The Press., 1898-07-28

D. Ano EOnonh hnCluueh neATly hll ol InS grAnges in eastern Connecticut and an attendance of 4,O0O is expected. The state officers will be present and promiLen grange officials from various parts of New England will be present. The literary exercises in the afternoon will include ad- dresses by well known speakers. This grange had It's summer meeting at Snipsic grove in 1889 and 1t was one of the biggest days in the history of the resort
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 Washington, July 25, isss.
 Frost will come before peace does, |" said a member of the cabinet, when asked If there was any truth in the statement cabled from Europe that Spain had made overtures for peace. Spain has not made any overtures for peace directly to this government, and even if she had, there would be no immediate prospect for peace, unless the idea entertained by our officials, that Spain would refuse at this time to accept the conditions of peace that we would exact, Is wrong. It is the opinion in administration circles that we must take Havana before Spain will be willing to accept our terms of peace, and the campaign against Havana Is not expected to open before fall.
 The advance guard of Gen. Miles army has landed on Porto Rico and raised the stars and stripes. The flag will remain permanently on that island, whatever may be done with the others. This Is official. Within ten days or less 1t Is cal oulated that all of Porto Rico, except San Juan, which Is heavily fortified and gar risoned, will be in our possession; that will como later.
 Fly order of the president, the depart ure Of Commodore Watson's fleet for Spain has been postponed until further notice.
 Although there arc plenty of men anx- ious to fight, there is no scramble to en. list In the regular army, which Is still more than ia, 900 men short of the mum Dor to which congress authorized It's in crease. Some account for this by ex pressing the opinion that men hesitat, about enlisting in the regular army be cause there Ia no certainty as to whethe they will go to the front or to some arm, post. An army officer, who has had hand In enlistlng the more than 23 ,OO men who have gone Into the regular arm, since congress authorized it's increase says the only reason the ranks are no yet Full Is the high physical standard re quiied, and to prove that he was right pointed out that the average of men en listed had scarcely reached one out of ev cry three who had been examined.
 Whether the U. s. shall annex tn Philippine islands Is a question no likely to be decided until the war Is over but every time 1t Is semi officially an nounced In any European capital ant oabled over here, that a concert of Eu Iopean powers had decided that the Phil lppines shall not pass under Americal control, the number of Americans wht favor Philippine annexation Is increased Nobody in Washington seriously believes that any concert of European powers will dare to attempt to dictate what this gov ernment shall do with the Philippines O any other conquered territory, and no body doubts If such dictation were at tempted, that this government would b forced by the practical unanimity of 1t own people to do just what would be for bldden. While there are differences c opinion, some Of them radical, about oth or things connected with the war, there none about resisting European meddline
 All of the American members of tn Canadian commission attended a prelim mary meeting at the department of state at which it was decided that the frs formal meeting of the commission woul be held at Quebec August 10th. Unt that time the commission may be aC dressed, care of Department of Stat' Washington, D. c. Inasmuoh as th premier of Newfoundland had been adde to the British side of the commission, Jefferson Coolidge of Massachusetts wa named As an additional American con missioner, which makes six on each sid The commission will not make public tt subjects to be considered.
 In view of the Idea that the productiC Of beet sugar Is necessarily proftabl which Is prevalent in this country, a r port of U. s. Consul General Goldschmi at Berlin, to the department of state, ( the production of beet sugar in German the headquarters of the industry, Is bo interesting and instructive. The repo says that the total exports of sugar fro Germany in 1s96-97 was 2,616, ,776,4 4 pounds, an amount unprecedented, al which will probably never be reach again, since the prices, especially for rs sugar, paid tho producers no profit.
 It Is an open secret that President M KInley Is somewhat worried over the [ titude of the insurgents, both in Gu and in the Philippines. Agulnaldo'- co duct in declaring himself dictator of t Philippine republic is regarded as an dIcatlon that Gen. Merritt will have tro ble with him when he takes charge of { Philippines and establishes a militia goyarnment. Friends of the administI tion are openly blaming Gen. Shafter not having had tact enough to preve Gen. Garcia removing his troops from front of Santiago, and announcing tn they would no longer remain as our llea. Those who know the situation bt arc predicting that no amount of tact W keep the insurgents satisfied, so long they are not allowed to plumber In co turod territory.