The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30
NORTHWEST NOTES.

let In his head found In ReddinR, Cal,
Is believed to be that Of Frank Michael
OF Portland. lie Is thought to have
suicided.
Nineteen men from the Boer army
arrived In Butte on the card and are In
charge Of the local lIoer society. They
say Thousands OF Beers are coming
west to locaJe.
FIJI. Kinney, Of Portland, Ore, fell
dead In the jury box Of the state cir
cult court at that place. lie had just
been sworn in ms juror. when he was
attacked by heart failure.
W. Il. Melliclt, formerly known as
the cattle king Of the snake river, j.
now n raving lunatic, the result, II IL
believed. Of being sand.bagged by foot
pads In Chicago two weeks ago.
Ernest Scott. negro youth charged
with attempting TO assault two white
girls, created n dramatic scene In the
court room In Phoenix, Aria, by swal-
lowing n handful OF broken glass. lie
will probably die.
Amos lamar, a Waterman employed
IN the car barns OF the ~. Johns motor
line in Portland. met a horrible death
on the night OF the 2end, his clothing
catching Gre from n torch, he being
literally roasted to death.
Near Spokane the side stakes OF
fat car loaded with telegraph poles
gave away. letting the poles to tho
ground, killing two tramps who were
riding ON the car, their bodies being
found underneath the poles.
Fearing an attempt may be made 70
hold up the Overland flyer. the Union
Pacific has placed armed guards on the
trains between Cheyenne and Ogden.
Large sums OF money are being trans
-erred TO the Pacific coast, and sue
eessful robbery would result In heavy
loss to the express company.
At South Bend. Wash, the trial jury
brought In a verdict OF guilty OF muir
der in the second degree as TO j. ii.
Gates and ncqulttal In the case OF
Louritz Olsen. Gates and Olsen were
accused OF numbering Captain William
Beeson OF the schooner Lanere, on the
willapa river. on August 20.
A counterfeiters' den was recently
discovered by detectives In an old
building In SPOKANE, Wash, and part
OF the outfit captured. NJ. j. Williams
aud Joe Harrison were arrested on the
charge OF passing counterfeit silver
dollars. 1t is believed the leader OF
the gang has escaped.
1t 4, reported from Denver that State
Game Commissioner johnson has gone
with large posse Of deputies to RE
Blanco and Routt counties, the scenes
Of the alleged slaughter OF game by
Indians from the Utah reservation. II
Ia said johnson Ia determined to drive
the Indians out OF the state ut any
cost, and n clash is feared.
Governor Murphy OF Arizona has com
muted to four years the sentence OF
John G. Eehols. who has served three
vears of n ten wears sentence. His
imprlsonment was the resultof con-
yletlon for stage robbery, and the com.
mutation is prompted by the confession
OF King Ussery, who says he was the
guiltv partv and arranged his plans 30
su.nielon fell on Eehols.
ra..,h t..h.r ., Victor Colo. who
recently issued some silver souvenirs
which he called "referendum dollars"
sny. he has assurances from the United
states district attorney that his coin
ape scheme is not illegal, and he has
ordered a new die from which 10000
souvenirs will be struck of soon. The
new coins will bear the name OF Vic
tor groceryman, who agrees to redeem
them In merchandise or money.
c.oro. Sanders and Patrick MeCue
-. LI,i.d and n nnmher of other men
sar,orsl, ,nirred bv an explosion of
d.aarnI;. =, EImor.'s grading oamp on
/ ia. shorr,,n btlt ,ut.off NJ the Union