Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-09-02
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

Acting Secretary Allen has decided
to adopt the policy of mastering out
the Naval Militia IN bodies instead If
individually as heretofore. This will
be done IN the case of the New Yorl;
men on the Yankee, now at New York,
and in all other cases hereafter.
Major J. NJ. Walsh, ex-Com nissioner
of The Yukon District, who has arrived
here from Dawson estimates this sea
sons gold output at 81 100000, while
the clean up for next year viii un-
doubtediy aggregate S|20,O00,u0o.
It is said at the War Department that
there is no truth in the report that
Camp Wikoff. Montauk Point, is to be
abandoned, either rs a result Of Seer
tary Ayers inspection Of on any other
account.
Several batteries OF artillery which were
withdrawn from stations in the North pre-
paratory to sending chem to Porto Rico,
but which went only as far as Tampa, have
! eel ordered back to their posts.
Captain Charles L. Clark. formerly
commander Of the Oregon, when dis
charged from furth ar treatment at The
hospital in New York, will get three
months leave of absence.
Gen. Shafter, in a despatch to Gen.
Miles, at Santiago, questioned the au-
thority Of Miles ami said the Secretary
had told him that he was not to be SUI
porseded.
In a railroad wreck near Birming-
I,r, al, t,-, y4L~,1.vr Af thg LiVGt
Battalion, S%ixty-ninth New York regl-
ment, were killed and fifteen wounded.
Floating wrecfage which was passed
forty miles off Sandy Hook gives rise
to the fact that a large passenger vessel
may have been lost in a collision there.
The Free Silver Republican party Of
Oklahoma. in convention at Oklahoma
City, has passed a resolution %announc-
lag Theodore Roosevelt as their choice
for President in 1900.
The American steamer Alameda,
Captain Won Ottendorp, sailed from
Sydney, n. S. w, fer san Francisco,
having on board So OO0,00O in gold.
The sunken vessel thai INSTRUCTED
the entrance to San Juan harbOr, Porto
Rico, has been pan tally removed and
ships can now pass in.
Rear Admiral Dewey has informed
the Navy Department that he has an
abundance of supp les for the present
needs of his squadron.
New York paid hearty tribute of
welcome to the brave soldiers Of the
Se~ventv-frst Regiment on their arri-
val home
officials dispatches show that Secre-
tary Alger expected to keep the troops
in Santiago until the fever had run it,
course
The condition of Thomas f. Bayard
is much improved. He was able to bC
about and was taken out for a drive.
Secretary Alger aas one to Camr
Wikon to personally investigate storie;
of the soldiers suffering i'm camp.
Gov. Black visited the sick at Cam1
Alger. The men made no complaint o
the treatment they had received.
The Spanish cabinet sat to-day, bu'
has not yet decided as to the compo
sition Of the peace commission. Z,
DR.. Spitzka, the slienist, agrees wit!
Max Nordau that Mrs. Martha Place
the murderess, is a degenerate.
The Merchants Associations ship
load of supplies Tor sick regulars ha
been distributed at Montauk.
President Mckinley says that report
of abuses at camps would be investi
gated and the guilty punished.
The Sixty-fftn Now York has bee
ordered to start from Camp Alger 70
Buffalo at once
Dewey doesn't want to go to Paris
wants to be ready 20 act if peace falI
through.
The Lancet discoWages the idea tina
the Prince Of Wales will be permanent
ly lame.
Aguinaldo will send ENJOYS to tn
Peace Commission 10 urge the natives
cause.
Manila business men ask ENGLAND
keep Spain outof the Philippines 70
ever.
SPANS cabinet is framing a bill fo
the Cortes authorizing peace negotid
lions.
Lieut.. William Tiffany, of the Roug
Riders. was buried at Newport.
Merritt will leave Manila in charg
of Otis and go to Paris.
q .cnIe, WIN Fly Ti.~ Two-Star Flag.
Washington. Au. 3l-An order WI
issued at the Navy Department to-da
detaching Rear Admiral w. S. Schle
from command of the second squadro
of the North Atlantic feet and orderin
Z him TO Porto Rico as a member of Il
Evacuation Commission, during whic
time he is authorized to fly his flag q
the cruiser New Orleans. which will r.
v main in Porto Rican waters until II
e commission is ready to return to II
o United States.