St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01

in the present year, the same to be APP
portioned, as far as practicable, among
the several States and territories and
District of Columbia, according to popu-
laton, and to serve for two years, unless
sooner discharged. The proportion Of
each arm and details OF enlistment and
organization will be made known
through the war department.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the Uni
ted States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
25th day of May, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight and of the independence of the Uni
ted States the one hundred and twenty
second. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President.
WILLIAM X. DAY, Sec. of State.
Dewey Anecdotes.
The correspondent of the Free Press
contributes the following anecdotes:
The following were told meby an uncle,
who was gunner under Dewey when
the latter was young officer during the
civil war, and can vouch for their au-
thenticity.
During an engagement Sampson and
Dewey were standing together. When
the latter saw one OF the enemy's guns
pointing in their direction, turning to
Sampson he said; Sampson, the shot
from that gun will strike right here.
There is no use of us both being killed, so
you step aside" The shell fell ten feet
short Of the spot where they stood.
On another occasion, when Dewey
noted the position OF one of the enemy's
guns, he remarked to comrade; THAT
shot will take off our bowsprit." And it
did.
At another time when a body of men
were being transferred from a disabled
ship to the flagship, the men failed in
their excitement to salute Dewey as they
filed by. After they had all passed he
compelled them to return and give the
usual salute.
The Oregon's Narrow Escape.
The Oregon, while coaling at Rio,
found 80 bombs in the coal. Friendly
Braziians discovered them first. The
crew found the Others only by miracle
A terrible explosion was prevented.
SHippiHB iToupS u lianiia.
1t is no holiday undertaking. shipping
an army to Manila. 1t is not so much
leading the men on board ship as is
provisioning and equpping them for the
voyage. From San Francisco to Manila
is at least four weeks steamng, under
favorable conditions, and the provisions
that man will eat in four weeks take
rather more space than the man. Then
there are weapons, field artillery as we'll
| as muskets, horses and their subsistence
tents, bedding, hospital stores and mis-
cellaneous equipments, which mount up
when $4,000 men are to be carried.
When Great Britain sent 5000 men to
the Zulu war in 1897, their transports
to South Africa required $1,000 tons of
shipping. This is an average Of more
than six ton OF shipping to a man. II
this proportion shall prove necessary on
the Manila voyage, to move 49, 900 men
will require ships aggregating over 200.
600 tons. AS few steamers in the Pacific
are more than 5000 tons, this will give
some idea of the difficulties which the
Manila expedition presents.
| ~ ioth SuSyiNduld lSSllliSuI 10 OC-
ginning to think that it must be hoo
doc. The son of the man that supplies
it with groceries died last week Tuesday
The son and grandson Of the man who
sells it its vegetables were in a runaway
! Wednesday and each had a leg broken.
The hospital corps furnished stretcher
to the 65th Illinois regiment, and not
only did the man die, but the hospital
corps has been broken up. The boys are
now declaring that the regiment was re-
cruited on Friday, the 18th day of the
month, and could not have good luck
any way.
Col. Jonathan Merrill, the United
States pension agent at Chicago, issued
last Wednesday the first pension voucher
OF the war with Spain. 1t is for Mrs.
Elsie A. Montfort of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, mother of Seaman William Mont.
fort, who was victim of the Maine OK
plosion in Havana harbor February Is.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.