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The age-herald., 1899-01-17
PROTEST AGAINST ROBERTS.
Resolution Offered in the General As
 ply of North Carolina.

Raleigh, N. C., January 16.-In the house of representatives of the general assembly of North Carolina, MT. Patterson, of Cald- we'll county, today offered a resolution pro- testing against the seating of B. H. Rob- erts, of Utah.
 The resolution calls upon the senators and representatives in congress not only to op- pose the seating of MT. Roberts, but to pass law covering all such cases in the future.
 The text of the resolution follows:
 "Whereas, At an election held in Utah in November B. H. Roberts was elected as a member of the Fifty-sixth congress of the United States, and said B. H. Roberts is a polygamist, having three wives and living in willful defiance of the sense of morals of the American people. Therefore be it
 Resolved, By the senate and house of representatives of North Carolina, that our senators and representatives in the Fifty sixth congress advocate the passing of a law which will forever bar a polygamist from occupying a seat In the senate or house of representatives
 Resolved That our representatives in the Fifty-sixth congress be requested to use all the means in their power to prevent the elect from Utah.
 "Resolved, That the secretary of state be and is hereby directed to send copy of these resolutions immediately upon passage to the members of the Fifty-fifth congress and the elected members of the Fifty-sixth congress-"
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
Tour Of Inspection

Norfolk, Va., January 16-Mayor John- ston, Barton Myers British vice-consul and other leading citizens today took the mayor and harbor commissioners of Mon treal, Canada, to all points of interest in the harbor. The Dominion of Canada has appropriated $3,O0O,OO0 to improve the harbor of Montreal, and the visitors are on tour of inspection of wharves and harbor shipping facilities of the United States. They left tonight for Old Point.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
The Remington Sails

Washington, January 16.-The navy de- partmcnt was informed today that the Bennington sailed from Honolulu on the Ith instant for Guam in accordance with the orders of the navy department. On the way over she will stop at Wake island and take possession of it for use a cable station The Castine sailed yesterday from San Juan de Porto Rico for Gibraltar. She is going to the Philippines to reinforce DeWey's fleet.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
Bills in the House

Washington, January 16.-The following bills were introduced in the house today.
 By MT. Deliver, of Iowa, to redeem out standing per cent certificates on deposit issued under authority of the act of Feb ruary 26, 1879.
 By MT. Butler, of Pennsylvania, to reim- purse petty officers and men who enlisted in the navy for one year during the war with Spain for necessary clothing, etc, paid for hv themselves.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
Confcderate Monument

Norfolk, Va, January 16-Ground for confederate monument at the head of Com- mereial Place was broken today. The foun- dation will be feet deep, 23x23 feet, and the monument 66 feet inchs high, exclusive of the statue It will be erected parallel with Main street and at an angle with Commer- eial Place. The money for it was raised by Pickett-Buchanan Camp Confederate Veterans.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
NOT YET REPORTED.
Atlantic Transport Liner Marquette
 Overdue

New York, January 16-The Atlantic transport liner Marquette, which left Lon don for New York on December 29 last, has not yet been reported. None of the in- coming transatlantic vessels of the first class which left the other side week later than the Marquette saw any trace of the belated steamer. Anxiety is felt for her safety, as she has now been eighteen days at sea.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
FIELD TRIALS.
Seven Starters in the Pointer Derby at
 West Point.

West Point, Miss, January 16.-The Unit ed States field trials commenced today with the pointer derby. There were seven start CTS. The weather conditions overhead were not bad. but under foot a sea of water. making it bad for the pointers. Neither Recreation nor Maude s., the first brace, showed enough merit to go into second series The second brace, Lad of lingo and
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
Tolncrease Paper Money

Berlin January 16.-In the reichstag today the government bill was introduced raising the Reichs bank capital from 120,OO0,000 marks to 15O,0OO,OOO marks, and increasing the free money paper from 279O00,OG0 to 40o,- 900, ,00O marks
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
Promised Concessions

San Juan, de Porto Rico, January 1e.- General Guy V. Henry, governor of Porto Rico promises certain concessions to the councilmen of San Juan, and the latter therefore have withdrawn their reslgna- tions.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
A Second Tribunal

The purpose of the lattetr would be, it was said to place upon a military tribunal the responsibility for deciding whether or not General Eagan should be cried by court martial. Of course, the court of Inquiry might go a long way into the matters which led up to the attack contained in General Eagans statement, possibly involving a de- termina:ion as to the charges touching the character of the army beef preferred by General Miles, though this would appear to be appointing a second tribunal to invest- gate the methods and results of the first engaged already on that work
 It was stated that General Miles would not prefer charges against General Eagan for the ,utterances delivered by him before the war Investigating commission last Fri day, but intends to let the war department deal with the matter in its own way.
 No Legal Grounds
 Touching these charges, It Is said that there is really no absolute necessity that any one shall follow them, although the judge acknowledgement of the war depart- ment would be called upon to put them in shape if it should be decided to order courtmartial. It is suggested that the war Investigating commission has deprived itself of the power to make out a real legal pre- sentiment against General Eagan if it were disposed, by returning the objectionable paper to him. So far as Is known, the statement delivered last Friday is not now in the hands of the commission and the judge-advocate who would prosecute Gen. eral Eagan in case of courtmartial might he under the necessity of taking a ru evidence in the shape of newspaper publi- cations of his statement, all of which are admittedly nothing more than abstracts. Perhaps this fact would not have much weight with a courtmartial, but in ordinary legal practice 1t would place the prosecu- tion al a very great disadvantage.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
Apuinaldo's Emissar.es

San Francisco, January 16.-The three emissaries of Aguinaldo who arrived here on Saturday have departed for Washington, where they will confer with President Me- Kinley regarding the government of the Philippines.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
WHEELER WILL BE ABSENT
Has an Engagement in Richmond Which
 Cannot bs Broken.
WILL BE REPRESENTED, HOWEVER
of View, Which Will be Read to Committee Takes Issue
 With Bailey.

Washington, January 1G.-The case of General Wheeler, Representative Colson, of Kentucky, and Campbell, of Illinois, will come up before the committee on judiciary in the house tomorrow for final decision. General Wheeler said today that he would not be able to appear before the commit- tee himself, as he had an engagement in Richmond, but that he would be repre- sented. He has prepared his own case and will simply have it read before the mem- bers of the committee.
 General Wheeler takes issue with MT Bailey, and denies the right of the house to declare his seat vacant deny his dis trict the right of representation in his per- son.
 At the present time the committee is in- clined to the view that General Wheeler has no right to hold his seat in this con- gress, even should he resign his comms- sion in the army.
 Seat in Next Congress
 I have talked with a majority of the com- mittee and find that they do not think he has yet jeopardized his seat in the Fifty sixth congress, however, and that if lie re- signs before the next congress convenes there will be no reason why he should not hold it according to the law and the con- stitution.
 Thare is some hitch over the Tennessee river appropriation in the rivers and har- bors committee. The trouble arose over the testimony of Major Kingman, who said at the last hearing that it wuiild save almost million dollars to the government to im- prove the river by the dam system. The committee was working on this plan, but General Wheeler went before the committee today and showed where General Casey has declared the system inadvisable on the river.
 The committee decided to let the matter go over until after General Wheelers re- turn from Richmond, when he would be given another hearing.
 ARCHIBALD w. BUTT.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
The Ohio ArriYea

San Francisco, January 16.-The Ohio ar- rived today with 300 men from Manila, most of them stray soldiers who are either going home on furloughs or convaleseents.
The age-herald., 1899-01-17
Carries 100000 soycreigns

Sydney, N. s. w., January 16.-The Ocean, io Steampship company's vessel, Moan, which sailed today for San Francisco, car ries 45O,OO0 sovereigns.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02

mitted through Secretary Alger, and
part OF it was substantially as follows:
1.-THE President directs me to say
that he is perfectly satisfied with the
work you have accomplished, and be-
lieves you have done as we'll as could
have been done under the circum-
stances"
In answer General Otis among other
things said: "With the plans now ma
tured 1 believe that we can suppress
the rebellion in reasonably short time
with honor to the United States and
satisfaction to the President"
General Otis referred to the cruelty
OF the Filipinos in warfare and their
inability to recognize the benefits of
republican institutions. He said that
military operations were suspended
solely on account of the weather and
the exchange of State troops for regu-
lars, and that his colleagues on the
Philippines commission supported his
views in civil and military matters.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
A DEMOCRATIC OPINION.

II is a very pretty fight that is al
ready on over in the first district where
ex-Gov. Page is out after Judge Pow
ers' seat 10 Congress. The ex-govern-
or has been out hunting on sundry &C.
casions before in the Willis of Vermont
Republican politics and has been very
apt to come back with his game bag
well filed.
Some of the best political observers
believe, however, that Powers will win.
He is certainly man of intellectual
quality, and when he entered Congress
it was with a general expectation that
he would make great career. But he
made bad miss in his persistent fight
for his Pacific railroad bill, which, as
hindsight shows, would have heedlessly
skinned the government out of mil
lions of dollars, and the suspicion is
cruelty general at Washington that he
was bought in the business. None of
US who know him will believe this for
moment, but it is undeniable that it
has greatly impaired his influence in
Congress and for time at least will
prevent his getting the position his tai
ents and experience entitle him to.
Gov. Page is not strong in the ways
that Judge Powers is. For instance,
he is no orator. But he is an uncom-
monty shrewd man, and of exceptional
business capacity and probably never
would have made the great mistake the
Judge did on the Pacific railroad bill.
Sometimes he seems to overdo the
shrewd act in politics and in manage
ment to be too prolific. But it is in
justice TO be said that when he has
reached public position, as finance in
spector and governor, he has done
good work, has shown mastery of de-
tail and comprehension of principles
and "get there" faculty with regard
to duty as marked as in the handling
of caucuses and conventions, and with
al he has always been loyal Yer
monter. There have been things to
criticise in his course, as the Reformer
has observed from time to time, but he
has contributed some good ideas to the
State, and some good presidents, es-
pecially in the refreshing contrast of
his "official expenses" with some of
those since and before his time as gov
ernor. If he should get into Congress
he could be depended on to do the
very best of which he is capable; the
criticism of Judge Powers-and there
is certainly some force to it's that he
was by nature equipped to do better
than he has done.-Brsttleboro Re-
former.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
BrookheId.

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Rice OF Charles.
town, Mass, were in town last week
Miss Bessie living OF Barre spent part OF
last week with her grandmother, Mrs. Lois
Buck.
W. j. Blodgett with his father from Ran
dolph spent few days In Lyndonville the
past week.
Mrs. Nellie Knowles Of Natick, Mass, is
expected this week to visit her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Fullam
Mrs. Nettie Cram has been caring for
Mrs. Lucy Perham Benedict at Bethel for
the past two weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Abercrombie has arranged for
an exchange with Rev. Mr.. Eastman OF
Chelsea next Sunday.
Two daughters OF Dennis Bates, a former
resident OF this place, are stopping for
while at Frank Patterson's.
Rev. @. ii. Morse preached at the Second
church In the morning and at the First
church In the afternoon last Sunday.
Leslie Crane arrived in town Saturday to
accompany his wife and children, who have
been spending some time In town, on their
return to their home in Rutland.
The delegates appointed by the Sunday
school OF the Second church to attend the
Sunday-school convention at Wells River
this week, were Charles Williams, Frank
Ainsworth, Mrs. W. j. Blodgett und Miss
Mary Upham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
General Otis.

WASHINGTON, July 30 President
Mckinley has sent to Gen. Otis an ex-
preston of confidence in his ability
and judgment and assurances that his
conduct of civil and military matters
meets with the hearty approval of the
government. There has never been
time when criticism of Gen. Otis's ad.
ministration would have had 30 little
effect upon President Mckinley and
his advisers in Washington. The
opinion is general in official quar-
tiers that the attacks on Gen. Otis are
based on nothing more than desire
to embarrass the government and to
make political capital out of the Phil
ippine situation.
The knowledge possessed by the gov
eminent Of the situation at Manila and
elsewhere in the archipelago is 30 COM
plete that no person in this country
outside of that small circle which is
close to the President can know half as
much about the the true condition of
affairs. The government has not Sc
cured it's information from Gen. Otis
alone, but has had the advantage of the
opinions of the members of the Phil
iPpihCo anu OshCi nun III
have been on the spot. These opin-
ions coincide on all important ques-
tons.
1t is true that one man of prominence
whose opinions were sought by the ad-
ministration, did not agree with Gen.
Otis as to the conduct OF the campaign
in Luzon. There is reason to believe
that this man urged more conciliatory
policy in dealing with the insurgents
than that followed by Gen. Otis. After
q careful consideration of all the evil
dence in regard TO the conduct of the
campaign and the civil administration
in the archipelago, made in view of the
criticisms of Otis, the President and
those whose counsel he sought could
find no flaw in the record OF the COM
handing general at Manila. The Pres
icent decided that the time had arrived
when it was we'll to indicate to Otis
that his conduct was fully approved.
The Presidents despatch was trans
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
BE OF Good Cheer.

The douche of humidity the NAL
contents among the newspaper cores
pondents at Manila and the anti-impe-
rialists at home have been dispensing
upon the spirits, and the patience, of a
patriotic people has been dried by the
sunlight of truth and fact that has since
been revealing the real situation in the
Philippines.
The dispatches tell how President
Mckinley lie regarding affairs at and
around Manila. His attitude in re-
spect of persons and things which have
recently been the subject OF rampant
criticism ia very much like that of
President Lincoln in the presence of
ill-considered complaints and counsels
after the battle of Pittsburg Landing.
LincOln's answer to the fault. finders
and well-meaning but misguided critics
has become historic, and events most
triumphantly vindicated his judg-
ment. So will it be with Mckinley.
The capture of Calamba comes like a
burst of sunshine from clouded sky to
verify the Presidents judgment. Out
of their own mouths the round-robiners
and the perverters of truth at home are
answered. Capt. H. L. Wells, the one
truly war correspondent the war has
developed, and singularly enough the
correspondent of the most perverse
and seditious of the American anti-im
perialist papers, the Evening Post Of
New York, has recently arrived at Sar
Francisco and, in answer to one cur
rent point of hostile comment, write
from that city:
Great progress has been made toward tn,
suppression of the instruction. 1t is un
true to say that 1t Is az strong now as at tn,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
OF WHAT PARTY,

With the announcement of the Barre
Times that Hon. Werde,l p Stafford
of s . Johnsbury is in the field, to sue
coed to the congre ssional seat now held
by General Grout, comes the further
announcement that Lieutenant Cover
nor Bates OF the same place ia TO be a
candidate to succeed Governor Smith
in the executive chair of the State.
This was expected, and both announce
ments have been long discounted.
Now watch the scramble around the
supposed band wagon by the news
papers that not long since were loud in
their denunciations of the lieutenant
governorship stepping stone to the
gubernatorial chair. AS to Mr.. Stat
ford's congressional aspirations, of
what party does he intend to ask a
nomination? He was the candidate Of
the prohibitionists for lieutenant COVER
nor in 1892, and was elected as an in
dependent to the State Legislature the
same year. The same condition Of af-
fairs that led to the appearance of his
name on State ticket in opposition to
the Republican nominee, and to his
ele -tion to the State Legislature, led to
the defeat of the Republican preside D.
tial ticket later in the year. Are the
Republicans of the Second district re-
duced to the extremity of making their
choice from men with such a record?
None but political time. servers will
profess it Windsor Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
HUMOR AND POLITICS.

The Montpelier Journal says that the
State of Vermont Unjust compensate
for numerical weakness by mental and
moral strength" in choosing represen-
tatives to Congress and in line with
this idea supports William p. Dilling-
ham for Senator and Carroll S. Page
for Congressman. Thereupon the
Rutland Herald, with characteristic
and caustic brilliancy, rises to remark
that "the Journal should grow a sense
of humor." 1t is cause for congratu-
lation among the newspaper readers of
Vermont that not all the State sheets
can boast as keen sense of humor as
our friend, the Herald. Oftentimes,
as in the case in question, the Jokes the
Herald makes, as we'll as those it pre-
tends to see, must be supplied with
written commentaries fully explaining
the same in order to be appreciated by
the common horde. Humor ia a good
thing in its place, but the question OF
national representation is serious
one and the friends of the Herald
would doubtless be glad to see in its
columns some serious and sensible re-
mark concerning the same. But the
contemporary has always been opposed
to Mr.. Page, for which reason might
not be hard to find. Ii the Herald
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
IN THE FAR EAST.

MANILA, July 31.-The insurgents
yesterday attempted to recapture Cal
amba, which was taken by the Ameri-
cans last Wednesday. A force of 2,400
rebels attacked the town simultaneously
on the north and south. In repulsing
the attack the Americans did not even
require all their force. Two companies
of the twenty-hrst regulars and some
cavalry, with one gun, was sufficient to
repel the attock on the north, while 400
men of the Washington Volunteers
drove the enemy on the south. The
American loss was one killed and seven
wounded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02

beginning, and that the insurgents hold
more territory OF the island of Luzon than
we do. In square miles they do hold, or,
more correctly speaking, we do not hold,
the greater portion, but it is sparsely in.
habited and uncultivated. The American
forces occupy the most valuable and dense-
ly populated section OF the island, and the
insurgent forces are only on the outside OF
this district.
Captain Wells did not sign the cor
respondents ground robin" He learn
ed of the missive only after his arrival
in this country. He is soldier and
probably would not have signed it in
any event. If the dispatches the cor
respondents say the press censorship
has compelled them to send have been
misleading, Captain Wells opinion is
that SIT is a question whether their
Hong Kong dispatch has not also con.
veyed wrong impression, the natural
inference drawn from it being that af-
fairs there are in a much worse condi-
ton than is actually the case" The
howl over the press censorship comes
chiefly from persons and papers who
are seeking fuel to feed the fires o.
their opposition to the government
The American people would not loudly
lament or be greatly the losers if the
whole corps of professional quill driv
ers were bundled off to their homes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
STATE POLITICS,
What Some Of the Newspapers Are Say.
ing. Some Pertinent Comments.
A WORD FOR PLUMLEY.

Representative timber in the second
district seems to be overabundant, and
while they are all able men of whom
Vermonters may we'll be proud, yet
among the many names already men
toned the one that to many Vermont
ers stands pre-eminent is Hon. Frank
Plumley. He is fitted by experience
and ability to fill that office. He is a
man of undoubted integrity, stanch
and consistent advocate of temperance,
an earnest worker and apublic speak
er of unequaled ability. Should the
voters of the second district elect him
to this responsible Office it would not
only be we'll filed but filed in man.
ner that would add greatly to the work.
ing power of Vermont's representation
in ongress.-Groton Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02

Says the Press OF New York: "The
heaviest taxpayer in Vermont fell
dead while pleading for reduction of
his assessments. Such requests from
wealthy men should not be granted or
refused too suddenly" This item has
all the peculiar uncertainty and indefn-
iteness that customarily characterzes
the reference of New York paper to
paper in Gotham, publishing news Of
the recent death ola Montpelier man,
identified him as the largest taxpayer
in this city, the revenue the really
largest taxpayer contributes being
some five times greater.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02

will drop its jocose mood long enough
to enlighten q long-suffering public as
to why the Journals support of MIR.
Dillingham; and Mr.. Page is 30 intense
ly humorous, we shall all be glad to
know. Not that the above-named
gentlemen care rap what the Herald
says abou, their candidacy; the Herald's
candidate was never known to win;
but it is information we are looking
for, STANDARDIZATION Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02

dise-is seen the practical withdrawal
from politics of free trade, pure and
simple, or disguised as "tsriff reform"
or "tarff for revenue only" The Re-
publican party has fought the battle for
the doctrine of protection to American
industry to successful close.