Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-02-03

Washington. Jan. Sl.-Our government
has not cancelled the orders TO the
United States cruiser Philadelphia to
proceed from san Diego To- Samoa to
represent the United States interests
there. :" that If it is in contemplation
to reach joint agreement between the
three powers Interested i'm Samoa not to
send waIShips there. that will apply to
the future. As Germany has now one
vessel at Apia and the British govern
'nent two. no complaint is expected of
the presence in that harhor of at least
one United States vessel.
barcelona, Jan. %l.-Stoamer Chateau
Latte. from Cienfuegos. Jan. 8, arrived
yesterday with 1850 rcpatriated Spanish
soldiers, $50 Of whom are seriously in.
Fifty-six died on the voyage. Dark
ness had come on when the debarkation
began, and the scene was most mourn
full The removal OF the dead and the
torch-iit funeral procession made d
painful impression upon the population.
Barcelona, Jan. 3l.-El Dario publishes
Spanish residents there prefer independ-
ence to American annexation. The
writer says that they forget the con-
duct Of the insurgents in tho hatred they
bear the Americans"
Washington, Jan. 2l.-General Thad-
deus II. stanton, paymaster general of
the army was retired at noon yester-
day in conformity with the age require
mcntS of the service. The officers of the
paymaster'S department in Washington
presented their retiring chief a hand
some silver loving cup as a mark of their
personal regard and appreciation of his
public service. Colonel Carey is his sue
cessor.
Hartford. Jan. 3l.-Colonel Albert A.
Pope arrived in Hartford from Boston
YESTERDAY. Soon after the train left
Boston the colonel read in a newspaper
the statement which General Miles had
made, as follows: in reference to a
statement in a morning paper that the
packers are willing to pay 500. 600 for
proof that their beef was chemically
treated. | will say that if these gentle
men will put up $1,000 in any bank as a
guarantee of good faith, / will endeavor
to show that the charges that chemicals
We're used To embalm beef ran be sus-
tanned" Colonel Pone left the train at
the first stop and sent the following
telegram to General Miles: Draw on
me for $1,000 to prove that chemicals were
used to embalm beef furnished our SOL
diers."
san Juan. Jan. 3l.-SmaIlpox is in
creasing at Ponce. where $50 cases are
under treatment. The military govern
ment will Immediately inaugurate COM
pulsory vaccination. Chief Surgeon
Huff said there is no occasion for special
alarm, as the conditions are not un-
usual Reports from other points in the
island tell of only scattered cases.
st. Paul, Jan. 31.-With the mercury
at 26 below zero, the Third regular in
fantry yesterday began its long journey
10 the tropical heat of the Philippines.
This regiment has been located at Fort
Smelling IA years, except for four months
of Cuban service The regiment ex-
poets to reach Jersey City tomorrow.
Washington Jan 31.-The president
yesterday sent to the senate the Corre-
spondence on file in the state department
bearing upon the peace treaty. and it
was read in the executive session. The
correspondence was sent in response to
the resolution introduced by Senator
Hoar, and includes most Of the letters
and cablegrams from the commissioners
to the president and from the president
to the commissioners in the way of in
structions in return.
Washington Jan. &l-The house put in
hard days work on the army bill yes
terday. and when it adjourned 13 of the
20 pages had been completed.
The committee amendments giving the
president discretionary power to reduce
the size of the infantry companies and
cavalry troops to 60 men each We're
adopted, and also series of amend
ments to reduce the officers of the staff
to 331 A substitute was adopted for the
section providing for promotions, which
is designed to equalize promotions. A
fight was made to reduce the age limit
for officers to be appointed to the Vari-
Gus staff departments from 30 to 80, but
it failed. An amendment was. however,
adopted, to require a mental and moral
as we'll as a physical examination for
such appOintees. Much of the time was
occupied in short speeches on the gen.
eral disposition to increase the army and
annex the Philippines. and there We're
several lively personal controversies.
The final vote is to be taken at 3 O'Clock
today.
An effort on the part of Mr.. Allison to
obtain consideration in the senate yes
terday for the Indian appropriation bill
precipitatod a running debate. which
occupied all the time until the senate at
O'Clock went into executive session on
the peace treaty
Mr.. Jones, leading the opponents of the
treaty. opened the debate by insisting
| that time should be taken for the dis
cussion of pending resolutions having
! collateral bearing upon the treaty be-
| fore the treaty itself was disposed of,
and Mir. Bacon's resolutions finally were
! laid before the senate. After some par
| liamentary sparring the resolutions We're
made the text of strong speech by Mr..
| Carter of Montana. Ordinarily calm
and deliberate in his utteranCes, Mr..
| Carter spoke with mpassioned earnest
ness. warning his colleagues that a.fav-
! orable vote on any of the pending reso-
lutions would be a vote of lack of conf
clared that the adoption of the resolu-
tions would be a pledge to those who
We're destroying the authority of the