| Show WESTERN NEWS ITEMS prof elwood mead of wyoming has been appointed consulting expert in the bureau of irrigation by the department of agriculture prof mead is wyom ings state engineer the jury has failed to agree in the case of mrs rgina G ides des charged at billings mont with complicity in the murder of winnie brown a well known cattleman an explosion in the morning star mine at centerville Cent erville ida saturday resulted bulted in badly injuring nels bottcher and nez carpenter their recovery is in doubtful colorado stockmen stoc kmen are greatly worried just now over the recent rain and enow storms throughout the state P which are playing havoc with cattle the sudden cold snap is killing many of f them A benton street car was held up by three masked men late saturday night tn the outskirts of seattle waw wash about in cash and five watches were taken from the passengers numbering fifteen lady buller accompanied by her cousin and attorney ernest wakeman left san francisco for london monday night she will make an effort to secure poses possession po session of her marriage oett settlement lement of about treasurer roberts of laralle Lar amle county wyo has been ordered by the court to pay into the county treasury the sum of aa an amount lost through the fall failure urek or of the kent bank of cheyenne in 1893 in which institution the funds were deposited eight bight thousand people assembled in the city park at tacoma wash sunday day and listened to patriotic speeches and sang national songs resolutions resolution were passed commending president mckinley and in sympathy with the cause of the insurgents of cuba mrs nettle nettie coolidge of san francisco was run down and killed by the oregon express at crockett cal at clock friday morning she was taking an aji early morning walk along the crack tor for exercise and stepped in front of the ibe engine that killed her while trying to avoid an another otheir train pugilist griffo wad and frank schuler r frank mcconnell charles follman Fo ilman batey corrigan and harty woods who itter the death of young who on wednesday night fought gritto griffo at sacramento cal were arrested on charges of manslaughter have hare been admitted to ball 1 captain dodge c commanding company y B seventh regiment national guard rd california has received orders from col john R berry to hold bold his company in readiness to move at a moments notice the compo company DY is in at the armory prepared to start it numbers men 1 the news of admiral bewers victory at manila caused great enthusiasm at Sacra sacramento monto cal cheers were given by the crowds as an they read the news on the bulletin boards board patriotic services were held in churches otte one of which was attended by two local life companies in uniform col john S mosby of san francisco to IB in receipt of a letter from major general nelson A miles who says 1 11 1 I 1 have recommended you for a post tio alo in connection with troops of the south 11 in tendering dering his services to the government col mosby did aid not signify that he desired any particular place in the her service bervice Vice camp edward A stevenson in honor of the states late governor IV is the name given by gov Stun enberg of idaho to the rendezvous at boise company A from caldwell is now stationed there and other companies throughout the state are fast preparing to get on to the tented field to be mustered into the service of their country F H eggleston of laramie wyo died at los angeles cal saturday night of stomach trouble mr eggleston was engaged in the shoe bustness business at laramie and was a popular citizen deceased was thirty six years of age and was born in wilson new york interment will take place place at howell mich clarence A warner the new indian agent for the fort hall reservation is a young and successful lawyer of abea tello his appointment gives given general satisfaction as it is believed he will do all that can be lone done to guard and defend the interests of the indians over whom he is to preside warner was born in kansas in 1869 and moved to idaho in 1889 As a final result of a difference of opinion between husband and wife upon the Spain spanish ish question mrs lottle lottie dunn dun n of howard street san francisco attempted to commit suicide early sunday morning at stockton and 0 01 farrell streets by swallowing carbolic acid she was hurried away to the receiving hospital and her life saved by prompt medical treatment th coroner of santa cruz cal hab ha learned that two spaniards called at certain houses there on the day of the fatal explosion and enquired the direction of the powder works operations at the works have been resumed no one not excepting employed emp loyes is allowed to pass through the gates without a pass the works axe are now guarded day and night A special train left seattle wash tuesday night over the northern pacific carrying the government pack train which returned there from alaska a few days ago the pack train consists of 92 mules horses and twenty men under the coo amand ot ryan kyan ninth cavalry the they y will wil I 1 gp go through to st louis via billings on pi passenger nger schedule from st louis louie they aey will probably be hurried to chickamauga A woman named mrs eva leonard committed suicide in the office of ad E R Anaa Meone of the most prominent tut lawyers of san bernardino Ber Bardino cal cad where she haa been employed for several years past pant as the only person pemon in the office besides mrs leonard herself at the time the was waa who when questioned said add that he had brought mrs leonard ard to his office a few rn minutes in before on account of her strange actions on oar the street A specialty troupe known as 40 the slack black has struck it hard in montana and as a result the company to is now stranded at butte and its man ager harry C overton to is in jail charged with intending to skip out and de defraud ud members of his company in the aggregate sum of D S vernon a member of oe he company charges that overton has given them nothing to eat no beds to sleep in and has said that they could starve for all he cared as he was going to jump the town and leave them no definite evidence has been obtained to substantiate the rumor that the recent explosion in the powder mills at santa cruz cal was caused by spanish spies the output is now pounds of smokeless and pounds of brown powder daily the only delay caused by the disaster will be in the manufacture of infantry smokeless but there Is enough of this now on hand band to supply men for three months the powder used by the american ships at manila was waa made there A report has been received in tacoma wash that twenty indians indiana have been dancing for two weeks on the mashall prairie thirty miles from tacoma all but two or three families of indians of the vicinity axe are in the dance which begins and continues until I 1 I 1 a m and claiming supernatural power the country where the dancers are Is ie sparsely settled and the whites are alarmed it to in thought by some that the talk of war among the palefaces pale vale faces has baa aroused the indians thursday morning a little atter after 7 a man with his overcoat buttoned to his chin and clothing covered with blood walked down J street sacramento cat cal and stepped into a a re real estate office where he called for IL drink of water it was handed to him ahn and as he raised it to his lips he N threw open his coat and showed that his throat was cut from ear to ear most of the water which he drank instead of entering his stomach ran out of the ghast ghastly ghastlier lir opening in his neck Hs he had attempted suicide according to the story told by ed moore of san diego and jay S green of los angeles cals cal who arrived at san diego thursday night from the colorado desert joseph S stanley of bakersfield is dead at coyote wells from the effects of the terrible hardships experienced by the three a week ago there to is some 4 difference X however in the stories told toy bp moore and green and until some in vestI gation has been made by the a authorities thor ties ittes the exact facts will not be known towards the close of the operatic performance of madame melba in the california Calif ornda theater san francisco sat arday night the bursting of a in the adjoining building ocen pled as the headquarters of the fire department caused a quick fire are theold wooden building was soon in a blaze and the people in th the 6 crowded theater seeing through the windows the reflection of the flames disregarded the reassuring statements of the M management and attempted to rush from the building A panic follower in which many women fainter but miraculously none were seriously ln in aured A call was made tar for a swo state consign tut lonal ional convention by the third ahr nual convention of the federation qt w labor of colorado meeting in m colorado springs the labor forces forcen dalm that they will be ame to carry the next legisla legislature tur which convenes conven in ft january and through that body the tha constitutional convention will 7 tar called radical legislation in the interests of organized labor will be demanded the convention declared foran eight hour tow law against again vit child labor and in favor of the federation entering politics to secure needed legislation the convention is by fat far the th most moot important ever held in behalf bediale ot labor in colorado i george spurgeon dugan who figur figured as leader of gods regular army was sentenced by judge wallace at san francisco friday to spend tha th next thirty beirs years of his life in the state prison at folsom the sen tenc was pronounced on a verdict declaring dugan guilty of a felonious assault omi oi seven year old alice loy the crime crim was committed last christmas day at the ar army my headquarters on grant graat avenue when asked yesterday if he had anything to say dugan declared that he was a christian and protested his innocence judge wallace said in reply that he was sorry for the accused but he saw no reason to interfere with the verdict of the jury after two weeks given to preparation and enrollment and two days of physical examination at the armory the actual work of swearing in the first regiment of the california guard as united states volunteers took place friday the first regiment in camp will include 1030 men officers and privates all told of these are enlisted men and 58 officers of the latter there are five field officers 6 officers on the regimental staff 12 captains 12 first lieutenants 12 second lieutenants and 3 medical officers at the armory on tenth and market streets san fran fram choco aleco the men who hilve have been enrolled for the two batteries of heavy artillery called for were subjected to the physical examination friday and worn sworn in after the quota of infantry riverside county cal has another case of mysterious death this is time it la is a negro who was fou found dead in a little camp near A G pattons Pat tons ranch in union township late friday evening several bruises were found around the dead mans head and it is probable that they caused his death J T R johnon johnson son testified at the inquest that the dead negro worked for him at one time and was an exceptionally well educated man he was a native of Ja jamaica malca and was about 50 60 years old his name was waa augustus lugus lloyd 0 y d one ear was waa gone from the corpse oat an and d it looked as if it might have been cut off with a knife after due consideration the coroners jury came to the conclusion that the negro came to his death from causes unknown both off officers leers and men of the national guard of california are anxious to be sent ent to the support of commodore dewey in the philippines it will require about three weeks to transport the troops to manila in case they are ordered there by the government an order is expected momentarily for the examination of all officers of the naval battalion oat who wish to enter the united states navy they will rank as lieutenants and will be assigned to the command of the vessels purchased and added to the government fleet in pacific coast waters the war department has authorized captain carrington of san francisco to purchase supplies for the volunteer troops of california without the usual advertising tor bids trahe in the midst of squalor and filth and improperly fed and nursed eccentric W mrs william Kr breither Krel gher either has hae lain sick nick tor for over a 6 month in one room of her near pinole cal and the authorities of contra coeta county will probably be asked to remove her to the spoor farm her condition was only discovered a few days ago and the volunteers who went to her assistance could at abot remal remain 4 at her side aide mrs Kr freigher Krel gher eigher Us led a remarkable existence she has han property and it to is said that her check for would be honored by her ankers cankers can kers yet she has gone about tor for years in garments made of old burlap she has hae rich garments but only eore ears them on periodical trips to san and it to is related that when she he reaches pinole on the return trip sach each time she invariably takes takee off her awes and walks home barefooted the following message was telegraphed tuesday to senators white land and perkins Perkin fl at washington by gov budd of california california has seventeen wv enteen fine additional companies of infantry of the national guard condition which can be assembled at san francisco on twenty tour four hours notice nodee they consist of two regiments one of eight companies well drI drilled lIeT and disciplined urge their acceptance iby oy the united states as volunteers if the national government will re fur nish the national guard with uniforms and equipments advanced by this state or pay for same promptly we can reorganize and our entire guard within thirty days try at least to have them accept four companies more so as to allow us to furnish three full regiments of infantry of twelve companies each |
