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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-23
PREPARING FOR EXPANSION
BuriisnStOn and the Rock Islan d
Figure on Coast Connections.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-The Chronicle says:
There are strong indications that the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific roads
are figuring on extending their lines TO
the Pacific coast.
The absorption of the Hawaiian and
Philippine islands by this country, it IS
expected by the owners of these roads.
will open up an immense trans-conti-
mental rail business both east and west
bound. The recent deal by which the
Santa Fe will have it's own line into San
Francisco in the spring has awakened
the officers of the competing semi-trans-
continental roads.
An officer of one of the western roads
who has Just come from the coast and
who takes a keen interest," IN railroad af-
fairs out there. says: I would not be
surprised to wake up some morning and
find the trans-continental situation fur
Their complicated by the announcement
that the Burlington was to be extended to
the Pacific coast. The Burlington is a
good deal nearer the coast than most
people ina CINE, and understand that this
road has been surveying through Idaho
all summer-one line through Nez Perez
Pass and another through lola Pass. l
unders tand also that two or three indie
in western Idaho and northeastern Ore
gon are intended eventually 10 form part
of the proposed western extension Of the
Burlington.
Another point OF interest in this con-
nection is the fact that the Burlington
is a large holder of valuable terminal and
dock properties al Gray's Harbor which
would be OF great value to the company
were it 10 enter the Oriental trade. Such
an extension would also form a sort Of
short route from Tacoma to New Orr
leans"
Denver, Colo. is now the western ter
minus of the Rock Island. ami Billings.
Mont, is the end Of The Burlington's
tracks. II has been reported that the
former company would soon purchase the
Colorado Midland. which would place It's
terminus 400 miles farther west. Bill
ings. Mont. the end of the Burlington.
is 1.l02 miles from Tacoma, or a little
farther than Ogden il from San Fran
cisco. While President Purdy, Of the
Rock Island. denies the report that his
company IS figuring on absorbing the
Midland. nothing definite can be learned
regarding the Burlington's intentions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-23

New York. Dec "A dispatch 20 the
Herald from Valparaiso says: The under
secretary for foreign afairs has been dis
missed from Office under grave charges.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
TELeGRAPHlC BREVlTlES.

Chief Justice AlOnzo p. Carpenter of
the New Hampshire supreme court.
died at his residence at Concord. y. H.,
today of paralysis.
Hon. Reuben =. Cannon, of Aurora.
o., formerly well known throughout
the state ns n leading politician, is
dead, aged ~ years. Before the civil
war he was a recognized factor in po-
litics and recognizing the great
ability and possible future of James A.
Garfield as principal of Hiram College
he Induced him to consider the propo-
sition of accepting the nomination OF
state senator, which was carried out
a few weeks later. and was the com
mencemcnt Of Garfield's elevation to
the presidency.
The Spanish steamer p. de Satruste-
gui, which arrived Mt Aden. ON May
l. bound from Barcelona for Manila,
has been ordered to return TO Sueg.
Eugene Harding. n private in COM
pany l, First New York volunteer in
fantry. was arrested at Camp Black
today ON the charge of cmbezzllng So,
500 from his former employers, Snyder
e. Francher. Wholesale grocers OF Mid
dletown, New York.
II is reported at Mount Vernon, Ills,
that Chester, lis, was struck by n tor
nado this morning.
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5000 ARRIVED THERE TODAY.
Volunteers are Cordially Greeted by Ladies' Of
the Red Cross Society.
SANDWICHES, COFFEE AND ROSES GIVEN.



ga" frahclsco' may I.-over three
'oiuH'eefs arrived TINS rnorn-
's iioi' has'erh suhtes. All night
'o"s u"i'iS bearing troops were
i"Siieu INTO oaklahd' the last section
.i'''"s upou' O'CLOCK this morning.
VI .ie men spent the night IN
'he.i .hs put others spent the
hish' "nihihs arouhu the Dig pier
sldu W s,rctch 'neir hnps after the
journey across the continent.
inc troops from Kansas numbered
so4 men and 40 officers, while Mime
sofa sent regiment of 9S2 men and
'o ohicers Colorado was represented
by 'sd stalwart warriors and AZ Of
hceis' one section of the Utah spe-
clal arrived, bearing about 800 men.
lThere must be an error in this.1
The balance of the troops from the
Mormon State will get some time to-
morrovv when ,ha ,,o,, a,,,,,,o,
-. "'iNeu ''
'"'s sue Oh the Day they were taken
IN charge by the ladies' of the Red
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
POLO Had TO PULL OUT.
Was Advised by the Canadian Government to
Leave Canada.


New York, May 2i.--A special to the
Herald from Montreal says:
ut has not been possible for Spain
to postpone the departure of Senior Polo
de Bernnbe any longer. To-day he viii
sail with all his staff by the steamer
Dominion for Lerpool. Senior Polo went
on board the steamer last night and
will go from Liverpool to Madrid. lie
says, though he was detained here for
some time on business, he respected
the declaration of neutrality and left
this country voluntarily.
he leaves behind. however, the
Spanish consul, to try to continue
gathering information for the Spanish
government relative to the military and
naval movements. The authorities here
are closely watching the consul and he
Will be promptly placed under arrest
If the slightest deviation from neu-
trality laws is detected.
"Senor Polo de Bernabe has been loua
in his declarations that no official pro-
test had been lodged against ms pro
ceedlugs here but he now practically
admits that he was requested to return
to Madrid, for II was learned last nlght
from an uhlNlpehCihplc SUI 'hs's
Canadian government advised his de-
parture.
owing to diplomatic fiction that
such questions are dealt with by the
| Canadian cabinet II was possible foi
| our secretary of state to say that th'
| government did not interfere. The ac
! lion WAS taken by the governor gen
! oral. who is the 'dueen's direct repre-
! sentative here. and who. In such mat
tiers. is supposed to, but never does, &C
| without the sanction of the cabinet
| Lieut.. Carranza, who left this city i'm
! mediately after Downing's arrest. is
| according to statements by some o
! Senior Polo's stan. be sen
| to the Philippines with relief eN
| pedition. other Spaniards however
! assert that Lieut.. Carranza went tt
| Madrid with important papers ant
! will endeavor to join Cervera's fleet Of
the fleet which expects to call a
MiQueon."
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Key West, Fla. May 90 via Jack
sonvllle, Fla, May 1.-CDelayed in
transmsson.)- Tonight sees the close
of the most intensely anxious and most
vexatious day Key West has known
since the war began.
Everything indicates the proximity
of big naval battle. but with an I'M
seen foe. who may may appear at any
one of the several points and possibly
strike blow and get away before force
san be raised to offset them.
At this hour the whereabouts OF
schleys and Simpsons squadrons are
the fixed quantities in the equation the
Spaniards are represented by.
Daybreak found Commodore Schley's
squadron which had sailed from Hamp-
ton Roads on Friday, anchored of
Sand Key lighthouse six miles below
Key West. They had Joined Captain
Sigsbee's big greyhound, the st. Paul,
which, leaving the roads a day later
than they had. had beat them almost
a day and a half.
The appearance of the flying squad
ron was supplemented about $3.50 by two
of the dispatch boats that had been
with Admiral SIMPSONS fleet, racing
neck and neck, the Associated Press
dispatch boat Dauntless in the lead.
The necessity of cutting the cables at
Santiago de Cuba has already been evil
denced In Key West by several Madrid
cablegrams via London, sent after the
bloody fight at Cienfuegos last week,
when the Mablehead's boat crew cut
the cable at that point.
| Admiral SIMPSONS fleet arrived here
at pm. These confirmed the fore.
| cost made in these dispatches Sunday
as to the whereabouts and intentions of
these two fleets, though both had been
slower in arriving that well posted nav
al officers here supposed at that time.
All this was interesting enough, but not
q word OF 1t was allowed past the CEN
| sor's office, and a score of corresponds
cnts who had been beseiging the cable
office all the morning wilted down into
the hotel veranda chairs out of the boil
ing sun. helpless to get a word OF the
'cai news of the situation to their
papers. Naval officers, for the most
! part were ignorant as the cor
| respondents as to how matters stood IN
the world outside of Key West, and
whether or not the matter had been
| censored had not already leaked out
through the less CONSTRUCTED channels at
Washington. Naval men, however, had
less time for speculation, for the fleet
was busily engaged In preparing fol-
some move. details of which We're only
known to Commodore watson and thos,
nearest him Every officer ashore was
on the alert for orders to hurry aboarc
his ship.
Such last night was tho fate of tbs
men from the Bancroft. the Castine tn,
Helena and Wilmington.
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pose every means the Cortes will place
at its disposal, confident of the support
of the crown and country.
The ministry undertakes Mt the same
time to crush the rebellions in Cuba
and the Philippines and, with the ut
most severity rsserving for the day of
paclflcation the accomplishment of the
promised reforms.
As for the finances, the cabinet eN-
poets to raise money through the as
sisthnce Of the bankers OF France and
of Barcelona and through railway con-
cessions.
1t will be almost impossible to raise
Il loan in Spain with the guarantee OF
the tobacco and stamp monopolies.
and the proposed increase in taxation
had to be abandoned because 1t was so
unpopular.
Finnnciers would have preferred n
military cabinet TO check the popular
and revolutionary agitations, which
defeat may al any moment make
formidable, or a conservative cabinet
with silvela and Campos to force the
nation to accept the advice of Austria
and the pope, to make peace by the
timely concessions in Cuba
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hurt. One of the fires was in big
frame tenement row In Calyer street.
which threatened the lives of many
people asleep. In the work OF rescue
ladder upon which three flremen were
at work broke. and Henry Richen-
berger fell three stories and was badly
hurt Henry Callison was internally
injured, and william Thomas suffered
a fracture of leg. The monetary loss
at this fire is estimated at 100000.
In n fire which broke out little later
in a concert hall and saloon In Green
Point avenue, John Carter, fireman.
came In contact with live wire which
shocked him so badly that the surgeons
say he cannot recover. Fireman Peter
Hunts rubber boots were melted
where he stood In the mud and one OF
his legs was badly injured.
At . o'clock the fiiemen reached the
two men. Thepenskl is alive but very
seriously injured. Wills was killed
when the floor fell rs his body Is
crushed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

regiments We're nneled by the Presi-
dent yesterday, and it would not he
surprising If some of the regular
colonolcies We're given to colored men
who have been pressed for appoint
ment. Two of the appointees to
colonelcies are now detailed for duty
in thetadjutant generals office of the
war department. AIessrs. Sargent
and Petit.
Major General Wesley Merritt, who
Is to command the expedition 10 Ma
Mia, was at the war department this
morning combating arrangements
receiving final instructions prior
to the departure for san Francisco.
The general said that he expected to
leave for the coast as soon as he
finished the business which called him
here, but whether this would be to-
day or later he could not say.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
RAN THE BLOCKADE.


Corunna, Spain, May 81 THE Span
ish auxiliary cruiser Montzerat ar
rived here unexpectedly last evening
from Clenfuegos, having escaped the
American bluckadlng fleet. Large
crowds Of people thronged the quay.
and the crew received an ovation
when they went ashore. The people
embraced the captain and officers of
the steamer. Popular demonstrations
followed throughout the city. The
commander of the Montzcrrat de-
clared that he was not charged with
any mission, ard sall h" WAS nc carry
ing dispal srcs.hut III, SUaraiGs claim
that he is patriotleally concealing the
facts in the case.
TheNontzerrat is to be sent to Fer
rol or Cadiz In order to have her guns
mounted. a big fete Is being organized
mere in honor OF the officers and crew
OF the Montzerrat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
TROOPS AT CHICKAMAUCA.
Thousands Arriving Dniiy-organization
Well Observation-Disclosures Elements
Disciplined.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 21.-All the
regiments in Camp Chickamauga have
settled down to hard work and are do
Ing practical training in the art of war.
The. business-like methods employed
by General Brooke will make the army
available for active service much
earlier than many army officers be-
lieved. Supplies of every description
continue to pour In. Carload after car
load Of provisions arrive and n vast
amount of clothing and equippage Is
also being received. The Indications are
that the entire army will be equipped
during the next two weeks.
Captain W, X, Wright. assistant
quartermaster, received notice today
that 100000 rations in addition to the
first order had been purchased and are
now en- route. Prosper. Lazard &
company have begun work on an i'm
mense bakery In the park. This firm
has a contract to supply the army with
5000 luaVes Of bread daily.
The chaplains OF the various regi-
ments have started a fight against
liquor saloons scattered all over the
camp. They have strong backing
and the saloons will probably be nbol-
ished.
The park army now numbers nearly
$4,000 men, and each day adds a few
thousand.
The formation Of the First army
corps has been completed and today
the formation of the First division
of the Third corps was begun.
Gen. James IL. Wade will command
this division.
During the last few days n number
of serious deprcdatious have been COM
mitted by the worst elements OF the
volunteers.
The miscrnnts have been SO severely
punished. however that no further
trouble is expected.
The Second New York infantry, 1000
men, Battery A. First Illinois artil-
lcry. 1875 men, and the First Mis-
| souri, infantry, 1926 men, arrived last
night and went Into camp in the park
I
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

torpedo boat. II had two tunnels and
gun over each bow. Signalling the
tug Leyden: That looks like one"
the Hudson steamed down and the Ley
den went along. The tugs opened fire
at 5000 yards, and one of the shots
knocked Off a smokestack, which proved
to be wooden structure. for 1t flew
Into splinters. Satisfied that the boat
was merely II derelict hulk. the tugs
ceased firing.
Similar hulk was sighted by the Will
mington the next day This also was
rugged up so that 1t would oppear at
even short distance TO be a torpedo
boat destroyer. The Wilmington bazed
away and sunk the hulk AS II was
sinking the forward part Of the craft
was blown out and cans containing ex-
plosives were picked up after the wreck
sank. These facts were reported to
Commodore Watson.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
WILL TAKE wEI-nAI-wEI.


Pekln. May 2t-The arrangements
for the tarnsfcr of wei-Hai-Wei have
been completed. The Chinese will &C.
cupy the port on Monday Immediately
after the last of the Japanese with
draw. ON Tuesday a British force to
occupy the place Will land from three
warships which are now In the harbor.
when the British and Chinese flags will
be hoisted side by side. So soon as the
buildings, arsennls and forts nre taken
over. the Chinese flag Will be lowered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

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H'riNeu ptIore Seiiiss ~ ,ho noyai
ietHns neIe toilsh. ~ 'ii t S",,o,,f in
pattle ol the war may us, t,a,,
80 hours anu pruphniy n'. 49,, N'
"Gst anu me ilurti 1uS"t I,, and
ENel! enlns rs AT n isn 80
hoth olicets ma -, H., IN
.,oNlhb lui d ulspatcli oua ',,, - - u.
me chahnel az my nouI N,'l uiJ ""
NM inc h9 l, neeI mas ps - s't yvast
Wi'niu sbIhihs Instance VI my
OF iilvahd' $780,. .,,,. ,,,,,.,
II Is linPosslpie 10 lorecas' III ,oo h,,t
ineHts o. elthtr SalIll'suh VI s5Ji'tes' ~
no, ard, 49,, 81, SvaSbIngton viii
diso,. at,,.,,,,,,,o, ~ Tho
vessels forming n new flying
squadron to make a quick round up of
the west Cuban coast, perhaps as far
around as Cienfuegos, on the south,
leaving a sufficient guard of heavy YES
scls al KEY West and throwing a
strong fighting force in front of Ha-
yann. where. after all. the great bat
tie NAV he fought.
This afternoon the heavy suuadrons
or sand Kew were Joined by three big
TRANSPORTS. the Le0na. Irouuois. and
cherokee.
Workmen were busily engaged put
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

Those Near Gibraltar are Boing Strongly
Enforced.

New York, May 21.-A dispatch to
the World from Gibraltar says:
THE Spanish towns nearest to this
British possession are being strongly
reinforced,
"One thousand troops arrived last
night at san Rogue, II town of 5000
inhabitants. largely Smugglers. seven
miles northwest of here on the edge
of the neutral territory between the
possession. More troops have gone
also to Algerias, the dilapldated old
town six miles west straight across
the bay from Gibraltar and to Tariffa,
the southeast point of Spain fifteen
southwest from here.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

Washington says:
Seal poachers in Boring sea will have
no interference with their traffic this
season from this government, There
will he no patrol In Alaskan waters
and the British government is expected
to withhold any vessels as well.
The failure to maintain the usual
summer patrol, which has been made
either by regular naval vessels or
ships of the revenue cutter service. is
because of the necessity of retaining
every vessel on the Pacific coast which
can be of use as n fighting ship.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

New York. May 21.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Key West says:
That fertile Spanish brain that mas
been adopting all sorts OF devices 20 en-,
noInt blank range of the Havana bat
teries has been adopting new eXpedi-
Ont TO destroy warships' ,,,-,,.
The latest device is the sending adritt
of hulks made to resemble torpedo
boats. after first loading them with
dynamite in the hope that AInericar
savorai OF these hulks have been sent
out OF the harhor. ,.. .o ~
one was sighted two nights ago on
GARDENS by the tug Hudson, II war
living motlonless and APPEARED TO De
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.
These are Expected Hourly, but No News
il Given out,

Tampa. Fla, May 21.--Major General
w. II. Shafter today assumed formal
command of the Fifth army corps,
Composed of the regular and volunteer
troops stationed AT Tampa and vicin-
ity.
~bicltamnuga tonight Unusual activ-
NV again prevails In army circles here
npd Important developments are eX-
pected in the near future.
II Is impossible to speculate on their
nature on account OF the rigid censor
ship. Mr.. Il. c. Felllr5, MANAGER of
me western Union Telegraph COM
rnnv at Tampa, was today sworn In
as official censor by order of General
Shaftcr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
WANT A coNrINENrAL ALLIANCE.
scheme by which spain Wants to Settle
the Matter.

New York. May 2l.--A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
\ continental alliance for Spain or
intervention to stop the war Is now the
iolnt aim of Premier Sagasta, of Am
bassndor Leon Castillo at aPris, and
of the court at Madrid.
events will soon demonstrate this.
The new cabinet is regarded as n
makeshift and only temporary. Only an
alliance or Intervention could firmly
establish It,
The ministry announced In the Cortes
through Premier Sagasta as spokesman
that 1t il fully resolved to carry on
the war and to employ for that pur-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

Washington, May 21.-Col. Russell
y. Harrison has submitted petition
to the war department asking that the
l59th Indiana be assigned to service in
the Ihlllpplnes. Senator Teller has also
presented the request OF the Colorado
infantry tn be sent with Gen. Merritt.
He said 1t was a rugged body of men
and had seen rough service during the
Lendville strike. 1t Is commanded by
Col irving Hale, who graduated In the
West Point class of SO
1t was Mt Gen. Merrltt's own request
during his former VISIT to Washing
ton that the Minnesota regiment was
assigned to his command.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
Misunderstanding Record Broken.

Franklin Field, Philadelphia. May 81.
On the dual games between Pennsyl-
vanla and Cornell today j. C. Nc
Cracker Of the University OF Pennsyl-
vania broke the intercollegiate ham
mer throwing record of 1856 feet, 3h
inches by II throw of 147 feet 10la
inches.
A. c. Kraenslein, University of
Pennsylvania. broke the intercollegiate
record of 2ilE seconds, for the 800 yards
hurdle. running the distance to % go
seconds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

Chicago, May 2l.-Col. Grishy's cow
boy regiment arrived in Chicago from
Sioux Falls. today. Large crowds
greeted the train and the locomotive
slowed Up TO allow the crowds to ex-
change compliments with The soldiers,
Who leaning far out from the windows
cheered ana waved f'ngs and in other
ways demonstrated their appreciation
OF the reception
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21

Reno New, May 21.-The great event
Of the day now being talked Of here Is
the so mile bicycle race between the
Olymplcs and the Reno wheelmen. The
event takes place tomorrow and will
be witnessed by large number of peo-
pie.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
RIorING is IMMINENT.
Scarcity of Food the Cause OF Prospective
Trouble In Havana.

Chicago. May 2l,-A special to the
journal from Washington says;
Information received by the war
department is to the effect that seri-
GUS riotlng is imminent in Havana.
Food is much scarcer and the distress
Ia greater than has been generally re-
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rIREMES ARE HURT.
Big Fires In brooklyn May Result In Sew
eral Deaths.

New York. May 2l.--There were two
serious CONTRIBUTIONS in Brooklyn ear
ly today, and at each one nermen sus-
tanned injuries that are likely to prove
fatal, and several others were badly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
PROTESTING TO TURKEY.


Constantinople, May 81. United
states Minister Angel has entered
protest with the Turkish government
against the action of the authorities
in refusing to grant passports to
Americans to travel in the Interior.
The refusal, Minister Angel holds,
is in contravention OF existing treaties.
The passports are withheld only from
American citizens and British sub
iscts.
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REINFORCE ADMIRAL DEwsY.
U. =. Cruiser Monterey is to Go'to Maniin Mt
Once.

Washington. May 2l-The navy de-
partment at 4 o'clock posted the follow
ing bulletin:
THE United States cruiser Monterey
has been ordered to Manila to reinforce
the Asiatic squadron.