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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-02
PLAYFA1R DEAD.

London, May 31.-Baron Lyon
Playfair, the distinguished chemist,
political economist, civil service re-
former and parliamentarian, is dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-02

A second call for volunteers ma
come shortly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-02

Jacksonville, Fla, June 1.-Orders
have been received to telegraph for the
equipment lacking the first Wisconsin,
and the second Illinois, and to prepare
travelling rations within SO hours. Ad-
ditionai rifles and ammunition have
been issued and the move to Tampa is
expected within two days.
Chattanooga, June 1.-The third
Wisconsin regiment has been ordered
to Tampa and it will probably leave
today. The sixteenth Pennsylvania
and one hundred and tifty-seventh In
diana of the second brigade Is also or
dered to Tampa The other Two reg
iments of the brigade will be left be-
hind, as will also the second Wiscon-
sin infantry. The brigade will be re-
organized at once.
The news of the departure of Gen.
Miles for Tampa, with the further fact
that 1000 men from this encampment
are ordered to Tampa, has revived the
dropping spirits of some OF the men
who had given up all hope of seeing
Cuba until fall. Yet 1t is claimed by
regular army authorities that If troops
are embarked at once from Tampa it
will be only the regulars and the
movement of volunteers further south
os merely as precaution to fill up
the places vacated at Tampa and Mo-
bile by the departing regulars.
The preparation for the departure
OF eight regiments Of infantry from
Chickamauga for Tampa are being
vigorously pushed and the indications
are that all Of the eight will get out
during the next "a hours. The
work Of breaking camp and packing
up can be easily finished during the
day The men and equipments will be
loaded on trains in the park and
these trains will be given the right-ot-
way over all others by the railroads
The detachment formed by the four
regiments will number about 1000 men
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-02
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

AT the annual convention OF the w.
G. T. u. at Chippewa Falls Mrs. Geo
d. Nau of Green Bay was delegated
to see Miss Alice Rusk, or whoever
may be appointed to christen the bat
tleship Wisconsin, and use all pos
sible inducement to prevent the use OF
intoXicants In the ceremony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-02
ADJUTANT GENERAL BOARDMAN
DISCREDITS RUMOR.
RETURNS FROM THE SOUTH
First Regiment Receives Orders to
Prepare Travelling Rations-Be-
lieyed 1t VIII Be Sent to Tampa
Third to Proceed to the Florida
Nobilizing Point.

Assistant General Boardman re-
turD ed from his trip to the southern
camps Tuesday night, after an alb
sence OF little more than week. His
visit was cut short by the second call
for troops. He reports the troops at
Jacksonville in much better condition
than those at Chickamauga owing to
better water supply and bathing
facilities. He does not believe there
was any attempted mutiny among the
members of the second regiment on
account of the rations, as he believes
the boys are all too well satisfied to
grumbe. They are short on potatoes,
however, and would appreciate a car
load of tubers more than anything
else. He reports the men In high
spirits.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
EXPECTS TO Be MURDERED.
Bad as the Bloody Molly Maguires, II this
Aged Witness Tells the Truth
Them.

Butte, Mont, March 12.-During the
investigation Of the Chinese boycott
injunction case before United States
examiner. Blake owen Williams. an
aged butcher, testified against the labor
unions and told about a warning he
hal received from some representatives
of unions. Three of them. he said, called
at his room few nights ago and de-
manded a private audience with him
which he refused to grant, and being
afraid of them would not open the door.
They then told him that II he testified
in the boycott cases, he would do so
at the peril of his life.
Williams was so afraid OF his life
that he refused to appear before the
examiner until Judge Knowles of the
United States court had threatened to
punish him for contempt. After he had
given his testimony regarding some
of the methods adopted by the boy
cotters against the Chinese, the old man
exclaimed:
II expect to be killed and II l am
murdered for giving my cvidence,Jud
Knowles will be to blame for It,"
The proceeding against the labor
unions boycott Is being carried on by
the representatives of the Chinese gov
eminent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
new MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
Secretary Of War Creates Those Of the Gulf
and the Lakes.
Departments of the Missouri and Texas
Abolished-No Changes In the
Extreme West.

Washington, March 1.-THE war de-
creating the departments of the Gulf
and of the Lakes and abolishing the de-
partments of the Missouri and of Texas
The department of the east will embody
the states on the Atlantic coast includ-
ing North Carolina. The department of
the Lakes will include Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee, with headquarters at
Chicago. The department of the Gulf
will comprise South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama. Mississippi. Louisi-
ana and Texas, with headquarters at
Atlanta.
Gen. Brooke will command depart
ment of the Lakes, and Brigadier-Ge
eral Graham the department of the
Gulf.
The war department is making efforts
to execute the changes in the great
military departments announced in the
order to which reference was made yes
terday. The important change by the
order was the creation of the new de-
partment Of the Gulf by the combina-
ton of the old department of Texas
with e-.southerpe- PARTON of--the de-
partment of the East. The other
changes made We're In the direction of
rectifying the lines of the central west
ern departments 80 as to make them
more accessible In all portions from
their respective central headquarters.
For this reason the state of Ohio. for
many years attached to the depart
ment of the East. has been thrown into
the department OF the Missouri, which
now takes the name of the department
of the Lakes. The change in name is
for purely sentimental reasons.
The western states included In the
department of the Dakotas, have been
transferred to the department of the
Platte, while to maintain the present
proportions of this department, the
northern sections have been thrown in
to the department of the Dakota.
No changes have been made in
the department of the Columbia, the
| department OF California or the depart
ment of Colorado.
Heretofore there had been only one
military center along the Atlantic,
namely, that of New York, but the pres
ent conditions of affairs made It ap-
parent, from military standpoint, that
It was desirable to have another mill
tary center In Atlanta. The same COM
| mander, Brigadier-General Graham.
will be In command of the department
of Texas. He telegraphed the war de-
partment today that he would 20 to
| Atlanta next Monday and establish
| headquarters there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

ranks, and the Jewish rabbits preached
against them and their practices"
referring to the Lord Neville Spencer
Clay scandal, Sir George Lewis said
Sam Lewis had discounted GlOO.0OO at
40 per cent. lie added that the laws OF
England all favored the money lenders.
said that in Germany, the usury laws
worked for them, and added that in
America there was no usury at all
The fashionable people who dine or
sup at the Savoy hotel are greatly agi-
tated at full ilcdged revolution which
has taken place there during the past
week. The Savoy's restaurant has long
been prominent in London and SO
crowded that II has been necessary to
order tables a day ahead But, in
spite of this, the directors have long
been puzzled at the diminuton of the
profits and the result was. at a special
meeting of the directors on Monday,
Ritz and Enchard, the managers were
retired, and at the same time Escoiller.
the famous chef resigned, taking with
him a host Of the French subordinates
and walters, who assembled in sucn
numbers in the vicinity of the hotel
that strong force of police was ncces-
sary nightly to maintain order.
flutter In society has been caused
| by Lord Rossand's big supper to cele-
bratc his birthday. Those present in
| cludcd the countess of Essex formerly
| hllSS ANtIt 'rIHnl OF view 1pTk1, Lazy
| de Trafford Lady Stuart, Lefty Linz.
| Marc Tempest, Ethel Barrymore, Cissy
| Lotus and the entire Court theater
company. The newspapers comment
severely upon the dinner, in view of the
earl's bankruptcy.
In an interview Lord Rossyn OK
planned he did not pay for the dinner.
| He added; "The proprietors of the
restaurant, doubtless to draw attention,
| invited me to act ms host. Lady Ross
| Ign and myself received the guests and
entertained them to the best of our
| ability, That was ALL
Wintry weather Of a moderate type
has prevailed recently with frosty
nights and cold, dry days, which is in
creaslnE the spread Of influenza in all
| ranks Of society.
Henry Irving appears in new play,
The Medicine Man. Hvpnotlsm plays
an important part In the play There
are two Americans in tho cast
The only new play this week Is COM
ventional homely comedy The Sea-
flower, by Arthur Law. at the Comedy
| thpater.
Sadie Jerome. an American actress,
has been married at Manchester to
| Alfred HersherE, said to be a wealthy
| citizen OF johannesburg.
Clement Scott has resumed work rs
dramatic critic of the Daily Telegraph
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

New York, March l2.--The Herald's
correspondent In La Libertad. Saliva
dor. says that the diet of the Greater
Republic of Central America sent an
ultimatum TO the Costa Rica govern
ment on March eth. demanding salts
within ten days for her Intervention
In the revolution in Nicaragua last Feb
ruary
Senior Flallor, secretary OF the state
of Honduras, in replying to n message
says that Honduras is endeavoring to
maintain peace between Nicaragua and
Costa Rlca.
No military preparations have been
made In Honduras. he says and the re-
port that some Honduras troops had
already marched to the aid of Nicara-
qua 1t not true.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

St. Johns, N. F., March 1.-THE
budget presented to the colonial legis-
Int,ire shows an estimated deficit OF
$4,000 for the fiscal year ending June
10 next. due largely to abnormal eN-
penditures last autumn by the Whlte-
way government for election purposes.
but partly due to n shortage OF revenue
resulting from poor fisheries and low
prices last season. .oo =.
For the year ending June 80, 1898, Il
is estimated that the expenditure VIII
be 81. O33. 900. The revenue Is expected
TO meet this through the tarin ana
through the recent railway contracts.
II is proposed to reduce the public
debt by means OF the million dollars
recently received from the railway
purchasers and by the transfer of
billion and half dollars OF indebted
ness really chargeable TO the munich
pality of st. Johns, but now borne by
the colony. In this way the colonial
debit will be brought down to SIS, 900, 900.
The expenditures for the coming year
will be a hundred thousand dollars be-
low last years. figures, and further re-
auctions are contemplated for the years
following. The new tariff Is decidedly
protective, every local industry being
assisted.
The question OF inter-imperial prefer
entail duties Is held over until next
year. pending the experience OF the
operation of the new tariff. But the
receiver general has warmly endorsed
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain's policy OF
preferential duties within the empire.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

Washington. March 12-Consul Gen
eral Lee communicates to the depart
ment of state Information derived from
the passport bureau In Havana, to the
effect that no changes will be made af-
fecting passports beyond holding the
passports presented for twenty-four
hours before delivery. The Americans
are allowed to land without passports
but no one can leave port or obtain
a passport ticket by an outgoing vessel
without presenting passport duly
vlsed by the government, which Is Kept
by the consignees of the vessel for po-
lice inspection on board when 1t Is re-
turned to the passenger, If In orde.
The consul general recommends that
all Americans intending to visit Cuba
should provide themselves with pass
ports from the department of state.
which will serve to identify them prop
erly while In Cuba and greatly facili-
tate their departure when ready to
leave the island.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
RUSSIA REGARDS WAR INEVITABLE
The Car is the Aggre-sor and VIII AssaiI
Japan.

London March 12.-The Daily News
publishes this morning a suggestive in
terview on the Chinese question with
DIR Markoff. the Russian expert.
DIR. Markoff repudiates the idea that
Russia intends to annex Manchurla,
although he thought there was no
doubt this would come about century
hence.
"Russla's present aims" he said,
ARE merely to obtain an ice-free port
to serve as the terminus of her rail-
way system, to isolate Japan and to
develop the vast commercial wealth
of China 1t is absolutely necessary to
curb Japans ambition. II is question
of predominauce between the white
and yellow races. II Japan is allowed
to Join forces with China the white
races are doomed.
Russians regard war with Japan as
inevitable"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

New York, March 12.-The steam
lighter Caroline left the dock at Wlllett
Point, l.. l., last night with load COM
sistng of 20 drums of torpedo cables.
consigned to Bar Harbor, Maine. where
Lieut.. McKinsey is in charge OF the
torpedo work. Each drum or spool of
cable weighs about three tons. Recent
orders received at the fort call for $40
drums of cable to be sent to various
points south, where the torpedoes are
to he laid. and n force of engineers
and soldiers is kept busy all day and
sometimes until late in the night pre-
pairing the various supplies for ship
ment. These supplies consist of cable.
shackles, plugs, switch boxes, moorlns
rope. storage batteries and 500 and L.
900 pound anchors.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

WATERFOWL, Mass. March 1.-THE u.
S. arsenal here. which for many years
has been exclusively factory for the
production of gun carriages and their
equipment. and for gun implements
and of sea coast projectiles. has gone
into gun manufacture. Work on the
first forged gun ever ordered at Water
town was begun yesterday. The
weapon is to be three and six-tenths
breech loading field mortar. It's car
riage will also be made at the arsenal.
The new undertaking at WATERFOWL
results from the opinion OF the ord
nance department at Washington that
the government has been paying too
much money for mortars manufac-
tured by private establishments.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

Washington, ID. c.. March 11.-It was
agreed In the House committee on
naval affairs today that the three new
warships provided for will he of the
finest pattern. II will be two years,
doubtless, before they can be placed in
commission. one OF them. the COM
mittee decided. should bear the name of
the l-fated Maine. The appropriation
for their construction was not fixed.
being referred to the subcommittee on
appropriations. The cost, II is expected,
will be about IS, 600, 900 each. though for
the fiscal year covered in the bill, the
amount of expenditures may not ex-
coed s2.000.000 each. An important
question was raised MS tot whether the
expenditures for the new ships should
be betrayed out of the $4,000, 600
emergency bill, but this subject was
passed over.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

New York. March 1.-THE Herald
will tomorrow print the following:
John II. Lead, who was master of
arms of the battleship Maine. and who
came to New York in command of four
other survivors who were not assigned
to duty at Key West, has been given
shore lenve and Is living with his
brother-in-law, Louis Heinke, in Jersey
City. He has been very guarded in
his statements to representatives. of the
press. Police Captain McKaig says,
however, that to his friends Lead has
said that n significant fact which had
apparently been overlooked was that
the launch of the Maine. which was at
a little distance from the ship, blew up
before the Maine did.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

Washington. March 12,-Secretary
Wilson of the agricultural department
expresses his satisfaction at the man
ner In which the German regulations
concerning the Importation of Ameri-
can fresh fruit are being carried out.
The reports from the U. S. representa-
tves in Germany he says show that all
fruit not in any way affected Is all
lowed to enter, while that affected with
the San Jose scale-a small proportion
lis being denied admission.
Germany appeared to be doing what
was reasonable in the matter.
The inspection necessarily causes
some delay to shippers. but the consular
officers Of this country are doing all
they can to facilitate entry.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
SEMl-0FFlCIAL ORGAN SAYS IT.
Thinks Spain Should Arrange a Privateering
War Against America.
SENIOR MoRET TALKS PERIODICALLY.
Says spaninrIs should show Foreigners
that They are Not Strong Enough
To usurp Spanish Rights.

Madrid, March l2.-The impartial to-
day says: There is stlll time to pre-
pare a few men-of-war. and 1t is per-
haps possible to buy few vessels
abroad hut In any case we have some
merchant ships which could do lot of
harm to American commerce, and we
will have to arrange to carry on
privateering war, from which as
much renown may accrue as from the
guerilla warfare which vanquished Ma
poleon."
Continuing, the Impartial exhorts the
government to allow the present crisis
good use, concluding:
"If our flag goes into mourning, let
us at least be able to put some pieces
of Grape on the Americans obnoxious
flag"
TALKS ALL RIGHT FOR SPAN
IARDS.
New York, March ia dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
"Senor Moret's eloquently simple
speech at the last banquet, on the &C.
casion of the Grand Gross of Carlos III
btlilE lut BpNtlibi Vi Nhis
province, may be taken as the reply to
the American outbursts and the exposI-
ton of the attitude of Spain in the
whole matter. Among the most preg-
nant expressions were these:
What is the great difficulty against
which we fight? Civil war and insur-
rection in Cuba, to which there are sew
eral corullaries. The most prominent
are the forces at WORK to sustain II.
We, l affirm, are entirely confident that
we can terminate the insurrection. and
that we are nearing n solution of the
problem.
ut has been said that autonomy Is
n failure. This Is false and mendactous.
The policy OF the liberal government is
giving grand and evident results. As q
proof OF II, Cuba is being converted
from n devastated into productive
country. Production is being augment
ed. cultivation Is extending. property
is increasing in value and prosperity
is returning.
Contrary to the statements Of those
who have an interest in perverting
truth, in the oriental provinces our
gallant troops are chasing the rebels
at the bayonets point with cries of
viva Espana,' and moral order has
been restored since the birth of the
constitution which Is supported by old
reconcilables.
with peace in Cuba will come tri-
umph over all doubts, and 1t lies In the
hands of the Spanish people on one
side. with the soldiers on the other. By
patriotism I know the fatherland Will
not lose an inch OF territory. for be-
lIeve that success will crown our eff
forts, and should there arise SUI
preme moment we will call upon the
sons of Spain that they may rally in
the road OF duty and show all foreign
ers that they are not strong enough to
usurp our rights"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
PACIFIC COAST DErENsEs.
Orders for the Battleship Oregon to Go
Out ms an Advance Guard.

Washington, March 12.-1n making
preparations for the possibilities of the
future the navy department has by no
means overlooked the strategic defense
of the Pacific coast. To guard properly
this important sea board II has been
found necessary to send an advance
guard some distance down the Southern
Pacific ocean. The battleship Oregon.
the sister of the Indiana, and one of the
most powerful vessels in the navy, has
been selected for this work
Secretary Long today telegraphed
orders to her commander t. leave San
Francisco and cruise down the southern
coast. The vessel will report from time
to time by cable to the navy depart
ment and receive such Instructions as
changes In conditions may warrant. At
present she is taking on ammunition,
about fifty tons in ALL which was un-
loaded at the powder station when the
ship went north last fall to have bllge
keels put in place at the Bremeterton
naval station. As soon as this work
is done she is expected to sail south
ward.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
10000 PEOPLE STARVING.
Kansas City Star Inauguratcs Relief
Measure for Matanzas, Cuba.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 12.-The
Star devotes five columns of its front
page to an appeal for aid, in the shape
OF clothing. food. or money, for the
starving thousands in Cuba, singing
out the town of Matanzas as the es-
pecial point of pressing need. The ap-
peal, written by a returned staff COR
respondent of the paper, asks In strong
terms for aid of whatever description
for immediate shipment to Matanzas,
the Star offering to transport the char
lily. A central point where offerings
will be received In Kansas City for
shipment has been designated. The
Star correspondent places the number
of starving In Matanzas as 10000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

Boston, March 1.-THE executive
committee of the national lawn tennis
association announce the following
dates for tournaments during the COM
ing season:
May rs, California L. T. c., San
Francisco topen)
June 16. Seattle L. T. c., Seattle.
Wash. state championship.
July /, Pacific States l.. It. A. W..
San Rafael. Cal, Pacific coast cham
piouship.
August TO- Tacoma l.. r. c., Taco
ma, Wash. championship Pacific
Northwest. Sth annual.
Sept. Z. Pacific states, l.. It, A. A., Del
Monte, Monterey, Cal, double cham
pionship. 18th annual ladies' cham
pionship singles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

New York, March 1.-THE train car
rying consignment of big 12-inch
Tortafs from the government works
at Providence. reached this city just
before midnight. They will be trans
fered to the proving ground at Sandy
Hook today to undergo the regulation
tests
At each of the way stations the mas
sive ordnance created the greatest ex-
element. Crowds were waiting all
along the line to get glimpse of the
engines Of destruction.
The mortars VIII be sent to Fort Nor
gan, Ala, after the test at Sandy
Hook.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
sPoILING FOR A FIGHT.
Chicagoans who Need Manual Labor to
Keep Them In Condition.

Chicago, March l2.-Within two
weeks a regiment OF 200 men win have
been organized in the 18th ward, ready
and anxious to answer to IA call to ac-
tive service by President Mckinley. For
ten days secret enlisting has been going
on under the leadership and advice OF
Col. +. II. Colby. until year ago at
the head of the 18th regiment, l. n. c.,
Adjutant o. w. koauey. recently ad-
iutant OF the same regiment; Major l..
II. buckley formerly major Of the Clan
ma Gael Guards; DR.. Nj. Il. McGrath.
Eugene Il. O'Riordan and several other
westsiders. Up to today 3l2 men have
promised TO Join the regiment and the
daily additions are so numerous That
the full roster is expected TO be quick
Nv filed.