St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-17

Bank at San Juan, Porto Rico, immedi-
ately after peace has been declared be-
tween this country and Spain. Their
application has been accepted. Ihey
have applied to make the capital stock
of the amount of 100000, and while
the bank may not have this amount in
capital stock at the outset, their charter
gives them the privilege to increase when
they see fit.
Army Camps.
The war department has under con-
sideraton the establishments OF army
camps at Lexington, KY, Knoxville,
Penn, and Tyron. N. c. Army officers
have been detailed and are now examin-
ing into the suitability OF these places
and ii their reports are satisfactory the
camps will be established and orders is
sued directing various commands now at
Chickamauga to move to the new camps.
x-Rays In Warfare.
The United States army hospital-ship
Relief is equipped with complete x-ray
outfit donated by the General Electric
Company. This apparatus. it is stated,
must be credited with a large part
OF the success in performing operations
on those soldiers dangerously wounded.
In almost all the cases of complicated
wounds the x-ray apparatus has been
used to locate the bullet or to determine
the nature of bone fracture, usually with
a high degree of success. Seventy-fve
photographs have been taken by Dr. W. M.
Gray, OF the Relief, and will be forward
ed to the Surgeon. General at Washing
ton. One OF the most interesting of these
photographs traces the course OF bullet
which struck a private in the region OF
the right elbow The picture shows
that its course was up the right arm,
across the chest, and down the left arm,
finally stopping in left forearm, the bone
of which it broke. The surgeons of the
Relief are enthusiastic in praise OF the aid
rendered by the x-ray outfit. We believe
that after this experience no nation will
ever again go to war without equipping
its army with one or more hospital-ships
and providing them with full compile
ment OF x-ray pparatus.-[ Electrical
Review.
Reducing the Army.
The war department is seriously con-
sidering the settlement of the questions
growing out of the Spanish war.
The disposition oil troops, the number
to be retained and the question Of what
troops are to be mustered out of service
are giving the department considerable
concern.
The army will probably be reduced to
100000 men, and the other volunteer
troops aside from this number will be
mustered out as soon as the department
can conveniently do so.
1t is believed at the department that,
now that there is no more fighting to do,
the volunteer troops will be anxious to
retire from service and get back to their
various vocations.
The large force is great drain upon
the country, not only in the matter Of
pay and subsistence OF the army but
also on account Of so many men being
away from their various employments.
1t is believed that 100000 men will be
sufficient to garrison the various places
occupied by the United States. The war
department has also considered the mat
ter OF taking care of the Spanish soldiers
in Cuba and Porto Rico it they shall be
found in want.
May Keep the st. Louis and St. Paul.
Vice President Henry w. Cramp Of the
William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine
Building Company, which built the
American line steamers St. Louis and St.
Paul, now auxiliary cruisers, has express
sed the belief that it was more likely
that the government would permanently
retain the two vessels than turn them
over to the service of the International
Navigation Company. To re6t them as
liners, Mr.. Cramp said. would probably
require the entire replacement of their
woodwork, boilers and machinery. The
government would need just such vessels
as transports for its insular possessions,
and the cost OF re6tting and returning
them to the owners, under the agree
ment would go far towards purchasing
them outright.
Captured Prize Schooner.
The auxiliary gunboat Hornet arrived
at Key West, August 10, with the Span
ish masted schooner Saliva Maria,
captured while running from Batabano
to the Isles of Pines for food. The Salve
Maria carried six men, but no cargo.
The Seventh Death In Our Regiment.
The mortality rate of the First Vermont
Regiment was increased to seven on Aug.
9 by the death of Private Arthur L. Dole
OF Company of Mortified who sue
cumbed at p. m, to the ravages of ty-
phoid fever. Private Dole was FL years
of age and previous to the declaration OF
war he had been a popular member of
Company F, and although at the time
the call was issued for Vermont troops he
was not in the service but at work in
Massachusetts, he returned to Mortified
and re-enlsted.
Gov. circuit Wants the Troops Home.
His excellency Gov. Josiah Grout Thurs.
day communicated with Secretary Alger
as follows: II have the honor to request
that the Vermont regiment be allowed to
change its camp from Chickamauga to
Vermont where it can have healthy camp
conditions. 1t can await orders here as
well as at any other place and reach tide
water from any point in the state in a
few hours il needed"
(Signed) JOSIAH CIRCUIT,
Governor.
Troops Going to Fort Ethan Allen.
Capt. Stamper, in command of Platts-
burg barracks, has received orders from
the war department to prepare the post