Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

by w. Mulvnin. who had come through
to Dawson by way % the Edmonton
route. They left Edmonton July, 1891
and got 70 Dawson on july 21th on tirs
year. They were skeletons. They
said they were almost the only ones
who got through.
Major Davis Of the United states En-.
rlnclf CORPS. has received from wash
lngiun the specifications and bond OF
the contractors for the bis brcakwator
az the san Pedro Cal. harhur An the
documents have been formally approved
ana siencd by the secretary Of war, and
everything IN now In shape for iIeldo-
mailer & Nau. Of Chicago. the contrac.
tors, 90 go ahead with the work The
bond ~ the contractors n $500 900. and
they are 10 receive from tho govern.
mcnt N.a000o0 Tor building the break
water. II ~ expected that actual work
VII be commenced early ncxt month.
Contracts for the erection of coal.
Ina station nt pago-pagb have been In
vlted ny Commander y. r. Tanner. who
has the work In charge. The COM
mandor win not state the amount To
be expended. but he says the work viii
be Of a substantial character and at
least a year will be- required for H. com.
plntion. Lieut. Chamber. of the civil
engineering department 81 the navy.
van supervise the construction of the
wharf and coal fhoin. lie Will also
provide Tor water supply and ~ W .
complete typographical survey " N p
United States land surrounding tho
harhor. Commander Tanner says that
no fortlcntluns are 10 be erected.
The nows that the Sixth and Seventh
regiments u volunteers were mustered
out. while The eighth was 90 remain In
service. created little excitement among
the troops most Interested. The soldiers
have accepted The In oyiiabic In aa good
n Hpirlt ns " they hal received an order
90 90 In the front The Seventh. which
COMES from southern California. will
be mustered out nt iia 1rmory in Los
Angclcs Tho sixth largely composed NJ
men from The San Joaquin vail 81 which
" doing duty around San Frtnisco bay,
VIII BE- mustered out IN San Francinc1.
The Erhih ~ Camp Merritt. nt OAK.
land. may take the place or the Sixth
IN guarding tho Bonecia arnsnint aud
various points IN that vicinity. In con.
Junction with the California artillery.
which IA alec 10 remain In the service
Tor the present.
"Kid Parker" N Boston and peb
Thompson tcolortd). formerly n Salt
Lake, but now ~ Los Angeles. Cal.
t1uEht fifteen rounds. before the Los
Angeles Athletic club Friday nirht.
ana Thompaon was given the decision
az the end of the Tight Thompson
was the stronger man an the way
through. and ala most ~ the lcadlng.
Parker fought game. uphill nrht
ana was badly punished In the MN
round Parker administered some pun.
shmcnt but Tor tho most part his
blows Zen short or were rleverIy
blocked ThompHnn drew nrat blood In
the nrat round In the last four
ruunda Thompson punished Parker TO-
peatedly. The iSid was unable to
avoid his vicious rlghi hooks and ter
rlhlc straight lcfts. which landed con.
uually over the KidH heart. Parker
lost his temper toward The last and re-
FUSED 10 break clean. After the referee
John brink. had announced his decision.
Parker rushed Tor Thompson. but his
seconds caught him and prevented a
dlHEracoful anair.
Tho Lewiston. Ida, Teller gives an
account " some big hfara that are
killing cattle on the Cfaig'a mountain
ana sllmnn river ranges. The Teller
says; Those bears lay In walt FOR their
prey and bounce upon the uuauapccting
COW or steers whenever they chance 10
stray near the jungles. They Nil and
DRAG on 70 secluded spots even full
thNWN NANAi'f anu NNNN VIII orion ENNNN
themselves tlll thoy are almost dor
mnnt for a day or two after the capture
or big, Tat COW, These marnudprH
hive returned 20 the Crair's mountain
range and they have Killed several head
OF cattle this week. An organized offort
i being made 10 Kill them. There IL a
family or two of grown bears and two
cubs near soldier Meadows The old
members Of the family have destroyed
thousands Of dollars worth Of cattle Ia
past years. only the boidcr Hpo-tamon
Try 90 md them. The Indians give
them wide birth. even refusing to
shoot al them when they Accidentally
encounter them during their perlodl-
cal deer hunts.
The mystery ~ the cheap little
handkerchief which was inclOsed In the
box Of poisoned candy sent to Mrs. John
Il. Dunning AZ Dover, Del. ana Intend.
ed Tor baby Dunnlng has been partially
cleared. chief OF Police Lees. OF San
Francisco. and his detectives have boon
working on the mystery ~ the handker.
chief. ever since they took hold OF the
case they have been trying 90 ascertain
why u was sent unlras u was sent as
blind. and they have been trying %
locate thu purchasing place. They have
solved the latter problem % their own
satisfaction. but whether the fancy
bordsred piece Of linen was purchased
BY Mrs. h1tkln they viii not state.
They have traced the purchasing
place ~ the handkerchief 10 the Guy
Of Paris dry goods store, where there
are dozens moro Just like it.all marked
exactly like the one sent Tor Mn
Dunning's little daughter. Tho clerk
IN the STORE knew Mrs notkln. AZ she
was frequent buyer at the establish.
ment. but whether the handkerchief
salesman VIII prove q good witness foi
tho prosecution chief Lees VIII moi,
state.