Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-03
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
A Record Of Occurrences in Neighboring
States and Territories.
Renaissance ON THE VESSEL TAYMoUNT
fortnightly steamship Service Between
San Francisco and australia Eiec-
trio Plant for Chii.oot Pass.

At Boise, Idaho. Thursday. ]. A. Hud-
son, while In an angry mood shot and
slightly wounded John and James Mar
shall. The shooter Is in Jail.
Charles Frush and Sam Hurley are
now in jail at Boise, Ida, charged
with robbing the mails in that they
held UP and looted the Idaho stage
Tuesday last. A letter led to their ar
rest.
The uintah and White River Utes
have signed an agreement whereby
they propose to dispose of q part of
The Ulntah reserve to the Uncom-
pahgres. They have agreed upon price
of sl.25 per acre.
Commencing New Years day an or
der went into effect whereby the postal
clerks of the Cheyenne and Ogden run
will be obliged to sort the Salt Lake
city mail. thus working a great ac-
commodation to Salt Lake mail
carriers.
A railroad wreck occurred at Green
River. Wyo.. Saturday, by the west
bound Union Pacific passenger No. 3
running off the switches. The passen-
gers aboard received n vigorous sllnk-
ing up. but otherwise no particular
damage was done. A broken switch
rod was the cuse of the accident.
Friday last James Doyle's interest in
the Portland mine at Cripple Creek
was sold TO a Colorado Springs syn
dictate for s250,000 cash. The Portland
is Incorporated for 100000 shares and
100000 of this belonged to Mr.. Doyle.
The Portland has paid over million
in dividends and was located by the
gentleman just retiring when he was
poor as a church mouse.
Frank Sweeney. aged 2s, was
drowned in the big plunge at Gregson's
springs. near Butte, Mont, Saturday.
He had been to the springs with n
party of friends and after dancing for
several hours ate a hearty dinner and
Immediately went into the water. He
sank and was not missed for while.
His parents live in Bellevue. Ia. where
the body viii be taken.
Charles G. Martin of Idaho Falls
Ida, had narrow esape from death on
New Years day. Mr.. Martin, together
with his brother Frank and James
Buck, We're out on a rabbit hunting
expedition in q sled. on the sled was
rack covered with alfalfa hay. By
accident Martins gun dropped through
the loose hay and struck the rack or
sled below. Nbreaking hammer and
discharglng one barrel. one of his
fingers was blown off and his hat and
clothing set on fire.
Capt. Cornish, successor to Capt. w.
II. Beck, as agent at the Uintah and
Ouray agencies. is now ut his post
| engaged in looking over the field. The
captain Is a native of Alabama ana
has quite record In army circles. The
new detail surprised him very much, as
II came without the least solicitation
on his part. However, as Capt.
| Cornish has had considerable expert
ence With Indians 1t Is thought his
| incumbency in office VIII be satis-
Ia. dan 4f.ysu
probably be at Fort Duchesne rather
| than at White Rocks.
be inaugurated between the Pacific
coast and the Australian colonies, to
commence next February. In the
| future the vessels of the Canadian Pa
| cific line will call at Australian and
| New Zealand ports and will arrive at
| Vancouver every month, while the YES
| sells of the Oceanic company VIII bring
| the colonial mail every month to San
| Francisco, thus constituting the fort
nightly service. This new service Will
| shorten the time of the sea voyage
| from % days as at present to 10 days.
The report Of the San Francisco
branch mint shows an increase of the
coinage for the year 1897 of nearly $i,-
100000 and the largest business with
the exception of two years since the
mint was established in 1854. The de-
posits for the past year have been cor
respondingly heavy, leaving nearly
81, 900 900 uncoined gold deposits in the
mint at the close Of the years business.
The total of gold coined was $50, 500, 500,
of which 500, 405, 900 were double eagles.
s., 34I 500 eagles, and s1,770.00O in half
eagles. The total silver coinage was &c.
sci, 1915.
w. A. Burkholder OF San Francisco
has gone to Alaska to erect an electric
transmission plant to operate an cleo
trio road over the Chilcoot pass. Flee
tricity will be generated at ITALIA and
transmitted 20 miles to the point where
1t is to be used. At the pass the tele-
pherage system will be used. In addi-
ton to the electric wires. the poles
will support cables from which heavy
cars will be suspended. The motors will
be stationary and the cars Will be pro-
PEELED up the inclines by cables on u
drum. The machinery has already been
shipped, and the plant is expected to
be in working order In about three
months, when 1t Is supposed that Chill
coot pass will lose all of its terrors.
The San Francisco Chronicle In its
annual new year edition gives the fol-
lowing statistics regarding the prin-
cipal natural products of California;:
Total production during 1S97-Wine,
30.000,000 gallons; best sugar, 65.O00,-
900 pounds; wheat, 100000 centals;
barley. 100000 centals wool. 32,000,-
900 pounds; lumber. $4,000. 900; hops,
$4,000 bales; beans, 37,000000 pounds;
prunes. s2500.O0O pounds: raisins. 6i,-
600. 900 ponuds: honey, $40 cars. IL tons
each; oranges, II, $50 cars, 800 boxes each;
The exports of merchandise from San
Francisco amounted to $4,000, 900, the
largest in any year with the excep-
ton of 1891 when II was s4s, 900, 900. The
imports for the year amounted to $780,
100000.
J. A. Van Orsdel, who on Friday was
appointed attorney general for Wyo-
ming, was born in Pennsylvania in
1860. He graduated in Westminster
college, New Wilmington, Pa, In 1885,
and in 1888 moved to Nebraska. where
he engaged In business for three years.
In 1891 he moved to Wyoming and has
since that time been engaged in the
practice OF law in Cheyenne. In 1899
he was elected prosecuting attorney of
Laramie county, and in 1894 was elect
ed to the lower house of the third state
legislature. He was n member of the
commission appointed by Gov. Rich
ards in 1895 to revise the laws OF the
state. He is now the law partner of
c. w. Burdick. the present secretary
OF state of Wyoming. His appointment
is said to mean harmony.
A fact significant to the Industrial
activity of Japan comes to light in
connection with the demand for steam
err space on the ships of the Pacific
Mall and o. & o. Steamship companies