Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-03-20
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Wushin gton, March 18th, 1899.
Before leaving Washington for
much needed rest, President McKin-
ley made the appointments of second
lieutenants in the regular army pro-
vided for by the new army act.
There are necessarily many d1sap-
pointments, as for every feutenancy
there were a score of applicants.
The appointments were divided pro
rata among the states, the only con-
Cition imposed by the president be-
ing that each of the men appointed
should be mentally and physically
qualified to fill the position asked for
him. The responsibility for these ap-
pointments rests upon the senator's
and representatives who recommend
ed the men, but as the president
made the requirements plain, it is
not likely that any mistakes were
made.
Accompanying the president on
his vacation are Mrs. Mckinley, the
vice president and Mrs. Hobart, Sen
ator Hanna, at whose brownsville, Ga.
residence the party will be guests,
and several friends. How long the
president will remain away from
Washington will depend entirely
upon public business unless called
back by something urgent, he will
probably stay at Thomasville cou-
pie of weeks, possibly longer. AL
though it is not his intention to
transact any routine public business
while away, Secretary Porter will re-
main at the white no use for the pur-
pose of making telegraphic reports
to him of anything important and re-
ceiving any orders it may be neces-
sary for him to give.
The navy DEPARTING MT has no infOr-
nation that Admiral Dewey's health
is in precarious condition; months
ago Admiral Dewey was given leave
to come home whenever he desired to
do SO, and he has since remained at
his post from choice, and because he
desired to complete the work in which
he is engaged. This is strictly official.
Gen. Brooke, military governor of
Cuba, and Gen. Otis, military govern
or of the Philippines, have each been
authorized to enlist a battalion of
natives for the regular army if they
consider it wise to try the experiment.
The officers will, of course, be Amer
leans.
Administration fficials are not at all
concerned over the renewed report
that Germany had succeeded in pur-
chasing the Caroline Islands from
Spain; they regard it as a matter that
concerns only Spain and Germany,
and are consequently Indifferent as to
whether the report is true. or other
wise.
Now that Gen. Lawton and the re-
Inducements he carried with him
have joined Gen cal Otis, at Manila,
it is expected that rushing campaign
will at once be set in motion against
the FiIipinos, and decisive results are
looked for very soon. In late dis
patches, Gen. Otis says he has infor-
nation that the whippings already
administered have made the rank and
file of the Filipinos anxious to give up,
and that it is all their leaders can do to
keep them in the field. s AS the cam
paign against them is likely to con-
sist largely of bush fighting, Gen.
LawtOn's extensive experience in
Indian fighting will make his services
Invaluable The sort of man Lawton
is may be judged by one of the names
given to him by hostile Indians in the
west some years ago-sMan- who gets
up and-fghts in the middle Of the
night" The war department has not
required Gen. Otis to submit his plans
for the campaign against the Filipi-
nos, believing it to be better to leave
him ee-handed to! carry out the
campaign in his own way, doing ex
actly as he may think best to scatter
Aguinaldo's forces and if possible, to
capture that slippery individual.
The old, old story of the republicans
being divided into Reed and Anti
Reed men has once more Lbeen given
a start by those who would enjoy
nothing more than to see the repub
icans split into such factions. There
is no foundation for the story now,
than there has been for it's numerous
predecessors. If Speaker Reed lives,
he will be elected Speaker of the next
house, unless he positively declines to
serve as such.
AS the season of the year when pneumonia, la
grippe sore throat coughs, colds, catarrh, bron-