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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-26

Uncertainty and suspense are the
words which best express the Wash
ington situation when it comes to a
discussion of naval prospects in the
West Indies. All specific information
as to the whereabouts of the fleets
under command of Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley is held in
strict confidence by few of the Of
ficials of the Navy Department and
by the President and his immediate
council of advisers. The whereabouts
of the Spanish fleet is even more of a
mystery to the general public, and
there is absolutely no way of ascer-
tanning whether the fighting ships of
the United States and Spain are in
close proximity to each other or 500
miles apart. Official information en-
anating both from Washington and
Madrid are viewed with good-natured
distrust, and the belief is general that
both governments are practising stra
tegic deception in the 'leakage'' of
bulletins relating to the location and
movements of the opposing fleets. No
one finds fault with this condition of
affairs, and everybody admits that
deception at this time would be en-
tirely justifable. The needs of Sc
crecy is admitted on all hands, and it
can be stated without stretching the
truth that there is every disposition
to help the Government along in the
circulation of such information as it
allows to leak" whether this infor-
nation be strictly correct or not.
The theory is held that its circulation
in the form desired by the ''leakers"
can do no harm and may do good.
Therefore, everybody in a position to
aid contributes what lies and all the
"lies" in his power to push the good
work along.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-28

Craftsbury is the place to have your pic
lures taken. Cabinets, $500 and $3.50 per
dozen, Art Diamonds, S1.50 per dozen,
Mantello, $3.50 down to $1.5O per dozen.
J. III. Smart, Water st. 1O-l
will be at Barton Landing April 18th,
to buy veal calves and lambs, and every
Tuesday thereafter through the season.
Hogs Will be taken Saturdays; good
driving horses will be bought if price can
be agreed upon. Come and see me,
farmers, viii use you right. Inquire at
w. C. TwombIy's about prices. S. e.
Winslow. 13-tf
TapIin & Rowen have just received a
fresh lot OF first-class heavy horses, which
are on sale at their stables in Barton Land
ing. 1874
To Let.-One or two good convenient
tenements. Inquire of o. d. Owen.
Sugar Tubs, Sugar Pals, Syrup Cans,
ETC., for sale cheap at o. d. Ovens.
Just arriving at o. D. Ovens, Ladies'.
Jackets and Capes, Tailor Made Suits,
Silk Shirt Waists, etc.
Mrs G. W. Monkey, an experienced dress
maker, has secured competent help and is
prepared to do dressmaking in a first class
manner, at her home next to Davis new
block, Barton, VT.
Please rememb Der that @. w. Tenney, the
Barton Lumber Dealer, always has on hand,
or can have at short notice, every variety
of doors, windows, window stock and
blinds. Also matched and finished lum Der,
lath, cIapboards and butternut finish, all
of which is for sale for live and let live
prices. Call and see me if you want any
thing in the lumber line, no matter whether
for meeting house horse shed. 1916
New spring hats at E. L. Barstow's this
week. Call and see them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-28
Barton.

Mrs. Lucy Reed is visiting in Coventry.
A. B. Noyes of ST. Johnsbury was in
town last Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Browning visited in ST. Johns
bury last week.
Geo. R. Pattee took six valuable hors es
to New Haven lest week.
Mrs. Gaskill of West Burke is visiting
her brother, Geo. III. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Martin have just
moved into their new house.
Frank Thompson of st. Johnsbury visit
ed friends in town over Sunday.
o. D., Owen is making a fine display of
-four in one of his show windows.
Mr.. T. Grout and G. FL. Prouty of New
port called on friends in town last Monday.
Homer L. Wheelock was in town last
week and attended the concert Friday even
ing.
j. r. Elliott and family go this week to
Plymouth, Mass, to remain for the sum-
mer.
Miss Florence Currier goes this week TO r
q four weeks visit to friends in Massachu-
sets.
Mrs L. NJ. Hubbard invites the Ladies'
Society to meet with her on Wednesday
afternoon, March 80.
The Misses Miles and Elmer Webster
are home from the University of Vermont
for a short vacation.
John Rice, who was away working in a
lumber camp during the winter, is home
and in very poor health.
Annual election of the officers of Or
leans Lodge, No. 80, f. and A. M, Friday
evening, April L, atl7 80. o'c1ock.9
Miss Nellie Heating starts this week f or
Burlington, where she has secured a God
position. We wish her success.
Mrs. Betsey Stone has let her tenement
vacated by G. G.. Aldrich to n. d. Martin,
who will take possession this week.
Evelyn F. French, who has been con-
fined to the house for some time by a bad
rheumatic trouble, is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson of Maine, who
have been visiting at the Congregational
ist parsonage, have returned to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. M. Gardiner have rented
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Whitney's house, and Mrs.
w anu OduSAISI Will OOdId
with them.
The weather most of the time last week
was very pleasant and many of the young
people took advantage of the opportunity
to go sugaring.
E. E. Slayton, who has been clerking for
MIR. Lang, has finished work and gone to
Montpelier where he will attend school at
the Seminary.
Miss Florence PerIey, who has been at
her home in Barton Landing for several
weeks, returns to her work in Geo. I'll.
Davis store this week.
The Boston Herald and Globe now reach
this village on the noon train instead of on
the express as formerly. This will be
good stroke of business for these papers.
Geo. Davis has a new show window in
the place of the one which was broken out
recently. He also has the other one we'll
filed with a very artistic display of his
goods.
The road commissioners will meet at
the town clerks office, Thursday, Mar.
81, at 10 a. m. Anyone having claims for
work done on highway must present them
at this time.
Remcmb Der and..pay your dog license be-
IG a ri LIST, as it will cost you extra to
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-28
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
iarton. VI. MARCH IS, 1885.
PRORATE COURTS.

Probate Courts will be held at the Probate
of F. ~. St51ldwin in Barton on the second
FRIDAY 81 each month; al theoo flee Of b. +.
ID. Car ~ Z at Satton Landing in the fore
noon soIi bhe third FRIDAY of each month.
Parties having business with the, Court at
Barton or Barton Landing concerning penq-
inc estates will please inform the Court IN
advance that he may take the necessaT y
papers with him.
f E. ALFRED, Judge of Probate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-28
LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Advertisements and notices, as promenades,
shows and other entertainments will be pub
1ished under this head for teoo cents word
for first insertion, cent word thereafter
We shall run no advertisement among local
items. Cash must accompany the order No
charge iCiLL be made of less Than forty cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-28
Lowell.

LOWOu.
Mrs. C. A. Ewins is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. H Gardyne.
H. e. Brown has been very ill for some
days with a complication of diseases.
A. p. Sweet has decided to remain here,
instead of going to New York as he in
tended.
Rev. G. e. Sinclair of Iowa was in town
last week and called on his friends id
relatives.
Silsby's mill started up Thursday after a
stop of two months. l.. B. Cello is acting
as night Waterman.
Dennis ShortsIeeves is suffering with
sore hand, the result of being bitten by
hog some months ago.
Joseph Labounty, Dennis Dyer and
Frank Murphy started for New York,
Friday where they will work in the ice
business.
DIR. Hill has been i'll and confined to the
house the past week. At last report he
was gaining a little and he expects soon to
be on duty again.
Geo. Curtis has returned to Montpelier
for the closing term of his course there. 1t
is understood that after graduating he will
be associated with his father in business
here.
The legal voters of the town of Lowell
are warned to meet at the town hall on
Monday, Apr. at 2 p. m. to elect a lister
The evening times., 1898-06-25

1t Is reported that Il significant little
conversation took place not long ago be-
tween Admiral Dewey and the German
Prince Henry. When the American fleet
left Chinese waters for Manila, the prince
called on the commodore to say goodbye.
The prince remarked, in jesting way.
but with his eye on Dewey. II will send
my ships to Manila to- see that you be-
have" Dewey was not In the least troubled.
He replied. with perfect grace "I shall
be delighted; but, permit, me to caution
your highness to keep your ships from
between my guns and the enemy That
is one of the most characteristic stories
ever told of Dewey. He can take a bit
of badinage in the spirit in which II is
given and yet answer h with I'm under
tone OF serious meaning. There are men
who would have replied bluntly to the
innuendo of this German prince with a
good round Saxon word or two. There
are other men who would have taken no
notice whatever OF it. Dewey did neither
of these things He tdfd the German 10
keep of our grass. in tones as gentle and
language as smooth as II he had been
asking him to dinner. And all this goes
to prove that Admiral Dewey is not only
brave and skillful fighter. but something
of a diplomatist.
The evening times., 1898-06-25
THE AsCoT's LIVELY TRIP.
Escaped Spanish Warships and Saw
the. Failure of Jimines.

Escaped Spanish warships and Saw
the Failure of Jimines.
New York. June 25.-Between eluding
capture by Spanish warshfps of the Ca
nary Islands and witnessing the disas-
trous Jiminez expedition at Monte Chris
II. San, Domingo, Capt. Gates and the
crew Of the American brig Ascot, ar
riving yesterday, had an exciting trip.
The brig sailed from Las Palmas. Ca
nary Islands, the very day war was de-
cIared. Coasting along one Of the Ca
naries the same night. he sailed near two
Spanish warships- The skipper could
see the men moving about the decks. but
his vessel evidently was not recognized.
for she sailed out of harms way with
out a hail or shot.
When of Monte Christi shot from the
tug Wampatuck made the Ascot heave
to, but Capt Gates was allowed to pro-
ceed. While the Ascot was at Monte
Christi Jiminez landed with his ill-star-
red expedition. which was diverted from
its mission to Cuba.
Twelve men went ashore from the fill
clustering vessel Capt. Gates said yes
terday. They attacked the governor $
house and made him a prisoner. The
guards were soon on the scene. and chas-
ed the filibusters into a small boat. In
on the boat. wodnding several. and cap
turing all but Jiminez Some Of the pris-
oners were executed"
! Capt. Gates said his vessel was con-
signed to Jiminez at Monte Christi. and
that the autlf6fffles were suspicious Of
him until he assured them OF his inno-
-
The evening times., 1898-06-25

The Pelayo has not been positively To-
Gated with the squadron. There are ru-
mors that she Is still at Cartagena, but
this makes little difference, though she
and the Carlos are the only vessels of
any Importance as fighting units In the
squadron.
The Pelayo's armament Is composed of
two R5-inch and two ll-inch breech load
ers. nine S.5-inch and some smaller rapid
fire guns The Carlos V mounts two IL
inch. eight 55-inch and four 3s-inch guns.
The 5.5-inch is the piece to be found on
board the Rapido and Patricia, the two
German merchant steamers recently con-
verted into cruisers, and also on board the
Giralda. -..--...
Accompanying the Spanish fleet are
three transports, carrying troops and
armed with 5-5-inch guns, but they need
not be reckoned with.
Rear Admiral Dewey has, or will have
by the time the Spanish squadron reaches
Manila. eight fighters. two of them ar
nored. mounting sixty-five guns. all. ex-
cepting the ten 5-inch guns of the Olym-
pia. being of 6-inch caliber or more, while
only six of the fiftyfour guns of the Span
ish squadron are above 5.5-inch.
In tireaway OF armor the Pelayo has a
belt varying from III inches to lis inch
es.- Her barbettes are Ills inches. her
bulkheads i5.T inches. and the protective
deck IS inches This armor is steel.
r. The Monterey has ls inches on her side.
II inches on barbettes and a protective
deck inches thick. II is confidently be-
lieved that the armor of our ships Is the
the better
Armor on the Carlos is 9s inches
thick on the barbettes and she has
protective deck of 6.5 inches.
The monitor Monadnock has a 9-inch
steel belt and 7-5-inch turrets. and g
inch steel deck. She is only 1000 tons. but
the monitor should. from the nature of
her construction. be able to do up the
Carlos V quite as easily as the Monte
rey can do up the Pelayo.
The two sQuadrons really should not be
compared, for. excepting the two armored
ships. the Pelayo and Carlos V. the Span
ish squadron consists only of makeshifts
that cannot stand against the excellent
men-of-war and well-trained crews of
Rear Admiral Dewey's squadron.
The evening times., 1898-06-25

government of recognized authority suf-
ficient to treat with this country. Thai
would be bad for Spain, but not neces-
sarily a matter of moment to US. We
should only have to go on conquer:ng.
occupying and paeifying, and, by tie
time one or other Of the warning Span
ish parties succeeded in establishing
new government of some sort. the &C.
lonial question would lave been settled
beyond hope Of discussion.
1t would be interesting to know what
effect the fall of the Spanish throne
would have. upon General Blanco and
his intended defense of Havana. Wouli
he. give up the fight on seeing the home
country going to wreck in a civil war?
Or would he stick it out. to be hopeless
of assistance. advice or encouragement
frem Spain. and inevitably to be killed.
captured CT starved by the American
Army and Navy?
The evening times., 1898-06-25
A BOLD CUBAN REFUGEE.
Captain Robinson Will Return I,
the Island I'm a small Boat.

Captain Robinson Will Return to
the Island I'm n Small Boat.
New York. June 25--Capt. John Robin
son. a Cuban refugee. captain of the 20
foot sloop Trader. will sail from this
port to Cuba next week. The sioop has
been taking in stores preparatory to
starting next Wednesday morning. Capt
Robinson is known to the men along the
water front as one of the first refugees
to come from Cuba two years ago.
Robinson. who is an american, went to
Cuba when a child. When the revolution
broke out. he was the owner of a sugar
plantation in the province of Santiago de
Cuba. He was known by the Spania-ds
to have sheltered a band of insurgents
and in consequence his plantation h buses
were destroyed. He then fled to this
country. He went to Portland. Me-. and
there built the sloop. Robinson last
week sailed from Portland alone IN tke
trader and completed a SIX days pas
sage to this port last Thursday. He says
he believes the war in Cuba will De over
in a few weeks. and HIS pan is to sail
down the coast at his leisure to key
West. and as soon as hostilities cease to
go to Cuba and take possession of his eS~
tate He will go alone.
The evening times., 1898-06-25
CALLED HIM A SPY.
James H. Edwards. Who Was In
Jail In Havana, Returns.

Jail In Havana, Returns.
Reading. Pa. June 25.-Jsmes II. Ed
wards general secretary of the Reading
Young Mems Christian Association,
reached here yesterday after passing
through a series OF thrilling experiences.
He went to Cuba early in April for Gu
riosity. intending to look into the work
of the Red Cross. do little correspond
ing for a local newspaper. and return in
side Of month.
After he had been in Havana for
short time he was seized for an American
spy and put into prison. Mr.. Edwards
Is an Englishman. has never been natu-
rallied ard is therefore a subject of the
Queen. He applied to the British consul
for help. and his request was practically
ignored. For six weeks he was kept be-
hind bolts and bars.
He wrote a letter to his Reading friends
on May 9 telling them of his plight. The
prison officials assured him that 1t would
be forwarded TO its destination. but Il
was never received here. and Mr.. Ed
wards friends have been greatly con-
cerned for him. The Spanish officials
confiscated his personal property and left
him in sore straits.
When finally deported in H. NJ. S. Tai
bot 10 Jamaica he was almost penniless.
His return tickets by way of Tampa had
been taken. and all he could do was TO
enlist as seaman on the first ship bound
for home. He left on the Altai. and ar
rived in New York Wednesday. II was
reported recently in a letter written by
Sister Mary WiYoerforce to a New York
newspaper that Mr.. Edwards had been
made insane by his confinement This he
declares to be wholly untrue. He IS in
fairly good health. and was well fed and
cared for in prison. though constantly
deceived and pu. OF with false promises
OF release. He has good words TO say of
General Blanco.
The evening times., 1898-06-25
VIII Spain Surrender.

The dissolution of the Spanish Cortes
and a practical declaration CT martial
law Immediately following, are strong
indications that the end in Spain is
near The scenes OF strife and disorder
in the chambers just before the proro-
cation do not promise much for the
success of the government program.
which is believed to include the resig-
nation of the Sagasta ministry and
temporary cabinet headed by Senior Co
mazo, now minister of public works,
whose only mission is to be the arrange
ment of peace with the United States.
1t is possible that the Republicans,
who seem on the eve of an open DEM
Onstration against the present regime
and the monarchy. may hold themselves
in check until they can take advantage
of the surprise and grief which will fill
Spain when the inexorable terms of this
country have been disclosed. Sagasta
and his colleagues have lied so per-
sistently to the kingdom. on every fact,
point and subject connected with the
war and Spain's International relations,
that there is actually little, if any, idea
among the middle class. and none
among the masses, that the only price
at which peace can be bought Is the
abject surrender of all Spanish preten-
sions to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines.
e When that uncomfortable situation
develops, and it is realized on the pc.
ninsula that these demands form an
American sine qua non. there is little
room to expect that the inevitable will
be accepted without an uproar, an up
rising and wild and angry attack upon
the royal family and statesmen who
are even now popularly believed to be
responsible for the defeat and humilia-
ton Of Spain.
It IL not, therefore, difficult to con-.
csive chat a condition OF affairs might
follow the first exchange OF views as to
the terms OF peace that would drive
the kingdom into condition of an
archy. and leave 1t without central
The evening times., 1898-06-25

matter-of-fact wayncouefivable. Not
having enough men to spare for prize
crew. she had borrowed some sailors
from a United States bartleship in the
vicinity. and the Panama. had meekly
followed along in the rear. The Wins
low was trying to do the work of a
ship several times as large as she was,
when she was hit by that shot which
killed Ensign Bagley and hfs men.
And our marines at Guantanamo kept
up their end of the fight against foe
five or six times their number. familiar
with the country and with plenty Of
bush to hide IN. 1t locks very much as
if the American soldier, and sailor. tco,
like his predecessor of Bainbridge's
time. liked odds Of one to- four"
The evening times., 1898-06-25
SATURDAY. JUNE 25. 1898.
More Reinforcement. for shnfter

More Rc-enforcements for shnfter.
The situation in front of Santiago, as
well as other important military con-
siderations, is moving Pres dent McKin-
ley to extreme efforts to place an over
whelming force on the south coast Of
Cuba without any loss of time. Shafter
is to have eighteen thousand REINFORCE
ments, which will bring his command
up to forty thousand. 1t is probable
that most Of the new troops may not
reach him until after he has taken San
tiago, but this will not matter, as his
present base of operations is con-
venient one with reference to Porto
Rico, as well as for necessary move
ments in the eastern part of Cuba.
1t is understood that as soon as the
fresh details can be made ready. and
transports assembled. which will be in
about ten days. General Miles will ac-
company the expedition and assume
general command in the field. After the
fall of Santiago. he will give General
Shafter twenty thousand regulars and
volunteers, which, added to ten thou
sand Cubans. is believed to be force
" iiic SopiuiNu pooi-
ton. to annihilate Pando. and to drive
the last Spaniard out of the east. With
the remaining twenty thousand Ameri-
cans and ten thousand additional troops
to be sent from the United States, Gen
eral Miles will go to Porto Rico, under
convoy Of a squadron of the Navy, and
proceed to the reduction and occupa-
tion of that island.
1t is believed that it will not take long
to execute this movement and put Por-
to Rico finally in our possession. By the
time that can be accomplished, the
main Cuban army, under General Co
mez, will have been armed. clothed
and provisioned, and will be ready to
cooperate in a movement against Ha-
vana. The attack upon Blanco's
stronghold, which must come sooner
or later, and the sooner the better, prob
ably will mark the close of the war, il.
indeed, conditions in Spain do not die
tate a Spanish surrender before the
event.
Things are moving now, and the Ad-
ministration appears to be acting with
a degree of vigor which cannot fail to
meet with the approval of the country.
The evening times., 1898-06-25
Yankee Heroes.

The other day a little Yankee tug,
with two one-pounder guns, saw a steel
protected cruiser of five thousand six
hundred tons, armed with five six-inch,
six 4.7-inch. nine twelve-pOunders,
and one three-pounders rapid-f1re guns
four machine guns, and four torpedo
tubes. 1t took this cruiser for Span
lard, and Immediately fired across her
bow. The cruiser was English and her
name was Talbot, SO. after explana-
tions and apologies. the two vessels
went their several ways. and there was
no sanguinary battle. But it left the
officers of the English man-of-war
something to talk. about. They were
highly amused at the behavior of the
Yankee, and said that they did not be-
lieve there. was ever such a spectacle
on the high-seas before-a tng-boat fir
ing on a man-o'-war. and coming right
along looking for trouble. The officers
were amazed and aghast at such re-
markable nerve. But the humor of the
situation struck them, and they laughed
for an hour. Says an English specta-
tor: If the Talbot had been a Span
lard, verify believe there would have
been trouble"
Judging from the performances Of our
Navy thus far in the war, it seems
likely that there would have been trou-
ble.. The little. .Mangrove. while cruis-
ing around OF the coast Of Florida just
after war was declared. came upon a
big Spanish ship called the Panama,
and sailed into port one day with that
huge prize at her heels, In the most