St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
NEWS IN GENERAL.
Text Of Peace Bill.


us at an early stage of the elements re-
quired for continuing the war.
1.-The bravery OF our soldiers and sail
o proved insufficient, as did the calm
attitude Of the nation. ever ready to
shed its blood and sacrifice its resources
for the honor OF the Spanish flag.
Separated by wide seas from the ter
ritories it was our object to protect
and these territories being closely block
AIDED so that our few remaining ships
could not reach them-Her Maiesty's
government has been compelled to admit
the bitter truth, which says that an end
must be put to the war.
"The sense of responsibility entailed by
the preliminary peace negotiations has
weighed most heavily on the government.
Notwithstanding it fully appreciated
it's duty toward the country, the
government has had to consent TO these
preliminary negotiations and to bow to
the cruel sacrifices imposed by sheer ne
cessity. For this reason and because
peace must be purchased at the cost oil
cessation OF territory and the abandon
m mt OF sovereign rights, the govern.
ment has thought it expedient to sound
the Cortes before concluding the treaty,
the ratification of which will be notified
to both chambers in accordance with
constitutional law.
THE government, whose moderate lam
guage willnot be found fault with by the
representatives of the nation, limits itself
to submitting to the Cortes the follow
ing bill, whose first and only article is:
1.-THE government is authorized to re-
nounce rights of sovereignty and to cede
territory in the Spanish colonies in ac-
cordance with the peace prelminaries
agreed upon with the government Of the
United States of America"
The Times correspondent says the bill
is signed by all the ministers.
Cos, Of the War.
The approximate cost of the war to
the United States has been: Expenditur-
es or the army. $7s.500.O00; expendi-
lures for the navy, $33 900. 900; total,
Sill, 100000. Lives lost in the army ;
Officers killed in battle, SO; men killed in
battle, 231; officers and men wounded,
about 1850; officers and men killed by
disease. estimated, 1900. Lives lost in
ed in battle, i men killed in battle, ID ;
men drowned, men wounded, 3S.
Gen. WheeIer's Son Drowned.
Thomas H. Wheeler, son of Gen. Joseph
VIII, eler, and Lieutenant Newton D.
Kirkpatrick of the 1st cavalry were
drowned while bathing at Montauk
Point Wednesday afternoon. The surf
where the drowning occurred is very
rough and is the place where two of the
Rough Riders nearly lost their lives. No
one saw the drowning. The clothes OF
the young men were found near Gen.
Wheeler's tent. Their bodies were found
on the beach Thursday morning, about
quarter of a mile from where they went
in bathing With General Wheeler were
three of his daughters who were in camp
nursing the sick.
Death Of Prominent Lawyer.
John Gilbert Sawyer. well known tc
the bar and bench of New York State
and me mber OF the Forty ninth. Fiftiett
and Fiiry. first Congresses died Sept. 6, al
Albion, N. Y, in his 74th year. He was
born at Brandon, VT. June 5, 1925. The
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mt ntary education, which he ampli6ed
at Millvlle Academy. He then studied
law, and was admitted to the bar, con
tinuing the practice of the legal PROBES
sion to the time of his death. He held
manv prominent offices during his life
and his majority in his election to the
Flftv.hrst Congress over his competitors
was over 5000.
Death of Harold s. Fo,le
Harold S. Foyles, private, company A
LIST Vermont volunteers. died at the hom,
OF his father, ]. A. Foyles, at kutlanc
Tuesday, Sept. g. At the time of his en-
listment he was clerk in the N erchant
National bank of that city. He was tax
en- sick with typhoid fever at Chicka
manga about August 1, but he rode t.
Rossville and came home with the Yer
mont regiment. His death is the onl,
one that has occurred in company A.
The Third Regiment.
Orders have been received by Captain
Hovey, commander at Fort Ethan Allen
for the preparation of the reservation
for the reception OF the entire Third Regi
ment. The regiment is now at Montaul
Point and is expected to arrive at tn
fort the middle of this week. Captain
Hovey is notified of the shipment of III
tents which he will put up Tor the use O
six troops of the cavalry. The order i
supposed to mean only the temporar,
quartering of the additional six troop
Tor which there are no barracks. TIL
condition of the sick of the Vermont reg
iment is generally improved. There ar
now 80 sick in the regimental hospital.
We Must Not Lose Them.
The New York World says that unde
our retiring system Dewey will be drive,
from active service in December, 1895
Schley in October, 1901, and Sampson
February. 1902. That is, in a little NOR
than three years our navy will lose tn
three officers who are best fitted to in
spire and developt it.
All of these offices will, in the ordinar
course of events, be at the very height c
their usefulness when their shortsighte
country lays them on the shelf and give
their places to men who of necessity wi
be less capable.
: This is preposterous. The time.lmi
tor retirement must be changed. Dewe
must be made full admiral and Schle
and Sampson vice.admirals. And til
three must spend their next ten year.
their best ten years, in developing til
sea power which they have made S
mighty.
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