Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-29
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
PUSHING WORK ON THE CHARLESTON,


A large quantity OF ammunition has
been sent to San Diego. Cal, to supply
the 10-inhc breech-loading rifles at the
Ballast Point Notifications.
Twenty-three dollars was offered and
refused last week for choice wheat hay
In San Francisco. This is the highest
price that the forage has reached in
California since March, 1883 That year.
as is the case with the present one
was very dry up to the last days of
the month. Then came heavy rains
followed by good crops, and hay, which
had sold in March ut s2450 a ton,
brought only s13 in the succeeding
July.
Nine-year-old Charles Soule was
crushed to death beneath the wheels
of n freight truck near the corner of
Seventh and Wood streets. Oakland,
Cal, at 1880 o'clock Saturday morning
w. II. Osborne. driver OF the truck. sur
rendered himself to the police two hours
later. but was released on his own rec
ognizance at once, as he was apparent
ly not to blame. The back Of the lads
head was crushed TO pulp, and he
died after lying for ten minutes in the
blood-dampened dust where he fell.
AT Oakland. Cal, in fit of despond-
ency. Mrs. Julia Armstrong, wife OF
John Armstrong, employed by the
southern Pacific company as an engi-
neer took three shots at herself Satur-
day, determined TO end her life. one
of the bullets struck her on the right
side of the head and inflicted painful
but not serious flesh wound. Another
shot was fired with the muzze of the
revolver held close to her heart. The
bullet coursed upward toward the
shoulder striking rib and CHANGING off
TO a fleshy portion OF the back. The
third grazed her temple. but did no
harm. None of the wounds will prove
serious.
w. b. Helllngs. a prosperous rancher
OF San Pablo, Cal, is confined in the
tanks at the city prison. San Francisco
on the charge of having threatened the
life of his wife, Mrs. leila Hellings,
one of the daughters and contestants
OF the Will OF the late Solomon Heyden-
feldt, who resides at .i10 Powell street.
Hellings alleges that his arrest is the
result OF a conspiracy upon the part Of
his wife and others residing in San
Francisco, and says that he will file
proceedings in a suit for divorce alleg-
ing inhdelity. The suit will mean
sensation, as the correspondent. Hell
lings alleges, is a justice of the
peace.
At Vallejo, Cal. work on the
Charleston is greatly delayed owing
to the troubles experienced in securing
sufficient working force to complete
the repairs mapped out for that vessel
acquisitions for additional workmen are
issued daily, but the force is not vet
sufficient to accomplish the work neces-
sary within the required time, and 1t
Will be April 18th before the vessel il
ready for sea. She will be transferred
to the Atlantic coast. Work on the
Yorktown win not he commenced in
great earnest until after the completion
OF the Charleston, the entire force of
workmen being devoted to the
pairs ON the latter vessel. Orders have
been received to paint the vessels black.
instructions have been received to ship
at once all the six, three and one
powder gattling guns now at the yard,
including those of the Philadelphia'
yorktown and Pensacola. The shipment
will require three cars.