Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-10
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
FIGHT FOR THE CLlPPtRToN ISLAND.


White, well known patron of this
market had six cars of cattle here
from Provo. Utah.
Simon Stivers, the earliest pioneer of
Santa Clara county, Cal. died Monday
afternoon on his ranch two miles west
of Irvington. after protracted Illness.
He was nearly 10 years of age and had
been failing for some time, but the I'M
mediate cause of death was acute pneu-
monia, which resulted from a cold.
At Pocatello, Ida, Monday, Walter
Davis, an oregon Short Line employee
met his death in rather peculiar man
ner. Mr. Davis was using jack on an
engine tank. when the lever of the
same flew up and struck him a terrific
blow on the head, killing him instantly.
The deceased was 30 years of age and
unmarried.
Beulah L. Pinion was found dead in
her bed at lodging house in San
Francisco Monday morning by u bed
maker of the establishment. Clasped
in her hand was an empty vial that had
contained carbolic acid, and from the
corrosive marks upon the young wo-
mans lips 1t was evident that she had
employed that agent to end her life.
Michael Cudahy, the multimiliona're
of Chicago. is in Los Angeles, Cal. He
Is making a tour of inspection of his
interests in Southern California. He
has had under consideration the adj
Visibility of transferring the Nadena
ranch of 5000 acres which he owns near
Florence, into beet sugar farm and
erecting factory which will equal any
In Southern California.
The chamber Of commerce of San
Francisco, the Oldest commercial or
ganizntion on the Paoific coast through
its officers and trustees framed two
urgent appeals Wednesday in behalf of
the speedy cons tructiun of the proposed
Nicaragua canal. On, - addressed to
Prasltlent Ze!ayil Of Nicaragua and the
other to President Iglesias of Costa
Rica.
Late Monday night at San Francisco
William Ollnsky was knocked down by
club in the hands of drunken
special policeman, and painfully in
jured. Olinsky. who resides at 1923 De-
tavai street, was returning with his
sisters Dora and Lille, from an enter
tainment when he was murderously
assaulted by Thomas Kelly, special
policeman for the John SWEET grammar
school.
hailstorm occurred at Red Bluffs.
Cal, at o'clock Monday, the like of
which was never seen before. 1t lasted
but fifteen minutes. but in that short
time it did much damage. 1t came
from the north after fierce south
wind. which had prevailed during the
forenoon. The hailstones We're as large
as hens eggs, and they fell with
rapidity and force that has never been
equaled.
The sealer Kate and Anna, Charles
Lutiehs master. cleared from San
Francisco December 10 under a sealing
license. The act of Congress prohibiting
pelasic sealing was passed December
30 and the owners asked the treasury
tend to the Kate and Anna. The de-
partment ruled that the vessels license
is no protection, being practically re-
voked by the act and all sealskins cap
tured 10y her will be confiscated on her
arrival.
News was received at San Jose, Cal,
Monday of n fatal accident which oc-
Cured at Gubserville, a village near
Saratoga, on Saturday afternoon. A
number of boys were playing with a
toy pistol which one of them had
made. 1t was made of wood and to 1t
was fastened brass cylinder, which
was filled with powder. When 1t was
touched off the cylinder was driven
backward and struck Ernest Carter.
aged IT, above the right eye, entering
the brain. The boy lived but half an
hour
Levi Cant. an aged and we'll do
field, Oregon, was tortured by two
masked robbers who, by repeatedly
burning his bare feet in a hot stove
succeeded in extorting from the old
man all he had on the premises. Cant
told them he had no money. but the
robbers were not satisfied and forth
with caught the old man and placed
his feet in the stove. holding them there
until he promised to divulge where
his money was. The first time he gave
the robbers $40 but this was not sutli-
Client, and they put him to the torture
again and again, until they succeeded
in obtaining $50. after which they made
their escape.
r. C. Thayer. n son of Ned Thayer,
well known in political circles in Oak
land. Cal. and the proprietor of sa-
loon on Eighth street. was shot and
perhaps mortally wounded Monday.
Thayer entered the gun store OF Cali
win NJ. Verrill at 4S3 Seventh street.
that morning, and asked to be shown
some secondhand weapons. as he
wanted to purchase a revolver. Mrs.
NJ. Altendorf, Nerrill's daughter, wait
ed upon the young man ana showed
him the stock on hand. In the course
of his inspection she selected new
4i-caliber weapon OF the bulldog pat
tern from show case, and, in order to
demonstrate its efficiency, lifted the
trigger and snapped 1t down again
with her arm extended well across the
counter toward her customer. There
was an explosion, and Thayer stag
gerered to the door and then fell
screaming to the floor. He had been
shot in the left side. and physicians be-
lieve now that the wound is mortal
one.
By set of untoward circumstances
traceable mostly to his intermittent
love for liquor, Ira N Tooke, at one
time leader of philanthropic move.
ments in Denver, Colo, Is locked up in
the city prison, San Francisco, on.
charge of having obtained by false pre-
lenses two rings valued at $500 from
Schumacher g. Co.'s store. He was ar
rested late last Friday night by De-
tectives Cody and Silvey and kept con-
fined in the tanks until Monday morn.
ing. Tooke. when sober. has always
been an assiduous and competent man
OF business. The latest position he
held in Denver was that of promoter
for the Colorado Paving company. He
had previously been employed for a
number of years in the claims depart
ment of the Union Pacific, Denver and
Gulf Railway company, and was at ono
time man of comparative wealth. In
Chief Lees possession now are letters
from Manager Warren of the Colorado
Paving COMPANY. which plya Tontxa nm