Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-14
GENERAL EWSITEMS
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK THE WIDE
WORLD OVER.

Death of One of Americas Greatest Jur-
ists-General Lawton Takes Santa Cruz
in the Phiiippines-French Troubles in
Newfoundland still Worrying England.
Justice Stephen J. Field of the United
States supreme court, retired, died at
his home at Washington Sunday even
ing of kidney complaint. Stephen
johnson Field was born at Haddam,
Conn Nov 1, 1916. He was the son of
David Dudley Field and one of four
brothers who became so famous, David
Dudley, Cyrus w. and Henry M. Field
being the other members known through
out the world. His early boyhood was
spent at Stockbridge, Mass.
An expedition of 1900 picked men, I'M
der the personal command of Major
General Lawton and Brigadier General
King, left San Pedro Macati on Satur-
day evening, in canoes, conveyed by
tugs and gunboats, with the intention of
capturing Santa Cruz, across Laguna de
Bav. and then securing the country to
the south. The expedition was success
full, Santa Cruz being taken on Monday.
Six Americans were wounded
A despatch from st. Johns, New
foundland, says the colonial cruiser FL
ona has been ordered to the west coast
to investigate the recent destruction of
the French lobster factory there. The
incident created a great sensation, and
the governor is in constant cable cor
.respondence with the colonial Office in
London upon the subject.
Serious rioting between white and
black miners, in which deputies also
figured, took place in Pana, Ill, Mon
dav, six persons being killed and eight
wounded. several of the latter probably
fatally. Three companies of the Fifth
Illinois Infantry were ordered to Pana
by Governor Tanner.
Manila advices, by way of Madrid,
saw that "Aguinaldo has issued a de-
cree directing that Spanish shall be the
official language throughout the Archi-
pelago and protesting against the
American pretention to force the use of
English on the natives, who do not
know it
Advices from General Otis on Satur-
day were to the effect that everything
was quiet in his command, and that
many of the Filipinos in the vicinity of
Malolos were displaying white flags in
token of submission to United States
authority.
A despatch from Manila says it is con-
sidered significant that "the Oceanica
Espanola, formerly rabidly in favor of
the Filipino government. is now counsel
ing disarmament, advising the Filipnos
to accept the inevitable"
The secretary of the navy on Saturday
received a despatch from Admiral Kautz
announcing that Malietoa Tanus had
been installed king of Samoa on the 23d,
aud that there had been no fighting
since the 2l,t ult.
Representatives of all accident insur-
ance comparies doing business in Ar
kansas have been Notified to suspend
business on account Of the az THRUST
law recently enacted by the legislature.
The strike on the united railroads
leading out of Havana is spreading, and
1000 men are now involved. General
Brooke warned a strike committee that
called on him not to commit disorders.
The instructions to Captain Dayton of
the cruiser Detroit are that if General
Torres at Bluelields Is depressing Amer
can merchants the captain Twill put an
instant stop to the complaints"
The gunhoat Bennington has been
sent from Manila to Baler, on the east
coast of Luzon. to relieve a Spanish gar
s-ic 6 G., i,h I'm
beleaguered there since May.
The official count of the ballots cast
in the Chicago mayoralty election shows
chat Harrison received l4S.4l2 votes
Carter, 07,439; Altgeld, HIP. Har-
rison's plurality, 40,973.
The exports to the United States from
che northern half of Germany during the
last three months were S3,745, 200 in
excess of those for the corresponding
period of last year.
Oscar lIammerstein. the theatrical
manager, filed petition in bankruptcy
in New York, with liabilities of SIP ,4sG.
The assets were given as 5000 worth of
wearing apparel.
The British government has chosen C.
n. f. Eliot, c. b as British high COM
missioner to Samoa. Mr.. Eliot is mem
Der of the British embassy's staff in
Washington.
Bartlett Trip of South Dakota, for.
merly minister to Austria, has been
selected as the United States representa-
tive on the Samoan joint high commits.
sion.
The industrial commission in Wash
ingtOn announces its intention of enter
ing upon an inquiry upon the subject of
trusts about the middle of May.
Bandits are said to be increasing in
number in Santiago province in spite of
the many arrests that have been made
Great Britain will, on April Il, formal
ly occupy her new territory of Kow-
Loon, adjoining Hong Kong.
What will it do? 1t will do so much