Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-19
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST CYRUS BELL.
California; Naval Militia Preparing for
servlce-Arizona's Cowboy Regiment
Two Miners Killed.

According to a statement of NJ. p.
Hall OF Spokane. Wash, klondlker
who arrived on the steamer Utopia from
Skayway, his party Of four men
brought out gold dust and drafts
amounting to 100000.
Residents along the Big Hole river
near Butte, Mont. We're somewhat
startled Sunday. owing to a break in
the big restraining dam. After the
people had sought high places for safe
ty, their fears were allayed when noti-
fled that all danger had passed.
The police commission of San Fran
cisco have adopted a resolution decar-
Ing that. in case of war police officers
who enlist will not lose their places.
which will be filled during their alb
sence by men whose appointment shall
be merely temporary.
California at present offers a good
market for the corn Of Nebraska, Iowa
and Kansas. Large shipments Of this
cereal are now coming west. The needs
of the cattle in central and southern
California, and particularly the failure
of this years barley crop, are the ex-
listing demand for corn.
Two miners were killed In Montana
mines Monday. Pat Coughlin, n miner
of the Anaconda, fell down chute
and quantity of rock fell on him
killing him Instantly. John Benge,
miner in the Letter mine at Sheridan,
was killed and horribly mangled by
premature explosion of a blast of
powder.
A Butte, Mont. special to the Min
neapolis Journal says: Cyrus A. Bell n
miner. has been arrested charged with
attempting to burn Mrs. Marion Kelly
and her two children To death in their
house. She had refused to marry him.
The perpetrator of the crime entered
her house In the early morning, bound
and chloroformed her and her oldest
daughter and then set fire to the house.
Her screams when awakened by the
flames summoned the neighbors who
rescued the inmates and put out the
flames.
f. Schimmelpfennig n capitalist liv-
ing at Fruitvale avenue and Schuey
lane, Oakland, Cal, has been suddenly
stricken blind and there is every reason
to believe that the afiliction will be per-
manent The unfortunate man has been
failing in health for many years and
was very weak, He retired on Thurs
day night in his usual condition. but
was awakened about 4 o'clock the fol-
lowing morning with severe pain in
his eyes. He sought In various ways
to gain relief, but soon found that he
had gone totally blind. a bright light
was held to his eyes soon after he was
stricken. but the unfortunate man
could not distinguish it.
Samuel Body Irelan. ship calker,
was removed from his room at II
liickley alley to the Harbor Receiving
hospital, San Francisco, last Monday,
having been unconscious sine the pre-
ceeding Saturday He continued UNI
conscious at the harbor hospital, and
on Wednesday was taken to the County
hospital, where he died last Friday
night. not having revived sufficiently
to make any statement as to how he
had been injured. The coroner was in
formed that the deceased had been hit
on the head. and the autopsy by DIR.
Gallagher the autopsy surgeon. showed
that death was due to celebral hemorr-
hage and compression Of the brain.
This condition might have been pro-
duced by fall as well as by a blow.
The naval militia of the national
guard of California is preparing for
service. Fifty thousand rounds of rifle
cartridges have been taken aboard the
Marion and stored in the magazine.
| The California naval battalion includes
| seven divisions, has Al commissioned
| officers and $50 petty officers and en-
| listed men. The vessels assigned Ia
| the naval battalion on this coast and
now manned by them are the Marion
and the Pinta. The Marion is a third
rote cruiser of 1900 tons and i,i0t
horsepower. She has rapid-flre guns and
| u Sixty pound breech loading rifle on
her forecastle, and has been put In
| good condition for her purposes. The
Pinta, now at San Diego, was built In
| 1865. and Is a steam schooner 1877 feet
long and 26 feet broad. Her displace-
ment is $50 tons and her indicated
horsepower $40. She has strong bat.
| terry for vessel of her size.
Governor Steunenberg, of Ida, has
sent the following to the secretary OF
| war at Washington. ID. c.: "On behalf
| of the people of Idaho, in case OF hostil.
tiles with Spain desire to tender you
the services of regiment. Included
| In this regiment will be many former
soldiers of the regular army and
practically all of the national guard
| III required, more volunteers are ready
| to tender their services" In connection
| with AdJutant General ID. N. Higgins
he has also sent out the following;
| ITO Senator George l.. Shoup or Sena.
tor Henry Heitfeld, Y. S. Senate, Wash.
ington, d. C.-The governor of thi.
state has rendered the secretary OF
| war regiment of volunteers for ser.
| vice In case of hostilities with Spain
VIII you consult with the war depart
nent as to the probability of this regi-
| ue-
sired, time of movement and all par
ticulars obtainable? As Idaho was
born during the closing struggles of the
| last great war, no troops were ac-
| credited to the state. Now that We
have reached manhood. our sons ar
IDENTIFY desire and beg a place in the
| line
Gov. McCord OF Arizona Is deeply
| interested in the formation of Col
| Brodies regiment of Arizona rough
riders. He has telegraphed to the Presi-
| dent as follows; Il beg you to remem.
Der that Arizona was the first to Offer
to the government regiment of cav
airy recruited from the cowboys OF
the southwest. The regiment can be
| ready for muster in ten days and will
be an honor to the territory and to the
| nation. Please give me authority tc
raise such n regiment outside OF our
| quota OF volunteers to be called for
Az Butte, Mont, Monday the Boston
and Montana company filed suit in the
| United States court against the Chill
Mining company and John Maginnis
y. l.. Whitmore, Carlos Warfield and
| stephen X. Raymond. The latter are
named as the officers of the Chill Min.
ing company, which is now understood
| mas lease on the Rarus mine. The
| plaintiffs set out the same facts In
their complaint as alleged in their for
mer suit against Heinzer and the Mon
| tana Ore Purchasing company, and