Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16

DTIlllNut IHllItNIy Iecoi'', 'Hto
made him immensely popular among
the patriots. On Feb. %, 1895, the
eve of the day on which the present
insnrrection broke out, General Sam
gully was arrested in Havana charged
with conspiracy against the Spanish
government. He WAS sentcnc, ,u to
life imprisonment, but as the "vidcnc,
against him was circumstantinl, he
was retired and again found guilty,
and again sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
CAMERoN's REsoLUTIoN-The fact
that Senator Cameron, the author and
chief advocate of the resolution rec
ognizing the independence OF Cuba
did not think it worth while to leave
his winter place Mt St. Heens, S. g.,
where he is entertaining party Of
friends, so as to be here to look
after his resolution, is an eloquent
illustration of the complete change
which has taken place in the feeling
of senator's toward it. Many senator's
now oppose the resolution altogether,
probably majority Of the whole Sem
ate, if the question were brought to
vote, and the senators who still be-
leve in the principle of the resolu-
tion, realizing TINT they cannot get it
adopted even by the Senate, are gen.
orally opposed to wasting any moro
time over it.
CONSULAR INSPECTION - President
Cleveland is considering the inaugura-
tion of reform in the consular SER
vice of tho United States which may
totally affect the business of this coun-
try. This relates to the abolition of
unofficial fees, or, at least, the
adoption of some plan by which
consus shall be prevented in the
future from charging too great
rate for services they may
perform for American citizens abroad.
The president may not be able to for
mulate and adopt plan which will
settle this matter before next March,
but he will leave to his successor
several inspection reports, referring
in great detail to this matter, which,
it is believed, will cause the authori-
ties to take steps to prevent irregulari-
ties OF this character.
Eaas BY THE M1LLIoNs-Thea annual
report of John j. Brice, commission
er of fish and fisheries. states that
10000, 900 shad eggs were collected,
and from these $4,000, 900 fry were
planted in streams emptying into the
Atluntic ocean and gulf of Mexico.
The increase in shad eggs collected
was 80, 600, 900 over the previous year,
and if bill now before Congress is
enacted into law auxiliary stations
will be established on most Of
the important rivers of the At
lantic coast and result in an
immense increase in the output of
this species. Another effort will be
made to introduce Pacific salmon in
eastern waters. Five million eggs
will be transferred from the California
station to stations in New York, Ver-
mont and Maine, and the fry liberated
in the Penobscot, Kennebec, Merri-
mae, Hudson, Delaware and Susque-
hanna rivers. Attention has also b zen
paid to increasing the output Of At
nntic and land-locked salmon at the
Maine station, and indications point to
n large incease over previo.s years.
Lake trout eggs collected will ag-
gregate 1S, 900, 900 or %, 900, 600. The
cod work will surpass all previous
seasons, and 225. 900, 900 eggs are ex-
pected.
REFORMS IN CUBA-The reforms
proposed by the Spanish government
in Cuba have not yet been communi-
Gated in any definite manner to the
state department, nor received by the
Spanish legation here. The reports pub
lisbed on the subject are based on the
reforms proposed for Porto Rico and
those proposed for Cuba in the speech
of the Queen Regent in the spring of
1895, which were adopted by the
Cortes, and would now be in force but
for the resurrection. The Spanish
minister expects the full text Of the
proposed reforms by telegraph within
IA few days. They will be made public
in Madrid, and they will be submitted
to Secretary Olney for his informa-
ton.