Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-05
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| Geo. Whittell one of San Franclscos
| leading business mea and capitalists
mas been sued in the superior court for
| more than a million dollars The plain.
| tln Is Oscar Luning, son of the late
| Nicholas Luning, and a brother-in- law
| OF Whittell. Nicholas Luning died In
1880 leaving an estate which was SUISSE
| quently appraised at more than $1,000
900. by his Will he bequeathed the mil
| Hos which he owned to his five chill.
| dren, share and share alike. No dlstrib-
ution of the estate has ever been made.
| Under the Will Geo. Whittell and NJ. n.
| Langhorne, were named, executors.
| On Whittelrs advice the children united
their interests in corporation known
as the Luning company. of which Whit
tell was made president and Lang
horne the secretary. The original in
terest of Oscar r. Lunng i'm the cor
poration was worth in the neighborhood
of sl,500,OO0. This is held by Whittell
under two trusts which Luning now
asserts he was Induced to execute
through fraud and Misrepresentation at
time when he was incapable OF trans
acting business on account of his over
Indulgence In liquor. The case takes
the form of n suit in equity. Andrew d.
Parker prominent member of the
New York bar, is one of Luning's at
torneys.
1t is obvious now, In the light of
Commodore Dewey's triumph at
Manila, that San Francisco will at
once become the base of important
military and naval operations. Before
many days 5000 armed men will be en-
camped on the Preside reservation. 1t
transpires that orders were issued
Wednesday directing the Fourteenth
U. S. infantry, now stationed in the
department of the Columbia, to take
station Immediately at San Francisco.
1t Is believed that further orders Will
be promulgated to assemble all the or
ganlzations of the Fourth United
States cavalry at the Preside. Orders
were received Wednesday from Major
General II. G. Merriam, commanding
the departments of California and the
Columbia. instructlng Col. Louis 4
Morris, commanding the post at the
Preside. to select locations for the
encampment of six thousand volunteer
troops from the states of Oregon,
Washington and California. About 500
men, 1t Is said, can be cared for on An
gel island. 1t is the opinion of Col.
Morris that some of the men manning
the batteries of heavy artillery there
will be sent to Manila to man light
batteries and that their places will be
filled from among the California vol
unteers recently enlisted and about to
be mustered Into the service of the
United States.
At San Francisco much interest il
being manifested in local shipping and
commercial circles regarding the YES
sells available for the purpose of trans.
porting troops from the coast to the
philippines. For several days past
government officials have been quietly
making inquiries and Interviewing
representatives of the Pacific Mail
steamship company, j. ID. Spreckels
Bros. d Co., Goodall, Perkins a. Co.
and other steamship companies While
no definite action has so far resulted,
1t is evident that negotiations are
under way for the requirement by the
government of some of the finest ves-
sells sailing from that port. In addi-
ton to the City OF Pekin, which 1t il.
understood has already been secured,
the Australia, which ran for years be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu, is
most easily available as she has been
laid up for over a month past She
could easily be fitted up to accommo>
date at least 1000 troops. The Mari
posa, which arrived Wednesday night
from Sydney, could also be turned over
TO the government at short notice.
The City of Sydney, now en- route
from Panama, Is due there on the 9Th.
and is regarded as one of the most
probable charters by the government.
as she has room for at least 1900
troops.