Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-08-20

The & raj said he had made the trip
from Jacksonville in "a hours, and when
asked as to his health, replied: Il have
had the best health of any man in camp,
though that isn't saying very much. for
no one could be very well with the Their
mometer at los in the shade. have lost
in weight about % pounds. but have not
lost single day since l left Boston.
1T seems to me that they might have
selected better places for our camps.
There are plenty of excellent locations
in the south. Camp Alger is not fit To
pasture cows in. and Chickamauga park
Is not much better. Jacksonville is as
good a place as any. The equipment of
our men has been poor. Why, not all the
men are equipped. withIrihes,yet.. Those
who have received rifles have been given
the old Springfelds.
1T was necessary in some cases for
two or three men to eat their meals off
one plate, and with one knife and fork.
or else use their hands There must have
been plenty of rifles and tin plates some
where. Why didn't We get them? The
rations were fairly good, and there was
enough of them.
There Is one thing that will say and
that Is that I believe less attention
should I've paid by the government to
drilling the troops and giving them
practice in shooting. and more attention
to the proper care of the soldier in the
RolI hic fprt in from, a pin on die
eases. etc, medical attention upon the
sick and wounded and the supplying of
proper rations and equipment"
Colonel Woodward, Major G. II. Tay-
lor and Char plain w. +. Dessault. recent
officers of the Sixth Massachusetts vol
unteers. arrived last night. Colonel
Woodward and Major Taylor left for
Wakefield, while Chaplain DeSsault took
the train for South Acton. Colonel
Woodward talked freely. but Major Tay-
lor said very little. Chaplain Dessault
gave nothing new in the famous contro-
Versy.
Colonel woodward said: II am very
glad to reach Boston. Physically and
mentally have suffered during the last
few months. AS to the trouble between
General Garretson, and myself, l can say
that his course of undue severity. as
thought, toward my men was the pri-
mary cause of it." The colonel then told
substantially the same story as that al
ready published with the exception that
he denied that he had said that General
Gnrretson had ordered him to shooot
stragglers.
Washington, Aug. 1S.-The presiden.
proposes to muster out of the service
from IS, 900 to 100. 900 of the volunteers.
Those to be dischal ged will include in
fantry, artillery and cavalry. The
question of the mastering out of volun-
teers has been under consideration for
several days. 1t was evident that con-
siderab BILE force would have to he re-
tanned. With only a part of the vClun-
teer force to be muster ed out, it became
a delicate question to designate the or
CARNATIONS which should go.
From a prominent official of the adj
ministration ii is understood to be the de-
sire of the president to ascertain the
wishes of the volunteer troops them
selves as to remaining in the service.
One or two organiZa tions have all eady
indicated a desire to leave the service IS
soon as the government can reasonably
do without them. They are composed
largely of business and workingmen,
whose private interests are suffering by
reason of their absence from home.
| So far as the interests of the govern.
ment will permit. it is believed that thu
resident in the mastering out of volun'
teeis will accommodate himself to the
desires of the men themselves. Within
Obvious limitations, those troops who
want to he mustered out will he. and
those who desire to continue in the
service will be retained so long as they
may be needed. 1t may be some time be-
fore the organizations to be mustered
out will be designated, but the reduce
tion in the volunteer force will be made
as soon as practical.
Wooster, O., Aug. 1S.-The survivors
| of the Sherman brigade are holding
| their 10th annual reunion here. EXSec-
rotary of State John Sherman, who or
gamzed the brigade, delivered an adj
dress before big audience. In the
course of his remarks Mr.. Sherman said:
country should satisfy our people and
prevent them from extending their do
main to distant lands possessions diff
fcult to control and impossible to de-
fend. ] regret to notice disposition in
congress to reach out for outside terri
tory. This ambition for the occupation
of territory has been the ruin of Greece,
Rome and the great nations of Asia in
ancient times. and of Spain, Austria and
Italy in modern times. There is no room
for the islands of the sea in our system
of states. Friendly trade relations can
easily be arranged, but American domi-
nation, II attempted, will lead to inter-
Ininable evils
Washington, Aug. 1S.-The naval re-
view at New York will take place s;a'ur-
day. the parade starting from Tompkirs-
ville S. l., at 10 o'clock i'm the morning.
Each vessel CT the navy in these waters
will proceed tn the Grant monument,
there fire the national salute, and re-
turn. The president will be unable to
go. but Postmaster General Smith At
turney General Griggs and others of the
ca binet will represent the administ,a-
tion. The plans were finally decided on
at a conference last evening between
President Mckinley and the acting Sec
rotary of the navy.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 1S.-The Journal
says: THE prestige of the white popu-
lation in the Philippines has been almost
entirely destroyed by the war. Ifana
tempt is made to give the island au-
| tOnomy 1t should he effaced gradually
under strictly benevolent European
tuteage. Any other regime would ing
back ba rba Il ISM" The paper comments
upon the difficulties facing the United
| States in dealing with the insui gents