Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-12-16

"A' '"uia ne summary detached and
brought home. The war department now
insists upon retaining the army at it's
present strength and refuses every ap-
plication for the discharge of regiments.
This Is doubtless in part due to a desire
to bring pressure TO bear upon congress
in favor Of the proposed enlargement of
the regular army.
Similar conditions are presented in the
navy, where there are now q, 900 men in
service, while the law limits the peace
strength to 1880, including apprentices
The navy department believes that L, 900
men will not man the number of war,
ships the government must of necessity
retain in commission, even with peace
formally declared, and that to suddenly
muster out all sailors above the law limit
would necessitate cutting Dewey's fleet
in half, and those on all other stations in
the same proportion.
Secretary Long calculates. with the
number Of new ships ready for service
within a year, the enlisted strength of
the navy on a most economical basis
should not be less than 10000 men, OF
about the number now in the service.
With the full knowledge that ratifca-
tion Of the peace treaty would require a
reduction Of the navy's enlisted force,
the president made no mention of recon-
mendation for e. increase of the navy,
and congress, so far, has not been asked
to authorize any.
Manila, Dec. 13-The Isle De Cuba, one
of the cruisers sunk by Admiral Dewey
in the battle Of Manila on May last, and
which he subsequently caused to be
raised, started for Hong Kong yesterday
under her own steam. She is of 1890 tons
displacement and 2200 indicated horse
power.
Washington. Dec. 13.-DscussiOn of
two questions each Of interest and inn
portance at this time. was begun by the
senate at its session yesterday. Terri
torial expansion and the construction Of
the Nicaragua canal occupied the at
tention Of the body during the greater
part Of the afternoon.
Washington. Dec 13.-AIl doubt re-
specting the intentions Of Colonel Bryan
was removed by the receipt at the war
department Yesterday of a telegram
from him stating that he had mailed
his resignation of his commission as a
colonel Of volunteers. and that it was ap-
proved by the division and corps COM
manders. The written resignation came
to the war department in the afternoon
I,. ,,,ai and was immediately, accented
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Co1,roI Br,.ar
London. Dec. 13,-SpeaiaI dfsDatches to
the morning paDers from Berlin and
Madrid give conflicting REPORTS regard
that the negotiations for the purchase
of the islands are at the point of COM
pletion: while the latter deny that Ger
many is negotiating for the Carolines,
and assert shat Spain has decided to keep
the archipelago.
Havana, Dec. l3.-The First North
Carolina regiment disembarked .ves-
terdav and marched through the city,
with band and cOlOrs. to the camp at
Narianao. BY the time the regiment
had reached the suburbs of Corro many
hundreds of the mon. women and chill
dren were following. all showing deem
emotion. the men embracing one an
siva pleasure and the children shoutins
endearinr names as the North Caro-
linans marched along The troons vera
amazed at the intensity Of feeling dis
,,Iovad several hundred Cuhans fol-
lowed tho regiment all the way to Mar
ioroo a distance of seven miles The
fna annoorancn raaching Tho ann
ohn,t ~ a,oIncl, whore thew uara soon
cop,fo,tabIv installed
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hmala1, hotb of oo,nnanvG First FIorida
,orTi,1,a,+ hod q figb+ in oa,,n NalIi-
ero,, sto1,bad RevarIv who drew nistoI
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ava, sl,,,+ o,,5 l,iIla5 Raver1,- will, , riae
pa,,orI,,,s hrotber Rov emarpad from bis
80 +hi, tive and tbirlfipg +bo+ bie
hrotba,, nod baen killed nv NeIItpan be
eho+ bi,,, daod private Porter Naisbant
+nao,, n rrartb oo,,o1r,, was found With
= +arrihIa bullet wound in the throat IN
West Holmes street. He stated that he
ord sbot
Havana Dec 12-After tha news of
General C.arcia,s death snraad tbrougb
Havana sunday evening tho Cubans
wished to have all tba nIaces of onousa-
went closed They succaeded in cIosinr
two nIacas freonanted nv Cubans hut tho
mana car,er+ of +ba rrocon +beo+er u,bara
tbora yera MANY, Snonisb ot7cers an,onr
tbo andieA,ce rofusea n close the house
A riot anened in which thraa Cuhans
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