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

behind the guns today We're as Soou as
the navy had ever had. and that was
saying good dtal, but the country need
ed more shiIs and more men to man
them.
CAPTAIN Taylur's toast was. The
future of American naval strategy. he
said the war had been little one IN IT.
self but great in its results. The coun-
try must rise to meet it. Fhe coasts
must be protected and our interests out
side of home waters looked after.
Colonel Diehl, in responding TO the
toast, THE newspaper fleet in the war,
told of the work of getting the news from
the front. He said that while the war
stratesists were surutinizinE the maps
at Washington, the news gatherers were
compelled to give equal study as to how
the news of possible events growing out
of the war with Spain was to be covered.
The difficulties presented at the outside
We're really very great. 1t was known
that the cable communication with cuba
would be cut and the news managei;
would be forced to contriVe new
method Dispatch boats had never be-
fore been used for such purpose The
difficulties that would be experienced
while cruising with the naval vessels
also presented themselves. The inno-
yation was tried and, aside from this, one
man was put on each of the t1agsilips b.!
permission of the government. There
were 10 dispatch boats cruising from
Santiago to Jamaica and Hayti.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-The detail foi
the court martial which is to try Com
missary General Charles p. Easan on
CHARGES growing out of his stateme nj
before the war investigation commiss.on
last week. in which he severely attacked
General Miles, was made public at the
war department last night.
The court is made up of 13 army Off
| GERS of whom Major General Merritt is
at the head, and a judge advocate, and II
is to meet in this city on the 25th inst,
or as soon thereafter as practicable, this
| qualification being necessary, as num-
| Der of the members are at distant points
| and will require some days to ADJUST thtll
| affairs and reach this city. All the ON
| GERS composing the court, save one, are
from the regular army. number OF
whom however, during the war, accept
ed volunteer rank and still hold those
commissions. Major General Butler l.
the only one who is not connected with
the regular army. Adjutant Genera
Coruin returned early in the evening
| from his trip to New York, where ht
| went to witness the departure OF tht
TRANSPORT Grant for Manila, and came It
| the war department about $3.50 O'Clock
| He then signed the formal order prumul-
eating the detail for the court. which is
as follows:
The following order is published foi
the information and guidance of all con
cerned:
"By direction of the president. a gen.
eral court martial is appointed to mee
in this city at 10 O'Clock Il. m. on Wed
nesday, the 25th day of January. 1899. ol
as soon thereafter as practicable. for tn,
trial of Brigadier General Charles p
Eagan. commissiary general of sub
sistence. United States army, and sucl
other persons as may be brought befor
| it.
Detail for the court: Major Genera
Wesley Merritt, L. 5. a.: Major Genera
James r. Wade, United States volun
teers: Major General Matthew &. Butler
United states volunteers: Major Genera
! Samuel Il. NJ Young, United States Vol
| unteers; Brigadier General Royal r
ScNton's Condition Serious
| Washington. Jan. ig-Colunel James
| y. Sexton, commanders in hef of the
| 6, \. r., who has been i'll for some time
is in serious condition. and his friends
| are alarmed as to the outcome. His i'll
hes started from an attack of the grip
which surcrinduced kidney trouble an,
other complications.