Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-06

.Stination, taking Sulllclent cOal
I'm from here to last the entire
trip.
woslngton, Jan. 4.-The war depart
,,ort .4taling steps TO prevent the in
trodryl i of the plague III the !hillp-
nineJn I'd Secretary Root yesterday
oou,lb ?, consultation Surgeon General
Uyn' .f the marine hospital service
70 IA, the establishment of 4 quar-
,ntiI istem for The islands. 1t was
1eciE' nat the war department should
ado, iards the Philippines policy
like It pursued towards Cuba III the
,poth the protection of health,
ramk' Onfde the maintenance or a
aita'| auaf|| ||'roIcs. *S>'S''' " WV ''''''
TI "lort received by both the state
depJtint and by Mr.. Wyman from
Uon Si confirm the Associated Press
IisnHQ, relative to the existence OF
tha vide. Mr. Wyman does not feel
annF III i've as to the possibility of the
inf,Ill a Of San Francisco from Homo
lulu II
Ski.on General Wyman has no con-
frnbfon of the report that three sus-
nee eases of bubouic plague have been
disa,red within the walled city Of
MaI,,, but no attempt will be made to
col r. the gravity of the situation
shd,. the report prove true. Still, it
is rt, a few sporadic cases need not
k'arily result in an epidemic in the
lslIy. MIR. Wyinan says the disease
noy iger creates the dread it once did.
llse it has been demonstrated that
lt:an be handled by modern scientific
w'k
here was little furry in the house
vsterday morning when Mr.. Sulzer of
NY York carried out his threat of in
talucing a resolution "directing" that
te secretary of the treasury furnish the
rCse with all of the papers and facts
lating to the depositing of public funds
the National City bank and Hanover
ational bank of New York city. ur-
sncy was demanded, but the speaker
uled that the resolution must go to COM
)ittee.
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tmmittee on ways and means. MIR.
G,nes of Tennessee rose to question
otprivi!ege respecting his vote on the
Rberts resolution. These events and
III prayer of the chaplain occupied the
bsf time the house was in session.
he senate evinced a disposition to
tae up the work Of thc session in
u-hi ha, cti ! Of
oly q little more than an hours dura-
n, a large number Of important bills
vre introduced. and definite founda-
tin laid for proce5 ding with the imam
ri, bill The hour for the beginning
,the debate on this measure was fixed
fo 2 o'clock today.
he most notable event of the day
VS. an objection entered by Mr.. Hoar
,f.Iassa chusstts to tie summary dispo-
sion of resolutions asking for informa-
tia about the conduct Of the Philippine
vt. He indicated a purpose to de-
mad consideration for such measures
EVA at the expense of the financial bill.
me of the most important features of
tn senate was the list of nominations
sat in by the president. Among them
we're lose of Rrigadier General j. G.
Bates md Brigadier General and Col
onel saB. NJ Young, Lieutenant Col
MEL Athur Macarthur and Lieutenant
Colon, William Ludlow to be brigadier
ceneri in the regular service. 1t will
be not nd that in the cases of MacAr-
thur ia Ludlow both We're jumped
,ver t,,ulace of colonel to the briga der
ship. 6A
Senaor PettiGIew offered the follow
mo p, Ulution, which went over under
object'n:
"Rea1yed, That the secretary of war
be arf he is hereby directed to inform
the seate whether General Torres, one
OF the officers of the Philippine ny,
came taGeneral Otis with Il flag of uce
on Feb. 1899, the day after he fighting
comm,tCed between our forces and those
of Acuaaldo, and stated to General Otis
that A;unaldo declared that tiehtirs
had ben be gun accidentally and wa!
not authorized by ASuinaldo. and tha
ARuin;!do wis he'd to have it stopped
md tht to bring about a conclusion of
,ostiliIis he proposed the establishment
ga ne,ttral zone between the two armies
4 Width that would be agreeable to
0neraI Otis, so that during the peace
Jgoti; Nions there might lie no further
dh ger aof conflict between the two
ttAies and whether General Otis re-
plld t.fat fighting having once be gan
nat al on TO the grim end. Was Cen
ei N Is directed by the secretary of
VI to hake such answer? Did General
CS telegraph the secretary of waIa on
fb q 1899, as follows: 'Aguinaldo now
atlirs Nor a cessation of hostilities and
ctierc hce: have declined to answer
all di, EGeneral Otis afterwards reply
II he was directed by the secretary of
VII; al,d what answer, if any. did he or
tlt sec etary of war make to the appli-
c.tion y cease Gghtirg?"
Tie snate COMMITTEES on foreign re-
ations presented report upon Senator
Hoar's Resolution in regard to claims
If citizts of the United States against
Spain The committee gave a schedule
of claiis amounting to over 81 600, 600
and AIDED: 1T is impracticable to
state eien approyimateiE the amount
actuallt due on these claims. or to al
lege, irTiew Of the state cf records cf
the sta, d .partment of that date, that
there MY not be others than these men-
toned. AS to the remedy of the claim
ants. te committee EXPIRE ssed the opin-
ion tha the only present remedy was by
diplomatic negotiation.
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Lawtoi Fund Rap dly Increasing
Washington, Jan. 4.-General Corbin
announces that the total subscriptions
to the -awton fund to date amount 10
s44,l22. He says that with the amount
alre ad on deposit in the Riggs National
bank / this city and what is on hand
elsewhre. the fund is now we'll above
$4,000.