Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-03

day.. Congressman Bailey and Con-
gresham Henry ate working hard TO
keep the convention from announcing
IN favor OF holding the conquered ter
ritory. majority Of the Delegates
favor expansion.
Gen. Merriam. Commanding the de.
partment Of California. has received the
following dispatch from Adiutant Gem
orai Corhln; The President directs
that II any Of the military forces of the
Hawaiian Islands desire to become n
part Of your volunteer army. that you
arr authorized to organize not To- ok
coed one battalion OF Infantry. nontitat-
Ing the officers and causi ng the ofn-
GERS and men to be mustered into the
service and have them report to Coz.
Barber for duty"
some 800 city fathers and officials
attended today's session vi the League
of American Municlpalltles. at Detroit,
Mich. They constituted. Un The whole.
an intelligent and conscientious APP
rearing body. The feature ~ tho s1a-
sion was an address upon 'seIf.glv-
eminent Tor Cities,' by Prof Frank
parsons " Boston University. presi-
denf OF the National League flr pro-
melting Public Ownership 0f Mon1po-
lies.
Recently the boys OF the Fiuh IL
iinois at Chlcknmuuga Park had their
fun, and now Col culver will have his
inning. He has announced that every
non-cnmmlssionod officer who took part
In the demonstration last week after
the regiment was recalled, will be re-
| duced to the ranks. This work II
10 be commenced at once and new men
appointed In their places Col. culver
avs his regiment has had n good repu.
tniion Tor years and H. Intends 90 aus-
tain u.
Caraoy Bates. coiorcd. last night
| shot and seriously wounded two mon
ON West Thlrty-ninth street ln the
"ffeliH Kitchen" district, New York.
and incidentally started a riot among
the natives OF that locality. which lat
or broke loose In all To- fury. ana Sow.
efal people we're injured. one Of whom
| will die. These who had been Injured
were taken In ambulnncos 10 hospitals.
Ten negroes and three white mon were
arrested At night everything was
quiet. although the police SIN patruiled
the district.
Gen. Merritta call for rclnforccmsuts
and Aguinaido'H uFlincHs have sent a
thrill along the nerves ~ the remain
| INK troops ~ the cxprdltiouafy forces.
| nt San Francisco. who. with peace np.
parpntly imminent ana transports fcw
| ana Tar between hAu begun to frNf
that the alarms Of war werc not Tor
them. n the governor general ~ the
/ Philippines " 60 make his demand eN-
coed the 10000 limit. every one among
| them viii 80. and more VIII be- called
| FOR Gen. Merriam has had no ofdorn
as yet TO make any move toward "a
larger oXpcdltlonary force.
The transports Charles Nelson and
| the Lnkme viii get on from San
| Francisco some time this week. prob
| ably hy Friday Three companies Of
| the First battalion u the Firft New
| York volunteers. MAJ. Chase COM
| mhnding. VIII sail on the Charles Noi-
son. and the battalion " engineers,
/ lGt enlisted men and fourteen uiiicefr
/ Cant. Rlckson commanding viii take
/ passage on the Lakmc. Both com.
manda will be- ordered 60 embark on
! Thursday The remaining companies
| ~ the New York regiment will ho
| transported ~ soon after a. possible.
| The Alliance ana Mariposn nrv now un-
/ der consideration Tor this purpose.
The North Fork VIII be used for frrlgh,
only.