Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-20

Alex Hayden, a rancher of Henry's
Fork, Wyo, was thrown from a frac-
tious horse Wednesday, resulting n
death. He was 50 years Of age and
leaves a wife and child.
b. j. Franklin. ex-governor of Ari-
IONA, died suddenly at his home at
Phoenix Thursday lie lay down to rest
and when a member Of his family went
to call him he was found to be dead
George Milden, an employ of the
Union Pacific shops at Evanston, Wyo.,
has been missing since Wednesday
night, and 1t is feared he has walked
into the river as when last seen he was
intoxicated.
been perfected by the Red Cross So
ciety of California. which already EN-
braces all of the leading cities. Good
work is already being done for the
soldiers encamped at the Preside.
Edward Taylor. of San Francisco. has
been adjudged insane and committed
to the ukiah asylum. He imaglnes
that he Is an officer in the United States
army and is imbued with the idea that
he should invade the Philippines at
once.
Thomas j. Riley, on trial at Helena,
Mont, for the murder of Millionaire
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree. Riley was defended by the
Miners Union of Butte. to which he
belonged.
The sealing schooner Kate and Anna
has been held at San Francisco on
charge of violating the law against
pelagic sealing, to await the opinion of
the United States district attorney. The
captain alleged that he received his
1.a1. (. r 4.
bidding sealing was Issued and that the
1856 skins which he had on board We're
taken south of the thirty-ffth de-.
gree.
The Rufus C. Wood sailed from San
Francisco this tFriday) morning for
Alaska. Among her 100 or more pas
sengers is the Gardner party of forty
civil engineers and mechanics. who are
sent out by London and New York
syndicate to survey railroad from
Norton Sound to the Northwest Point
on the Yukon, making a saving of
about 300 miles in the distance to Daw-
son.
The Pacific Rolling Mills. the only
works of their kind on the Pacific
coast, and for years one of the great
est hives of industry in San Francisco,
viii conclude what little work they
have on hand and then close up bust
ness and retire from the field as soon
as possible in order to avoid further
losses from dull times and too many
Eastern competitors for trade that
any one of them could more than sup
ply.
Passengers on the steamer Morgan
City, which arrived at Seattle Wash,
from Copper river, Alaska. Thurs
day. report that two large snowslides
occurred on Valdes glacier April Goth
and May LIST, in which about 100 people
were caught. Only three persons were
Killed. They We're: Joseph Turner,
Chicago; h. Antwerp, Minneapolis; A.
johnson, Eureka, Cal. A report was
current that four more We're missing,
but 1t could not be confirmed.
An exposion occurred at Baker City.
Oregon Thursday evening when a
mortar was being fired to welcome the
troops from Idaho. who are en- route
to San Francisco. An immense crowd
had gathered at the depot. and the ex-
plosion occurred in the midst of It,
Curtis Spencer, n 6-year- old boy, had
his skull fractured and will die. E.
A. Worswick had leg broken and
Mrs. William Good. John G. Foster
and j. ii. Parker were badly bruised.
Silver candle sticks, yards of old lace,
medals of the Legion of Honor, diamond
rings, ivory bound prayer books. silve,
sauce pans. all sorts of old jcwelry and
articles of luxury have Just been sold
by the sheriff of Los Angeles, Cal, to
satisfy claims against the estate of
Count de / de kersausson- Pennordreff.
The count had been decorated by Ma
poleon III as one OF the La Vile
Noblesse. Later he lost his all in the
Panama scheme and soon after died.
Only a few hundred dollars were re-
allied by the counts heirs.
News comes from New Zealand of nm
outbreak Of Maoris near Ohoewai. The
authorities attempted to make the
Maoris pay tax ON each of the large
number of dogs they have around the
villages, whereupon the natives went
On the waipath and burned many
OF the white residents in the
vicinity, besides roughly using the oc-
,upants. 1t is understood that no lives
were taken. Her majesty's river gun
,oat Torch has been dispatched to
he scene to put down the outbreak.
Two members of commercial COM
mission to China, which has the en-.
lorsement of the United States govern |
nent, and is being sent under the di- |
'ection OF the Philadelphia commercial |
for the furtherance of our |
rade with China and foreign lands |
are In San Francisco. Tho
1wo members are Sheridan T.. Rend
Until recently United States consul Mt
l1en-Tsin, China, and Cassiue A. Green.
They will meet at Shanghai the third
member of the commission, Dr. Gus
ave Neiderleln, q well known explorer
md scientist.
In addition to the three train loads
4 troops from Nebraska which reached
tan Francisco Thursday. thirteen more
ieavily loaded specials. containing the
valance of the Nebraska soldiers, a
egiment eahc from Minnesota, Kan
as and Colorado and battalion from
wyoming, are now on the way there
rom Ogden. There is n scarcity of
ars on the Southern Pacific, but the
ompany is doing all in its power to get
he easter troops there as soon as pos
ible. Neither the City of Sydney nor
he Australia has received any supplies
ct for the trip to Manila. Carpenters
re putting up hunks and other neces-
lry temporary structures for the trans
ortation of troops, but 1t will take
illy week to get the Vessels ready for
eparture.
The British fleet in the Pacific is to
strengthened to a considerable ex-
'ht during the next few months. says
vancouver. b. C., dispatch. The
emeraire, the first battleship to be per-
lhnentIy stationed here. is being fitted
W at Portsmouth and will sail shortly
" Esqufmalt, and the big cruiser War
oite Is also to be sent to join the Pa
nc meet. The fleet Is to be strength
led by replacing some of the smalle,
users with larger ones, the second
a