Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-25

mand will leave on Saturday next, taxi
ing the Yale. The entire expedition will
then proceed under command of Gen
eral DufIield. whose brigade consists of
the Ninth Massachusetts. the Thirty
third and Thirty fourth Michigan and
the Third Virginia regiments. General
Dutteld had Il conference with Secretary
Alger ON Tuesday night. during which
the details of this move were gone over
The general has the fullest confidence of
the secretary. being ii Detroit man and
bearing personal relation TO Secretary
.Alger. General Duftield is regarded as
one of the best equipped officers of the
volunteer service. He had long and
distinguished service during the civil
war, going out with the Ninth Michigan
infantry, of which lie became adjutant.
Later he Went on the staff of General
George H. Thomas in command of the
army of the Cumberland. and was with
that hero through the notable engage
ments in which he participated
The secretary of the navy. speaking of
the general satisfaction that has been
expressed with the navy department,
said that in justice it should he borne
in mind that the navy is always i'm a
state of mobilization, although the COM
ing of the war had necesstated vast
amount of special preparation and a
large increase Of vessels ana naval
force. The secretary added: Il notice
that sometimes | get IL word of praise
and sometimes Nh Rousevelt, who was
my assistant secretary, and who GER
tainly deserved it, as does his successor;
! ut let me tell you that there are men
entitled to special gratitude and recog-
milton who never will get half the praise
they deserve. These are the chiefs of the
various naval bureaus. They have borne
the real burden of preparation. When
war became imminent they were given
large power and We're told they would
be held responsible for having the work
Of their bureaus done properly and eff
fciently. That work they have dis
charged with the utmost ability, eff
tlciency, thoroughness and success. tits
one of the msfortunes of every great era
like this that many of the men who do
the work and bear the burden are rare
~ mentioned and never get the credit
which belongs to them. If can do any
thing to secure these men just appre-
citation, l want to do ii. They are all
experts and men of experience in their
various lines. 1t is pretty hard too for
some of them who know that the glories
of war are won, not i'm bureaus, but at the
front in battle. They have sometimes
pleaded hard. and it has not been easy
for the department to refuse their re-
quests for active service, or for them
tn hn -
where they are. Few know the. extent
of what they have undertaken and done,
or their high professional competency,
spirit and standard
The third military expedition for the
Philippines will leave San Francisco
Monday on six transports, namely, the
Ohio, Indiana, City Of Para, Morgan
City. Valencia and Newport. General
Merritt, commanding the new depart
ment of the Pacific and prospective gov
ernor general Of the Philippines, prob
ably will accompany the expedition on
the Indiana. Major General Otis. the
next in command. will accompany the
fourth expedition to the Philippines.
1 he attorney general mas QeclQeQ TO
surrender to the ambassadors of France
and Germany, as the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of Spain, the non -comba tants
and crews of the prize merchant YES
wells captured by ships of our navy since
the declaration of war. The department
of justice, having no means of feeding
these prisoners, turned them over to the
war department, but Secretary Alger has
now declined to continue the arrange
ment. The representatives of Spain
here were communicated with and their
consent was secured to receive the pris-
oners and ship them back to Spain.
News has reached here that IL, 900 tons
of coal are being loaded on shipboard at
Valparaiso, Chilli. AS coal is worth about
SIS Il ton there, the purchase excites
great curiosity here, and it has been
suspected that it was being made on
Three Missouri Hangings.
Jefferson City, Mo-, June 23-Tobe
Lanahan and Edward Mckenzie,
negroes. were hanged here yesterday
Mckenzie killed farmer for his money
and Lanahan assaulted and murdered
12-year-old negro girl.
st. Louis, June 23.-John Thomas
chuetz was hanged in the city Jail yes
terday for shooting his sweetheart.