St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
NEWS IN GENERAL.
Time Extended.


Gen. Wade at Havana has requested
that the limit of time allowed the Span
iards to vacate Cuba be extended from
December to January l.. He says 1t
will be physically impossible for the
$4,000 Spanish troops now on the IS
land to leave before the first OF the year,
and he regards the extension of time as
reasonable and just. The request has
been granted.
In the meantime, however, the United
States troops now in Cuba, and Others
to be dispatched, will take possession OF
the territory as fast as the Spaniards
vacate it, probably leaving Havana un-
til the last.
Episcopal Council.
After a session OF three weeks, the
Episcopal triennial council Of 1898 came
to an end in Washington Tuesday, Oct.
rs. Probably never before at one con-
vention has the council transacted more
business than at this meeting or so much
of vital Importance to the church, the
work accomplished including complete
revision of the constitution with many
important amendments, also the adop-
ton of number of articles, most OF
them Of minor character, to the can
ons. The addition to the constitution
will have to be ratified by a conference
three years hence before it becomes oper-
alive. A readjustment has been made OF
the boundary lines of the missionary
| districts in the west and northwestern
parts in the United States, a new diocese
in Indiana has been created, six mission
airy bishops elected, one for the church in
Brazil, and the discussions had bearing
on extension of the church work in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. The
failure OF the new proposed canon on
marriage and divorce caused consider
able surprise, but this has been left to a
committee of 10 members to prepare a
report to be made public nine months
before the next convention.
Enlstments In the Army.
The order issued from the war depart
ment in May last providing THAT men
enlisted or re-enlisted in the regular army
during the war may be informed that
they will be granted their discharges, il
desired, at the close of the war upon their
individual application" has beenrevoked
by direction of Maj. Gen. Miles. In the
new order announcement is made that
the provisions Of the order issued last
May will not govern in cases of men
hereafter enlisted'in the regular army. All
enlistments or re-enlistments in the regu-
lar army will now be for period of three
years. An order has also been issued in
reference to the cases of volunteer sol
diers who enter the regular army. This
order explains a previous order, which
prescribed that the amount Of time
served in the volunteer army should be
deducted from the period of enlistment
required in the regular service. Under
the new arrangement the period of enlist
ment is not to be shortened by the fact
that the soldier has served in the volun
teer army, but those who enlist in the
regular army within three months from
the date of discharge from the volunteers
shall have the time actually served in the
volunteer army added to the time served
in the regular service ia computing the
soldiers service pay from time to time.
Yarmouth man was smoking pipe
when sperk dropped into the tuck O
his trousers and burned hole. He made
a claim for loss under his fire insurance
policy, and the company paid the dam
age.
By direction of the president the follow
ing named officers of the volunteer army
are honorably discharged from the ser
vice of the United States, to take effect
December 81, their services being nc
longer required: Capt. James G. Blaine
assistant adjutant general, son Of ex-Sec
rotary Blaine; Capt. Edward Murphy
second assistant adjutant general, son O
Senator Murphy of New York; Capt
, Samuel w. Bedford, assistant adjutan,
general, appointed from Colorado.