgut
without services. After she shot her.
self she walked down stairs. and, call.
ing n young man in the house, TOOK
him to her room and said. pointing t.
the note on the table: There are the
directions" She then became uncon.
scious and has been so SINCE. The doc.
tors say her chances of recovery are
very slight. She is about so years old
One of the largest contracts fol
mining machinery ever made wa,
signed in San Francisco Tuesday by
Capt. Thomas Mein on behalf of tn,
Alaska Treadwell group Of mines ant
by w. j. Chalmers, president of Frazel
& Chalmers Of Chicago, In rounC
numbers the amount was 100000. Thu
contract calls for SEQ stamps, compress
sors, winding engines Corliss com
pound engines, crushers, etc. Eigh
months Will be required for the build
ing. transportation and erection of tn,
mills. When the $50 stamps are IL
operation the Alaska Treadwell com
pany win have $50 stamps on Its vein
the largest number on a single ledg'
in the world.
Charles r. Drake, son OF the presi
dent of the Norton Drake Mercantil,
| company of Los Angeles, Cal, acci