Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-06

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mouse of reDresentat,vos ~ tle
memorable joint resolution daclarinn. .'e
Cuba aro na' IN" people of the island NJ
ouoa are and of right ought 70 - vi
and Independent 'ue"t 10 DE free
cd e.o,u'-That 1t is the duty Of tbo 1rr,.
ne ~, a, I TO demand, and the governnsn,
tbot - United States does hereby demand
liro,,;an government Of Spain at once no
the is,a l's authority and government in
ana aiu OF cuba and withdraw its Land
waters 'o'" Nupa and Cuban
Ihird.-That the president NJ t,o ,,.,..,
SUITS be and he hereby is directed '. ona
snipu"ered TO use the entire lana ana
nat, FORCES OF the United States and r.
ui'o inc actual service of the l7nited
s,,at me militia of the several states tn
tbosa oAleHt as may be Necessary to carry
',ese resolutions into effect
aiT,',tl'-'lhat the United States berabv
uiScialms any disposition or intartion ~
exercise Sovereignty. iurisdiot;au ,.on W
e erol over said island. except for the noni-
"o'''on thereof and asserts ito deter
I'.' 'ion When that is ACCOMPLISHED to
,st 'he government and control of the
island to its people
Iu' country thus, after an interval Of
nan century of peace with all nations
.o'','u ltsell engaged in deadly conflict
WIN foreign enemy. Every nerve was
straihed to meet the emergency. The
response to the initial call for 125 OOo
volunteers was instant and comnleta
As was also the result of the second call
OF May %. for 5000 additional volun-
teers The ranks of the regular army
were increased to the limits provided by
the act Of April 26, 1898.
/ Inc enlisted forco nf tl,o ,,,,, ~,
18th day of August, when it reached its
maximum, numbered 24.123 man and
apprentices. One hundred and three
vessels were added to the navy by pur-
chase, one was presented to the govern
inefl.' enc leased. and the four vessels
or the international Navigation COM
panSrtne ST. Paul, st. Louis, New York
anu rars-"ere chartered. In addition
~ THESE the revenue cutters and light
mouse tenders were turned over to the
navy department and became Temporal
rilv part of the auxiliary navy.
Inc medium effective fighting force
OF the navy during the war, separated
INTO classes, was as follows:
four battleships of the first class, /
battleshp of the second class. 2 armor
ed cruisers, coast defense monitors,
armored ram, II protected cruisers. 3
unprotected cruisers. IS gunboats. I
dynamite cruiser, II torpedo boats; yes
sells of the old navy including moui-
tors "a. Auxiliary: Eleven auxiliary
cruisers, % converted yachts, q con-
Verted tugs. 10 converted Golfers. Is
revenue cutters 7 lighthouse tenders
and 10 miscellaneous vessels.
| There was placed in Cuban waters a
completely QUILTED cable ship, with
war cables and cable gear Syllable both
for the destruction of communication
belonging to the enemy and the estab-
lishment of our own. Two ocean cables
were destroyed under the enemys bat
te!ies at Santiago.
| The day previous to the landing Of
General Skaters army corps at Cal
mara, within 20 miles of the landing
place, cable communications We're es-
tablished and a cable station opened,
giving direct communication with the
government at Washington.
This service was Invaluable to the
executive in directing the operations of
the army and navy. With a total force
of over 1900 the loss was by disease in
camp and field, officers and men in
cluded, only five.
How the Fund WAS Spent.
The national defense fund of s50,0C0,-
900 was expended in large part by the
army and navy, and the objects for
which it Vas used are fully shown in
the reports of the several secretaries
| It was a most timely approDria ton, en-
ablrg the government to strengthen its
/ 4 l. ~ 'n1)S Ia
neefed in case of war.
This fund heinz Inadequate tn the re-
ouraments of equipment and for the
conduct of the war, the patriotism of
the congress provided the means In the
war revenue Get Of June - by author
izing 3 per cent popular loan not TO
exceed 500 100000 and by levying addi-
tional inposts and taxes. OF tho "a
thorized loan s2fO cI0 COO WAS offered
and promptly taken the subscriptions
On far exceeding the cal! as to cover 1t
manv times over. while preference be-
;rr oivon IN the smaller bids no single
allotment exceeded $500. This was
most encouraging and significant result,
showing the vast resources of the ma
t;on and tho determination of the peo-
n,e to 1phnld their country's honor.
The message then recites the salient
features in the history of the war ana
cont nues:
Tho total casualties in killed ard
wounded in the army during the war
, with Spain were: officers killed, 23 en-
,ietna men killed 257; total, $50; officers
wounded. 113; enlisted men wounded,
ael. total, 1,517. OF the navy: Killed,
~. wounded. e.; died as result or
,,,ornde /. invalided from service, t;
. total, al.
wv was engaged in two great pattles
.na i, numerous parilous undertakings
in block d. ard b mbardment ana more
t,,on 40 600 of our troops were trans
norted to distant lands ana were en-
gared in assault and siege ana pattle
.pd MANY sll'ril shes in unfamiliar ter
ritorv we lost in beth arms OF the serV-
ica total of 1.CGS killed and wounded,
and in the entire campaign ny lana ana
sea we did not lose gun or nag or
transport or ship. and with the eN-
o.nt;on of the crew of the Merrlmac'
nj a soldier or sailor was taken pris-
oner. 49,. ao+o ~
IN Aug. T. as days from the date OF
Tho landing of General Skaters army
in cuba and q days from the surrender
Of Santiago, the Unite1 states troops
commenced en,barkat'on FOR nome anu
| onr entire force WAS returned 10 the
United states IS early as Aug. ~. Ihey
were absent from the United otates
only two months.
Tribute Paid.
The president then pays trlbuN 20
that portion of the army when Wa wa,
rant in camp in the United States anu
also to the work Of the Red Cross soci-
CIV. He recognizes the hama OF uoo III
the war IN these woros:
! In tracing these events we are GU,