St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-12
NEWS IN GENERAL.
A Soldier Gone,

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John L. Upper, bugler of'Co. F, First
Vermont volunteers, died recently at the
Fanny Allen hospital, aged 20 years. He
was the only son Of Rev. and Mrs. John
S. Upper of Swanton. He joined the
class OF 1899 Norwich University and
had completed his sophomore year. He
contracted typhoid fever and malaria at
Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, of
which he died at midnight Oct. 6. The
very best of medical aid and kindest care
from the nurses was given him during
his illness OF three weeks. The interment
took place in Swanton. Mr.. Tup-
per was a young man OF fine talents and
great promise.
For Dewey.
President Mckinley and Secretary of
the Navy Long have determined to rec
ommend to congress the revival oil the
grade OF vice admiral, to be filled by
the promotion of Rear Admiral Dewey.
President Mckinley in his annual mes
sage and Secretary Long in his annual
report intend to devote considerable
space to the achievements OF the Asiatic
squadron under the command of Rear
Admiral Dewey and the splendid judg-
ment and diplomatic tact that officer
has displayed in handling the many diff
cult questions which arose before the
arrival of the American troops and the
capture of Manila.
Authorities say that in advancing Rear
Admiral Dewey to his present grade for
services perform d in the battle of Ma
Mia Bay he was not rewarded to the
extent that Rear Admirals Sampson and
Schley were for gallant conduct in the
battle OF July 8.
The battleship Illinois, which was
launched at Newport News, Va, on
Oct. A., and christened by Miss Letter of
Chicago with champagne, is the fourth
armorclad that has been taken from the
ways this year. The three Others are
the Kentucky, the Kearsarge and Ala
bama. 1t will be some time, however,
before these vessels will be ready for SER
vice. Three more battleships, the Mis-
souri,, Maine and Ohio, have recently
been contracted tor, and four harbor
monitors will be built as loon as the bids
are received and contracts made.
NNoi W eh~ hA
A plan OF reorganization of'the present
combined volunteer and regular army
has been perfected in the office of the ad
jutant general of the army and may be
made public by the war department
soon. 1t provides for a reduction of the
number OF army corps from eight to four
and in o a raulcaI Encouragement OF
the several divisions and brigades at
present existing. Since the orders were
issued for the muster out of one-half of
the volunteer army the eight corps nomi-
nally existing have been greatly reduced,
and two or three Of them have hardly
existed except on paper. The 9Th corps,
for instance, consists Of only one or two
minor organizations.
According to the plan drawn up by the
adjutant general and submitted to the
secretary of war for his approval, the
four new army corps will be SO organized
that most OF the troops in each will be
in the same territory. The 9Th corps at
Manila will remain practically intact.
The assignment of volunteers to winter
CAMPS in the South will be made accord
ing to the corps to which they belong.
The regiments in one corps will be sent
to winter quarters in Greenville, Spart-
anburg and Columbia. S. c.; those in
auother corps will be sent to camps at
Huntsville and Admission, Ala and to
several of the sites selected in the state of
Georgia. The troops belonging to a
third corps will have their quarters in
the remaining camps in Georgia.
1t is possible that the secretary may
modify the plan as arranged by the ofic-
ers OF the adjutant generals office, but it
is not probable New commanding gene
rails will be selected for the corps. Maj.
Gen. Otis will probably command the
corps in the Philippines, and Maj. Gen.
Wade, Maj. Gen. Brooke and Maj. Gen.
Lee will probably be the other corps
commanders.
1t is expected that the muster out of
volunteers will be announced at the same
time as the reorganization OF the corps.
This mastering out will within a short
time include July SO per cent of the lead
ing volunteer officers.