Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-24
GENERAL NEWSITEMS
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK THE WIDE
WORLD OVER.

Admiral Dewey's Salary-A Hotel Horror
in New York City-The Oregon's Mascot
Sent to San Francisco Death of an Old
Soldier at Boston.
In the last hours of congress 1t was
provided that the admiral of the navy
should receive the pay and emouments
of the last general of the army. This
legislation was supplemental to the
passage of the bill reviving the grade of
admiral for the benefit of Admiral Dewey.
Its effect is to give Admiral Dewey
compensation at the rate of $l4, 900 a
year. OF this amount $4,000 is the re-
gulation pay of an admiral of the navy.
The extra $500 Is the allowance made
to the general of the army for quarters.
The Windsor hotel, Fifth avenue and
Forty-sixth and Forty seventh streets,
New York city, was completely destroy
ed by fire last Friday afternoon. The
flames spread so rapidly that the escape
of many of the guests was cut off, and
they were forced to jump from the win
dows and roof. A number were killed
in this way, and 1t is believed several
corrected lists, up to late hour gave Is
known dead, , unidentified and over 10
missing.
1t Is reported from Honolulu that Just
before the battle-ship Oregon sailed from
that port for Manila the mascot pig
Blanco, which was captured from the
| Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon during
the engagement off Santiago, was tender
ly taken ashore in the sailing barge. 1t
seems that Blanco's hoofs were wearing
of on the hard deck of the Oregon, and
it was thought best to send the Spanish
pig to the San Francisco Zoo.
George NJ. Miller. who died on Sunday.
March D, last, at his home in Boston.
Mass at the age of 81 years, was the
Oldest employe of the Charleston navy
yard, and was veteran of the Seminole,
Mexican and civil wars. He served for
forty four years in the marine corps. and
in his youth was famous for the extra
ordinary strength of his hands. being
! known as the "strong man of the navy"
Joseph Chamberlin, in reply to some
colonial questions in the house of COM
mons, said he thought it impossible to
| give the West Indies representation in
the government. 1T would be absurd, -
he said, "to universally enfranchise the
negro" Speaking of the Transvaal, he
said that las long as the present con-
ditions continue they constitute a real
danger"
a concurrent resolution was intro
duced in the senate of Texas setting
forth that colonial policy was against
the principles of Il republic, and hence.
THAT the United States recognize the
independence of the Philippines and
withdraw the armed force from there at
once" The resolutions was made a
special order for next Monday.
The formal notice of the signing of the
peace treaty at Madrid was given the
state department by NJ. Cambon. the
French ambassador, on Saturday. 1t
was arranged that NJ. Cambon shall act
as representative of the Spanish govern
ment and Secretary Hay for the Unired
States in the formal exchange of ratfi-
cations.
1t Is already apparent that one item of
the expense of the war will aggregate a
much larger sum than has been anticipat-
ed. These are the claims of American
citizens against spain, which the United
States bound itself by treaty to pay
Already claims amounting to $50, O00, 900
have been filed.
The exports from the United States
now exceed the exports from Great
Britain, according to the figures of the
bureau of statistics. The growth of
Americas foreign trade in twenty wears
has heen 62 per cent, while Great Brit
aims increased about % per cent in the
same time.
The Roman Opinione revives story
that Don Carlos has secured advances
of several millions from English and
French bankers, and will soon enter
Spain, and that the Carlists and Re
publcans will start revolution after
the peace treaty notifications are eX.'
changed.
The first train from Denver since Feb
2l, consisting of IA rotary and four en-
gines, has reached Como. Ii hsd been a
week coming from Grant, "A distance of
lNthtN -lOul lllllc-. DTtchluTluSt was
expected to be reached in about ten DAYS
and Ieadville within four or five weeks
Near Whiteland, Ind, last week. an
oak tree was cut down on the farm of
Edward Woods, the stump of which
measured S feet In circumference. The
first cut, II feet long, will yield 2200 feet
of lumber The tree was purchased by
an indianapolis firm.
Governor Brady of Alaska has been
requested by the government to send a
vessel to Copper river for the purpose
Of bringing home stranded prospectOrs.
There are between two and three hun
dred of these, and many of them are
suffering from scurvv.
The potato crop of the United States
last year amounted to l64 ,0l5 ,9Gl bushels,
valued at $50, 613,000. This is an average
! yield of G5.7 bushels to the acre, and
estimating the population of the country