Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-04
EVENTS OF ThE WEST.

A little earthquake shock was felt
at Santa Barbara, Cal, Friday night.
but no damage was done.
Charles Van Doom, warden at the
Idaho pcnitentiary, has been arrested
for battery II being alleged that he as
saulted Douglas Hix, n late guard at
the prison.
Nellie Adams, alias zellah Ward.
young woman 90 years Of age, Friday
night murdered a young negro, Chas.
Kincaid, alias Charles Brown, In the
Empire hotel. Victoria, II. c., where
they were living together. Jealousy was
the cause.
Friday being ladies' day at Fort Rus
sell: Wyo., Torreys rough riders were
each presented with needle case,
1,O2S being distributed. The boys gave
regimental drill review for the ladies'
and were treated to supply Of cake
and other goodies before the festivities
Were over.
r. NJ. Bradley was acquitted Friday
night at Seattle, Wash. OF the murder
of NJ. f. Schelderup. In his charge to
the jury Judge Jacobs laid down new
principle. 1t was in effect that an I'M
lawful intrusion into the home of a
father may be made by means Of a
telephone used for the purpos.
of decoylng away children for immoral
purposes.
A dispute over lines led to the killing
of Captain Charles Fostman of the
schooner Louise, by Captain Antoine r..
Christensen, Of the schooner Reliance.
at the Berry street wharf, San Fran
cisco. Friday evening. The men en-
gagged in n rough and tumble fight on
board the Reliance, They fell on the
deck, when Christensen picked up q pair
of blacksmith's pinchers and dealt Fost-
man a terrible blow on the head frac-
turing the skull. He died a few hours
later. Christensen claims that he acted
in self-defense.
The monitor Monterey left the Mare
Island navy yard Friday afternoon FOR
San Francisco. As the vessel steamed
away from the dock she was greeted
and people on shore who witnessed the
departure. All the steam whistles in
the vicinity saluted the vessel as she
passed down the bay. The collier
Brutus. which is to accompany the
| Monterey to Manila, viii leave for san
Francisco today saturday., and the
two vessels Will probably sail from
San Francisco today or Sunday.
A dispatch from Guatemala via San
! Francisco says: Instructions have
been received by the agency In this
city OF the Pacific Mail STEAMSHIP
| company to retain in the port of Sar
| Jose for further orders the steamers
| City of Panama and Newport. both OF
| which are now anchored Off the road
| stead. 1t is believed that the Newport
! may he ordered TO return to San Fran
| cisco to be utilized as a government
| transport and will transfer her cargo
| mail and passengers to the City OF
| Panama, which will proceed with them
| southwark
n. S. Harold, a pioneer and promi-
| nent rancher of Stanislaus county, Cal,
| died at his home at Escalon, about
twenty-miles from Stockton. at 9
| o'clock Wednesday morning from
paralysis. Tuesday morning he suffered
| a stroke, probably brought on by worry
over his financial trouble. Of which he
had had considerable OF late. At one
| time he was one OF the richest farmers
| in the San joaquin valley, his wealth
being estimated at S25O,0O0. He had a
| model farm, owned property In other
sections of the state and had money out
at interest.
Governor Budd of California has
| committed the sentence of Ramon
| Romero, an aged Spaniard, who was
| serving life sentence at San Quentin
| for murder. He was sent from Contra
| Costa county in November. 1877, and
| will be released today Saturday
| There was strong petition for the
Communication and 1t was recommended
| by supreme court justice and sherlffs
! Romero In 1881 rendered the state
| great service in extinguishing a serious
| fire in the penitentiary. 1t Is also
| shown that he lent invaluable aid in
assisting Sheriffs Thomas Cunningham
and Harry N. Morse In hunting down
| Vasquez, the notorious bandit.
\ dispatch from Empire City, Ore,
says that Friday the Cape Arago light
| house keeper, Thomas Wymann, his
| daughter, Joseph Yonker and John Col
we'll. were crossing from the mainland
to the lighthouse in a basket running