Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-08-01
Washing ton, July 25th, 1898.

Uncle Sam took the first step
towards the acquisition OF another
desirable piece of real estate, when
! Gen Miles hoisted "Old Glory" on
! Porto Rico, and, whatever may be
! done with other captured territory,
it is certain that Porto Rico is going
| to tie ours 10 keep. In addition to
the troops with Gen. Miles, two other
armies are to be landed at differe mt
points in Porto Rico at once. Then
the three armies will capture all OF
the smaller places before moving in
concert on the heavily fortified town
of San Juan. Three weeks is the out
side estimate of the length of the
campaign, although President McKin-
ley's desire that San Juan shall be
taken without infantry assaults upon
the breast works, if possible, may
lengthen the campaign.
For reasons satisfactory to himself,
President Mckinley has deferred the
sailing of Commodore Watson's feet
for the coast of Spain. The presump-
ton is, that he is giving Spain an OPP
portunity to sue for peace, although
neither he nor any member of cab
met has said anything upon which to
base that presumption. Secretary
Long, when asked the direct question,
when Commodore Watson's fleet
would start for Spain, said: "When-
or6a
The encouraging news from Gen.
Skaters army has destroyed the last
vestige of the yellow fever scare. A
considerable number of our men have
the fever, but there have been very
few deaths from it. The trouble
about the yellow journal story of how
the War Department got euchred
when it contracted with Spanish
Stea mship Company for the trans
portation of the surrendered Spanish
soldiers from Santiago to Spain was
the usual one-it wasn't true. The
Spanish Steamship Company will get
no advantage whatever out of the
co1i1fet ttyCrd the cash paid for
transportation, while the War Dept.
made sure by placing this contract
that no complaint could be made
seainst US in connection with the
treatment of the prisoners on the
voyage, and that there would be no
trouble about their being landed in
Spain. The contract specifically
stated that no vessels belonging to
the company sould be allowed to
leave blockaded ports to perform the
sevice provided for.
1t is the opinion of President Nc
Kinley and members Of his cabinet
that the friction between Gen. Garcia,
who commands the Cuban insurgents
in the Santiago district, and General
Shafter, which led to Garcia's with
drawing his troops and announcing
that he had rendered his resignation
to Gen. Gomez, the Commander in
Chief of the insurgents, is more the
result of misunderstanding than any
hing else. Gen. Skaters instruc-
tons are to treat the insurgents kind
Jy and courteously and to expect lit
tie from them in a military way.
It isl nonsense for Garcia to pretend
to be disgruntled because Santiago
It has been made plain to him and all
of the other insurgent leaders that the
y. s. intended to assume military
control of Cuba as fast as it came in
to our possession, and retain control
until such time as all the residents of
Cuba could be given an opportunity
to express themselves as to how and
by whom they would be governed.
1t was because of doubt that the in
surgents represented a majority of
the residents of Cuba, that President
Mckinley strove so hard and success
fully to prevent Congress providing
for the recognition of the insurgent
government.
The U. S. sells more wheat and flour
to Japan than do all other countries
combined, and the official figures in a
report from U. S, Consul Harris, at |
at Nagasaki, shows a steady and |
healthy growth in this trade. NOf |
wheat we sent in 1895, only 49,, $40 lbs. |
but in 1886, it had grown to 2,451, $3.50
lbs, and in 1897, to II, 467 ,466 lbs. Of |
-four, we sent in 1895, 1886, $40 lbs,
in 1896, 81, 4os, 81 lbs, and in 1897,
81 ,O94, SO.
That a protective tariff does not |
prevent the growth of our export |
trade, ought to be too we'll known
to need proof, but in case you have
still few free traders in your viciuity
who need nroof the following facts