The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-02
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AT the annual meeting OF the national
convention, Daughters of the American
Revolution, held last week at Washington,
ID. c., Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main, the
recording secretary general reported sixty
necticut was the banner state in member
ship, while New York headed the list in the
formation Of new chapters. Jane Seymour
the registrar general, reported that she had
verified the papers OF 30S0 applicants for
membership during the year. The whole
number of real daughters OF revolutionary
soldiers was 26S, and their average age was
81 years.
REPRESENTATIVE BoUTELLE Of Maine,
chairman Of the House Committee on naval
affairs, introduced bill last Thursday,
providing for the relief of the victims OF the
United States battleship Maine. 1t follows
generally the lines OF the Samoan disaster
relief bill of 1890 and is the result of sew
eral days conferences in committee and en-
bodies the views of the administration
Chairman Boutelle had a conference with
President Mckinley the day he introduced
the proposed legislation and later submit
ted the measure at an informal meeting Of
some OF the committee. 1t was referred
back to the committee Immediately and its
passage by Congress will be expediated
The Electrical Review published last
Thursday the first authentic account of the
method of branding young female fur seals
by electricity to prevent the destruction of
the female seals The article is written by
Elmer e. Farmer of Leland Stanford, Jr.,
university, who accompanied the United
States fur seal commission to the Pribyloff
islands last August The young female
seals were marked by drawing the hot
platinum cautery across the back, which re-
suited in destroying the fur and fur cells so
that even If the seals were afterward cap
tured the commercial value of the fur
would be destroyed. DR.. David Starr Jor-
dan of Stamford university was in charge
Of the experiment, and he states that the
electrical method Of branding is compare
lively painless, and even more effective
than branding by means of hot irons.
In the House last Wednesday Mr.. Ma
honey of New York created sensation by
his denunciation OF what he termed the
revels Of the so-called four hundred of New
York, while the nation was in mourning
for the loss OF the sailors of the Maine"
How differerent, he said, the feeling mani
tested by the so-called social leaders in the
metropolitan city Of the United States and
the condition in London when the "ViO-
toria' was sunk by the "Camperdown."
In London on that occasion there was
everywhere the black badge OF mourning
Every social function was abandoned while
in New York the social leaders wearied
high heaven with their revels. Yet in the
last campaign these same people prated of
national honor when financial question was
before the country Then it was national
honor. He had no desire, he said, to re-
fleet upon tho rich. There was distinc-
ton between those who employed. capital
in productive capacity and those who
were drones and users of wealth who toiled
not, nor spun, who dared to disturb the
hours of the nations mourning with this
insult to the dead. He would not hesitate,
he said, so far as he was concerned to en-
deavor to free the skirts of the Republican
party from association with these mere pos
SCISSORS and spenders of riches who assumed
to represent national honor when they
thought their bonds were threatened but
who had not tear for those who went to
their graves in its defense.
In the Senate last Wednesday while the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
was under discussion sharp debate on the
Cuban situation was precipitated by Mr.
Allen Of Nebraska, who offered as an amend
ment the resolution passed by the Senate a
OF the Cuban insurgents. The debate be-
came general and occupied nearly four
hours. In the course of reply to prelimi-
nary statement by Mr.. Allen, Mr.. Morgan
of Alabama said that this country's rela-
tions with Spain at the present time were
seriously strained and that intervention by
the United States, which year ago would
have been inoffensive, now would be almost
q cause for war. He expressed the opinion
that the Cuban affairs would eventually be
submitted to the arbitrament of the sword
between the United States and Spain, but
he did not want war precipitated by rash
acts of legislation. Mr.. Foraker Of Ohio
thought the day not far distant when the
time for action by this country would arrive
and that the chief magistrate Of the nation
ought to rejoice that the legislative branch
OF the government was prepared to support
him in asserting American rights. Mr..
Thurston Of Nebraska counselled calmness
and prudence for he believed that the coun-
try was rapidly drifting into a war with
Spain. "We ought to have patience" said
he, land walt as great and powerful peo-
| Pile, not in fear but in hope that some salts
| factory conclusion OF the present difficulty
may be reached" Mr.. Hoar OF Massachu-
| sets maintained that the floor of the Sem
ate was no proper place for angry discus
| sions on international affairs and that no
Senator ought to utter anything that might
not well be uttered by the President of the
United States. He expressed his willing
ness, however, to give his support to the
executive should the time for action ar
rive, providing the proposed action was
| based upon clear and unmstakabe facts.