St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-10
Silver Medal for Hobson.

| OF Lieut.. HODSOn OF Mcrrlindc Idme W
help pay off the mortgage on the Hobson
homestead The money was not needed
Tor that purpose and was returned with
words of appreciation to the senders.
Now the money has been invested in
silver medal, which will be forwarded at
once to Lieut.. Hobson. The medal is en-
graved with picture of the sinking of
the collier Merrimac, and is inscribed -
ITO Richard P. Hobson. from admirers
in Woodland, Yolo county, CAL, to COM
memorate the sinking of the Merrimac in
the entrance to Santiago, June 3, 1898"
Gen. Skaters Army.
The administration has become so deep
" impressed with the necessity of with
drawing Gen. Shafter's army from Santi-
ago at the earliest possible moment that
all the transport vessels which the Quar-
termaster's department can command
have been ordered to southeastern Cuba.
The expedition OF eighteen volunteer reg
iments under Gen. Wade to Porto Rico
has been postponed or abandoned in
order that transportation may be pro-
vided to carry the Santiago troops to
the proposed recuperative camp at
Montauk Point, L. l. A despatch was
received from Gen. Shafter Friday an
nouncing that the first of the transports
bearing troops from Santiago to Mon.
tauk Point started Thursday, and that
two more vessels would leave Friday.
The first transport was the Louisiana.
All the ships had cavalry troops exclu-
sivey on board. The Louisiana should
arrive at Quarantine, New York, this
week and the troops on board will
be personally inspected by Surgeon
General Sternberg, of the army and
Surgeon.General Wyman of the Marine
Hospital service before they are sent to
Montauk Point. The auxiliary cruisers
Yale and Harvard, as well as the st.
Paul and ST. Louis. will be used in the
transportation Of troops from Santiago.
There are eight transports now off San
tiago and these will be loaded with
troops. These vessels have accommo-
dations for about $40 men.
Ayers Son Ordered Home.
Capt. Frederick M. Alger, son OF the
secretary of war, who has been on duty
in the campaign against Santiago, has
been ordered home because Of disability.
Through some accident the captain sus-
tanned a severe wrench OF one OF his
knees, which will ecessitate it being put
into plaster cast for successful treatment.
He suffered several accidents to the same
knee during the past two years, in one
case the jib-boom OF a ship striking and
painfully wounding it.
Receipts From War Revenue.
The success of the new law in raising
revenue is very gratifying to the internal
revenue officials. July seems likely to af-
ford aggregate internal revenue receipts
OF $27 100000. Something like half of
this will be due to the internal taxes on
tobacco, spirits and fermented liquors,
but not less than $13 600, 900, and prob
ably about $15,000,000 will be derived
from the new taxes. The first twenty
three days OF July, 1897, yielded internal
revenue amounting to $12613.2O, but
this was somewhat larger than the nor
NAL because a new revenue law was
about taken effect. The first twenty.
three days of May last afforded revenue
collections of $11, O76,226 If this had
been the yield OF old laws during the
present month, about 100000 has
been derived from the new laws, and an
other week will increase this amount to
$12,000,000. 1t is believed by the ex-
perts of the accounting division that the
receipts under the new law have been
somewhat heavier in July than they may
be in the future, because of the purchase
of stamps when the law first went into
operation in anticipation of future needs.
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that local collectors were very made
quately supplied with stamps on July 1,
and that many would-be purchasers had
to be turned away. While it seems re-
sonabe to believe that receipts in future
will not quite equal those of July, it is
the opinion of leading officials of the
Internal Revenue Bureau that the new
taxes will not fail to yield $10,000,000
per month. and NAV yield $11 100000
or $12,00O,0OO. The smaller amount
would afford en- increase of annual reve
nue. of $12O,OOO,O0O, and the larger
amount $144 100000. 1t may prove
that certain industries and interests
have delayed action under the new law
and that they will come into the field as
large purchasers of stamps in the future.
A commission has been appointed by
the secretary ofwar to inspect and report
on site for a national field hospital at
Plattsburg. The site to be inspected is
not far from Plattsburg barracks, and
near Bluff Point.
w. E. Irish, H. N. Anderson and B.
Davenport, OF Cleveland Ohio, have
incorporated company in West Vir-
GINA for the manufacture OF smokeless
powder. The capital stock is $500,000
with the privilege of increasing it to
$1,000,000. The company has secured
contracts to furnish large quantities OF
smokeless powder for the government. 1t
will deliver 10000 lbs. each week The
plant will be in the vicinity of Cleveland.
BishopA. IA. Hall left Burlington last
Wednesday to spend the remainder of the
month of August in Maine.
nr. Grinnel sailed for a trip abroad
last Wednesday on the TeutoDic. The
doctor was to have sailed the week be-
fore, but decided not to go as his wife
was i'll at Swampscott, Mass. Mrs.
Grinnell has since partially recovered and
returned to Burlington.
Among the delegates to the interna-
tional council of the Congregations de-
nomination to be held in Boston in Sep.
TENDER, is President M. H. Buckham OF
Burlington.
The faculty of the University of Yer
mont will be changed next year by the
departure Of Prof. G. w. Billiard, whose
engagement at the college expired at the