Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-29
SENIOR

luton, but the great question is how to
bring the most prosperity and the
greatest happiness to the people of
Cuba.
ut is probable that there will be a
large emigration to the island, and this
emigration may assist in solving the
problem. OF course a difficulty will be
met in view IF the dangers of fever and
the climate"
what has become of all the recon-
centradcs?"
God knows" was the reply of DIR.
Congosto.
do you mean to say they are all
dead?"
RccOncentrndns Dend.
That probably explains it b, tier th n
1 can. 1T is a subject which l prefer
not to discuss"
When asked as to the establishment
of a new navy for Spain, DR.. Cong sto
said:
Spain is still a great country, and
she ought to have a great Maryland
probably will. 1 know nothing of the
plans to raise FUNDS for our war YES
sells, lut l Leliove Spain will, in a few
years, have another magnificent navy
Discuss ng the fall of Santiago and
the surrender of General Toral, DR..
Congosto said:
There We're brave soldiers at Sant!-
ago, and if their leader lacked courage,
he deserves to be punished when he
reaches home. Sant.ago should not
have fallen as it did, and if Toral had
net entn' I'd irtO 7gotiations with the
enemy it is liltly that there would have
been IA different story to tell today.
1T is not trlt. that the Spanish army
there licked su piles and ammunit on,
for they had plenty of both, which they
turned over to the Americans. If Toral
had pushed forward instead Of retr at
Ing tuwcrd the city, he would ce'tln y
have caused a repulse. These are thirgs
which he will have to explain"
DR.. Congoeto hopes that when his du-
tics on the Paris peace cOnlmlss'on ex-
pirc that he will resume his consular
service. Cne of the passengers who
came up on the City of Washington said
that he a studied the situation on
the island and that the real reason the
Sponiards did not hasten to evacuate
the island was because there was stu
money to he collected in the customs
They wanted all they could get before
leaving.
The EW"r Inquiry.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. Only four
p,or,bers of the commission appointed
TO inyesi igate tie conduct of the war
were present, and in the absence of re-
nlias to the interr0gatories sent to the
saoratary Of war and his subordinates
very little business was transacted,
colonel Denly was elected vice chair
man of the commission and in the alb
sance of Chairman Dodge presided over
the session. The only important mat
for brought to the attention OF the
commission was a report of General
Wilson Of the engineer department OF
the army, Of which he is chief. No
statement was called for from him, be-
o,,se there were no charges against his
1on.rtn,ent but General Wilson. being
a non,har of the commission, concluded
thot to furn 'sh one would be an appro-
n,;.te n~roc2eding. The document was
held for disposition by the full commits
sion and cons equently was not gwen &c
the press.
Dewey sends Souvenirs.
wasl incton, Sept. 29.-Two valuable
souvp,,irs If the capture of Man Ia nave
been received at the navy department
from Admiral Dewey. One is the ON
o;,1 co. Of aonila," sewed to when
VOC a uran memorandum showing ina
tho flag was "haul d down Aug. Is, 1888
$40. by Flag Lieutenant Brumpy anc
Sion,l BOYS Stanton and Ferguson, IRON
tha nacship olympia, after the surren,
der of the city to the combined naVa
and military forces of the united
States
The other souvenir was the nag o.
Snanish armed transport Cebu, cap
t,,red at Manila Aug. IS, 1885, Thess
flags were turned over to the chief cierr
# the navy department for trahsnlis-
sion TO the Naval academy, where al
such trophies of the American navy arr
stored and displayed.
Anxious About the senator.
San Francisco, Sept. 29.-Ihe nonar
rival of the transport Senator is pesh,
ming to cause a little uneaSlness. one II
now out Is days from Mania. ln,'
steamer ~Zoalandia, which left Mahiit
two DAYS after the Senator, was causn
in q nhoon and had to put lnto Ma
rasaki on Aug. 80 last for repairs .n'
transnort Colon came across from MA
Mia in 2S days, the City OF Fehn's -