Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-23

diCte1 to the use of the drug ana in
time her mind was somewhat affected.
II Is believed that abe was In this con-
dition when she made her desperate at
tempt upon her life
No decision has been reached by
Gov. Rogers in the matter of commut-
ing the sentence of Henry Craemer,
who Ii to be hanged at Seattle, Wn..
next Friday. to life Imprisonment. as
recommended by the board of par
dons. Gov. Rogers has referred the
matter TO Mayor Humes, who presid-
for his opinion. II is understood that
Mayor Humes has notified Gov.
Rogers that he shall not shift upon
him tHumes) the responsibility. II Is
intmated that If Gov, Rogers refuses
to commute Craemers sentence. the
supreme court will he asked to grant
Il stay NJ execution.
The steamer Princess Louise arrived
at Victoria, b. G.. Tuesday night
from Wrangel and Northern British
Columbia ports. AS she loft Wrangcl
before the Farallon, which arrived
Monday. she brings no important
news beyond the fact that there has
been a freeze up ON the Stickeen and
men have started TO move up the river.
Among the passengers was Purser
simpson Of the steam schooner
end was going north and had reached
Alert when 1t was found that hel
boilers were giving out and she had
turned back. simpson left the
Townsend off ComoN to telegraph for
a tug as the boilers were getting
worse. The schooner was drifting
around the gulf. She has So passen-
gers on board.
on Saturday night the body of Flor
dr. On hR hnH
of family named Garcia, at San
Bcrnardino. Grandmother Garcia, so
years Of age. and two little children
were the only occupants Of the house
when the body was found. Ramos
had gone down town with consider
able sum of money, and was expected
to call at the Garcia home on his way
back. one of the children heard a
noise in his grandmother room, ana
ON entering stumbled over the dead
body. From appearances II was evil
dent that Ramos had attempted to
commit an assault upon the old wo-
man, and she had repulsed him, and
that he fell. striking his head. There
appears to he evidence that the man
was poisoned as well as injured by his
fail The old woman Is too old and
too badly frightened to be able to talk
inteligently.
Passenger train No. IS, northbound,
has been held up mt Cross Creek. a
siding seven miles from Goshen
Junction. near Fresno. Cal. by
two masked robbers. The express
car was blown up and one pouch In
the mail car rified. Details regarding
the manner In which the train was
held up are meager. hut it is known
that dynamite was used on the eN-
press car. which was blown to atoms.
1t is reported that some Of the pas
sengers were also relieved OF their
valuables. Sa far as known no one
was Injured. A saloonleeper ut
Travers saw two men passing through
that place early In the evening and
they are supposed to be the men who
committed the crime. An oihcei
named Meade was on the train which
was held up. He at once gave the
alarm and the sherlffs Of Tulare, Kern
and Fresno counties have organized
posaes. who are now on the trail OF
the robbers. 1t is reported that soint
of the passengers were also reviewed
| Of their valuables.
| The second comet of the year 1898 was
discovered at the Lick Observatory
| Sunday morning about 4:3O O'Clock by
! c. D. Perrine. 1t Is situated In the west
| ern portion Of the constellation fesa
sus, south OF the star 1ota. Its posi-
| ton at SO min Sc sec. Gereenwich NEAR
! $50 sec, and declination north 10 DEG
43 min. 233 acc. 1t is moving north
| degree per day and east nearly min
| of time. The comet is bright as II sta
| of the seventh magnitude and can b'
seen with a very small telescope I'M
| head is round mad about two minutes
of arc in diameter with bright cen
trail condemnation 10 seconds In Ola
/ meter This nucleus is not stellar, bu
| has graduated appearance. tal
| about / degree long extends away
| from the sun. AS soon as two more 90
servations can be secured us orbit
| will be calculated Mt the Lick Observa
/ tory. Until this is done little can b.
| snid Of its future movements, The las
| six comets have been consecutively dis
| covered at the Lick Observatory 10y
Assistant Astronomer Perrine.
lin Jefries, of Los Angeles. Cal.
/ easily defeated Peter jackson In tbs
| third round Tuesday night at Wood
wards pavilion. san Francisco. Eigh
thousand people were present. JACK
| son did not make much of showini
/ after the first round. He displayed
some OF his old-time cleverness II
| d,.cking and jabblng with his LETT. bu
! could not land hard enough to stop TN
| rughes of his younger and stronger
antagonist Jeffr1es showed consider
able Improvement In cleverness, usin.
! his hIiil0B WITH lplh aai4s
precision. The second round was live
iy until Peter got q hard left swing OF
the law. which sent him down on his
back. He arose only to go down agar
from the same blow, and WAS saved b,
the gong sounding time. jackson
came up looking fairly fresh In th'
third round. but soon received n hare
left on the Jaw, which made him wob
BILE helpessly about the ring. Anothe
blow from Jeffries sent him agains
the ropes, where he hung, unable I,
lift his hands. Jeftries magnanlmous
ly stepped back, awaiting the recov
cry of his opponent but as Peter wal
| plainly out, the referee stepped he
tween them and declared Jeffries tn,
winner. Jackson, who had trained
hard for the fight, weighed about 20
| pounds, and although he had beer
considered by many as Il back mum
Der. was pronounced by physiciani
TO be in perfect physical condition
Jeffries weighed 2lj pounds and OF
account of his youth and strength wa,
favorite in the betting, at odds rang
ing from 10 to TO 10 to s.
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