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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

the stream near the City of Picking.
There the finishing touches will be
given to the cargoes of the transports,
and tomorrow morning the three big
steamships will start for Manila.
Great preparations are being made
for the reception of the crack Pennsyl-
vania regiment, which will arrive here
some time this evening or tomorrow
morning. Their camping ground at
Fort Richmond Is being prepared for
them and the ladies of the Red Cross
society are working hard to give the
fasteners greeting that they Will
never forget. As there are 602 men
and 80 officers in the Quaker regiment,
it will take hundreds of willing hands
many hours to prepare the luncheon.
which always awaits visiting soldiers
on their arrival in this city The same
may be said of the preparations made
for their reception at all California
towns through which their train
passes.
Another battalion of Utah troops Ia
expected to arrive tomorrow morning.
The Zealandia, which has been
Chartered by the government as a
troop ship, is expected to arrive tcmor-
row. She Will dock at once, and viii
probably be ready for the final fitting
up by Saturday
Major Long has inspected the collier
Progresso with view to her use as a
transport for coal, horses and mules.
and has wired a favorable report to
Washington. He will report today as
to the suitability of the collier Lee
leuaw
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

But the Battle Evidently ia Close at
Hand.

London, May 24.--Perslstent rumors
We're In circulation here early today to
the effect that a great naval battle has
been fought in the vicinity of the Wind
ward passage between the eastern end
of Cuba and the westward part Of Haiti,
in which both the American squadrons
closed in on the Spanish Cape Verde
squadron, commanded by Admiral Ger
vera, and completely destroyed the
Spanish ships
dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica.
to Reuters Telegram company yester-
day evening, says nothing was known
there of the reported battle in the
Windward passaEe, adding that no
American or Spanish warships have Wis
tied jamaican ports since the begin
ming of the war.
The London newspapers take 1t for
granted that the ships reported yester-
day by Lloyds agent at Para, Brazil.
as having arrived there at o'clock
Monday morning from Rio Janiero are
the Oregon, Marietta and the Nlcthc-
roy.
Washington, May 2i.--It is asserted
Mt the navy department that no news
has been received here of an engage
ment between the fleets and that no
news has been received of the arrival of
the Oregon at Key West.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
THIS NEEDS CONFIRMATION.
Alleged Alliance of which Something
Should be Known in This Country.

New York. May PA dispatch to
the World from Kingston. Jamaica,
says
The signing of a treaty of defense
between the United States and Great
Britain is announced in dispatch re-
ceived here Sunday by the military au-
thorities.
A crisis in the war between America
and Spain Is Imminent, these authori-
ties Intimate. and Jamaica will be di-
rectly affected.
All leaves of asbence of military
and naval officers have been cancelled.
Supplies Of provisions sufficient to last
Is months are being stored
The London correspondent OF the
World says:
A special cablegram from the Kings
ton, Jamaica, correspondent of the
Chronicle reads:
"A military officer informs me that
an official cablegram was received here
Sunday announcing the formal signing
of Anglo-Ameiican defensive ALL
ance."
Certainly the war office Is actively
engaged in provisioning the camp in
jamaica with Is months supplies, and
orders have been issued to cancel the
leaves Of officers and men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Washington, May 2i--rhe President
today sent the following nominations
to the Senate.
War:
Appointments in the signal corps: To
be colonel, Lieut. Col. Henry c. Dun
woody, signal corps, u. S. A.: to be
lieutenant colonel, James Allen, signal
corps, u. S. a.
Captains to be majors: Richard r.
Strong, Fourth artillery; Gen. p.
Schrivcn. signal corps: William a.
Glassford, signal corps.
First leutenants to be majors: j.
E. Maxneld. Frank Green, Samuel X.
Eber, signal corps, and Il. o. Frehel
of Michigan. civilian.
To be captains: First Lieut.. Geo.
Squire. Third artillery; First Lieut..
try; Otto a. Nesmlth, of California,
John w. Mcconnell of Illinois.
To be first lieutenants: Leonard b.
Wlldman of Connecticut; j. J. Ryan, of
Texas; VIM. f. Rogers of Connecti-
cut, Norman II. Camp of Ohio:
Richard Richards of Illinois, Julian T..
Wooten OF Georgia.
To be second lieutenants: Walter l..
Clark. first sergeant; signal corps.
James f. Steele, first sergeant; signal
corps Basil o. Lenoir sergeant sig
nal corps; James b. Mclaughlin,
sergeant signal corps; Geo. c. Burnell,
sergeant signal corps; Victor Sheppard,
sergeant signal corps; William +. Tai
bott, sergeant signal corps; Charles H..
Gordon of California, A. Jourd OF Min.
nesota, VIM. Colt of Illinois.
State; p. Morrill, Griiith of Ohio,
to be consul at Matamoras. Mex.
Justice; Dewey c. Bailey to be U.
S. marshal district Of Colorado.
War-Subsistence department: Lieut.
Col. Charles Albert Woodruff 10 be as
sistnnt commissary general of sub
sistence. with rank of colonel; Henry
G. Sharpe. to be assistant commissary
general of subsistence with rank OF
lieutenant colonel.
Corps of Engineers-Mator Charles
W. Raymond to be lieutenant colonel;
Captain William NJ. Black to be major;
First Lieut.. Mason Matthews Patrick
to be captain: Second Lieut.. George p
Howell to be first lieutenant.
Artillery-Captain Seldom Mason
First artillery to be artillery; First
Lieut.. Il. A. Weaver Jr., to be captain;
Second Lieut.. Thomas b. Lamoreaux
Cnvalry--Second Lieut.. Edwin b
Winans Jr.. Fifth cavalry, to be
! first lieutenant; Captain Edward
| Goodwin, Eighth cavalry to be colone
| for Seventh regiment u. $. volunteers
| infantry; Major Ell Higgins. Sixth
| cavalry to be colonel of eighth regi-
ment u. S. volunteers infantry; a. S
| Reaves of Tennessee to be lieutenant
colonel Of Third regiment of volunteer
| infantry.
To be assistant quartermaster with
| rank of captain:
Giles II. Mendin of Minnesota
| Charles b. Worthlngton of Iowa.
To be commissaries of subsistence
| with rank of captain:
Eben II. Fenton Of Michigan, Mar
| tin NJ. Marshall of Iowa, Robert II
Beckham of Texas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
BUT DEWEY CALLS THE TURN.
The German Cooled OF, Realizing That His
Bluff Was No Good.
FOOD SITUATION IN MANILA DESPERATE.


New York, May PA dispatch from
Manila says the German consul there
tried to land provisions from German
ship but that Admiral Dewey refused
to permit 1t.
The consul then declared, according
to the dispatch, that he would force the
landing under the protection of two
German cruisers. but Admiral Dewey
threatened to fire upon the cruisers. and
the attempt to land the supplies was
abandoned
MANILA SITUATION DESPERATE.
New York, May 2i.-A copyrighted
dispatch to the World from Hongkong,
dated May a. says;
The situation at Manila is desperate.
Food Is scarce and meat is exhausted,
while all the canned stuff is nearly
gone.
Two weeks will exhaust the available
supply.
The volunteers demanded food. but
the Spanish government authorities re-
fused to give 1t, and riots are threat
ened.
A delegation is said to be preparing
to walt on u. s. Consul Williams, as
the citizens fear an outbreak.
The insurgents control the surround
ing country and Chief Agulnaldt, sent
by Consul Wildman here. has arrived
with his stan to organize the rebels.
Residents are moving from Cayite.
Spanish officials say that Ave hun
dred We're killed and seven wounded In
the hombardment by Admiral Dewey.
All classes are waiting anxiously the
arrival Of our troops.
There is no sickness on our ships.
DEWEY MAKES HIS REPORT.
Washington, May 2i.-The navy de-
partment today received n cablegram
from Admiral Dewey, as follows:
Manila May 20, via Hongkop9.s May
A.-Secretary Navy, Washington. Sit
uation unchanged. Strict blockade con-
tinues. Great scarcity of provisions in
Manila. FOREIGN subjects fear an out
break OF the Spanish soldiers and they
will be transferred to Cavite by the
foreign men-of-war In the harbor.
Aguinaldo. the rebel chief, who was
brought here from Hongkong on the
McCulloch, is organizing u force of ma
tive cavalry and may render assistance
that will be valuable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

New York. May GA dispatch to the
Tribune from Newport News. Va. says:
The auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, former
ly the FL Cid OF the Morgan line, and
later the Nictheroy, of the Brazilian
navy, will arrive at the ship yard either
Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
The officials OF the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock company have
just received notice to this effect. IL
Is possible that her arrival may be de-
layed in case she experiences rough
weather.
When the Buffalo arrives she will be
stripped and converted from n dyna-
mite cruiser Into an auxiliary cruiser.
The navy department has finally de-
cided that the Vesuvlus can do all the
dynamite work necessary, and the BUT
falo can render better service with a
battery OF twelve 5-inch guns. In ad-
dition to this main battery the Buffalo
will carry a secondary battery of ten
6-pounders. two Pinch rapid-fre rifles
and several Calling guns.
The armament OF the Buffalo will be
much more powerful than of her sister
ships, the Dixie, the Yosemite. the
Yankee and the Prairie, as she IA al
ready armored and her decks are pro-
tected with greater strength than the
decks of these ships.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
ROBBED A SANTA FE TRAIN.
Bandits Throw Out the Car Safe and Blow it
Open with Dynamite.


Albuquerque, N. NJ, May 2i.-The
southbound passenger train on
the Santa Fe railway was held up last
night near Belen by two cowboy rob-
beers. They boarded the train Mt Belen
and made the engineer run the train
down the road three miles. They then
marched tender and fireman to the OK
press car where they threw one of the
safes out of the car, blowing It open
with dynamite. taking considerable
money. The amount secured Is not
known. The expressman, young man
named Hiscock, was not molested nor
We're the passengers. The sherifls of
Valencia and Cocorro counties, with
posses, are in pursuit.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

1t is declared that such an alliance
would result In European combination
against the United States and would
make us partners In the crimes OF the
British nation against weaker states
and defenselcss people. The resolu-
tons "call upon the American govern
ment, executive and legislative. to re-
pudiate n policy so suicidal that 1t could
not fail to fall upon millions of loyal
American citizens"
The principal speaker. John G. Fin
erty said:
we will fight this alliance on the
platform, and at the polls. We are
willing and eager to fight for America.
but we will never FIRE shot or lose
single drop of blood for England"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

London, May pa Barcelona dis
patch to the Chronicle, dated Sunday,
reports;
A steamer took 1000 soldiers to Ca
diz yesterday. There was no excite
mcnt.
The troops are bound either for the
Canaries and Couta or for the Philip
pines, though the sending Of reinforce
ments to the Philippines probably has
been postponed indefinitely.
The obsolete iron clad Numancia has
arrived here from Cadiz and is being
fitted up as a guard ship.
Two transatlantic liners are in the
port, and the batteries along the coast
are being repaired. The officials here
boast that this city has been undis-
turhed throughout the trouble,
but great misery has resulted from the
impost on raw material and through the
failing of the coinage.
The workmen's committee sent
deputation to the local governor yes
terday. complaining bitterly.
The press sympathi2es with the work.
men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
BIG SPANISH COLLIER.


London. May 2i.-The Daily Chroni-
Gle publishes the following with re-
serve:
A vessel flying the Norwegian nag
and showing Norwegian papers has
been fitted up in London as coal
hulk on an elaborate scale. She has
been fitted from one end TO the other
with leectric light and has been altered
from stem 20 stern To receive coal In
large quantities.
Some days ago she was cleared by
the Norwegian consul in London and
proceeded to Cardiff. where she viii
take on 800 tons Of coal Then she will
be loaded, the information goes, for n
neutral port and proceed in tow OF a
tug to Cape Verde to act as receiving
hulk to which Spanish war vessels will
20 for coal. She will tie up in a bay of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
ARMS FOR 10000 MEN.


Washington, May 23.-Ohiclal lnfor-
nation has been received at the Cuban
legation in this city of the sailing last
Wednesday from Tampa of the first
Independent expedition by native Gu
bans. The expedition which sailed in
the steamer Florida was organized
and commanded by Jose Morlet. whose
preliminary report, sent as the expe-
dtion sailed, has just been received
here. This report states that Gen.
Morlet has improved the opportunity
to recruit about 400 men, almost all of
whom have seen service under Gomez,
Maceo and Garcia. Every one of them
knows the island from one end to the
other and is possessed of information
regarding Spanish Notifications and
camps. With the expedition under
General Lacret is no less a person than
General Julio Sanguilly, whose release
was wrung from Weyler during the
Cleveland administration.
The expedition was f.st more import
ant than the number of men taken
along would Indicate. The Florida
carried warlike cargo. In the hold
We're piles OF boxes containing no less
than 10000 Springfield rifles with
enough ammunition of light calibre to
make them effective. There were rap
i'd fire guns of the Hotchkiss type for
the insurgent artillery forces, with
plenty of shells. These arms will en-
able General Garcia, for whom they
are destined, to not only equip 10000
additional troops, but to supply his
own men with the ammunition for
which they have been In such urgent
need. He will also be able to form
and equip several batteries OF light
artillery with rapid fire guns--a
weapon which has always proved eff
fective In the hands of the insurgents.
Besides the large consignment of
guns and ammunition, the Florida car
rled supplies of food. clothing and med
iclne for the insureent army. There
were also rs mules for the formation
of pack trains to carry the supplies
from the coast
General Julio Sanguilly accompanies
the expedition as chief-of-staff and
William Aston Chanler of New York
has charge of part of the forces.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Chicago. May 24.-oscar NJ. Stone be-
gan today serving a six months SEN
tence in Jail for wire tapping. The
prisoner is believed to have been the
most successful wire Taper In the
country. Heretofore he had entirely
escaped punishment The sentence in
this case was pronounced by Judge
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court The particular offense was in
terfering with wires of the Union Tele.
graph company a few miles outside of
Chicago. just across the Indiana Dor
der.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
MONTANA CAVALRY BOYS.
Left Butte at io;i5 a. m. To-day and VIII
Reach salt Lake shortly After Midnight.

Two troops OF Montana cavalrymen
left Butte Mt 10:45 a. NJ today over the
oregon Short Line and will reach Salt
Lake about one o'clock tomorrow
morning. when they will be transferred
to the Rio Grunde Western, which will
convey them eastward through Utah ON
their way to Chickamauga.
General Passenger Agent Burley of
the Short Line went up to Butte to
accompany the Montana troopers over
his road. one troops is from Missoula
and the other from Butte. Together
they aggregate 100 men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Chicago, May 24.-The United Irish
societies of Chicago, at big mass
meeting in Central Music Hall, presid-
ed over by John NJ. Smythe, adopted
resolutions emphatically condemning
the suggested alliance between the
United States and Great Britain. The
resolutions denounce the alliance as
uncalled for, and greatly at variance
with American traditions and the SEN
tlments of n majority Of the American
people who are not of British birth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Madrid, May 2i.-Duke Almedvar de-
Rio has accepted the portfolio as as
sistant secretary OF foreign affairswhich
was declined by Castillo, the Spanish
ambassador at Paris.
The duke informed the correspondent
of the Associated Press that he does
not desire the office but accepts 1t on
patriotic ground.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

New York. May ga dispatch to the
World from Tangier. Morocco. says:
The following vessels of the Spanish
reserve at Cadiz, under Admiral CarRara
are preparing to sail:
Battleships Pelayo, armed cruiser
Emperador Carlos V, protected cruiser
Alfonzo Nil, torpedo gunboat De-
structor, auxiliary cruiser Patria and
Rapido formerly Hamburg American
vessels), transport ships and three ves-
sells whose names are unknown.
1t is rumored that instead of going to
the Philippines this squadron will prob
ably cross the Atlantic to reinforce Ad-
miral Cervcra's squadron, which is I'M
derstood to be at Santiago, Cuba
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
DEWEY
CHANGE IN SPANISH PROGRAM

London, May PA special dispatch
from Madrid says: Evidently the
program in regard TO the Philippine
Islands has been changed. 1t is be-
lieved here that there Will be no inn
mediate engagement In Cuban waters,
but that Admiral Cervera will draw off
the enemy while the Cadiz fleet relieves
Havana.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Richmond, Va, May 2i.-Generai
Fitzhugh Lee viii leave here at noon
today for Tampa. He will be accom-
panied by Lewis Brander, son OF a
well known Confederate here, whom
General Lee has appointed ensign on
his staff
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24
UTAH BILL PASSED.
House Acts on the Uintah Indian Resorva-
ton Allotment Bill.

Washington, May 24.-Mr. King, Of
Utah. called up and the House passed
the Senate bill authorizing the APP
pointment of a commission to ullot to
the Uintah Indians certain lands in
their reservation, and secure from them
a cesslon of their remaining lands
The House passed a bill granting 3120
acres of land to Santa Barbara Calf
fornia, for purpose of waterwofks, and
also the Senate bill for a temporary in
crease of army hospital stewards.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Madrid. May "A, mountaineering to
published news here, Admiral Camara,
the commander of the Cadiz squadron,
has been fully instructed and returns
TO Cadi2 tonight.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

African mainland. where her presence
will be unnoticed and will be relieved
from time to time by fast steamers
coming from various continental
ports.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

and 10 knots In passage between New
York and Southampton. She was
built in 1890 at Stettin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Irish National Leader Makes Some Pointed
Statements.

New York, May 2i.-Michael Davitt.
the Irish national leader in the British
parliament, has sent letter to Rosa
i. Downing at Washington containing
the following:
81 have your favor of the Bird inst,
inclOsing an extract from dispatches
cabled to the United States from Lon
don. asserting that Englishmen would
extend a warm sympathy to America
with Spain, but that Ir'shmen, as
Catholics, wish success for the persecu-
tors Of the Cubans
"Of course this ls n palpable false
hood and is part of the campaign
waged by the London press, with the
object of promoting an alliance be
tween Great Britain and the United
States at time when no other nation
in the world win ally itself with the
ruler of India and Ireland.
lover and over again here It has been
made manifest that we Irish are heart
lily with America in her disintereeted
European tyranny,
1.-THE one dominant aim OF Great
Britain Is to secure the alliance of
America against Russia in China and
the far East. In order a achieve this
end. lies of all kinds are being cabled
about n possible European coalition
against America in favor OF Spain
There is absolutely no foundation for
these statements.
81 crossed to Paris and satisfied my
self in Interviews with various CONT
mental representatives that such n
coalition was a pure English fabrica-
ton. Russia will never Join In any
movement hostile to the United States,
while the German representative clear
~ announced that there is no thought
in his country of being hostile to the
nation in which there are 1900 900
Germans, who are loyal American citi-
zens by adoption. The republic of
France would be shaken to its foundn-
ton II Its rulers dared to Join In a
coalition against the sister Republic
beyond the Atlantic, from whence came
the first Inspiration of French liberty"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

Sierra Leone. West Africa, May "a
force Of troops has relieved the mis-
sionarles and others at Kwellu whose
lives were lmperilled by the uprising
of the natives who rebclled against the
imposition of the hut taxes.
The bodies OF the American mission
aries who were murdered when the in
surgents attacked and destroyed the
town of Rotiau in the early part of the
present month have been recovered and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-24

EVENING PAPER is THE
PAPER OF TO-DAY, THE
MORNING PAPER is THE
PAPER OF YESTERDAY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-08

well, here's some devilish new tor
pedo boat coming from somewhere,
and turned two eight inch guns on
her. One of my officers then said to
me, Captain, if you don't look cut
you'll sink the Gloucester Why,
said l. where the devil is the GIou-
cester?' Sure enough, there she was,
in between, splitting fire es hard as
she could"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-08
Double Tragedy.

Dubuque, Ia, Dec Near De-
corah yesterday John Gross brutally
murdered his daughter. Title, and
then shot himself The daughter
was about to leave home against her
fathers wishes. Yesterday morning
at his request, she wrote his will
aud signed oyer her share to her
mother. I'm nediately afterwards
he attacked her with a club Her
brother answered her cries for help.
but was driven off The father then
shot her through the head and stom
ach aad broke the stock of the gun
over her he4d. Securing another
gun. Gross blew the top of his own
head off. His wife saved her life bv
running away. Before committing
suicide he burned the will he had
compelled his daughter to write.