Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22
C0E I. CRAWFORD.
Senator from South Dakota.

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San Francisco it would eliminate in
the worst tong war the west has ever
seen. The Boise police have looked up
the record of Wong Cow and flnd it to
be a bad one. to say the least SO the
case stands, and no one can tell at
this time what the ultimate outcome
will be The local Chinese interpreter
says that the war is by no means over
and that the spilllng of more blood can
be looked for,
SEVERELY STABBED,
E L. Evans. superintendent of tho
county poor farm. was severely stabbed
in the right arm Monday by an. un-
ruly inmate known as "Tuscarora
Blll' Heaton. and as result came
nearly losing his life through the
loss OF blood. The main artery of his
right arm was completely severed, and
but for the timely attention given by a
thoughtful ncighbor. who happened to
be present at the time, the unfortunate
man might have bled to death before
a physician could have reached him.
He was rushed to the hospital where
surgical attention was given, and he
will doubtless recover. The assallant
was arrested and lodged in Jail. He Is
a man OF between 65 and 10 years of
age and the cause of his rash act
was due to the fact that he was re-
fused his dinner for the reason that he
refused to clean up his room. accord
Ing to custom. ...l..-s l.t.t 20
TRIAL POSTPONED. ''
The trial OF John H. Garrett former
promoter of the Great Western Beet
Sugar company OF Mountain Home.
and his associates indicted recently by
the federal grand jury for conspiracy
to dcfraud the government and subor-
nation OF perjury. will not take place
before the September term of court.
according to an agreement entered into
between the district attorney and tho
attorneys for the defense All the de-
PENDANTS are under bonds Garrett is
still in Chicago
SECOND VICTIM OF WRECK.
the second death as the result of
the wreck on the Oregon Short Line at
Arcadia between the pony" passenger
and Il freight train. last Wednesday
night at $50 o'clock, occurred Friday
afternoon. when Henry Asmusscn OF
Payette, a passenger in the forward
coach, succumbcd i'm Il local hospital
from the terrible scalds which he re-
ceiyed. The other death was that of
William d, Bustecd. the engineer of the
passenger train, who was killed cut
right Those injured were Victor c,
Eggers, a. II Chase of Boise and L
L. Evans of Weiser.
AS a result of an inquiry held at
Pocatello Engineer Chase and head
Brakeman Buckley of the freight train
were held responsible for the wreck
The board of inquiry held that they
were negligent i'm not stopping their
train before fouling the main line
track" They further contended that
the signals were In perfect working
order. which the traInmen said wero
defective,
WESTERN UNION MUST PAY.
According to an opinion recently
handed down by the supreme court of
this state, a telegraph company ~
liable for mistakes In the transmission
of II message, regardless of the state-
ment or stipulation printed on the back
OF the blank forms used by the sender
providing for repeaters. and that all
claims for damages must be presented
to the company within 60 days. The
ruling was In the case OF Elisha Strom
and others VS.. the Western Union Iele.
graph company, being an appeal srom
the Bear Lake county district court, In
which judgment of dismissal on u mo-
liou lGl UpUSull GlllGlcu ny Judge Al
fred Bulge in favor OF the defendant
was reversed.
IDAHO'S ACRES INTACT.
Somewhat of n sensation was recent
ly created throughout the irrigated re-
glons of southern Idaho by ruliag
sent out by acting commissioner OF he
general land Office, S V. Proudflt in
which IL was held that Idaho was on
tif1p1 IN af
under the Carey act grants. whereas IT
h;fs been considered all along that this
state had been granted 100000 ocres.
and the state land board has accepted
applications Tor the segregation of
2,2I20OO acres, already. AS soon us
Proudht's letter reached the state and
department Register Church immedi-
atey wired him to the effect that he
must certainly be mistaken. calling his
attention to the various acts, three In
number. each granting to this state
lC00,000 acres. The former Immediately
replied that his ruling had been re-
sclndcd
COAL. SHORTAGE STILL ON.
The coal shortage Is stnl on In Boise
and nciShborlng towns. A few cars
are being received occasionally and the
coal IL ratloncd out In such n manner
that actual suffering Is prevented.
though much annoyance and extra cx
pensc. coupled with priyation In many
Instances. are experienced. The popular
verdict Is that the coal dealers 1re
responsible. on account of their unwiu-
lngness to store sufficient quantity Of
coal to guard against an occurrence of
this kind. The coal dealers In turn
blame the railroads. claiming that suf-
| ticient coal could be had here even
now IL transportation facilities We're
| provided
The mid-year term of the Lattcr-day
Saints high school begins Monday
Jan. "a Beginning courses have been
| arranged for the accommodation os