Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-08
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL COEREsPoNDENCE.

"Aegic" Will Come-Aguinaldo will
probably come to the United States
q carly next fail. He has already in.
+ formed GEN Macarthur of his desire
Y to visit this country and hopes to
X leave Manila not later than Sept l,
n when conditions in the islands will
g p,rmit his unc, 'lltional release from
a custody. His exp anation for wanting to
Y visit the Unit, i States is that he
Swould like to stuuy American institu'
stions and the English language with
O view to benefit his country on his
return.
y Honorably Acquitted--Capt. Newton
4 H. Hall. L. y. Marine corps, has been
Il honorably acquitted by naval court
Of inquiry of the charge of cowardicc
n and other allegations growing out of
his actions in withdrawing his men
4 from the Tartar wall at Pekn during
the defence of the legations. The rec.
ord Of the court of inquiry in this Gel.
cbratcd case has just been received
from Rear Admiral Remey. command,
shows that the court reported mot
sustained" ON nearly every allegation
made, taking a contrary view only on
the statement that Capt. Hall showed
lack of judgment in Withdrawing his
marines at Il critical moment.
Worthless Notes.-The secret ser.
vice burCau has warned the public to
look out for worthless 81 notes OF the
State bank of New Brunswick, N. j.,
4 Of which several hundred thousand
n dollars worth have been printed from
original plates Of the bank and are
being lloated all over the country.
Il These notes are some of the "Wilt
Cat" series issued before the National
e8Bank Act was passed, when state
1anlts were allowed to issue as great
nan amount of their own notes as they
wished. The State bank of New
Brunswick, n. j.. went out of exist
sence upon the passage of this act, ana
one of its old s. note plates has fall
en into the hands of the men who
4 are floating these old greenbacks.
Cannot Use Mais-The postotIice
department has issued an order deny
ing the use of mails to the American
News Clipping company of Chicago
The company advertised that it would
pay S. a hundred for newspaper clip
pings. When a person wrote to the
company he was requested to for
ward $2,75 for an outfit" without
which it was impossible to prepare
4 the clippings in the artistic manner
deemed necessary by the company. If
the $2.75 was forthcoming, the com
pany explained few mental rescr
y vations by offering to pay IS hun
dred for clippings concerning spinal
curvator" an "locomotor ataxy.' and
but very tritling amount for clip
pings on any other subject
Justice Brewer to Wed-Associate
n Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court will marry Miss Emma
NJ. Mott at Burlington. VT, on Thurs
day next. The arrangements for the
wedding have been quietly made and
n few except the intimate friends of the
n contracting parties have been aware
n of their intentions. The bride-elect
a is considerably younger than Justice
a Brewer. She has been school teach
III er in Washington for 10 years, and
N was. until her resignation, principal
I& of the Maury public school. Justice
l+ Brewer is Il widowcr. nearly Ga years
w of age. with several children. He has
8been on the supreme bench since 1883.
lie is a nephew of the late Justice
&Field, with whom he was associated
On the bench.
i& The President Rack-The president
md Mrs. Mckinley reached the White
House before O'Clock Thursday
morning. concluding their journey of
over 5000 miles Mrs. Mckinley rest
ed we'll the last night, but awoke early
and was ready for her carriage as
NJ soon as the train arrived in Washing.
MI ton. With the president and DR.. Rix.
M ey she was driven to the White House
IA in the family carriage. She was re-
# joiced to reach home. and load OF
s anxiety that has weighed down the
VA president for a week was lifted. At
w last account the lady is said to be i'm.
% proving Mr.. Mckinley. owing to his
& wife's illness. has been compelled to
# cancel all his Massachusetts engage
N& ments save his visit to Harvard col
S3 lege on June 26.
President Sent Wreath-Decoration
VII day was generally observed in Wash
%ington. The executive departments
wand business houses were closed and
X flags displayed at half mast on all the
# government buildings and many priv
ate residences. There was the usual
I'M gathering at the Arlington national
M cemetery to witness the services in
honor of the memory of the many
#thousanls OF veterans OF the civil and
SpanshAmerican wars and the Phil
sNf ipplne insurrection, whose bodies lie
" buried there. The understanding that
n President Mckinley would not be
M present at the exercises did not appar
IA emily cause decrease in the attend
~ ance President Mckinley and Secre
VI tary Root drove over to Arlington af
"a ter the ceremonies and visited tn,
M graves Of several of the more noted
~ men. BY direction of the president 8
NJ floral wreath was placed also on the
II mound under which lie the remains o
n several hundred unknown soldiers OF
81 the civil war.