St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01

he says he will tell the true story Oh MS
entering the cabinet, and his retirement
therefrom. While Mr.. Sherman is held In
very high esteem for the great work ne
has done the Republican party, the fact
is recognized that his mental powers are
on the wane, and that he Is not the man
he was few years ago, and does not re-
tain the same hold upon public AFFAIRS
In some respects he is becoming child
ish. and there is an indication not to
take everything he says too serious, put
to make proper allowances for his mental
condition.
VIII Not Get school Money to Handle.
As predicted when the fact became
known that the Roman Catholic church,
through Cardinal Gibbons, intended to
ask congress to reopen the contract
school system so that that church could
again became a potent factor In edu-
eating Indian children, the Great Pro-
testant religious denominations have
come forward and entered a vigorous
protest against reopenng the question
of sectaran appropriations, and asking
congress to adhere to its present policy
and adopt a definite, permanent ana uni
form principle for advancing education
among the Indians on the basis OF the
free common school system. This pro-
test. which has been sent to the senate
and house Of representatives, Is signed
by the missionary bodies representing
the Baptist, Congregational, Protestant
Episcopal Methodist Episcopal, Pres
byterlan and Reformed churches. The
protest says the time has arrived for the
fixed dissolution of the copartnersh
between the government and the Catho-
lie church. and that the overwhelming
majority of the people are against giving
the Catholic church public money to ed
ucate the Indians.
The Mormon Congressman.
A large amount of time and energy
Is being expended throughout the coun-
try to create public sentiment against
allowing Mr.. Roberts, the congressman
elect from Utah, to take his seat. A
number of circulars have been sent here
from society in New York soliciting
contributions of money and asking the
cooperation of people of influence to
aid the society in accomplishing It's pur-
pose. This circular says the proprietor
of the New York Journal has placed
rooms and a corps composed of mem
bers of The Journal staff at the service
of the committee to aid in the work. 1t
Is evident that The Journal is going TO
ioin in and foster the cutlery against Rob-
erts as an advertising dodge, and this
very fact will work to the injury of the
movement and deter many persons from
giving any support to 1t.
The impression prevails here among
leading congressman that Roberts can
not be kept out of his seat, and that he
will be certain to be sworn in when the
new congress convenes. This opinion
Is shared by congressman who are in
sympathy with the belief that any man
who has polygamous wives ought not to
have a seat in congress, but they say
frankly that as the laws now stand he
cannot legally be deprived of his seat.
NUNS the Word.
Senator Edward Murphy, who has been
a member of the senate for six years
from New York, and will give way on the
ith of March to Chauncey M. Depew, will
retire with the record of not having made
a speech during all the time he has been
a member of that body. His colleague,
Senator T. C. Platt is not addicted to
making speeches, but he occasionally
addresses the senate and always COM
mands the attention of his colleagues.
His sentences are, except when deliver
ing a set speech, short and snappy and
not long drawn out, quite unlike those of
one of his predecessors, Hon. William M,
Evarts. of whom it Is told that on one
occasion he delivered a speech in which
there was one unbroken paragraph or
sentence of nearly 100 lines, with only
an occasional comma. This effort has
never been beaten nor, in fact, equalled
in the senate, although there have been
senators who could outalk Mr.. Evarts
and express themselves more pointedly.
sword For Commodore Phi ip.
Commodore John w. Philip, who was
the commander of the battleship Texas
at Santiago, July 8, 1898, and whose fight
ing qualities were shown to remarka-
bic degree in the destruction on that oc-
casion of Admiral Cerevera's fleet, is tc
be presented with veryhandsome sword
on the evening of Friday Feb. 3, In New
York city. Commodore Philip has many
very warm friends in New York anc
when they read the account of the pres
entatlon of swords to Admirals Dewey
Schley and Sampson, they took steps t
raise funds to purchase one for him
Governor Roosevelt will make the pres
lation in behalf of the donors. A large
number of distinguished people hav,
been invited to be present, including Thu
president and members of his cabinet
some OF whom have accepted.
To Visit Cub, and Porto Rico.
AS soon as congress adjourns Secretar
Alger and the members of the militar
committees of the senate and house wi
take trip to Cuba and Porto Rico. TIL
two committees go as the guest Of tn
secretary of war. The Berlin, the mos
comfortable of the new transports, wi
be used to convey the party from Me-
York, and the date of departure has bee
fixed for March 6. The party will Wis
two or three Cuban ports, and then 6
to Santiago, where the principal cite
and camps will be visited.
Retirement of Secretary Bliss.
: No date has been fixed yet when SCI
1 rotary Bliss of the interior departmel
will turn over his office to Mr. Hitchcoc
? who was nominated and confirmed mo
t than a month ago as his successor. M
= Hitchcock did not leave st. Petersbul
$ until few days ago, and has not y
/. sailed for America 1t Is not expect
+ he will be here to enter upon the duti
!. of his new position before the goth