Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-21

Utah. as no irrigation will be required
for the oregon crop.
A dispatch from Tniia, Alaska. under
date of the 18th Inst. says Frank
Clement Of Hillsboro, Or. was shot
and killed at sheep Camp this morning
by Gottiieb Schneider OF Howard cour-
ty. Md. A lynching was avertcd only
by the prompt action OF the officers IN
getting the murderer out of the way.
lie Is now In jail at this place. Glenn
ent lived several hours, hut failed to
give an account of the quarrel. Schnei-
der claims self-defense as cause for the
shooting. He tells n story OF several
quarrels with Clement. from whom he
had purchased part of an outfit. In
the last quarrel. which ended In the
tragedy. Schneider says: II grabbed
him and he reached around and got IA
big knife, and said he would cut my
heart out. I reached for my revolver
and cooked 1t, holding my thumb so
the hammer, which would not stay up
alone, would not drop. Clement hit my
hand and knocked my thumb OF,
which discharged the gun. He ran out
side crying that he had been shot. and
went out and gave myself up to the
officers Schneider WAS surrounded
by the mob, and threats were made of
hanging him. but he was gotten away
before he threat was put into eXecu-
tion. Three gamblers and all-round
toughs were arrested and sent to jail
today on suspicion Of being the muir
derers of Sam Roberts, who was muir
dered yesterday. one of them named
Corbett and a bullet wound in his
shoulder, supposed to have been ln
flcted in the melee. a saloon and
lodglng-hou belonging to II. Doug
lass burned n week ago and two men
persisted. The wife OF one of the dead
men says her husband had considera-
III a. 10 a.NHs lao
is supposed the house was set ON fire.
A great deal of Interest is manifest in
the result of the fight between Peter
jackson and Jim Jeffries, which win
be decided at Woodward's pavilion,
San Francisco, tomorrow tTuesday)
night. Both men have finished their
work in preparing for the contest, and
from now TIL they meet In the ring
viii take matters easily. Jackson has
undergone q six weeks preparation
and. much to the surprise of his many
admirers, he has shown great form in
the last week or ten days. In fact,
he has shown such good form in his
practice that those who thought him
has been" are now laying their money
on him. He is apparently strong. and
as far as boxing Is concerned. has lost
none of his clcverness or agility: still
having those quick, peculiar blows that
won him so many battles. Jackson
viii weigh about 1876 pounds. He has
taken on but 10 or 10 pounds. A close
observer OF pugllists has this to say OF
Jackson's chances: There is no doubt
that the contest depends upon Jack
sons vitality. II he can prove that in
his case, all precedences concerning
age and fast living of pugilists do not
apply to him, then he should prove the
winner. I believe that Jackson will
endeavor to make the contest a short
one, realizing that the longer It lasts the
better II will for Jeffries. However, II
Jeffries decides TO force matters he
will find in jackson n defensive fighter
who has no equal among the heavy
weights. and while Jeffries may rough
Youth and strength are the two prin-
cipal aids that Jim Jeffries will have
on his side. His youth and strength
Will he ptted against the science OF
Jackson. and the rule has generally
been that youth tells more than any
thing in pugilistfc encounters where
both men are more or less experienced.
Jeffries has a trife advantage In height
and some in weight. He is half an
| inch taller than Jackson. measuring six
| feet one inch, and weighs more by
| about 90 pounds. He will enter the
| ring at 2l5 pounds. All things consid-
| cred 1t will be contest between the
two largest men in the pugilistic world
! today, and has been very aptly STYLED
| THE battle Of the giants The bet
| ting favors Jeffries at 10 to 8. with the
| prospects Of the odds evening up by
| Tuesday night.