Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-26

| Mr.. Porter's Mortrients in Cuba will
| iai2' ~ depend upon the decision which
! the admins traliun mgy i.rrive at a. To
| tn" opening of the custom house at Cen
| iUtgCeS. or some other po.nt on the
! attn side of the island. In the event of
one or the other of these points beng
taken posse. sion of by The United States
within the next 10 days. Mr.. Porter will
proceed to that port in order To ub-
serve the practical working of the new
tariff for the island which Commission
er Porter. in conjunction with Assistant
Seer tary of the Treasury Howell. has
! franl, u. and which ii is expected vii! he
luumu'eatei by the war department
about tic E nd of this month
/ Washington Nov. 23.-Cumplete re-
turns having he, II rect lveu of the casual
ties ut the Santiago campaign. the ad-
, jutant generals office has divided the
campaign into different dates and peri
DDS. The statement shows: La Qua
| Simu. June 2i--kills d, | officer and Is
men: wounded. officers and "A men.
| san Juan. July | to Skilled, Il officers
ard l34 men: wounded, CD officers and
93S men. RI Caney, July / Killed, 4
officers and ST men: wounded, ~ oficy 8
and 49, men. Aguedores, July and -
| Wounded, > officers and 10 men. Around
! Santiago. July to 2-kiiled. uiii el and
| ! man; wounded. / officer and l. men.
New orleans, NOV. 23. Schooner w
/ H. Swan was yesterday s. 2-d at this
port f>r carr y.ng contrAband goods. Be-
sides 800 cglrs, which were not down
upon her manifest. she mad on beard
C'uu?ny coG, alcd 81 Mhu:rr riltes. IA
/ buyonets, Al cart ridge belts, 40 boxes Of
( cartridges. o3e sack OF cartridges and
! three blass cannon. The sh = cleared
from Santiago for d small pult IN Geor
! gia. and put into New Orleans in dis
/ lress, and when the CUSTOMS ins pectors
| boarded her they discovered the cargo.
| The ground IS taken by the officials here
! that rot Only are the ordnance and q! ms
! contraband by not bai!g on the mani
fest, but they are the property of Spain.
Santiago, Nov. 23.--In general terms.
the instructions given to tn, special
commission from the Cuban assembly.
now in the United States. We're as fu.-
|
sideration of the United States govern
menl the fact that, now Spanish con-
! tiol is ending, ii is time for the Cuhans
| to disband, unless requested to assist
! the Americans to keep order, but that
Il would be hardship to disband them
without payment. Second. to require
sufficient funds for this purpose out of
4 the Income derived from taxation
/ throughout cuba. Third. to offer the
support of all CLASSES of Cuban rpVo.u-
tiunists. Fourth, to thank the United
| States congress for insuring the ind-
pnndpncr If cuba.
| san. Juan. Nov. a3-Jose Hernandez.
Martin Riviera and Francisco Noa, en-
ployed in the department of harbor
! works. have been arrested, charged with
imisappropriation of funds. detective
learned that the department carried
dummies on Its payrols and charged eS-
lerses in connection with Il drtdGa which
has long been out of commission. Other
Irregularities We're discovered and the
arrests followed. The abuses prevailed
under the Spanish regime and have been
continued under American rule. There
Is considerable trepidation in official
| cmcl.s
Washington, Nov. 23.-The court of in.
quiry has entirely eNonerated Lieuten-
amt j. e. Fennessey. quaitermaster of
the Ninth Massachusetts, of charges
brought against him by officers of that
regiment. bat finds that four of these
officers are subjects for military dis
cipline. Lieutenant Fenncss-y was
charged with cowardicc ard with fail
ing in his duty as quartrrmastcr The
board not only eXonerates Fenressey but
finds that the allegations made in the
public press of Boston referred to the
court of inquiry for investigation are
false. unfounded and malicious; that
Capt ain George r. II. Murray, company
B; Captain John Dunn company l, and
Second Lieutenant Michael j. Desmond,
company B, and Second Lieutenant
James A. Cilly, company |, all of the
Ninth regiment Massachusetts Volun-
tary infantry, are subjects for military
discipline" The men named will not be
brought to trial. nasmuch as this regi-
ment Is about to be mustered out of the
services of the United States.
London, Nov. ga dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Biarritz says: Prom
inent Carlists declare that a Using is i'm
mnent simultaneously in several towns,
where there is hope of military support.
the idea being a sharp. short conflict
instead of prolonged and sporadic ris-
ings i'm the rural districts.
Madrid, Nov. 23.-The proposals cf the
nt,S ar m { G g hn
been received here without any public
sensation. The general feeling is in
favor of a speedy ending of the regotia-
tions. The newspapers lament the "un-
generosity of the United States in Of
fering such a small indemnity" They
think that Japan or some of the Euro
peaH powers would have paid a higher
price. There are those who contend
that il would be better to decline in
demnity altogether because the govern
nlent could then decline responsibility
for the Philippine debt. There is much
citation at the apathy of Europe.
The impartial says: President Nc
Kinley now boasts of having himself
written the protocol in order to mislead
Spain. This is adding insult to injury.
I ct LOOKS OH uHuIStufDeu. All
ideas Of justice have vanished from the
world
1t has been decided to issue .OOO, 900 900
pesetas of nominal interior bonds at 1
percent to be devoted to the treasury.
Washington. Nov. 23.-The war de-
partment has received Il dispatch from
General Brooke about the reported dis
orders in the island of Porto Rico. Gen
eral Brooke was cabled a statement OF
the case and requested to make an in
vestigation. He replies that reports
are very much exaggerated. Every
point has been heard from and good order
prevails"
Washington. Nov. 23.--The commissarl
department yesterday dispatched the
steamer Bratton from Savannah with