St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-07

did not wish to circulate "a brande
lie" and he read Admiral Dewey
:. letter. He preferred to accept tn
l. words of Dewey to those of Agui
L. naldo! Senator Spooner, of Wiscon
n sin, felt there ought to be limit tt
l. such daily trials and resolutions il
support Of Aguinaldo against thu
United States and he was sure thu
S people of the country would accept
= Dewey's statement in preference to a
/ man 1000 miles away, who was
7 planning to kill our soldiers and
: sailors. He hoped the senator would
declare truce until after Gen. Law
, toms remains had been brought here
to their last resting place. Senator
Jones threatened to circulate the doc
uments as campaign one for the
Democrats, and Senator Aldrich, of
Rhode Island, was perfectly willing
it the Democrats, not the United
States government, had to pay all of
the postage. The Democrats feel
that if the silver issue is made a lead.
ing one in the Democratic campaign,
that it may prove a failure again,
under the prosperous conditions of
the country and so have been vainly
seeking to divert it into some other
channels, so as to unite all of the
gold and silver democrats in the
country. Hence, finding that the
Republicans were divided in the
Senate on the Philippine policy, they
are making the most of it and hope
to make that the leading issue of the
campaign,
Another issue they are trying to
make, is the pro Boer sentiment they
are trying to rouse in the cities and
States of the Union, by great mass
meetings. Senator Mason OF Illinois
has been trying to press action on
the Hague treaty so as to allow the
United States to offer to bring about
peace between the Transvaal and
England, as suggested by Mr.. Mon
tague White, who represents the
Beers. The delay was occasioned by
the recall of the Samoan treaty and
that prevented the Senate's action on
the Hague treaty.
The President received many tele-
grams and calls on his ffty-seventh
birthday, Jan. 20. The Gen. Law
ton fund for his family amounts to
nearly one hundred thousand dollars.
The public debt Jan. 31st,, was
diminished by $8,663,78O 1t was
currently reported that Brigham
Roberts the night after the exclusion
act was passed by the House, not
only partook of a hearty dinner, but
vent to the theater with six ladies.
he is now claiming mileage AS Rep
esentative, OF from one to two
thousand dollars but will not prob
lbly receive it. 1t is stated by Utah
'eople that he is considered very
Wealthy man out there. Senator
houp of Idaho, and prominent mem,
ers of the Mormon church, called
pom the President and are here to
revent any legislation against their
hurch. Representative De Ar.
lond's sympathetic remark that
oberts stood friendless and alone
etore the House, has become stand
lg joke amongst many ladies here.
representative Sibley of Pennsvl-
anla, made very eloquent address
the House for the expansion pol. -
y and told the Democrats that it
as Democratic teaching and policy
the fathers, Jefferson and Jackson
vored it. Ii
There has been a bill introduced by
'e agent of the Weather Bureau. to
tire clerks under certain age with
pension. For years past there has
en a good deal of ingenuity and
perseverance shown by certain de-
'rtment clerks in tryingto engineer
rough a bill to pension the old
'rks with good allowance for old -
,e. This new bill is considered an =
terlng wedge for the same purpose.
IS well known that the clerks of ,
e the United States government
e better paid for their work than
y other class of people who are en-
ged in that class of work, hence
e great struggle for positions everv
lr years. They are paid promptly
cry two weeks, and many have
d up large sum OF money, reared
e families, have pleasant homes
q are some of the best citizens, and
in support of the churches and
nday schools. Another class like
spend "as they go", and wish to
eve a pension for living in the
'st beautiful city of the nation in
cir old age, This would involve
ousands of dollars, with the manv
rks employed, if the government r,
a