Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-04
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
YOUNG LADY MEETS A VIOLENT DEATH.
ncy's Assistants to be vigorously Dealt
Wyoming at Omaha.


2Srd, has convinced Gov. Steunenberg
of Idaho that the crime was of n
character that calls for vigorous ac-
tlon on the part of the state, and this
will be applied.
a terrible accident occurred at River
side, Cal, Friday afternoon in the Santa
Fe yards by which Il. w. Smith will
probably lose his life. The lad at
tempted to cross the track in front of
switch engine. He was run over and
| his right leg cut off below the knee.
The other leg was manEled go that the
bone was reduced to q pulp. No hopes
| for his life are entertained.
The trolley cars casualty record in
| San Francisco in 1897 was increased
| by two upon the last day OF the old
| year, the swift-moving wheels crush
| ing the life out of one victim and
mangling the other so that there Is
| little hope of his recovery. An un-
known woman was killed and Howard
X. McNichol was dangerously injured.
Charles Sturtevent, well known
young man shot and killed n Chinese
named Hong at NJ. Il. Cloves ranch.
ten miles north OF Woodland. Cal,
Wednesday. AS soon as the news of
the shooting was received. officers hast
ened to the ranch and made an fnves-
tigation, which showed that young
Sturtevant was justified in taking the
life of the Chinese.
Two boys who happened to be on the
hilltop at Seventeenth street. Clarendon
Heights, San Francisco. found the dead
body of John Donovan in ditch. De-
ceased was about 65 years of age. had
been an inmate OF the comfy aims
house, and was discharged Saturday
at his own request. lie had been
eating candy when death overlook
him, and 1t is doubtful whether he fell
from the top OF the hill to the ditch be-
low or died suddenly while resting.
Miss Elena d. welch of Berkeley and
Ira ID. Kendall of Santa Cruz, Cal.
were to have been married Thursday
night but an unexpected accident made
II impossible for the ceremony to take
place Miss Welch fell down stairs.
injuring herself SO severely that she
could not be present at the wedding.
The bride-to-be was prevented from
marrying Kendall once before, because
of similar accident, and the singular
coincidence is the talk of the city.
Charles Smith of 2432 Harrison street,
San Francisco fireman employed on
n switch engine in the Southern Pacific
yards. sustained painful and possibly
dangerous injuries Thursday night at
the yards, near Sixth and King streets.
While leaning from the window of his
cab watching for signals of his brake
man., he was struck in the back of the
head and knocked senseiess to the floor
of his cab. The object with which he
came into collision was a switch-house,
built too close to the track.
Adolph Winckler, a merchant of
Kings City. Cal, and many years n
resident Of that section, was instantly
killed by the accidental discharge of
IL shotgun at his home Thursday after
noon. Deceased was in a room in the
rear of his store. He took down an
old muZzle loading shotgun to draw n
load preparatory to letting his grand
sons have 1t for IA hunting trip. While
| the gun was In an upright position,
with the butt on the floor, 1t was dis
charged, the entire charge of shot en-
tering Mr.. Winckler's heart. Deceased
was 10 years old.
The citizens and prominent business
men of Cheyenne, Wyo., held a meet
Ing in that city last night. at which
was discussed ways and means for
the representation Of the state at the
Omaha exposition. Among the speak
ers We're Senaor Warren, ex-senator
Carey, Gov. Richards and State Engi-
neer Elwood Meads, all favoring
state display at the proposed big fair.
Resolutions were adopted asking the
citizens to subscribe $500 the same
to be refunded by the next state legis-
lature.
W. Keegan of 220 Fifth avenue south
San Francisco made Il CHASTITY discoy-
cry Saturday forenoon. About three
quarters of a mile from Hunters Point
dry dock. at the base of an almost per-
pendicular cliff and close to the wa
ter's edge he found in place called
the Devils Hole the body of an UNI
known man lying fee downward, who
had apparently been dead only day
or two. The remains were those of a
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set and bald. The water could reach
the body only at high tide. Near him
was glass tumbler and rusty
kitchen knife. the blade of which had
been broken of near the. handle, but
nothing was found by which the re-
mains could be identified.
George O'Neil committed suicide Sat-
urday afternoon by shooting himself
through the right temple, at 1877 San
resided with his mother and other
members of the family. O'Neil was a
native of San Frnncisco> and was 2S
years of age. He had been employed as
letter carrier but was compelled to
abandon his occupation owing to con
tinued illness. He has been sick with
consumption for some time and des-
paired of regaining health. During the
absence of the rest of the family o'Neil,
who had been Respondent, ended his
life. His suicide is peculiarly distress.
ing to the surviving relatives, and
especially to his mother. since the
father died only Il short time ago and
another brother is in the last stages
of consumption.
A dispatch from Aspen, Colo, says;
DIR. II. c. Brown has suspended opera
tons in the Free Silver mine, after
over three years Of continuous opera
ton, and the expenditure of nearly
100000, without the return OF cent.
Some 5000 feet Of prospect work has
been done in contact at a depth of
1000 feet, without finding ore. The
airline and drills have been pulled out
of the property and the surface plant
turned over to the Smuggler people,
who will continue prospecting work in
their twelfth level. The Free Silver
pump will be kept In operation by the
Smuggier and Della s.. companies,
Jointly. for the present at least The
suspension of the Free Silver Is IA
great disappointment and N severe
blow to the district. inasmuch as this
IL the deepest workings in the camp,
and strike would have infused new
life into deep mining.
Miss Rose Ashton met a violent death
In rather mysterious manner at
o'clock Saturday afternoon at her resi-
dence. All Tenth street, San francisco.
She was "a years old. comely and well
off in worldly sense. being the owner
OF the house in which she died. Liv-
ing with Miss Ashton In the Tenth
street residence were her sister and the
1af s1h a nd In Frfn