Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-25

,uyAys TO HAVE TRAINS READY
mi. POINTS to Any Intention
." ",,he United states to fr'''A'
War with spain

tlted wiz" ',,,otion today between Col
Al ,apdant of the fort, and the
eV ,Irood officials, Col Cook was a,an ~
Tnl,V he men could be Transported ~ 70
thai Wv within a night. 1t Is said Col
Floi''a la the railroad men TO nave
COOK w. ~, YARD for use at any hour
'a r,a y, precaution is being useu 70
81 Sovn excitement, and any repo' ,,,
Sp 'sa Eject that the regiment IL ioo 's
TO 'nV s "a denied by the officers al the
TO Ho,e ah the preparations plainly
, .saIfy that it is not merely an ose Of
Selling of the property ana ene''S VI
the post. -. ..,u 90 to the fort
ue- ,norning and inspect the
uoops, - ho,,e greatly
.od durng the last few days, ana
ls, ny AZ The officers are arranging their
hla 10 affairs to leave, as they coth-
pn,Iy believe they will DC caiieu upon
10 DO SO. .,or ,onirht and
,ssed II his arrival In the city was a., an
Indication Of immaculate u'''0"
nart Of the regiment =, ,,
p.ss aaid he. cit Is part OF my
,.,r IN inspect each post In my dis-
.s, syerv wear. and ] have come mere
'"ra,v az a part of my routine work.
liz not A warlike movement at all.
HOLDING THE ARTILLERY.
s." Ar,onio. Tex, Feb. 24.--The SEM
.,,na Today al Fort Sam Houston.
~, ~ large military post at this place,
ms the order from headquarters sus-
,'anaIng the present order sending hght
pa,,sry X First artillery. into the
,sn,,rtains on its annual thirty days
,a,,,st nractice. The battery, consist
,ns ~ four pieces and 165 men, under
non,snd Of Cant. Dillonhack, were to
~ started for the artillery target
ranse In the mountains on March list.
but last night instructions were re-
eslyed to keep the battery at the fort
ninth further orders. Col. Louis ID.
Carpenter. commander OF Fort sam
uopston. stated that no reasons were
given for OBTAINING the battery at the
post
COMMODORE auckland SUM
MONED.
New Haven, Conn, Feb. 24.-In re-
fponse To orders from the secretary OF
he navy, E. G. auckland. who com
mhnds the naval battalion of Connecu-
sui, left for Washington tonight. The
"A order received read as follows:
Commander auckland of the Wyan-
doue will report TO the navy depart
ment at Washington on Friday"
Although nothing definite as to the
import OF Mr.. Buckland's summons to
Washington Is known. IT is thought he
Is to receive Instructions about getting
his men ready for service at short no.
tie, IL necessity arises.
FINISHING THE BIG GATTLING
Cleveland, o. Feb. 2i.--Dr. Gattling
the Inventor Of the gun which bear.
his name, has just arrived in Cleveland
10 Conduct the finishing touches to tn,
big gun being constructed for the gov
eminent here. In an interview DIR
Gating said
q shall make every endeavor tC
hasten the work upon the gun. TIL,
be gun may perhaps be ready to sent
East In week, and If the machines
ae not too busy at Washington, which
rather fear is the case, 1t may be
filled In about a fortnight.
'Of course, what the gun will do de.
pends altogether upon the firing tests
70 be made when it is finished. but sc
iar everything is favorable. The tests
OF tensile strength OF the special stee
III used for The gun are very high, being
IysoOO pounds to the square inch. The
steel Of the built-up guns runs about
5000 pounds.
Congress should years ago have be.
gun 70 DO what the government is try
n ing 10 do now. With the recent guns
We nave at harbors. and by blockadinp
me channels with sunken ships. We
tl,.. Ts
Wy all our might, 1t would take fully
4 Twelve months to get into desirable
shape along the coast"
M Gen Miles, the head of the United
Il s.a'es army, and other members of the
bureau OF ordnance will be in Clevelant
Few days. probably next week. IL
" 'he nnal work on the new type of
ng coast-defense guns.
NEW BAYONETs ISSUED.
cincinnati. o.. Feb. 2i.-Under in.
uueuons from Washington. Col. Coch.
sa, eommandant at Fort Thomas. Ky.
WY ISSUED orders bringing the mer
~ rue range Mt Culbertson, XIV. hack
he iorts. New bayonets that car
We used for trenching tools, wer,
.Nueu TO all the troops. The men mr.,
, s"s Undergoing fatigue drill. and ey.
r ~ 70 go to Key West instead OF
alN.Lot, >, T., as reported
,,o. tug rlrst regiment of the Ohio Ma.
MIN r0 euaru' located here, Is filling III
wharf Master Robert scbm,d, ro
.eNed telegram from tho war 49, re-
nent at Washington TODAY ne Ia ~,
,hs.hels and tow honts arrivIng anS
~, a,lhg this harbor. The messape nell,
snH 1 .ne names OF all boats enta,ins
M. WaVlhg be forwarded. toretha,
Sbieh we names Of the companies h
MI said boats belong. They alsS
rprhsr me amount of Tonnage AM
h M OF Passengers each boat vo,,it
ana s,. 10 carry; the rates for fre,gbt
N, NJ. mso passenger rates.
w1niNHIoN'S ATJoNs
pro%S..lnston, Feb oi.-Thanks IN ~,
q sS pStness and efficiency of The chia,
Of tb IN and the chief of ordnanc,
Is now amy, the city OF Washingtn,
sate s,a iesarded as being weII-nisi
The f,,.,s secure from attack by wate,,
and sba-inaauons at Fort Wasblnpto,
The poton,a.n Inlnt on the opposite nj
10 be ah,a ~ are sufficiently advances
81 invaders ava w repel an ordinary fleet M
could he " ~a, IN case of necessity the,
eomparatlvei,s strengthened in +
lenses Lively short time. Thee !,
ali hn..an,e considered sumc,oa. ese ue'
TgMTshot Of the ns, GleSond the range o.
on ana er' the river has 49,
does al sspared for mines ana 800
already ., punt below the fortificetian
able ~. mentioned, 30 TINT II '',, S
would ba ,S o. the ships OF nm prod prod
fore Il N woy SSTn out Of the water re, M
guns at thu The ~, be necessary to use t ue
The T nar, OF NAVAL MILITIA.
Of tho 'y dnsures showing mo Today gay,'
shows a navy so, militia up 10 'h Ha, strengtl
enlisted ma ma force OF 4,ti5 ots s,e, Ihi rms
crease from Nv which is grStif Sgrs a nc
port The I ns ME- sos shown byS ing IN IN