Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-01

disguised az a tramp and to have visit
ed seattle and Vancouver before going
TO st. Paul.
The san Francisco Gail says that the
schooner Laura Tadson. belonging TO
the Mutual Mining and Transportation
company OF Boston, which was 20 have
sailed for 81. Michncls on May 10Th
last. is still tisd Up there owing 10 the
fact that san FrancisCo merchants
have liens IN her amounting to III
000 over 1000 has been expended by
the company IN extensive preparations
Tor lie proposed operations In Alaska.
The y ..on Northwestern DredEins
4 Trans llrtation company has brought
suit 60 recover $4,000 damaEeA from
william Birch & CO., George Thompson
and Y. r. Eugelbrecht san Francisco.
Tn plaintiff corporation complains of
breach Of contract under which Birch
a Company agreed to construct and de-
liver within n certain time storm
wheel steamer. Thompson and En-.
relbrccht are sued ~ surct|os on bond
given to insure Performance OF the con-
tract.
Ex.secretnry of state John sherman
arrived az Seattle Thursday night from
Alaska. speaking ut his trip 10 Alas
ka Mt sherman said. 1t was the
most delightful have ever had the
pleasure uf taking. Tho strangust thing
81 ail WIS the constant daylight Alas
ka would Doe better governed hod she
regular territorial laws. ls one COM
ciusion have reached on this visit
! believe Il viii he q very short time
until Congress rivea her these. ~ may
be- year. before statehood can De- given.
That prohibition law 90 which AlaHkans
object 90 strongly docs not HoUm o. pro-
hlbit entirely, AZ noticed great many
saloons. VI tho law cannot be on
forced. 1t would be- better were u taken
m the statute books
According 60 the san Francisco Elk
aminor the next fleet Of transports Tor
the Philippines viii consist Of the Peru,
city OF Puubih, Acapulco. Umatllla and
Pennsylvania. The Acapulco lH cN-
poctcd at any time from Panama, and
upon her arrival she Will b. impressed
by the government The umatilla "
due today from puget Sound ports, and
IL liz raid that she will be taken upon
her arrival The Pennsylvania n eN-
pcctcd every day from Phiiadclphln,and
there will be- no trouble Ia securing her.
The RIO dc Janelro IL due from China
and Japan on July 9TH She VIII be
taken but will reach here too late 20
so IN the next expedition.
Since the departure of the third OK
petition from san Frunclaco. there has
been lull In local military circles.
For several days prcvios 60 the Hull-
Ing 81 the fleets all thC departments
were working day and night Prepare
tons Tor the next expedition nre almost
completed. The troops nj Camp Mrr-
rift are equipped and are driliug nvc
hours daily. Cummissury stores fot
another expedition can be- obtained and
put aboard vessels within a short time,
The runi cause ~ Dolby " the lack ~
chartered vessels anu the necessity Of
rontting passenger steamers before thry
| can b. made to serve aH troop ships
Camp Merritt stili contains more than
1900 men. and a. transport such IN
army 20 Manila twelve or fifteen vcs
/ sells will be needed II ~ not probable
/ that nii the troops remaining here VIII
| be- sent away In one Immense flert
| prtnchmsnta ~ three OF four Nnn 'nl'
~" psu nt intervals whenever thry
may be ready. Certainly some of
/ the four battaiiona ~ regulars from
| thu camp, and probably the New Yori
regiment which u coming 90 this place
/ will be vent to the Philippine Thu
morning tho Montana regiment wgl
| inspected by Gen. Hughes. The souii
| Dakota regiment was Inspected u
heavy marching order. ~ the ncl'
hospital there IL only one very seriou
ease. In the hospital the number %
sick has slightly Increased.
II h the general understanding anon
army officers at San Francisco that tn