Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-01-21
attested copy of the resolutions adopted

mont association Of Boston OH May IA.
"On behalf of myself and the officers
and men under my command. | thank
in the heartiest manner the committee
for their expressions or appreciation and
appreciate 1t is signal honor COM
ing from such a body OF men, and will
undoubtedly give pleasure to all.
"rhe resolutions will be read on the
quarterback of the vessels Of the squad
ron taking part in the action Of May
at the next general muster
At the conclusion of the reading Of
q letter from Admiral Dewey. great
and prolonged applause was Indicative
of the manner in which ii WAS received.
-
One refusal was not enou gh from Com
modore Clark. and IL second urgent invi-
tatiun was sent, in return TO which came
a letter from the OreEon'S commander.
IN part he wrote, after stating his still
poor physica al condition: II was capable
of enduring much. but even after the
Oregon joined the fleet in Cuban waters
there was little relief from moral re-
sponsibilties for the night work with
the searchlights was all taken by the
Massa achusetts, Iowa and Oregon.
IF the ship was too far out the Span
iards might make the first dash or send
their torpedo boats out unperceived; if
too far in, the hundreds of men lying
about the decks might be suddenly
slaughtered by the fire of machine guns
SO the question was ever coming up,
should they be sent below to sttle and
have their spirits broken by seemingly
needless cruelty, or should their lives he
risked while they slept instead?
"Then there were the seven big ships
that give us our naval superiority
crowded close up to the entrance. always
under way, with propellers projecting so
far out on each quarter that if two had
even grazed they might have been Grip
pied for months. / only speak of these
among many things to show you that it
must ha We been not only constant watch
ing but never ceasing anxiety from the
time The ship left San Francisco until
Cerve-a relieved us on the 3rd of July.
The illness that came to me in Au-
gust and in consequence of which was
sent north was, after all, the least of
the troubles that ran me down."
President Allen Spear called the meet
ing to order, and the trend IF his con-
versation related to the events of the
past year. paying especial attention to
no JJ.,
fcrred pathetically to the death of Sem
ator Morrill, and Arthur Mason Knapp
of the Boston public library. Letters
of regret were read from Governor Roger
Wolcott, Edward Carter Smith, gov
crnor of Vermont; Lieutenant Governor
w. Murray Crane, John ID. Long, Ed
ward Dewey Of Montpelier, George II,
Converse, ID. G. Dewey and several
others.
Washington, Jan. 19.-General Wood
was before the senate committee on mill
tary affairs yesterday. He gave de-
tailed account of his operations in the
province and in the city of Santa 60 ana
also gave his estimate of the military
force necessary to maintain order in the
islands. On the latter point he expressed
the opinion that for some time the 1900
men now in the province Of Santiago
should be continued, but that after Il
time 5000 would be sufficient for the serv
ice. He considered, however, that a
military force would he necessary to the
| maintenance of order for some years and
should be sufficient to effectually and
quickly checkmate any trouble before it
could gain headway. This remark APP
piled to the island as a whole. and he
thought as many as 50, 900 troops should
be stationed throughout Cuba.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nelson
yesterday introduced bill providing
that trade between the United States
and Porto Rico and also between ports
in Porto Rico and adjacent islands ceded
to the United States, shall be carried on
in American vessels. The bill provides
for the forfeiture of any merchandise
transported in other vessels, and i'm
poses a penalty of 5000 for each pas
senger so carried. The bill authorizes
the commissioner Of navigation to make
such regulations as he may deem ex-
pedient for the nationalizationo of vessels
owned in Porto Rico at the time of the
cession of that island. Senator Nelson
yesterday also introduced a bill ex-
tending the navigation laws of the
United States to the Hawaiian islands.
| Washington, Jan. 19.-Captain George
v. Lane, Eighth Illinois volunteer in
fantry, was recently found guilty by Il
court-martial convened at San Luis,
Cuba, of failing to resist mutiny. and of
conduct prejudicial to good order and
| military discipline, and was sentenced to
| I've dismissed from the service of the
United States. The record in this case
having been submitted to the president,
| he has disapprOvcd the findings and
| sentence on the ground that the evi-
dence concerning the charges upon which
| the accused was convicted was very
| conflicting and failed to establish his
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt"
Washington. Jan. 19.-The house COM
mittee on banking and currency definite
ly decided yesterday to make no further
effort al this session to urge the measure
for the currency and banking revision.
known as the McCleary bill. At the
meeting yesterday it was moved to
| lpI Hidlly IepOIl lHe OIL 10 tle nouSe.
This motion was tabled. to 4. which was
accepted as decisive that no further ac-
tion on the general measure would he
taken. The committee then considered d
two other bills, one for establishing a
currency and redemption division of the
treasury and one embodying the presi-
dents currency recommendation, but
final action was not reached.
Baltimore, Jan. 19-Reeause Of the
appearance of smallpox among the en-
listed men at Fort McHenry. the reser-
walton has been quarantined by govern
ment and city health officers. Major
Vose, the government quarantine officer.
considers the case mild one. but has
ordered that every enlisted man sta
toned at the fort be vaccinated.
Barcelona Jan. 19.-The French steam
er Cachemire arrived yesterday from the
Philippines with no repa triated Spa nisf