Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-23

the box which were to the effect that
1t had been found at Novato. The case
was reported to District Attorney Mar
tinelli, who will make an Investigation.
1t is thought that the bones must be
what is left of John Leonard, who was
killed by man named Chich near No,
vato many years ago, and whose re-
mains were never found.
BY the dorailins of an Oakland, Cal,
narrow gauge train Mt 2:f5 o'clock
Sunday morning Fireman Jack Hick-
ey was instantly killed and Engineer
Edward L. Baldwin so seriously in
jured that he died within three hours.
The accident occurred on the long mole
which connects with trestle lending
to the pier where passengers are trans
ferred TO ferry boats for san Fran
cisco, The sad feature of the death
Of Fireman Hickey is the fact that he
was making his last run for the day
and that his wife and two children
Oakland to take n drive into the sub
urbs. when they were informed of his
fate.
Sundays arrivals of troops in San
Francisco included two battalons of
the First regiment of Idaho United
States volunteers. They were received
by the ladies' OF the Red Cross society.
Many OF the men had no uniforms,
some of them were poorly dressed. but
all OF them looked well. The fact In
that but two companies of the eight.
that Is 20 say, 1858 men out of 672 arc
fully equipped, and only about 30 have
Sr~ir new 'Nro tho others being un-
armed. Still, though short of the out.
s....4. Vist#c signs of soldiery, they
have plenty of tents, a good supply
Of blankets and enough to eat. Before
H.. n IT. 4
were presented with fruit and flowers
galore.
The Southern Pacific company has
issued statement of Its earnings for
the FIRST nine months Of the fiscal year,
and it shows a marked increase ovei
those for the same months of the pre-.
vious fiscal year The gross earnings
for the nine months ending March 3lst
We're Sal. 7gl ,0S4. as against $3I, 449, $40
for the previous year, or an increase Of
s4.3i1,439. The net income for the
same period was $lG,622.97g, as against
Sl3.6S5,4 400 for the previous year, or an
increase Of s2037 ,4Ss. For the month
of March of this year the company's
gross earnings We're S46l6,il3, avs
against S3,9li, 600 for the same month
last year, or an increase of siO2,1l3 The
net earnings for the same month were
81, 55S, 929, as against 81 239,07S for March
Lieutenant Meyler and number of
his volunteers Will today (Monday)
begin planting submarine mines near
the san Diego, CAL harbor entrance
and they will all be in place by We'd
nesday Regulations were received
from Major Charles II. Davis at San
Francisco, providing for the nRviga-
ton of the harbor in time Of war.
They go into effect May 20. No vessel
will be allowed to pass through the
channel entrance between the hours Of
val vessels must not approach within
three miles of Ballast Point. The light
on Ballast Point will be discontinued
untn further orders. Orders have been
received to begin the excavations for
another ten inch rifle at Ballast Point
There are now three of these big guns
all ready for action.
Lists have been distributed at the
San Francisco postofIlce and Its varl-
Gus stations in the city for the sigma
lures of letter carriers who will pledge
themselves to pay the sum Of so cents
on the last of each month to a fund to
fund for the benefit Of sick and
war with Spain. The lists are being
Endeavor society has been organized
Washington. The Crocker- Woolwortf
bank of San Francisco has volunteered
to advance pay 70 all officers leaving