Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-11-18

OF these the Kearsarge had advanced II /
percent toward completion. while her |
sister ship. the Kentucky. has q per- /
centage of 6s. the Illinois is 81 percent.
the Alabama so and the Wisconsin -
percent completed. The sheathed cruis-
er Albany, which the United States
bought on the stocks in England. is eN-
actly half finished. The % torpedo boats
contracted for show percentages Of COM
pletiOn ranging from nothing to 90 per
cent, the latter in the case of the Rowan.
The submarine boat Plunger is advanced
50 percent and The training ship Chesa-
peake 80 percent.
Washington, Nov 15.-Cieneral Brock
iEridgc. DIR. Huidekoper and Ma jor Knox
We're Lefore the war investigating COM
mission yesterday General Breckin-
ridges testimony dealt with conditions
at Camp Thomas, Of which he was for a
time in command, and he took occasion
To say that but for the change that was
made previous to the war. requiring in
snector generals in the field to report to
the adjutant general, instead of the head
of their own department, the condition
Of the camps now being developed by
the commission would have developed
three months ago.
Washington. Nov. l5.-Two more sena-
tors in the present congress have de-
clared themselves on the Philippines
question. Senator CullOm of Illinois is
out with an authorized interview de-
| claring himself an expansionist. and ex-
! iG Of but ha a
tion policy will go through after March 4,
If not before. Senator Mills of Texas
was asked where he stood on the Philip
pines question. Il am an ldfashioned
Bourbon Democrat" he answered. and
l have heard no argument thus far which
has won me over to this new doctrine.
1t seems to me that if we go into this
annexation business we have to, violate
/ either one or the other of two funda-
. mental American principles. If we take
/ 5000 600 MOngolans. and Malays, and
1 What-nOt and give then a voice in the
affairs of the government under which
they must live. We have got TO allow them
/ TO send senator's and representatives, to
congress- who will be voting for this
that and the other scheme, utterly re-
puSnant To our system, heaping all sorts
/ OF taxes upon us which we shall be pow
/ erless to throw off. and planting the
seeds Of revolution under our feet. If,
on the other hand we take these people
in as subjects. or conquered vassals, or
| in any other relation in which they do
/ not share our responsibilities and rule
/ them against their will, we shall violate
another of the principles on which our
republic was founded-that government
must exist by consent Of the governed.
This is the dilemma with which We are
faced. 1t is not pleasant one"
Havana, Nov. lJ.-Dr. Lame has visit
ed and inspected every hospital in the
city and suburbs with the view of con-
verting them into military hospitals for
the use Of the American troops 1t is
understood that the condition of most
of the hospitals was found to be too un-
healthy to warrant their being used by
unacclimatcd troops.
New Bedford, Mass. Nov. Battery
T.. First MaSsac chusetts regiment, To-
cally known as the City Guards. was
mustered out of the national service yes
terday. All but one man were present.
and the exception, w. II. Green, who Is
i'll. was mustered out at his home. Each
enlisted man was paid $15, part of his
pay advanced by Colonel Pfaff.
Santiago, Nov. l5.-PriVate CASTOR of
the Eighth Illinois volunteers (coIored).
who was recently courtmartiallcd for a
murdcrous assault on a corporal and
sentenced to three years imprisonment,
was released few days ago from the
city Jail by the warden, who mistook him
| for another man. All efforts to capture
him have proved futile.
The excessive pilotage dues on enter
: ing Manzanillo harbor have been re-
duced from $3.50 to $75, the trip only tax
ing a pilot six hours for the ordinary
$ steamer.
There is great deal of complaint
about the methods OF an American eX.
: press company having local office here
; The assertion is made that the com.
h panyS agents accept express matter ir
= the United States for delivery here, bu-
= do not deliver it. 1t is said that many
e tons of such matter now lie at Tampa.
\ large party Of American army anC
navy officers, accompanied by THEN
e families and a number of Cuban ladies
- went on an excursion on the steame!
I Bessie yesterday. The captain of tn,
vessel was sunstruck and the steamer
[ went ashore a French cable steame
e pulled the Bessie into deep water. ant
= the eXcursiOnists got back to Santag,
:, safely.
k HavGna, Nov 15.--The guardia civi
r outposts. stationed at Arroyo Apollo
Jesus del Monte Calvario and Managua
on the outskirts of Havana, numbering
= about 20 men, gave indications of an in
9 tention to follow the example of the
= orden publicO and come to the captain
= generals palace to make a demonStra
II ton against the withholding of thei
e pay. The military authorities, as {
= measure Of lrcCaution sent battalion
;. of regulars 10 the barracks and sim
i liar preCautiOn was taken at the guards
q civil barracks III Havana, no COmmuni
il cation between the two detachment
: being allowed.
BroCkton, Mass, Nov. 15-Battery |
First Massachusetts regiment, was mus
" tered out of the service yesterday. Thi:
n company was the last in the regimen
If to be mustered out. The paymaster wa
a not present and is not expected for I
n week or 10 days, but Colonel Pfaff ad
y. vanced money for the entire regiment
y and all the boys received one month
is pay. There were 43 men and three of
is ficers who re-enlisted in the service, ant
n will form the neuclus of the M. V. NJ. t
ba organized here in the NEXT few days