Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-14
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
DRUNKEN DEBAuCH RESULTS IN MURDER.


The death of Il. C. Bassick, one of
the most popular mining men OF the
West, is announced from DENVER
Colo.
A Grant club has been organized at
San Diego, Cal. with Simon Levy as
president and n. l.. Ward secretary,
for the purpose of promoting the can
didacy of u. S. Grant as United states
senator.
Frank Haskell of Grand Junction,
Colo, has been named as clerk of the
district court of Mesa county. the
appointment having been mnde by
Judge Theron stevens of the Seventh
judicial district
Mrs. DR.. Ovens, wife Of the superln-
tendent OF the Idaho insane asylum at
Blnokfoot, was taken suddenly III on
Friday last and DR. Pinkerton was
summoned from Salt Lake. who. to-
rether with DIR. Behle performed deli
cate surgical operation. removing an
obstruction In the intest'nes.
The Arizona Press association has
unanimously adopted resolution in
favor of the recognition of the belliger-
ency of Cuba by the United states
government The resolution also de-
clares that President Mckinley will he
Loyalty sustained in any measure he
may adopt to maintain the honor, dig-
nifty and rights of the republic, both
| at home and abroad.
The Pioneers society of New Mexico
| has decided to celebrate with appro-
pirate ceremonies the 300th anniversary
| of the permanent settlement of that
! territory by the Spaniards on July l2th
| at San Gabriel. now Chafnita station
| forty miles north of Santa Fe. The
| Historical society will also take part
| and the intention Is to make the event
| a memorable one In the history OF the
| Southwest, Ex-Gov. l.. u, Prince Is AT
the head Of the committee In charge.
The battleship Oregon is lying in the
| stream at San Francisco with scow
schooners all about her. From two OF
! the scows coal is being discharged,
from another powder is being hoisted
on board the warship and from a
fourth shells for the big guns. The
| ultimate destination OF the Oregon Is
presumably the Atlantic coast. she is
taking in an hundred tons Of coal
| Callao as already stated. She Will
! await orders at Valparaiso.
Miss Esther Wilson. the la-year-old
daughter Of Policeman Matthew VIII
son. of San Francisco. ended her life
Thursday by swallowing the contents
OF a vial of carbollc acid at her home
142 Erie street quarrel with her
sister. Mrs Elizabeth Sully. is the only
known provocntion which the yonna
woman had for committing the rasf
deed In spite of morosenese following
the QUARREL she probably came TO th'
conclusion that life was not worth th'
living, and having been left alone II
the house. was not interrupted in he'
preparations for death.
man named Joseph II. Wayne
wanted in Cherokee COUNTY, Ga, To-
killing William Bice-was arrested OF
the Salvation army farm near Antloch
Cal. Wednesday night. Wayne kille'
Rice last August with shovel in
fight while working on road. Derut!
Sheriff Reese Jones. constable an'
william woolbert located Wayne yes
terday, and. in company with Sherif
Purviss OF Stanislaus, captured Wayn
Wednesday night without struggle
Wayne now claims to be very religious
and n large Bible Is his constant com
panion.
The ship Sintram sailed for Dutcl
Harbor from San Francisco this tMon
day. morning. She was well crowded
with freight and has 140 passengers
The vessel has been chartered by tn
Alaska Exploration company to carr:
their steamers and barges to Dutcl
Harbor. The crafts We're built In Sal
Francisco and will be put togethe
when the Slntram reaches her destina
ton, The steamers are four in humble
and there are six barges. 1t was in
tended to take all ten crafts on tn
Sintram but 1t was found that the shi
could not carry them all and secon
ship has been chartered.
Judge w. p. Webb. of Salinas, Cal
was found lying In an unconscious con
dition In front OF the Albany hotel o.
New Broadway, Oakland, Cal, Thurs
day night He was taken to the Ike
ceiving hospital. when 1t was foun
that he was suffering from cocain
poisoning. Judge Webb IL well known
in Salinas, having been resident Q
that city for years. He was on tn
Supreme court bench twelve years age
and since then has been practicing Law
He was wealthy at one time. but II
said lost most OF his money throug
his fondness for drink He went to OAK
land several days ago on visit to rela
tlves.
Probably the best known white pei
son in the Chinese empire Is DIR. Youn
]. Allen. who has just arrived in Sa
Francisco. DIR. Allen has been engage
in missionary work at Shanghai fC
the past forty years. He Is one of tn
officers of the Society for the Diffusio
of Christian and General knowleds
among the Chinese. which during III
I past year ANU !
DIR. Aliens works alone $4,000 volume
all in the Chinese language. The mis-
sion with which he is identified wa
established fifty years ago, and he
now on his way to attend the sem
centennial celebration of the ever
which is to be held at Baltimore
May.
Irene Lynch has been missing froi
her home, 52i Geary street, San Frar
cisco. since o'clock on Wednesday an
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Williai
Lynch, are frantic with grief. Whe
she did not return within an hour he
mother was annoyed, but thought ths
she might have gone with some gil
friend. although she had never don
so before, and while troubled did nc
begin to suspect that anything wa
amiss until night came on. Search wa
commenced at o'clock that evenin
by her family. and every hour since tn
fruitless quest has been continued. TIL
case was reported 10 the police Thurs
day and every assistance has bee
given to the distracted parents. Tn
missing girl is but IA years old, bu
tall for her age.
As the result OF a drunken debaucf
William McGinnis, sheep man, lie
on n slab I'm the morgue and william
sun, his SLAYER. occupies n cell In tn
city prison Mt Chico. Cal. with p charg
of murder against him. Both mel
were in the employ OF Hale & walsh
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