Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-05-03

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the naval establishment yesterday.
Affairs progressed as usual and the
event was unmarked save by the call
Ing Of many friends to take official
leave of the retiring secretary. No
ticeable among yesterdays callers were
Secretary Hay AMI Mr.. Moody, Secre-
tary Longs successor. Secretary
Moody assumed the duties of secretary
Of the navy this morning.
Very few changes will follow the
change in the head of the department.
The only one which will take effect ut
once will be the installation of Fred l..
Fishback as confidential clerk in place
of Mr.. Greer, who has been appointed
an assistant paymaster in the navy. Mr..
Fishback Is clerk Of the house commit
tee on banking and currency and is
personal friend Of the secretary. Cyrus
Il. Wells, private secretary to Secretary
Long, will serve Secretary Moody in the
same capacity for the present.
Representative Moody spent the last
day of his service as representative Of
Tic SlAtu ulStIlNl Ill tuC
performance of his regular legislative
duties. He attended the meeting of the
appropriations committee, of which
he is member, in the morning, and was
on the floor of the house during the
greater portion Of the day. During his
seven years service In the house he ha IS
won the sincere esteem and respect Of
hembers OH both sides of the political
aisle and there were many expressions
If regret at his departure. During the
day he was almost constantly sur
rounded by friends who came per-
sOnally to voice the general regret ut
his departure and to express their good
wishes for his success in the cabinet.
Mr.. Moody was not unmOved by the
DEMONSTRATION.
II cannot pretend to be without re-
grets in leaving the house." said lie,
as he was departing from the house in
the afternoon. ut ends the service
which has been agreea BILE and inspiring,
and sewers the relation with con-
siderate and generous constituency.
But l take away many pleasant memo
ries. After seven years service here
| have firm and abiding confidence
md faith in congress. believe that
it Is truly representative of the best
here is in American life, and In large
legree is composed of men who are
earnestly striving for the public well
fare. Through the widely differing
opinions there seems to me to run
current of devotion to the country. 1t
Is not confined to any party or any Sec
ton and is the salvation of the repub-
Iic." ......
Mr.. Moody forwarded his resignation
IS representative from the Sixth dis
riot to the governor of NIassachu-
'etts yesterday. 1t is dated May /.
de also sent n communication to the
speaker Of the house notifying him of
| lis action.
Mr.. Long was given complimentary
Inner at the New Willard Hotel last
night by the chiefs of the various
bureaus of the department with whom
ne has been associated during his Of
iN"i wi IONVIS were ldIu IOr -,
Washington, May 1.-Having received
letter from the president of the Re-
publican club at New York stating that
he had arranged for conference be-
ween Attorney General Knox aud
representatives Of the packing COM
,anies the attorney general yesterday
teplied as follows: "Your action re-
iuesting Representatives Of packing
companies to meet ME is unwarrantcd
md was without my knowledge or any
ntimatiOn to me that you proposed do
ing so until receipt of your letter Of
18th. regret that you have assumed
% arrange conferences which .misrcp-
'esent the governments position"
Washington, May 1.-SenatOr Hanna
lad Il long conference with Secretary
Root at the war department yesterday,
presumably in regard to the case Of
Major RathbOne. 1t is understood that
when he was In Havana Secretary Root
looked into that case with view to de-
thV pO"ViS Vi TIE DTcSlutuC
in bringing about a retrial Of Rathbone
IN the event that such a course shall
ZOE. determined upon. Whatever action,
f any. is. taken in this case, will be
AIKEN through Military Governor Wood.
Washington, May 1.-The ways and
means committee has tn ken no a ct ion OH
he bills to place meat on the free list
)r the reason to Investigate the meat
trust which has been referred to 1t and
Chairman Payne expresses the opinion
that nothing will pe done. Pending he
Investigation which the department Of
Justice is conducting, he does not think
It proper for the committee to take C.
ion on the resolution. '...'
Submitted Themselves to Law,
Rome, May IA representative of
rhe Associated Press has been in
fQrmed at the foreign office that Mr..
Meyer, the United States ambassador
lere, has not demanded the release Of