Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-31
DEsERET EVENING NEWS TUESDAY, MAY 81,

being missing The body was later
recovered. The deceased was aged
about 20 years, and had been employed
as an engineer on river steamer, and
was at the time OF his death in the
employ of Captain Anderson OF Ala
media.
1t is stated that there is possibility
of Adolph Sutro of San Franciso partly
recovering his health, Notwithstanding
his physicians have pronounced his
mental and physical condition incura-
BILE Today CTuesday) he was able to
sit by his window and watch the passing
of a body of troops. He also discussed
business matters on which Tor some
time his mind has been blank.
There ar now 5000 officers and men
at Camp Richmond. divided as follows;
Eighteenth infantry. 63l;
Twenty third infantry. 622; Fourteenth
infantry. 1877; Engineer Corps, g. Vol
unteers-Montana 1927; Seventh Call
fornia, 1,025; Nebraska. Log; Colorado,
LOIS Kansas. 1,013; Idaho, 6si: Penn
sylvania, 6i0; Wyoming, 33s: Utah, ar
tillery, $50; Utah. cavalry, SO. Total,
5000.
The wholesale department store of
Crandall, Aylesworth & Haskell. deal
ers in stoves, tinware, notions and sum
dries, 2i3-224 North Los Angeles street.
Los Angeles Cal, was totally destroyed
by fire Saturday afternoon. The store
of the Pacific Crockery and Tinware
company adjoining was almost totally
ruined. The loss of these two firms
and damage to surrounding property,
exclusive of insurance, amounts to
5000, 900 Fortunately all the proprletors
were well insured, but the net loss ag-
gregates $4,000.
The San Francisco Call says: Gen,
NJ. p. Miller. recently promoted, has
been assigned to command n brigade of
the Philippine expedition. The brigade
consists OF the Third United states ar
tillery, -four troops of the Fourth
United States cavalry. Thirteenth
Minnesota infantry and Eighteenth and
Twenty third United States infantry
regiments, Gen Charles King. the story
writer, may command brigade to
consist of the Seventh California. First
Colorado. First Nebraska, Tenth Penn
sylvania Infantry regiments and the
| Utah light artillery
Private VIII w. Ray of Company j.,
Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers, now
at San Francisco, Is dead OF pneumonia.
He was n bookkeeper for the Pillsbury
! Milling company of Minneapolis. Prl-
vate n. C. Sullivan OF Company H..
First Colorado volunteers, who is suf-
fering from meningitis. is not eX-
pected TO recover, Sergeant a. l.,
Thomas Jr., of the Utah artillery son
| of Ex-Governor Thomas Of Utah. Is M
with pneumonia, at the French no spit l.
/ There are nine cases of measles In the
| Kansas regiment. and one new case
! In the Thirteenth Minnesota. The SUR
/ geons of the various regiments con-
| slider the general health of the troops
| excellent.
Memorial day was comparatively
! quiet at Camp Merritt, as Fort Rich
| mond Is now known. Considering that
! 1t was holiday, the crowds which Wis
/ tied the city Of tents occupied by the
soldier boys did not reach the proper
lions expected. The parade of veterans
| and volunteers divided the population.
| but nevertheless the boys out at the
camp We're besieged by an army of ad-
miring people. few of whom visited the
| camps empty-handed. in spite of the
| orders issued by Mai,-Gen. Merritt to
| the effect that no more goodies" were
| to be given to the men under his COM
| mand. II people did not take good
! things to eat they took bouquets of
| flowers, which pleased the recipients as
| much as sweets and other delicacies
| Word reached Fresno. Cal, Saturday
| evening of a fatal shooting in the
Sierra, on the line of MADEIRA aud
Fresno county. Tom Hensley, son of an
ex-sheriff, was driving band OF sheep
| to the grass slopes on the north fork 1i
the San Joaquin. He found Michael
| Costa, a Mexican, guarding n bridge
! over a stream over which the Mexican's