Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-13
TROOPSHIP TARTAR HELD.
British Authorities at Ho1isong Say he
Vessel Is Overloaded.


Washington. Sept IA cable maH-
sage was received at the war depart
mvnt today concerning tho transport
Tartar, which has been held Ut Hong.
kung Secretary Root thought IL was
N sufficient Importance 90 take t1 the
President Tor consideration. Il has not
been made public
After Secretary Roots return from
the white House Dc had conference
with the commissioner OF navigation.
Mr. Chamberlain. and also decided tD
take up tho matter Of the Tartar with
the state department with a Wow NJ
huylng the ship cleared at HongkonE
\ dispatch was sent 90 Col. Mctcalf,
Of the Twentieth Kansas. who IL In
command OF the troops ON the trans
port asking n Ia his opinion the ship
was ovcrcroWdod. and II there was Just
grounds Tor complaint of the Hubalat-
oncc furnished the men. 4 dispatch
was also sent 10 Gen OTIS ufkiuF for
further iulurms tiun concerning the Tar
TAR aud the supplies with which She was
furnished. No decision can Boz reached
until %" state department has commu-
NNN'HNN.'N n JUL NAN NfINNNHHN NI London
uH % lH question which may be- set
tlyl Us The British government
tn" war department has made pub
llC the following dispatches.
'lluuEkuuE Sept i2-rurhm Wash.
inEtun. british authorities refuse 60
clear Tartar because uyur,roWdgd. uu-
'h"ilzr eight twenty four ...-
Manila, Sept i8.-Adiutant General.
Washington. Tartar sent llongkuug 10
dock HH requested by Major Long. mo-
dock large enough ut NuEuHuN She
mas capacity Tor Lac men ana lit Du-
hlu passengers. She took back lltg
men ana VI cabin passengers. ON her
lflp from san Francisco she carried
comfortably l,lii men aud 90 cabin pas,
scngurs. OTIS"
a private cable morsuFo from Hong.
kluE says a complaint was made by 500
discharged regulars on board the Tur-
tar OF ovcrrruWllng whcrcupun clear
unDy was refused.
The Twentieth Kansas volunteers
with Gen, Funston, are aboard. but 10
~ believed the volunteers made mo-
complaint ana are anxious tu have
glcurunCvH granted the ship ln order
that they may proceed humpNard
Tile army transport Tartar. which Ia
reported detained at llonRk1ng by the
British authorities. was chartered by
tue United States and b. owned by the
Canadian Pacific steamship company
SHE sails under the British has n ls
said that under these conditions she la
subject Co the British navigation laws.
uH being chartered by the United states |
docs not yutltlu hor Co uu American rrg-
{ Ter, Tu, British consul can determine |
whether she complies with thy British |
navigation laws and N che docs not hr |
hua authority Go unload hur
The uuuriuruuatur'H department docs /
10 o
linnrkurE but d .s supposed that it |
WIS Tor the purpose OF docking her The |
Tartar sailed from San Francisco July |
2iih She carried l.2i men 10 IL |
stated ut the war department that she |
was under tho supervision " tho board |
uf health ut san Francisco |
and that she would NOT have /
been allowed To- Hlll from
port 10 she ild not comply with the
regulations when shu arrived Ht Mn-
ullH. Cen. otis reported her with ull ]
sailed from Manila Sept q with 1908
mon 900 board.
Kansas Ciy Mo. sept i3.-Thc fol-
lowing rihIDETaW dated today has been /
received hy tho star from lu special
correspondent on board the Tartar at
llNUEkuur.
Tartar having ON board thc Twentieth
Kansas regiment Inns been refused
clearance Four hundred regulars un
board have made complaint of OVER
.ruWling. no serious aIclnnsH.
sayiuE the President from Upiug % "scab,'
Chicago Sept % The TImu Herald
uys. rhy hrlUkIyurs ana HIHHHmt-
sons union ~ chicago. 90 lu Hsular !
meeting luHt night voted tH I.Hug n
.urI OF honorary membership In Nm |
Mckinley President ui lh" United |