Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-09
WILL SAIL NEXT WEEK.
TRANSPORTS WILL co VIA sUtz.
hoy. 4, Hue 60 Have - Pleasure Trip Of
some Ii,oo5 Nautical Knots Ia
Length.

rila wall embark at New YORK aD1ug
the md - shls month and VIII go
through the Susz Canal The oNpcdi-
lion ,sill consist VI shree regiments ~
regular Infantry. dls,rlbu'ed between
swo VI she largest converted Transports
uwred by eho government. wlih PR
haps a c1nvOy Of swo wdrshps. Ar
fangemers are now being made Tor
Nils expedition by Adjuiaut ucusral
Cufbin ~ rapidly as possible. in view
o, ~ great importance. especially a. .
Involves cu-operafion by the safe and
navy department. authorize as Wen
aa those ~ shc war department.
The decision 60 use New YORK ~ she
point " cmbirkatlon instead nf san
Francisco. whence gll the earlier forces
started fur the Philippine, was reached
by General COrbin after a careful re-
view OF n number ~ cunsiherntions,
chief among 'whiuh was fhe urgency Tor
haste. Tue carly completion of she
srtaty Of peace with spain rericfs In
disponsabis a prompt increase W tho
American forces, az only az Manila,
but 90 provide ADDITIONAL EArr.rNrH Tor
Important cOntUfH lr shr Archipelago.
which viii Immediately fan under
Am rlc1r dOmlrson With 90 accom-
panylng responsibility Tor the sccurty
" ne and properly.
A. gho pr,auN slime ;he government,
II wholly wiahout available transports
iu the PaGnc ocean % meet ihe tmcr-
Eoncy. The iiFpagch - swn vessels
from ghc Aflau.ir. q u believed. viii
therefore b. particularly aivanttgccuH
or the double purpose ~ brrgltg
hrmc from Manila such volunteers Ne
can soon be- spared. and Increasing thu
Hsaa "A g a.
rcgimores of regulars have moi been He-
lCcsci. but as uore but those roy In
New York state and uahrr A.iiD.ic
garriElrs can well br spared. fhc con-
cluslpu Wa forced upon she authorities
chat economy ~ well ~ rapidly - ac-
sion required ehfm 20 be sent by way
OF the Mediterranean Instead of Jour
usylng across ihs cautlncn. AMI then
undertaking she trylng una mlu.fon-
Gus voyage on she Pacific with 10
haven ~ rori after leaving Hawaii.
The garrison under General OTIS a;
Manila Hpw C9nslf .H - uns company
u fhe regular engineer htstallca, six
troops % shs Fourth regular cavalry.
siN BATTERIES of 'he Third ard sixth rrg-
ular artillery, shree rcEimen;s-,hc
foumoenth. eighteenth and twenty
thlfd-rcgul1r Infantry. ffseen rcgl-
mrrgF Vt ValuHccr infIrs,ry and six
b2s.cries Of volunteer aifiilery. inciud-
aig she Asior ageyt battery. which al,
ready has homcward urdrrs. u VIII be
shc cff1iy q the authorities - return
al shcs, NliuI.esr regiments and hat
scrles 10 me uTiicd Staiea ds speedily
a. possible. bringing chem home a. Ear
~ feasible IN the order ~ which tacy
reached Manila nfier Admiral Dcweya
victory. AMI l. Is believed shai On lhe
arrival ghere early 90 February q the
.hrce regiments u regulars from New
York, az Least Fix Of she v1luR.ctr clm-
mandH may be- released from she Iufy
shem.
The expedition from New York could
Niaii IN the clurFc o; che next week N
y were no, Tor the cNlFcncy IN Cuba.
which demands she utilization of IN
entire marlue transportation resources
~ thc government ON the Atlantic
coast Just az prcHrp. Tor providing pr0.
iectlnn 10 all Interests In that Island
promptly on shc departure 90 she Span
lsh Earrls0ns. Although thc Nirch az
Madison barracks; the Thirteenth az
Fpr.a Poser Columbus and Nlagara:
she nNcuiy-ilTst az tho phetaburg bar /
racks. all IN New York, AZ wei as
other regiments ~ regular Infantry q.
ports can, 81 she Rocky Mountains, are /
equipped ready % riar practically ou /
che TAP of the drum. delay IL essen. |
fiil for a. Least tH1 weeks so secure |
the necessary Transports The vessels |
70 take thtte three regiments from New /
YORK 10 Manila, viii probably be .ho /
Berlin, with q capacfy for 1000 mon; /
ana fhc Chester. which c.in comfort /
ably provide Tor t.sO0 men. Thtse rhlps |
are declared 70 be ~ excellent condition |
and capable Of carrying all the supplies /
ara equipment catIrlil flr the force.
besides having she advantage - rlamy
decks ana plenty " elbow room f1r |
5000 men and ihs necessary officers.
somc quor.itn afYfr. when 'he AL
nniages Of IN Mediterranean rlute
led 20 10 virtual adoption, - 81 tho
possibility Of serllrg such al cNp'dl-
flop through The Sucs Canal without
Violating the neutrality regulations ~
that waterway but the stale lepart-
mcri, which IL taklng in active inter-
sft IN the expedition and Nlll thidush
" consular officers undertake 90 make
Tie Say Of the s3lilcff plsd-dni ln ihe
torelsn ports vlsrii .u Ia voyage.
promptly swept 'hls away hy eii'rs thie
precedent of am armed Spnalsn sqd1d-
ron under cauah securing a right n
way - plga TO she RED so fium iho
Mediterranean az The h,lgh. ~ h0stil-
'ucs. wihstarllnE shc cIutnls rvp-
rrHenitillna 70 .hlA TuvefqmpI. AfteF
mat Incident % II considered impossible
lhat such an lrteriatioral canal could
p f'f Nv fitiN.M NN tNlilN Nh MNIf N|H 20
mW.ion such dimes " peace ~ li pres
en., except by the exercise Of force,
Tho navy may ssnd one Or two cruls-
cfs with tho expedition ~ far az Gl-
Dfallar, whore she Helena has Just ar-
rived and where she may act an con-
N1y and Admiral Dewey may send uue
~ his vessels aa car as SINGAPORE go
meet the feci. s,lps will probably be-
made on the voyage al Gibraltar. Por,
Slld, Alden. Colombo apl SINGAPORE,
Nhere coal will be ready nmi fresh fodd
WI be ubtalntd. 4, viii depend on thr
reports 90 officers who may accompany |
.hls expedition. whether the transports
afier reaching Manila shah return Ia
ne United Siugof by way " the Alan-
Tie or the Pacific. although 10 may be
considered advisable, in View % the
Tact that most Of she earlier regiments
which reached Manila were flnm the
Pacific coast: that the transports viii
proceed 30 san Francisco. IN order 10
.and the returning troops near their
homes. Actual s.vAmIUH distance Tor
lnll powered vessels from New York
20 Manila via Suez ~ given by naval
pliers Us 1905 nautical miles,
while fhai from san Frinclsc1 90 Ma
All VIA Honolulu Is given as 1850
Knots. To Mamlla from New York by
way Of she Cape OF Good Hope Is 1885
miles and by way ~ the straits ~ Ma
iellan and Samoa Il II 10000 nlleH.
Increase OF Japanese Land Tax
Yokohama. Dec. 9-The government
las Introduced In the Diet a bill provll-