Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-19
MUST EAT.
Enormous Quantities Of Food
for Soldiers In Philippines.
ONE HUNDRED TONS DAILY.

Everything from Flour to Fancy
SnIOkin ing Tobacco A TOut hsOIne
List Brush With Insurgents -
Jiminez Thinks His Time Has
Come to Go to san DumimsO-War
Notes.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE commits
Sary department is now working DuSiIy
to provide food and subsiSt tLve 70" he
new army in the Philippines. The bulk
Of the material must be purchased in
this country and shipped from SAN
Francisco. When it is realized that
100000 pounds or food will ~ consumed
every day by the men IN the Philippines,
some idea can De gained of the quantity
which Will have to be provided. The
conmiSsary department is constantly
purchasing supplies and shipping them
across the water not only by govern
ment Transports, but by private steam
ship lines and every available mode Of
transportation.
The first order for the new army of
600 men has been made up Ey Com
missary General Weston. This is only
preliminary, and similar orders will
follow. SO that there will be no inter-
mission in the supplies. One of the
largest items on the list is 100000
pounds of flour. With this go 4U0, ,O0J
pounds of hard bread. 80, 900 pounds of
crackers and 10000 pounds of ginger
snaps. The first order for coffe"
amounts to 80 600 pounds. Five thou
sand cases Of corned beef and 10000
dc nr rnIisb t\uo ib,b NJ
items
The canned goods in the order inc uie
everything which tirst-class grocer
usually sells. Tomatoes head the list
to the extent Of $50 tons. In the list
also are 25OO cases of green corn, 200
cases of lobster, 1000 cases of salmon.
800 cases of fame! soups, and canned
peaches, pears and apples in large guam
titles. Other items are 21,0O0 pounds
of chocolate. 1000 cases of condensed
milk, 1000 cases of condensed cream,
5000 cases of evapOrated fruit and 5000
cases of oatmeal.
a welcome addition to the cOmmissary
stores. which are placed on sac. will
be 5000 barrels of ginger ale i'm bottles
All kinds of daintio; are prepared for
the men. Fifty cases of mushrooms are
included, as we'll as several thousand
pounds of candy in hafpound boxes
Among the standard articles of diet
issued in rations are 10000 gallons Of
vinegar, 1000 pounds of pepper. ana
several thousand pounds of cheese
Five hundred cases of baked beans are
added to help out the order of un cooked
beans.
Rice and sugar are purchased prin-
cipally in the Philippines. although some
quantities of finer sugar are included in
the order. Fresh beef is sent from Aus
tralia to Manila in refrigerator ships.
The meat is frozen and is said to be
of excellent quality 1t will take 13D
tons of bacon per month to supply the
troops.
One Of the items of this big order is
10000 pounds of plug tobacco. There
will also so with this consignment H.
900 pipes of assorted kinds, and several
thousand pounds of fancy smoking to-
baccos in tin cans ana packages.
Manila. Aug. l1.-Tht Twelfth infantry
left Calulet at sunrise today and ad-
vanced up the railway. Captain Evans
battalion deployed to the right of the
Two companies remained on the track
with the artillery. Tie insurgents were
found we'll entrenched in front of the
town. AT a distance of 1900 yards the
Filipinos, with an estimated force of
1900 opened fire. The enemy sent heavy
volleys against the W hole American lire.
Most of their shooting Was high. Col
onel Smith kept the whole line moving
rapidly, with frequent rushrs. The in
surgents attempted to flank Captain
Evans, and therefore two companies
We're sent to the right and drove them
,, back. Unable to stand our continuous
volleys the FiIipinoS abandoned me
trenches and retreated through the toWn
northward. 1t appeared that they had
only received their supply of ammuni-
ton this morning. Had they been at
lacked sooner they could have made little
resistance. The iEterse heat caused
much suffering among the Americans.
Havana. Aug. l7.-General Jiminez
will probably leave Havana for San Do
,hingo today, going by south coast
steamer from Batabano. He Will be
accompanied by two friends. and viii
travel unarmed. In his judgment the
time is now ripe for him to place him
self at the head of the movement in his
favCr The dispatch which Pedro
Lluberas. former Dominican minister Of
the interior. sent from Santiago to the
revolutionists. emphasizing the import
ance of denying the prosperity of thr
movement in favor of Jimincz. the lat
ter interprets as merely intended to
check the horde of Cuban and American
Adventures who ar" eager to embari
Cor San Domingo.
On the same principle h explains Il
telegram received yesterday, telling Of
the defeat of the insurgents This rs
port. he said. is probably false, us the
advices he has received personally from
his representatives, tell of nothing but
successes.
Stories to the contrary. he IS satisfied,
are put out in an endeavor to iniure his
cause and to prevent his friends from
cooperating with him. He declares
that had he consulted only his personal
wishes, he would have started long ago,
but he has been guided entirely by his
friends, who have felt that the best pol
icy for him was to remain in Havana.
Now his presence is needed at the scene
of action
Washington. Aug. 1l.-Secretary Root
has been in consultation with the officers
Of the uuartermaster' department with
Il view to expediting the move ment of
the Philippine roinforcements and as
result h has directed that four ad-
ditioual transports he chartered. They
are the Pue bio. Belgian King. Columbia
and Charles Nelson. These four ships
have capacity of $50 men. 1t is ex-
pected that all of them will he ready to
sail for Manila by Sept. To- 1t is secre
Mystery Unearthed at Somerviilc
boston, Aug. 1.-THE bones of Eu-
man skeleton were urearthed yester-