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MINISTRY CRISIS.

The Resignations of Spanish Ministers Be-
coming Serious
Madrid, Oct. z4-The complications
produced by the designations of Senor
Gamazo and General Correa from the
Spanish ministry, are growing. General
Correa announced his resignation this
afternoon.
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Labor Strike Threatened.

New York. Oct. 24-One OF the great
est labor strikes ever known here is
threatened between the master builders
and affiliated unions. Unless the differ.
ences now existing are settled at once,
100000 men will 60 out next week.
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FIFTY THOUSAND SHORT.

League Island Navy Yard Pay Rolls Have
Been Padded.
Washington, Oct. 24-It has been
found that irregularities 10 the extent of
$4,000 exist in the League Island navy
yard pay rolls. A court martial will in.
vestigate and attempt to fix the blame.
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Soldiers for Cuba.

Jacksonville. Oct. 24-Six regiments
out of the twelve in the Seventh arm
corps have started for Cuba to do gar
rison duty. Only enough men will be
left here to do guard duty and attend to
the sick. There are now 300 patients in
the hospital.
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MIDLAND STRIKE.

Engineers and Firemen Refuse to Haul
Anything But Mail Cars.
Colorado Springs, Oct. 24-The strike
of engineers and fremen on the Midland
was inaugurated today. The men say
that there will be DO violence. bu. that
they will haul none but mail cars
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Evacuation O|
Cub0 Contested
JANUARY THE LIMIT.

Spanish Troops Must BE Removed from
Cuba by that Time.
Washington, Oct. 24-A conference
was held this afternoon between Secre-
taries Alger, Long and Hay, Attorney
General Griggs and Major General
Pteiffet in which it was decided that
Spain must evacuate Cuba by January l..
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SHIPPING. DAMAGED.
A Heavy Gale Plays Havoc in Long island
SOund.

H96Vy f18yB
sound.
New York, Oct. 24-Stormy weathe T
has prevailed along the coast for the
past 36 hours. A terrific gale has swep,
Long Island sound. doing great damage
to shipping. Four coal barges were de
stroyed. An unknown schooner went
down off CorHfeld and all hands perish.
ed. One schooner sank in the Della.
ware and Raritown canal, at Bond
Brook, but all the crew we're rescued.
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Declines the Honor.

Capt. Jones, the we'll known officer
who was nominated by the Populists for
constable, politely declines that honor
and announces himself dysd.in-the
wool Democrat.
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Fired
From The N0Vv
M'INTYRE DISCHARGED.

The President Sustains the Findings of the
Court Martial.
Washington, Oct. 24-The president
this afternoon approved the findings of
the court martial and discharged Chap
lain Mcintyre from the servic
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Mckinley viii Go to Phil.delph,a.

Washington, Oct. 24-The president
and party will leave for Philadelphia to-
morrow on a special train. They will
remain until the comp etion OF the peace
Jubilee,
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Hobson at the Hub.

Boston, Oct. 24-Lieutenant Hobsor
arrived on the Beverly from Kingston,
Jamaica this morning.
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V01 Clouds
GROW Ap0Ce
FRANCE is PREPARING.
roulon Will Be uade the Center Of Mill
tary Operations.

roulon Will BE Made the Center Of Mill
tary Operations.
Paris, Oct "a The preparations for
war still continue actively. The muni.
cipal authorities at Toulon have been
ordered to get the city in readiness for
the mobilization of troops there. The
authorities are ordered to close the
schools as the buildings will be used to
house the troops. The port officials
have been notified that the squadron will
be fitted out there.
Public opinion differs greatly as to the
outcome. Many hold that the Egy ptian
question will be again reopened with
war, whle others b-!ieve that the d.
p!omats will settle the question.
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London. Oct. 24-The chances of a
war with France are being widely dis
cussed 1t is most widely believed that
England will get what she wants with
out resort to war. frances preparations
are regarded as a huge bluff, but Eng
land is nevertheless working the navy
yards night and day.
The afternoon. papers. in speaking Of
the Fashoda case, speak mildly of the
possibilities of war. with the single ex
ception Of the St. James Gazette, which
says: ITO say that France will with
draw Marchand on the conditions that
England give France post on the Nile,
is equivalent to expecting US to yield to
tactics of blackmail."
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WANT SEVEN MONTHS.
The Spanish Claim That the Cuban Evacu-
alton Will Take That Time.

alton viii Take That Time.
Madrid Oct 24-General Blanco cables
that the Americans insist upon the evac
uation of the island of Cuba before Jan
uary 1. The Spanish authorities say it
is impossible to accomplish it before
May. There are but 80 ships available
for the work and to do it in sanitary
manner would require time.
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silver uuOuarion

New York, Oct. 24-Silver is quoted
at 6oM today.
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London. Oct. 24-Despatches from
Portsmouth state that a fotilla of I8
of the newest torpedo destroyers are
being made ready for immediate service.
All men are being worked overtime on
the first.class cruisers and rams. so as to
get the vessels ready for service at the
earliest possible time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
Interesting Incident.

Editor of Watchndn:-1n a recent issue of
your paper appeared some interesting rem
iniscences Of Montpelier from Mr.. George
8. Hubbard whom it is a pleasure to learn
is still spared to us and in good health,
though now living very many years on
borrowed time" Having him in mind
recall an incident in my experience which
may interest your readers.
our ship put in to the little port of Realejo,
In Nicaragua, Central America, and while
happened to be in the office Of the hotel
there, three men came in conversing in
Spanish, the voice OF one of them attracting
my immediate attention, it being 80 much
like that of Mr.. William B. Hubbard Of my
native town, Montpelier Listening for a
moment. as the conversation somewhat
loud went on, 1t flashed into my mind, so
to speak, that years ago when a lad, had
incidentally heard that a brother OF this
Mr.. Hubbard had many years before gone
West and to Mexico, and had never re-
turned home. Turning about. for my back
was towards the party all this time, 1 saw
handsome, energetic looking man, the
perfect image of Williams brother, George,
our venerable friend before alluded to, and
approaching him 1 asked, SIS not your
name HUBBARD" He said, ut is." made
myself known to him and in the course of
our conversation told him l was on my way
home to Montpelier and should see his
aged father and what should 1 say to himp
''Tell him." said he, "that have made and
lost three fortunes, and when 1 make an
other am going home to see him."
Boston, August II. 1893. G. b. r.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
The Preliminaries Of Peace.

AS between the United States and
Spain wars alarums are temporarily at
an end, and the hush in the strife can
hardly fail to be made permanent, I'M
less some disturbing element not now
foreseen or seriously considered shall
again summon the men of the ships of
war to their places behind the guns
and the soldiers from their camps.
The course of the negotiations that
have led to suspension of the active
operations of war, and the terms of the
protocol between the United States
and Spain, so far as those terms have
been made public, are narrated else
where in this issue. The protocol is
simply memorandum of a proposed
agreement between the countries at
war. There is nothing absolutely bind
ing in this agreement, but it forms the
basis of something that may be agreed
to in the shape of treaty, which will
become binding when ratified by two
thirds of the members of the United
States senate, and by the constitution
al majority of SPANS parliamentary
body.
There is really but one matter to be
referred to the men that will be COM
missioned to negotiate treaty of peace.
That is the disposition to be made of
the Philippine islands, now practically
in the possession of the United States
as the tesult of Admiral Dewey's splen-
did victory of May /, and the subse-
quent military operations of the United
States. And that matter is grave
enough.
In respect of Spain's West Indian
possession the way to permanent peace
is apparently made broad and clear,
and free from Interference or possible
misunderstanding. Cuba is to be free
and independent, under American
guardianship, and no part of SPAIN
Cuban debt is to be assumed by the
victor. Porto Rico becomes a colony
of the United States, absolutely pos
session of this government, and Spain
departs utterly from all the islands ad-
jacent 10 Cuba and Porto Rico, which
have been her possessions.
Why should not the conditions Of
peace have been equally definite and
imperative in the case of the Philippine
the Ladrone and the Caroline islands,
The American people have no mind tc
forego the advantages of war in respect
of those former possessions of Spain
or to shirk their responsibility for the
future welfare of the people of those
islands, no more than they have in the
case of Cuba and Porto Rico, and it il
not believed that the President con
TEMPLATES handing back to Spain any
part of the conquered territory. TIL,
indications do not point that way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
MILITARY OPERATIONS.

Before the Presidents proclamation OF an
armistice, General Miles had been vigor-
ously and successfully pushing on, from
Ponce and Guayama, toward the Porto
Rican capital His forces were making
comprehensive movement, on four lines,
which, at It's end, would bring the entire
island under military subsection. There
was brush between 1000 Spaniards and
the troops under General Schwan, on Mon
day, August 10, near Mayaguez, on the
west coast, in which two privates, the first
to die under Spanish fire in Porto Rico,
were killed. Gen. Roy Stone was advance
ing on Aoecibo, on the north coast, where
he would be joined by General Schwan
General Henry was we'll on his way to
Utuado General Wilson was going on
steadily and easily to Aibonito, on the mill
itary road to San Juan, and General Brooke
was advancing to that road from Gusyamo.
The Spaniards were in a strong position at
Aibodito in the mountain passes. There
was sharp action at this place on Friday ;,
in which one American was killed and sew
eral wounded. The fighting was ended by
news of the armstice.
At Malate, near Manila, in the liue in
vesting the city, General Greene's forces
were suddenly attacked on July 81, while
the Americans were connecting their land
ing place with the high road to Manila,
three miles away. The Spaniards made
desperate attempt to turn the American
right flank The first attack was a sur
prise, and the enemy almost reached the
| American trenches. The American troops
fought with their accustomed intrepidity
and finally repulsed the Spaniards with
teen dead and forty-seven wounded.
An expedition had been sent to the Isle
Of Pines, but vessel was dispatched to re-
call it when news of the armistice was re =
ceived. Fighting at Manzanillo was also
called off by tidings Of peace.
All the cruisers and battleships have been
ordered north to be locked and receive such
overhauling as their condition requires.
So war ends all along the battle line, un-
less it be at Manila. Some two weeks will
be required to carry notice of the suspen
sion of hostilities to Dewey and Merritt
The Monterey arrived at Manila early in
August. Thus strengthened by land and
sea Admiral Dewey is reported to have de-
manded the surrender of the city under
penalty of bombardment if refused. So the
town surrendered August 10, and the Amer
lean flag was Immediately raised. Details
of the reported surrender are lacking.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17

who may have been his seniors in rank,
but whom he certainly preceded in i'm
portant and valuable service, as well as
in "eminent and conspicuous conduct
in battle" All are officers of the high
est gallantry, and all had earned pro-
motion, but if any one of them had de-
served the commodore's star, on the
score of personal merit, great achieve
ment, conspicuous conduct and eminent
service in battle, that one was Captain
Clark.
Temporary commissions, holding
good until the meeting of Congress,
have been signed by the secretary of
the navy and the President. When
Congress comes to consider the matter
of confirming these awards of rank, it
ought to be the first duty of the Yer
mont Senators and Representatives to
obtain for Captain Clark the recogni-
ton and advancement due to his SER
vices in bringing the Oregon safely to
the end of her long and perilous race
against time, amid dangers by sea and
from watching foes, preserving her in
condition, without an hour of delay
for repairs, for the eminent and con-
spicuous part she took in the operations
in Cuban waters, and prominently in
the battle off Santiago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
As to Water Rates, Resident and
Nonresident.

Where is this and its sister community
across the river at in this water rate war?
The daily papers have published certain
alleged rates which they declare the city
has adopted, and which will go into effect
October i. 1t was clear that there was
some mistake somewhere. II the reporters
OF the dailies were right, some resident rates
had been lowered forty per cent. ALI
this did not seem rational, and information
was sought Of the city council. From a
member OF the committee on water rates
the fact was elected that no reduction had
been made, or was intended, in Montpelier
rates. but that on the contrary, the rates
were left precisely as they have been for
years past. Nor had there been the rise in
rates to non-residents, that is to say to con-
sumers on the Berlin side, that had been
generally reported and believed to have
been made.
The facts as to Montpelier rates, as stated
by the member OF the rate committee, are
these: No connection with any house is
made for less than $500. This allows to
the householder one faucet for domestic
purposes. III, however, the householder
uses water for one or more additional pur-
poses, as for water closet, for example,
he is charged $500 for such additional use,
and rebate of $500 is made on the rate
for domestic purposes. This rebate is made
for the year in which such additional use be-
gan. So long as the use Is for domestic
purposes only, the rate Is $500, with no al
lowance. But when water is taken for a
water closet, the domestic rate becomes
$500, and for the closet $500, making So 0(
for the two. For bath tub the additional
charge is $780, Thus, II the householder
uses water for domestic purposes, water
closet and bath tub, the charge is $500.
In the case of tenement houses the rule
| is this For the first connection, one faucet
! domestic purposes only, $500; for each ad
ditional faucet from the same connection
| $500 Thus for six tenants, supplied from
| one connection, the water rent would bt
1926; whereas, II the rate recently reported
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
As To the Philippines.

The Philadelphia Press, formerly ed
tied by Postmaster General Smith, SAYS
"The Administration has promptly
The terms of peace now published clear
up all doubts as to the Philippines.
"The entire question is left open.
The United States promises nothing.
1t is in position to claim all or to
claim part, as may seem wisest. The
city of Manila and its bay are held
pending negotiations. This is clear,
plain warming that the United States at
least will claim this. The mere men,
ton acts as notice.
"There are obvious reasons why it
was wiser not to make this claim before
negotiation begins, but it is equally OBJ
vious that Spain is practically notified
that the possession of Manila is in the
direct line of events. But, pending the
decision of public sentiment, President
Mckinley has kept the action of the
United States jealousy free. With
Cuba and Porto Rico we know what we
want to do. With the Philippines we
do not. Discussion at home and nego-
tiation with Spain will clear up our
duty.
"Manilla and bay, port and coaling-
station, are to-day the minimum of de-
mand by the American public. A few,
very few, think the United States
wants nothing in the Philippines. But
the overwhelming majority of the
American people want Manila. Where
the flag goes up, there it must stay.
"Beyond this the disposition and
government of the islands are open to
argument. Their inhabitants must be
protected from misgovernment. They
must not be coded in the future to any
other power. Our trade with them
must be protected. But when all this
is done, and these involve large and
weighty responsibilities, shall the Unit
ed States assume complete and absolute
control of two Cubas and a thousand
smaller islands at the antipodes?
"Our duty must be done. We must
not shirk our share in the work of civil.
izing the world. But if we take the
core and heart of the islands at Manila
and make sure that the rest are better
governed, is it not wise to wait and lei
the pot boilP"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17

from payment has been closed by the law, ex-
were the true rate, the annual rental in this
case would be $500.
AS to nonresident rates No connection
will be made, under the recent order, for
less than $500, for domestic or family use;
II, however, water is taken for q water
closet the additional charge Is S3.00-the
same as the resident rate-and rebate OF
80 90 is made on the rate for family use,
bringing that rate down to SO co. The rate
for bath tub is $500, the same as in Mont.
pelier. Thus, while the Montpelier con-
sumner pays $500 for family use, water
closet and bath tub, the Berlin consumer
will pay S11.00 But the Berlin consumer
pays no tax for water for fire protection,
while the Montpelier consumer pays tax
for fire protection which materially lessons
the apparent gap between the resident and
L dna,tr ntn
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
The Hospital Service at Santiago.

George Remnants description of the
only field hospital in Cuba at the attack
on Santiago (The Outlook, New York,
July 30) shows that five surgeons work
ed necessarily for twenty-one hours,
the force being increased to ten on the
second day, performing more than three
hundred operations in that length of
time. Mr.. KEENAN, says:
1.-THE resources and supplies of the hospital,
outside OF instruments, operating tables, and
medicines, were very limited. There was tent
shelter for only about one hundred wounded
men; there were no cots, hammocks mattress
es, rubber blankets, or pillows for sick or in
jured; the supply of wooden army blankets was
very short and was soon exhausted; and there
was no clothing at all except two or three
dozen shirts. In the form of hospital food for
sick and wounded men there was nothing ex-
cept few jars of beef extract, matted milk
etc, bought in the United States by Major
Wood, brought here in his own private
baggage, and held in reserve for desperate
cases.
Such was the equipment of the only field
hospital in Cuba at the attack on Santiago
That it was wretchedly incomplete and made
quate hardly need say, but the responsibility
for the incompleteness and inadequacy can moi
be laid upon the field force. They brought
here from the steamers everything that they
could possibly get transportation for. There
was only one line OF very bad road from Bal
quir and Sibony to the front, and along thai
line had to be carried with an utterly INSULT
Gent train of mules and wagons, all the foot
and ammunition needed by an advancing arm,
of more than twenty thousand men. In load
ing the mules and wagons preference wa
| given TO stores and supplies that could b,
used in killing Spanish soldiers rather than t,
stores and supplies that would be needed il
caring for our own, and the result was tn,
dreadful and heart rendering state of affairs il
the hospital at the end of the second day
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
HOl' Dem Philippines.

Mistah Dewey, you's all right,
Hol' dem Philuppinesl
Made 20 point an wen yo' fight,
Hol' dem Philuppinesl
II dem natives get too gay
Make dem walk de Spanish way,
Show dem dat you's come to stay,
Hol' dem Philupppinesl
Doctah Dewey, doan' yo' care.
Hol' dem Philippines
Let dat German ge'man swear,
HoP dem Philuppinesl
Reckon dat yo' saw dem first,
JUS yo' say to wienerwurst'
"Come en- take dem If yo' durst,"
Hop dem Philippines
Fesser Dewey, yo' is wa'am,
Hop dem Philuppinesi
Reckon yo' can ride de storm,
Hop dem Philuppinesi
Tell him dat yo' will not grieve
II OIL Diederichs should leave
Keep dat razzer up yo' sleeve,
Hol dem Philippines
ANAL Dewey, watch yo' kyrads,
Hop dem Philuppinesl
Folks all SEN yo' best Regards,
Hol dem Philuppinesl
Make dem fo'iners lay low,
II dey 'sist to poster so,
Make dem take dab clothes en- 90,
Hol' dem Philippines
--George V. Hobart In Baltimore n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
Rewarding the Naval Heroes.

The government has been distribut-
ing its rewards of merit to some of the
more recent naval heroes of the war.
Commodore Sampson is advanced eight
numbers in the line of promotion and
made rear admiral from August 10,
1898, "for eminent and conspicuous
conduct in battle" The country will
not deny to this officer all the honor he
has won, or begrudge him any advance
ment he has fairly earned. There is,
however, very general feeling in the
country that Admiral Sampson owes
his rapid promotions, from the rank of
captain upward, more to official favor
itism at Washington than to the real
Importance or brilliance of his services
on the water. In the light of the facts
of recent history, there would seem to
be pronounced strain OF irony in the
reason the secretary of the navy gives
for appointing Sampson a rear adj
miral-"eminent and conspicuous con-
duct in battle" 1t looks as if the sec
rotary had somehow got the names of
Schley and Sampson mixed-that is, if
he has made no mistate in the reasons
assigned for the promotion.
But Commodore Winfield Scott
Schley is advanced six numbers and
appointed rear admiral from the same
date and for the same reason as given
in the case of Sampson, taking rank
next after the latter. AS Schley origi-
nally ranked Sampson, as Schley dis
covered Cervera in Santiago harbor,
bottled him up and held him in captiv-
ity till Sampson came along with his
squadron, as Schley was in actual com.
mand of the blockading feet when
Cervers emerged from Santiago harbor.
and was at the fore front, in the very
thickest of the fight with the enemy's
heetest and strongest ship, on that me-
morable third of July, on the score OF
"eminent and conspicuous conduct in
battle" or similar conduct in securing
and holding Cervera and his dreaded
ships, there appears to be neither rea
son nor justice in putting Schley in be
hind Sampson. The reversal of thu
real order of precedence in respect o
services and conduct appears TO be tn,
work of departmental favoritism, il
league, perhaps, with some clique, or il
sympathy with some prejudice or pre-
possession, that will inevitably exist il
the service. But, as Admiral Schle,
magnanimously said in his report, eth
victory is big enough for us ALL" Tru
man and gallant sailor that he is, Schle
seems to be the one least concerned o
disturbed by any inequality or injustic
there may be in the distribution of tn
rewards. Time and the people wi
right all wrongs of this sort, if an
exist.
Captain Philip of the Texas is &C
vanced five numbers and appointed
commodore, ranking next after Con
modore John G.. Watson, but Capital
Clark of the Oregon comes in ava
down the list, after Captains PHILIP
Higginson, Evans, Taylor and Cool