| Show WESTERN NEWS ITEMS according to a statement reent of M B hall of spokane wash a who arrived on the steamer utopia from way his hie party of four men brought out gold dust and drafts amounting to residents along the big hole river near butte mont were somewhat startled sunday owing to a break in the big restraining dam after the people had sought high places f for or safety their fears were allayed when notified that all danger had passed the police commission of san francisco have adopted a resolution declaring that in case of war police officers who enlist will not lose their places which will be filled during their absence by men whose appointment shall be merely temporary california at present offers a good market for the corn of nebraska iowa and kansas large shipments orthis of this cereal are now coming west the needs of the cattle in central and southern california and particularly the failure of this years barley crop are the existing demand tor for corn two miners were killed in montana mines monday pat coughlin a miner of the anaconda fell down a chute and a quantity of rock fell on him killing him instantly john benge a miner in the letter mine at sheridan was killed tend horribly mangled by a premature explosion of a blast of powder harry kelton the six year old child of F M kelton of tree treb pinos cal was crushed to death beneath the wheels of his fathers wagon thursday on the road between san ratael rafael and novato covato the family were traveling from their home in san benito county to where the father farther expected to take up government land walter D mansfield of san francisco has broken the worlds record for both outdoor and indoor fly casting he extended his line a distance of feet 6 inches this exceeds by one half a foot the record made by leonard in madison square garden at the indoor fly casting tournament held in the early part of the year and by seven feet mansfields own outdoor record the body of an unknown young man was found in santa monica cal friday morning at the foot of one ot at the streets leading to the beach death had been caused by a bullet fired through the head beside him lay revolver pacts facts made it appear silvear a case of suicide but certain discoveries indicate that the mans death might have been caused by some one else eight homing pigeons belonging to john mole were liberated at ashland ore saturday at 6 35 a m and were in their loft at east oakland ok kland cal at the same afternoon having made the trip in the quick time of 8 hours and 48 43 minutes minuteman esan sn average speed of 1035 yards per minute mr mole will now send his birds to roseburg which Is miles further north A san francisco Chron chronicle lele special from fresno cal says unless some thing at present unforeseen happens fully head of sheep and cattle will die of starvation in this county alone in the next few months on account ot of the lack of grazing grating grounds it is understood that an urgent representation sen tation has been made madeko to senator white asking that the sierra a reservations in this part ot of the state be thrown completely open to adeep and cattle year with no restrictions ay ar to the national parks larks at a recent conference between gen shatter U S A and gen dickinson commanding the california national guard it was decided to place one of the three abree batteries of light artillery to be organized from the state militia at monterey the other two batteries batter iee will be stationed at santa cruz and santa barbara steps for securing guns and equipments have been taken and it to la expected that the batteries will soon be in position A dispatch from helena mont says aada that companies B and C second infantry have received orders from the department part ment headquarters to be prepared to start for the regiments new station at mobile ala wednesday the regiment ment is stationed at fort keogh col bates has his headquarters fort harrlson harrison helena and port fort yates tales N D the troops troop swill will arrive at st paul we about noon and will proceed E auth without delay the last of the six anch rapid fire guns were mounted on the Charleston at maxe mare island cal monday Mon deCy completing her armament with the exception of the small rapid fire guns which will be placed in the tower she willbe sent out in the stream the first thing tuesday morning giving place in the dry dock to the every day from 20 to 30 recruits are sworn to in on the independence there is in still a need of able seamen and second grade engineers prince albert of belgium heir apparent to the throne arrived at alt san diego cal thursday evening with a party direct from new orleans the prince travels travel 13 incognito and regi stere at the hotel del coronado as C A harris of los angeles his party comprises his court physician dr milos his aide de camp col abt M Jooe Jo tens of the belgium ie legation gation at washington they do not even evea enoy enjoy the luxury of a private cew car but travel in the ordinary coaches A butte mont special to the minneapolis journal says cyrus A bell a miner has been arrested charged with attempting to burn mrs marion kelly and her two children to death in their house she had refused to marry him the perpetrator of the crime entered her house in the early morning bound and chloroformed chloro formed her and her oldest daughter and then set fire to the house her screams when awakened by the flames summoned the neighbors who rescued the inmates and put out the flames there is to bea be a woman railroad president in san francisco tsoo in defiance of all precedent and prejudice 4 to ta not often that a woman q to take control of affairs ot of a railway and the innovation Inne varon to in city will make some go their heads and wonder when the skies will fall the new president pre trident will be emma sutro merritt eldodt daughter of adolph sutro and as guardian or of his hi person and estate holder or of the majority of the stock la in the sutro electric railway A convict at folsom CW cal named august britten was shot down by guard friday morning while attempting to escape through the lines britten tei a is in doing ten years for burglary committed in fa presno county and began serving his term last lart september shortly after his arrival at folsom he tried to break through the lines at the rock crusher but was fired upon and surrendered stace since that time britten has been looked upon ps as a man who would make a break tor for liberty should he a any time present itself and aad the guards have been very watchful of him george creig who is the king of panning island is in once more a visitor to san francisco he arrived friday on board the schooner falcon and brought with him his hie wife youngest son and the son of a neighboring south sea island potentate mike miller by name greig is a son of old captain greeg the white man whose occupation took hiep him to the south 4 eadi W where ly he married a south sea bea bride and secured a whole island all too to him himself before greig sr died he had acquired washington island RA an adjoining dot of coral reef and the k kingdom or of the present monarch c consists on of these two atolls in the south po the troops at the Preel presidio dio cal ordered d a I 1 ed to now new orleans and chattanooga mn win probably leave san franciso Francl so tuesday evening but it is possible that their Op departure arture may be delayed until wednesday gen shatter shafter has arrived hem from bakersfield and was busy all day sunday at department headquarters jap i arts are being made to have the troops tiodos parade through the city on their departure so they may be given an ovation ov atton in which it ft to Is proposed all the dubne school children will participate ova shatter would not hot say aay positively taday Xo monday that any part ot of the national huard guard would be ordered to duty at the presidio ailo zohn john a young brewer at I 1 gould street south san ban I 1 ended his life thursday bg with ath car carbolic carrolle bolle acid aad he had been married several years but recently domestic discord dalcord caused him to petition the courts courte tor for a divorce his wife contested the action and after a ulster fight succeeded in defeating her bUBba hd object Esc eschelbach EschAl hAlbach hach was rendered despondent by the decision of the fe judge and going to his home shortly after 9 in the evening he drunk drank the poison which proved fatal in spite of medical aid that was obtained the body was taken to the morgue eschelbach Esc Each halbach albach was 29 years of age P F Schimmel a capitalist living at fruitvale Fruit vale avenue and lane oakland cal has been suddenly stricken blind and there is ia every reason to believe that the affliction will he be permanent zhan ent the unfortunate man has been ailing in health for many years and was tras very weak he retired on thursday night in his usual condition but wae awakened about 4 the following morning with a severe pain in Ws his eyes ile he sought in various ways wave to gain fain relief but soon found that he raad had gorze gone totally blind A bright light was held to his eyes soon after he was Bt ricken but the unfortunate man not hot distinguish it gov mccord of arizona is deeply to in the ithe formation of col regiment of arizona alizona rough riders he has telegraphed to the pread dent deest to follows 1 I beg you to bes ba that itha arigona was the first to offer io the government n regiment of caa olry alry recruited rustad rul tAd from the of ae fe southwest the oan eala be ready feu muster in ten days and will H nhon onto the territory andio the nation please give me authority ao to such a regiment outside of our of volunteers to be called caled for at ai butte mont monday the boston go tha filed aultin suit in the d vae I 1 bes court a against g the chui chill ft company and 1011 johh h mcginnis tB JL 4 L cardos and sk atef pep 11 raymond nd the latter are 0 as the theom officers pem of ozithe mining which is now understood i a A juease axe on the mine the T bet aut the same isome facts ln ut as an alleged ln irk thear for mer uit heinzer and the montana ore Pure purchasing hasing company and calim damages for or the alleged value of ore balten from beneath the surface of the pennsylvania tenn sylvania through the mine the same questions are involved as in the suit especially the old one of a divided apex |
