Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

the steamer Britannia on Wednesday.
The Vienna Abendpost publishes a
communication pointing out that the
question Of the Philippines is one that
concerns Spain and the United States
alone, and saying that there will be 10
outside Interference
BY placing ice water fountains about
the city Mayor Quincy and Water Com
missioner Murphy have got themselves
into high disfavor with hotel proprie-
tors, liquor dealers and dispensers of
soft drinks.
A despatch from Hong Kong says
that several of the American warships
will return from Manila to Hong Kong
and go into dry dock, on Great Britain
recognizing the establishment Of
peace.
A request has been received from the
minor Spanish officials in the Phillip
pines that the government arrange for
their reparation. They do not wish to
remain under another government
Commissary General Egan said the
Government will proceed at once to
sell "A large number of transports to
the highest bidder. Lack of use is
given as the reason for the sale.
Senator Cushman X. Davis, chair
man of the Senate Committee on For
cign Affairs. has accepted the offer of
an appointment as member of the
Spanish American Peace Commission
Several batteries of artillery which were
hi i'm Q
paratory to sending them to Porto Rico,
but which went only rs far as Tampa, have
been ordered back to their posts.
John l. Blair millionaire railroad
builder and philanthropist and head of
the banking firm of Blair & Co., cele-
brated his ninety-siXth birthday at his
home at Blarstown. N j.
The State Fisheries, Game and For
est Commission. at its next meeting,
vii purchase from Ulster county some
$4,000 acres of land in the Catskills for
forest preserve purposes.
The Manchester Guardian says that
Mr.. Hays recall was due to his ability
to carry out a policy based on an An
glo-American understanding regarding
action in the Far East.
Although United States ports are now
open to Spanish ships. it will be long
time before any war vessels from Spain
enter on friendly visits. 1t takes time
to construct navy.
The ironclad Alfonso Kill has again
been put through the farce of trials, but
is hardly able to keep at sea. One of
her twelve centimetre guns burst. No
one was killed.
Gems. Merritt and Aguinaldo have
agreed that the latter shall govern
outside of Manila for the present. No
insurgent will be allowed inside Of the
cit! with arms.
4 despatch from Manila says that
the Spanish loss during the lombard
ment and the assault by the American
troops was 200 killed and 400 wound
cd
The President has ordered that Capt.
Charles D. Sigsbee be advanced three
numbers in the list of captains in the
navy for extraordinary heroism.
The plant of the Chattanooga Pow
der Company, at Ooltewah, Tenn, was
blown up this morning. Two men were
killed and six MORALLY injured.
The Spanish cabinet has directed
Captain 6 eneral Blanco and other Off
Gals to retain their posts until thu
evacuation of Cuba is completed.
Gen. Tchernaieff, the conqueror of
Tashkend, died suddenly in St Peters
burg. He proclaimed Prince Milan
King of Serva in 1876.
The San Francisco police were asked
to arrest Mrs. w. A. Botkin whose
name has been mentioned in the Dover
DelD poisoning case.
The new French cable between Cape
Cod and Brest was formally opened
Wednesday morning by the Presidents
of the two republics.
The body of a woman. seemingly IA
New Yorker who had been robbed and
murdered. was taken out of the bag
at Nahant Mass.
]. =. nunning whose wife was
poisoned AT Dover. Del, acknowl-
edges having written to other women
in san Francisco.
me navy .aylng-up station for its
feet of torpedo boats, when they are
not required for active service, is to
be at Boston.
A special cable despatch from Rome
states that the Pope's health will not
permit his receiving American pilgrims
at present.
Colonel John Hay, the retiring Am
erican Ambassador, will sail for New
York on the steamer Teutonic on Sep
TENDER H.
The first act in SPANS evacuation
of Cuba must be the surrender of Nor
70 Castle and the keys to the mines in
the harbor
1t is reported that an English com
pany is willing to take over the Ferrol
Arsenal and construct battle ships
there.
Sagasta contends that Dewey's con
ut1ast Of Manila IL mil n nj void Ma.