Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-27
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
BROWN OF CALIFORNIA is SUSPENDED.
Cattle for Dnwson--The Farragut Nearly
Ready for Service Fell Down Stairs
and Died.

TWO thousand steers viii De urlNtH
over the Dalton trail to Dawson, start
ing from Pyramid Harbor In June. c.
w. Thebe. representing Butte City
men, has purchased 1900 head and
Jack Dalton is gathering 700 more for
the same purpose.
Roderick Mcneil, a coal passer on
the steamer Pomona, died sunday from
burns received Saturday evening. AS
the vessel was going Into the harbor at
San Diego, Cal, flue blew out and
Mcneil was scalded by the steam. He
leaves widow and several children
in San Francisco.
Miss Nellie Smith. the fourteen-year-
old daughter of John Smith, whose
home is in 1868 William street, in West
Oakland, Cal, fell down a flight of
stairs Sunday morning as the result of
a misstep and died few minutes
later. The accident was an unusual
one. and 1t will require an examination
of physicians to ascertain Just what
injuries caused the young girls death.
Brigadler General Merriam. COM
mander Of the department Of Call
fornia, has gone to Van Couver bar
racks, accompanied by Major Berry,
his aide. 1t is understood that General
Merriam Will inspect the troops and
Notifications ut Van Couver. Before
his departure he ordered Colonel Mar
Gus p. Miller to take charge of all the
troops remaining at San Francisco, as
well as OF the works of defense in and
about that city.
After having been missed for about
ten days, Henry Schoenberger was
found dead In the attic of his house at
Sixth and 10 streets, Sacramento, Cal.
He had hanged himself, but after death
the rope broke and the body fell to the
floor. Schoenberger had wife and
four children. He was very abusive
to them and some time ago they left
him. He had been drinking hard for
more than year and last December
made an attempt to shoot his wife and
oldest son.
Charles II. Walker, an Indian. COM
mitted suicide In the county jail at
Reddlng, Cal, Saturday by hanging
himself. Walker. who was arrested for
brutally beating an Indian boy to
death. was to have had his preliminary
examination Monday morning. When
his jailers went to give him his break
fast they found him hanging to the
window bars of his cell, He had torn
his overalls into strips and with them
made the moose. To make death doubly
certain he fastened his hands behind
him by means of a slip moose.
Edward j. Brown, of the University
of California, was suspended indefi-
UlttlN from tllt anna
teur athletic association Tuesday night.
Several months ago Mr.. Brown visited
the eastern colleges as the representa-
tive of the University of California.
on his return to California he criticised
the standing of the eastern athletics
and in general made number OF
| statements that were not at all to the
liking OF the inter collegiate associa-
| ton. At the annual meeting Of the as
| ISOLATION, recently held his case was
taken up and Mr.. Brown was invited
to recall his statements He refused
| to do SO and has been suspended as O
| consequence.
| In little more than a month there
| will be ready for service with the
| United States warships in Pacific
| waters small but formidable vessel
the 30 knot torpedo boat Farragut. now
on the ways at the Union Iron Works
| San Francisco. Contrary to the Gus.
tom of shipbuilders the Farragut's en-
| gines and machinery will all be In
| place when she slides off the ways
| The Farragut is designed for a speed
| OF 30 knots an hour. Her dimension.
are: Length. 30 feet; beam, 20 feet
4 inches: maximum draft with the shiI
| ready for sea and bunkers full feet
Her displacement will be 273 tons ant
| her engines will indicate a maximum Of
| 5000 horsepower.
The board of trustees of the Sar
| Francisco chamber of commerce at q
special meeting reached the conclusion
that the best means of protecting th'
| coast against privateers would be fol
| the citizens to procure auxiliary cruis
| ers, by purchase or construction to pro
| tect merchant vessels against priva
| teers, and to create an auxiliary artil
| lery with batteries for the defense o.
| the coast of San Francisco. 1t wa,
also suggested that submarine cabl,
| be laid from that city to the Farallor
| islands and that n signal station b,
established upon the islands, in orde
to announce approaching vessels on,
day earlier than by the present meth
| dds