Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-30
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
VOLUNTEER NEWS FROM SAN FRANCISCO.


On the new board track at Denver
Saturday, w. w. Hamilton of that city
broke the worlds threemlle record, I'M
paced, from flying start, riding the
distance in 6:3i. The former record,
held by Amos Il. Hughes OF Denver,
was GAG AS.
Charles Scott, miner, i5 years Of
age and a brother Of Sheriff jay Scott
of Fresno county, Cal, was Killed
Thursday while at work at the kannka
mine, near Groveland, Tuolumno coun-
ty. He was a mlllman, and on Thurs
day was standing near the wood chute
when q piece of ore fell on him killing
him.
Gustav Johnegan, barkeeper in the
employ of Krueckel Il Sperb. saloon
keepers at Thirteenth and Washington
streets, Oakland, Cal. met death at the
Piedmont baths Friday morning under
circumstances which have prompted
the authorities to institute rigid In
vestigation. The case has all the ele'
ments of Il mystery.
One of the most disastrous fires
which has occurred in Los Angeles,
Cal, r several years, started Sa;ur-
day afternoon in the basement of the
wholesale merchandise store Of Gran
dali. Aylesworth & Haskell Nos. 2is to
224 Los Angeles street, and before the
flames were subdued nearly 100000
worth of property was destroyed.
Gov. Richards of Wyoming was ad-
vised Saturday from Washington that
If the Alger light artillery would re-
solve themselves from light Into heavy
artillery they would be accepted as
Wyomings quota for the second call.
At meeting Saturday night IL was so
arranged. This battery will there
fore go to the front. They can be
thoroughly mobillzed within week.
The British ship Rahane. just arrived
~ c., f,A, CT 10 ~
s. W., indirectly confirms the recent
story of famine on Ptcaran island.
She spoke the ship Glenbank. which,
being short of provisions, had stopped
at the island but had been refused
food by the people who stated that
owing to the complete failure of their
crops they had none to spare.
Recruits for the regular army are
coming in rapidly at San Francisco.
One hundred from Ohio. Illinois and
Pennsylvania will he mustered in to-
day Company G Of the Fourteenth
regiment Is now full and company I
has about $50. all new enllstments.
Among them is Garry Cochran, the
Princeton football hero and the Berke-
ley coach.
The big field hospital for Camp Rich
mond will be open tomorrow. 1t oc-
cupies an entire block fronting on
and Ia complete in every detail. The
ground on which the hospital tents
are located is well drained and fairly
well sheltered, There will be n de-
tail Of stewards to assist the surgeons.
No visitors will be allowed on the
field.
OF the eastern soldiers now in hos
pital at San Francisco the most seri-
Gus case IL that OF N. C. Sullivan of
I, To nj ~
from meningitis. He has been de-
Iirious for several days Private Bush
of company X, Tenth Pennsylvania,
has typhoid fever. the first case yet
developed, First Sergeant Shears and
Private Pratt, both OF company L..
Thirteenth Minnesota, are laid up with
measles.
A dispatch from Vancouver, Il. c.,
Gays: w. q. Pollock. formerly Justice
of the peace OF Thurlow island, who
was accused of forging vouchers for
bounties on wild animals, was found
guilty by a jury at the assizes Friday.
sentenced to eighteen months i'm
prisonment. Pollock, after sentence,
said II am an innocent man. Perjury
has been committed here" Justice Irv-
Ing said he agreed with the verde Of
the jury.
Frank II. Polndexter, an expert &c,
countant, committed suicide Friday
morning by shooting himself In the
head. The act was committed In his
Office in the Stimson block He was n
brother of Il. w. Poindexter of the
well-known firm Of PoindeNter &
wadsworth financial agents. Poindex-
ter has been Respondent for some time
over the condition OF his Wife, who is
not expected to live, owing to COM
plicated Illness. She has son now llv-
Ing In San Francisco,
Many of the soldiers at Camp Rich
mond, San Francisco, are greatly in
need of proper clothing, and owing to n
system OF red tape or from some other
cause. the authorities seem unable to
cope with the situation. There has been
much suffering among the men, but
few complaints have been heard. Pri-
vate enterprise has undertaken TO rem
edy the deficiencies of the commissary
department, and We're 1t not for he
contributions OF food made by the Red
Cross society and others, II Is said
there would have been real suffering
In more than one OF the camps at Fort
Richmond.
At 6 o'clock Saturday evening Frank
Derville, who lives near Tacoma. Wash,
aged 60, went home intoxicated and,
quarreling with his wife, drew n big
knife and rushed upon her. His r.
year-old son, Jack, picked up gun
and shot his father as the latter was
attacking his mother. the old man fall
Ing dead almost instantly. The family
resided in the town of Streilocoom,
twelve miles from Tacoma, where the
shooting took place. The boy was ar
rested, and the people of the town con-
slider the killing was justiAable. The
Derville family Is well known in the
West as being prominent on the variety
stage.
A serious accident occurred at 2
faI. ooh Co. H.
park, Denver by which nearly 100
children, ranging in age from mere
babies to II or IA years, were more or
less severely injured. A temporary
grand stand had been erected for Memo
children had been gathered for rehear-
sal. Suddenly a large section of the
stand gave way, carrying its load OF
terrified little ones to the ground, in
some instances a distance OF thirty feet.
Many were caught beneath the falling
timbers, and about forty We're severely
huft, while scores were painfully
scratched and bruised.
A lawsuit involving many thousands
of dollars, dating from the Temporary
suspension of the Bank of California, in
1875. has been ended by a compromise,
and Judge Seaweil or the superior
court has given judgement agRir7t the
court has given judgment against the
land. for 27,500. Mr.. Kamm's origlna,
deposit amounted to over S75. 900. but
as he was one of the original shnre-
holders in the bank. having $50. 900
Wor IN OF stock, the lost-namcd amount