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VERMONT WATCOMAN & STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1L, 1SDS.
SKJaltjjimm Jnxmwl,
WEDNE8DAY, MAY 11, 1808.
ARTHUR HOFES, Gcnoral Edltor.
Tue Bovonth papcr of J. W. Davla
Borics of artlcles on raislng colts 1s pub
lishcd ou pago six, this issuo of tho
Watchman. Mr. Davls hns also on
tho sanio pogo n statomont of tho pcdi
groo of Dandy Lanibcrt aud othor facts
reepccting tliis colebrated Btalliou tbnt
horeo brccdcrs will bo lntorestcd to
know.
Tiie Bradford Opinion narnoB JnmcB
R. McLatu of Topsham for Senator
from Ornngo county. But Mr. McLatn
undoretands tho truo iimnrdncss of tho
Opinion ln this mattor, and will not bo
persuadod lo exchango n cortalnly, ia
tho ehapo of a nomination for tho offlco
of nsslstant judgo, for a doluslvo chaso
aftor tho sonatorahip. Senator Bargent
of Corinth ia also put forward by tho
Opinion for tho ofllco of lieutonant
govornor. Mr. Sargont is ontiroly
compotont to pcrform tho dutics of that
ofllco, but tho ground Beoraa to bo pre
occupied by tho candidacies oarlicr in
flold. Mr. McLam nnd Mr. Sargont aro
capablo and honorablo sons of Old
Orango, and in tho futuro disponsiug
of tho ofliccB of tho county and Stato
aro ontitlod by thoir abilities and ox
porionco to favorablo conaidoration.
Tue oppononta in tho Sonato of tho
annoxation of Ilawaii having mado it
practically cortain that tha annoxation
trcaty would fail to rocoivo tho ncces-
eary two-thirda if puahcd to a voto in
tho Scnate, tho machincry for securing
annoxation by jolnt rcsolution haa boon
put in motion, and tho housocommittco
on forcign rolations will this weck fav
orably roport tho samo, and, if tho op
portunity occurs, will at once push it
through tho Houbo. l'realdont McKin-
loy would bo justiQed in taking poa
scssion of Hawaii as a war measuro,
oven if tho prosent governmont of
Hawaii had not formally tondercd tho
islanda to tho United Statca, and ho
moy yet do ao, but ho. much prefera
that annexation ahould cme through
congrcaBional action.
The island of Luzon,on which is tho
city of Manila, the sceno of Commodoro
Dewoy'a groat naval victory, is larger
than tho Btatea of Now York and Mas
sachuaotta. Tho ontiro area of tho
Fhilippino ialands is ten per cont,
greater than that of the Now Englaud
Btatea, New Tork, New Jorsey, Mary.
land, and Delaware combined. Many
persons who consider themselves woll
informed upon commercial affairs have
been groatly surprised to learn that tho
Unitod Statcs haa more trado with tho
Fhilippino islands than all the reat of
tho world combined. What the Unitod
Statcs will do with thcae valuablo
ialands ia a qneetion that ia already be-
ing much diacuesod in Washington.
This government will hold them until
tho war is ovor, and then docide what
diBposition ahall be mado of thom.
A recont isBuo of the Cambridge,
Mass., Tribune contains an interesting
history of tho aiego and capture of
Havana by the English in 1762, by
Goorgo B. Eeed, a nativo and for many
yeara a reaidont of Montpelier. It is
noticcablo that at that early timo Ha
vana was defended, as now, by a Mor
row Castle, Cabanas fortrosa and tho
Funta dofonscs. The EngllBh admiral
commended to tho attention of hia gov'
ernment Mariel, a flno harbor thirty
flvo milcs west of Havana, tho samo
port that General Lee rogards as one of
tho most advantageouB points for land
ing troops in the existing operations by
tho Unitod States. Of a Montpelier
man who haa just now won world-wido
fame Mr. Recd says: "I tako occaaion
to note a trait in the charactor of our
latCBt naval oDlcer of fame, Commodoro
George Dowoy, with whom I havo been
acquainted from boyhood, which I havo
not seen noliced in the various refer
onces to him in print, and that is his
modcBt, unassuming, and I might say,
retiring disposition personally."
In gracoful lines and oxproaaivo
phraeing an intereating contrlbutor haa
rocited in tho Watchmam an Indian
logond respccting tho origin of trailing
arbutuB. It was not bo "many moons
ago" when this flrst and most attractivo
of Now England Bpring flowora waa
found in profusion in nearly ovory
picce of pinoy woods in this rcgion, but
in many locallties it has bccomo oxtinct,
or is rapidly diBappcarlng from tho vl-
clnago of coramunitiea of any consid
orablo size. Tho reaeon raay bo found
partly in tho cutting away of tho woods,
but chiofly in tho vandalism of tho
gathorers of tho flowor who, in pluck-
ing it, uproot tho trailing vino. Tho
"forost aiBles" down which tho maidon
of tho legond flod, and which over
slnco havo been mado interesting by
tho modcst bcauty and swcQtncss of
tho dcscondonts of tho flowora sho
'hld 'mid wlld-wood clooras," havo
lost, or aro losing, thoir spring charm.
In punishment for thcao doprodationa
the divinlty of tho "pink bloBsoms and
maglc wand" rofuses to repeoplo tho
wastcs, and tho Mayfloworrcelsls ovory
altompt at domcstlcation. Lct tho van
dala bo admoniahcd, and whon in tho
futuro thoy pluck tho flowor protoct
tho trailing stcm.
COMMODOItE DEWEV CUt tho Cttblo.
Thero is somothing about this act, and
tho roal roason asaumcd for it, that
mlghtily ploascs tho Amorican pooplo,
and of itsolf comraouda tho Yankco
sailor to popular approbation. Thoy
wouldn't objcct to tho cutting of tho
cablo botwoon Washington and tho At
lantic equadron and tho military forcos
atTampa. If tho navol and military
chicfs wcro intruBtod with tho work and
responBibility of clcaring out tho Span-
iarda in tho Wost, it is boliovod that
thoy would complcto tho job as apocd
ily and offcctlvoly as Dowoy has dono
it in tho Eaat. Whon Lincoln callod
Grant to Washington and turncd over
to him tho task of cloaing up tho Con
fcderacy, calllng on the natlon whon
ho wantod mon and materlal, tho Army
of tho Potomao bogon to win victories
and tho Confedoracy lo toltor to its
f all. Tho Amcricans havo unlimitcd
confidonco in thoir naval and military
commandora and tho forcoa undor thom.
Thoy aro auapicious of strategy boards
and olhcr mcans of long distanco con
trol from Washington.
Tho Victory at Mnnlla.
Tho ofllcial roport of tho naval on
gagomont in Manila bay detracts noth-
ing (from oither its importanco and
complotoncBB, or tho glory and brilll
ancy of tho achiovomont. Indeod, tho
satisfactorincBS of tho victory, from
tho Amorican point of conaidoration,
ia moBt gratefully onhancod by tho
marvolous circumstanco that in secur
ing it not an Amorican sailor was kill-
od and only a fow woro alightly wound
ed, and by the furthor fact that tho
veasolB of tho Amorican squadron
omerged from tho flrory tempcBt unin
jured.
Tho eyo of rellgious faith will see
the hand of Frovidonco in tho immun-
ity from death and maiming of the
champions of a cauBO more holy than
any in whoso dofenso peoplo im
pationt of wrong over beforo took up
arms.
Tho naval expert will discovor in tho
doBtruction of tho Spanish fleot and
the demolition of Spain's batterica
without loss to tho assailants, a now
domonstration of tho truth of the Na
poleonic epigram that in war "Provi-
dence is on the aido of tho hoaviost
battalions."
Frovidence waa in the foresight that
took an accurato meaBuro of the ob
stacles to be surmounted and in the
foro-knowlodge of the deops and shal-
lows of Manila bay; in the intrepidity
that aailed the ships into the "jaws of
death," in tho weight and number and
aimof the guna, in tho BwiftnesB of
the blows that smoto the enemy,
Heavon holps thoso who holp them-
solves, and heaven had ovory roason
to bo on tho sido of that lone Amorl
can squadron in tho far East, many
thousand miles ovor tho sea from tho
nearest homo port, with no refugo from
diBaster, with only thoir own stout
hearts botwoon themselvea and uttor
annihilation.
Amcricans reverently recognizo tho
hand of Frovidence in the triumph in
Manila bay, and accept the happy
issuo of the strife as an augury that
their cause shall speedily and gloriously
prevail.
The Mllltia.
Surpriso is expresaod that so largo
a number of the mombors of tho Na'
tional Guard have failed to paBS the
medical examinationa that precedo ac
coptance for military service. Some
flfty per cont. have boon rejected by the
oxaminers as falling bolow tho standard
in one particular or anolher. The ro
jections aro not conflnod to the rank
and file. Many offlcers, also, havo boon
found to bo physlcally diBqualiflod.
Thus the National Guard of Vermont
has been roduced to some 300 effoctives,
and its ranks must bo fllled by now re-
cruits.
This small body is what tho Stato has
to sLow in tho way of a military forco,
for an annual oxponditure of from
820,000 to $25,000, or more, aggregating
half a milllon dollars, moro or less, in
the past scoro of years. It is a protly
"small nubbin for so largo a shuck," as
Lincoln aaid of Aloxandor Stophons,
vice-presidont of tho Southern Confed
eracy, at tho memorablo poaco confor
once at Port Monroo, aftor tho diminu
tlvo chioftain had omorgod from his
onwrapplng ovorcoata, which wero poel
od off liko tho huBks from an ear of corn
To tho inquiry, "Is thoro no phyBical
oxamination boforo joining the regi
mcnt?" tho roply 1b that thoro is such a
rcquiromont, but not much attontion is
givon to tho mattor. This tho rcsult
of tho Burgoons' rocont oxamination
sooms to show. Each soKlior tho Stato
had roady to sond tho national govern
ment whon it callod for mon sooms to
havo coat about 81000, probably moro.
To mako a full regimont sorno 700 now
rocruita woro called for. Tho rolation
of outgo to production in tho Stato's
military cstabliahmont is not qulto roa
sonablo. If bottor rosults cannot bo
sccurod in tho futuro, it might bo aa
woll to wipo out tho wholomilillaostab
llshmout, and whon matorlal for sol-
diors is wantod call for voluntoors.
Tho State hns boon paylng for tho
drill and cquipmonl of a body of mon
flfty pcr cont of whom aro prouounccd
unflt for duty, and tho Govornor haa
boon proposing to suporsodo its com
manding ofllcor with a man from tho
rogular army. Sovonty-fivo por cont of
a regimont having a full compllmont
of mon and oillcors will bo raw volun
toors. This conditlon of thlngs is not
tho faull of tho mon if it is onybody's
fault. It sccms to bo tho fault of tho
military ring that has boon having
carto blancho in affairs pcrtaiuingto tho
militia. Enlistmouta havo not boon rc
slrlctod by proper medical oxamina
tions. Mon havo joinod tho regimont
aa a sort of military plcnic. For ten
years paat, at lcast, thoro haa boon so-
rious objcction both lo tho manuor of
tho military administration and its
hcavy oxponso, and ovonts scom to bo
showing that objoction was woll found
od. Tho systom will probably got at
tho noxt sosBion of tho Lcgislaturo tho
ovorhaullng cxporlonco buows it ought
to rccoivo.
An Enemy of Society,
Tho vordict in tho Mildrod BrowBter
caso was not unoxpoctcd. It bccamo
cloar, in tho courso of tho dovolopmonta
of tho trial, that no jury of mon, having
tho common fcolinga or instincts of
humanity, would convlct tho young wo
man of murdcr. Tho accoptanco of tho
thoory of insanity was apparonlly a
convoniont way of justifying a vordict
contrary to tho naked facts of tho con
coption andoxccution of tho purposo to
shoot hor victim. In tho light of theao
dovolopmentB. as man ia croated, and
particularly as mon who aro fathors of
uaughters or brotnors or ststors aro
constitutod, jurymen would appeal tho
caso from tho solo and frigid jurisdiction
of tho brain to at loast tho concurrcnt
jurisdiction of tho hcart. In the pres
onco of the ono crucial phasoof tho tes-
timony no powor or skill of prosecution
could havo secured a vordict of guilty;
no oloquonco of dofenso was neodod to
procuro acquittal. Whatovor tho weak
noss, moral or montal, of Mildred Brow
Bter, sho was a terribly wrongod wo
man, but tho indlvidual who had dono
hor an inexpiablo wrong was not tho ono
on whom sho wroaked hor fronzied
vongoanco. Tho public must bo quito
unanimous in its judgment that Mil
dred Brewster shot tho wrong porson;
it must bo quite of one mind in its re
grets if, indeod, it is truo that thero
is no adequate legal punishment for the
bruto guilty of gross crime in his rola
tions with tho chief actor in this tragedy,
and who must bo considered indirectly
the murdorer in tho case. If existing
law, in any of ItB ramiflcationa, cannot
reach tho porson whoso doviliahness
eot in motion tho vongeful fury of Mil
dred Brewator, it ia a grovious omission
that should bo remedied. The Watcit
man will not say that a woman soduced
and botrayed, and placodunder tho bau
of society, should havo carte blancho
to shoot the villain who is the author of
hor ruin, but a caso liko the one but
recontly beforo Washington county
court would go far to reconcilo one to
this summary mannor of punishment,
in tho absence of cognizance by tho
Stato of ono of the most hoinous of-
fences a man can commit against wo
man and society in general.
New Era for Unitod Statcs.
"Tho Americans will emerge from
tno war witn new luoas ana larger am
bitions. Thoy will have dofeated a
eecond-class JSuropean Btate and will
feol acntely that, as matters stand, they
would have beon dofeated by a flrst
class one. They could not havo fought
iTranco, to say notnlngof Ureat imtain,
without suffering grave defeats at sea
and onormous lossos on land. That is
not tho position which suits Amorican
temper, and Washington will set itsolf
to construct a flrst-clasB iron fleot. That
onco built, tho deslro for a position in
the world equal to thoir position among
nations will compel them to abandon
tho idea of non-intorvention, and
chango tho Monroo doctrino into a di
rect and offective proteclorato of tho
two Amoricas. We hopo tho Ameri
cans will keop tho Fhilippino Ialands,
and that thoy can koep them thero ia no
doubt whatovor. Eurono. to nut tho
truth in its most brutal form, cannot
attack them without our pormisslon."
iionuon bpoctator.
Dr. Holton for LIculcnaut-Governor.
It is now cortain that Col. E. C.
Smith of St. Albans will bo tho noxt
Govornor of Vormont, but who will bo
solcctod for tho Bocond placo on tho
tickot is by no moans so cortain. Tho
Ilopublicnns of this section of tho Stato
should not hosltato long in maklng a
choico. Dr. Holton ought to recoivo
tho solid support of Windham and
Windsor countieB. The doctor ia woll
known throughout tho Stato as a public
apinteu ciuzon, a puysician or unquea
tloned ability and a slaunch Renubli
can. no is woll qualiflod for tho ofllco
to which ho aspiros and wo beliovo
will rccoivo tho onthusiastic Bupport of
hia noighbors and frlonds in Windham
and Windsor countics. TiniCB, Bel
lows Falls.
Edwaud B. Williston, wlio liaa been
confltmod by tlio Oultod States Senato aa a
brlgadler lcenoral, is a uatlvo of Vermont.
Ho ontorou tho sorvlco of tho rogular army
in 1601 aa socoiul lieutonant from Oallfornln.
Whon ho was promoted ho waa Borvlug as
colonol of tho Blxth artlllory. llo was born
at Williston and hia famlly wont to (Jalifor
nla with tho gold seekers in 1810,
How the Eagle
SCREAMED!
IN MANILA BAY.
C0MM0D0RE DEWEY'S
Official Repoit.
Spnnlali ITleot Uentroyed Lost Hlovon
Rhlps, 8,000 Mon Amorican Squadron.
nnt a Man-Onlr Slx SUchtly Wounilod
Vall Control' of Manila Day-Cltr ot
Mnnlla ut Commodoro Denroy'a Mcroy.
Tho long oxpected doapatch boat, Hugh
McGulloch, attachod to Comtnodoro Dewoy's
squadron, arrlved at nong Kong on Satur
day of laat wook whllo lt was yet Frlday
ln this latltudo and at about four o'clock
on Saturday mornlng the watchman on duty
at the navy department in Washington
rapped loudly on the door of the offlcer as
slgnod to all-nlght duty in tho offlco of tho
chlof of tho bureau of navigatlon. Bloopy
and out of sorts at tho interruption, he took
the envelope the watchman had brought
and on opening lt becamo very wldo-awako.
Theao wore the words ho read:
'nong Kong, May 7. Seonav. Washn,
McCullooli, Brumby."
To the ofllolal these orphlo characters
sald tbat the rovenuo cutter McCulloch had
arrlved at Hong Kong from Manila, bearlng
dospatches lntrusted by Commodore Dowey
to Lleut. Thomas N. Brumby, his flag seo
retary. The offlclals famillar with trans
latlng the secret clpher code were hasttly
summoned, bnt thoy were obllged to walt
tlll half paat nlne o'clock beforo the de
apatchea camo over the wire and were de
llvored to Becrotary Long by tho manager
of tho Western TJnion Telegraph Oompany
in Washington, who, realizlug the Import
anco of tho mattor, personally brought
the long awalted ttdlngs. This is what the
clpher ezperts read:
"Makila, May 1. The squadron arrlved
at Manila at daybreak this mornlng. Im
modlately ongaged the enemy and do
stroyedthe followlng veasels: Itelna Orls
tina, Caatilla, Don Autonlo do TJlloa, Isla
de Luzon, Isla do Ouba, General Lezo, Mar
ques del Duero, EI Cano, Velaaco, tranB
port Isla de Mlndanao, and one other vos
sel, and water battery at Cavlte. Squad
ron ia unlnjured. Only fow men were
sllghtly wonnded. The only means of tele
graphtng is to the Amerlcan Consnl at
nong Kong. I ahall communicate with
him. Diwkt."
"Oavitk, May 4. I have taken posses-
slon of naval atatlon at Oavlte, Phllllpplno
Islands, and destroyed lts fortiflcatlons.
Have destroyed fortlflcatlon at tbe bay on
trance, parollng the garrlson. I control the
bay completely and can take the clty at any
tlme. The squadron ls ln oxcellent health
and splrltB. The Spanish loss ls not fully
known, but very heavy, 160 kllled, lnclud
ing Captaln, on Relna Orlatlna alone. I
am aaslstlng ln protecting the Spanish alck
and wounded. Two hundred and flfty sick
and wounded ln hospttal withln our lines.
Much excitement at Manila. Will protoct
forelgn resldents. Dbwry."
Secretary Long sent this despatcb to Com
modoro Dewey:
"The Fresldeut, ln the name of the Amerl
can people, thanks you and your ofHcers
and men for your aplendld achlevement and
overwhelmlng victory. In rocognltlon be
bas appolnted you Aotlng Admiral, and
will recommend a voto of thanks to you by
OongresB as a foundatlon for further promo-
tlon."
Lator ln the day telegraphlo correctlona
were made, and the 11st ot veasels destroyed
was then glven out as follows: Protected
crulsers, Isla de Ouba and Isla de Luzon;
crnlsers, Belna Ohlatlna, Oastllla, Don An
tonlo d'Ulloa, Don Juan d'Auatrla and Vo-
lasco; gunboats, flen. Lezo, El Oano and
Marqnes del Duero, and the armed tranB'
port Isle de Mlndanao.
Oabinet offlcers, Senato rs, peoplo of all
grades and condltlona, ln offlclal and unof-
flclal llfe, tbronged tho department and
heard amld breathless stlllness the des-
patohes read by Secretary Long, then grave
Sonatora led off with rlngtng cheers for
Dewey, and tbe congratulatlons lnterchang
ed over the victory, bloodleas but full of
glory for the Americans, wero nelthor for
mal nor perfunctory.
Among the other thlngs sald by Commo
doro Dowey ln hia deapatches wore that he
had plonty of coal and provislons and was
master of the sltuatlon. Ho asked for
troops, and preparatlons for ruahing lnfan-
try, cavalry and artlllory to him are well
advanced. Evory battery ln tho harbor ls
destroyed.
In glving the detallB of the flghtlng, the
McCulloch'a offlcers say the fleot arrlved off
Corregldor island on Saturday nlght, Aprll
30, The batterlea on tho island flred a few
Bhots and thon becamesllent. Early onSun
day mornlng tho Spanish ileot waa slghted
off Cavlte, on tho oast slde of the bay, about
ten mlles sonthwoatorly from Manila clty,
About day break the engagement began.
Commodoro Dewey ordered his squadron to
cloae in on tho land batterles at Cavlte and
the Spanish warshlp which at once oponed
a hoavy flro. The oanuonadlng by tho
Americans waa awful, all thoir guns, groat
and small, belng usod.
Aftor the fightlng had laatod half an hour
tho Amerlcan ships wero wlthdrawn from
tho rauge ot the smaller Spanish guns and
pourod ln a hot flro wltlt their btg guns, Tho
scouo in tho bay ls doscribed as ono of awful
magnlflcence.
At an early atage ln tho battlo, tho Ilolna
Crlstlna, the Spanish flagahlp, rocelved a
shell forward which sot hor on flro, Tho
crew waa soon compellod to abandon her
and Admiral Montojo's flag was transforrod
to tho Isla do Ouba. Soon tho Don Antonlo
do Ulloawas on flro. Ono after anothor tho
prtnclpal Spanish Bhlps woro put out ot
action. Tho 11 ro ot tho Amorlcons was as
stoady, and as woll sustalnod, aa though
tho gunnors woro sltnply practlclng, and
ovory mlnuto tho offoct ot thoir marksman
shlp was soon ln tho stoady dlsabllng of tho
Spanish fleot.
Tho gnus of tho ahoro dofensos at Cavlto
supportod tho warshlps, but tho Borvlco of
both was poor and thoy showod a woful
laok of practlco.
Aftor tho fleot had boon doatroyed Com
modoro Dowoy dlrected his solo attontion
to Cavlto. ThoSpanlarda, lnaptrcd by their
hato of tho YankooB, mado a brave dotonco,
but tho Amorican guns woro too much for
them and toward evonlng Cavlto capltu
latod. A small force waa landed froin the
Fetrol tooccupy ths placo and medical aa
slstanco was sent to their wounded,
In all, tourtoen Spanish shlps took part ln
tho ongagoment, and after fightlng soveral
hours tho ontiro fleet waa at the bottom of
tho bay.
On Monday, tho Amorican squadron wont
up the bay to Manila. No landlng party
waa sent ashore, Commodoro Dowoy doom
ing lt lnoxpedlont to attempt to hold tho
clty tlll relnforcemonts aro recelved. Tho
town is undor tho guns of tho fleot and can
bo speedily dostroyed if it shall becomo
necesaary. In an omorgoncy he will land
all hlB avatlable foaco for tho protectlon of
tho rostdontB. .
Tho fortiflcatlons at Corregldor Islands
and at Cavlto have been razed.
Commodore Dewey causod tho cablo to bo
cut on Monday nlght ln ordor to provent
alarmlng newa golng out or Interferencos
comlng in.
If 150 Spanlards out of 350 on tho Itelna
Crlstlna woro killocl, lt Is eatimated that
their total loss on sea and land was 2,000.
No Amorican was kllled, Soveral woro
wounded but thoro ls only ono whoao ln
Juriea aro ln tho sllghtest dogree Borious,
and lt is practically certaln that he will
recover.
DEWEY DAY
Oelebratod ln Montpelier on Monday with
Great Knthuilasm Tho Clty Dcoked ln
Ilollday Attlre-Bells ItilBCi Salutes Flred.
Grand Ma Mcetlni; at Armory II all
Monster l'urado ln the JivenliiK Ten
Thousund Straniccrs Asilst ln the Cele-
bration.
Ever slnco the glad news swept over tho
telegraph wlres laat Saturday mornlng that
Admiral Dewey hau won a aienal victory ln
Manila bay. Montnellor. his natlve cltv. haa
been maklng preparatlons to properly cele
brato tho event. This was done Monday
afternoou and evening in a manner never
beioro attempteu at tbe capltal clty. The
peoplo one and all caught the splrlt of the
day. and thoro was scarcely a store or rest-
denoe withln the city limlts but what was
uecoratea more or less oiaborateiv.
A corns of cadets from Norwich Unlvor-
slty camo down in the mornlng and had
cnarge oi nrinc tno saiutes tnrouenout tno
day and evening. All tralna leadlng to
Montpelier were packeu to tno Dlatiorms
and at loast 10,00? ilt5'oplo from outslde Mont
pelier witneasea mparaue m tno evening
Of these about 2.000 camo from Barre.
Flfteen hundred neonle orowded into
Armory ball at two o'clock where a mass
meeting was beld. The ball was profusely
decorated with flacs and buntine and on
the stage, as guests of honor in addl-
tion to tno speauers were seateu iion
and Mrs. Cbarles Dewey, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Dewey, Mrs.Mary P.Greeley,
jur. ana Xiirs. w . x. uewey ana son, u. ti,
Cross, R. B. Bunnell, A. Johonnott, Presl
uent A. u. urown oi Morwlcn Unlversltv
tbe mayor and clty councll of Barre and
otners.
The Montpelier Military Band was sta-
tioneu m tno gauery and uiscoursed patri
otic airs tnrouenout tue aiternoon.
His Honor, Mayor Senter, preslded, and
introduced tbe speakers. After the "Star
Snaneled Banner" by tho band Mavor Sen'
ter rose and sald: Fellow cltizons: We are
met to-day to celebrato one of the grandost
victories in naval warfare. The Deonle of
Commodore Dewey's natlve town have met
to-day to honor nis achievements. Uen
Sedcewlck sald at QottvBburir. "Put the
Vermonters at the front and koep tho col-
umn weu cioseu un." we navo out a ver
monter at the front, and if Sampson keeps
the column well closed up we will hear
somethlng before this meeting ls closed that
will mako onr hearts retolce. I hona the
speakers thts afternoon will be brlef as pos-
siDie, and tnat tneir speecnes wiu do as iuu
of flro and flght as was Commodore Dewey
a wook aco laat bunuay morning at uanna
After readlnc a teleeram from Georee G.
Dewey the Mayor Introduced Hon. Hiram
Huae. Mr. Huse sald In opening that if
Admiral Dewey could be presentbe thonght
lt would be as nrond a moment of his llfe
as was the hour when he captured the Span-
lsu lieet. Mr. uuse then read tno iouow-
lng letter recelved that day by him from
u. f. uonn or uoncora, xs. u.:
Vear Comrade:1he publlo preas aa
nounces to-day tbat Montpelier will tc-
morrow ceieoraie ine great victory oi one
oi nor sons and sing praises to ine name oi
Dewey. I would liko to be prosent for I
knew Commodore Dewey at Norwich, as he
camo there before I left. I would like to
be thero for I believe Vermont to bo one of
the most loyal of States, and always ready
to honor ber sons when they have honored
the commonwealth. I hope tomorrow will
bring out another llke the author of tho
Green Mountaln Boys who will glve the
name of Dowey a placo ln history and tra
ditlon with Ethan Allen and Soth Warner;
and do not forget our own Stannard how
well you and I rememberhlm. With Sena
tor Proctor in Congreas I have no doubt
that Commodore Dewey's lnteresta will bo
kept ln tho front with others who are on
titlod to national rocognltlon, but lt de
volves upon the good cltizons of the Stato
to furnish an object lesson to the rlslng
generatlon that will mako his namo and
horne bouaohold words tho length and
breadth of tbe Unlon. Since the dayB of
'Cl to '65 a now goneratlon has risen and
must honor tho brave sons of Vermont on
their new flelds ot duty. Bring out tho
Bons and daughters of veterans. Teach
them that a veteran who fought wltb Far
ragutiastlll dolng valiant service for his
country, and that it devolves upon them to
soo that his name Ia not forgotten.
G. P. CONN.
Mr. Huao eloquently dwelt upon tho rec
ord of Americans on tho sea, tho school In
which Dewey learned the lossons of his
oarlier llfo. The teachlngs of good old Dr.
Dewey, the commodore's fatbor, and of
Farragut, havo borno frultlon in tho bay of
Manila.
The puplls of the High Sohool, led by
Mrs. Mlnulo Marsh, noxt sang "Ark of
Freedom," and J. A. DoBoer, was Intro
duced, Mr. DoBoer sald tho battle ot Ma
nila waa as conaplcuous in its effects as was
the battle betweeu the Monltor and tho
Merrimao, Spaln has learned tho loason
that Amerlcan pattenoo ls ouly oxceeded by
Amorican dlapatch. Mr, DoBoer reviowod
aoine of tho luiportant naval battloB of the
world, includlug that of Manila Bay, a
victory unprecodontod ln tho annala of na
val warfaro. It was an ldeal victory wltb
our tho loss of a man. It oven loads us to
oxclalin in tho lines of Oampbell, with a
chango of name,
"Columbla needa no bulwarki
No toweri rIoiik the steop
1 1 1 uiarcli li o'er tlio mountaln watei
111 a homo lt on tlio deep."
A malo quurtotto sang, "When Dowoy
comes marchlng homo ugaln," and 1'rosl-
dent A. D, Brown of Norwich TJnlvoralty,
who has soon sorvlco with Commodoro
Dewoy, was introducod. Prosldent Brown
sald ho know ono modtst Vermontor and
lila namo ls Goorgo Dewoy. If ho woro told
that ho had to cotno liero, slt upon this
platform and hoar his praises sung, ho
would soy ho would rather havo another
Manila flght. Do not linaglno that tho
flght at Manila was a plcnic. Wo road that
ho capturod tho floet without tho loss of a
Blnglo man, but Goorgo Dowey had beon
preparing lor inat, ugnt smce no was a ca
dot at Norwich Unlveralty. Thoy fought
that flght boforo broakfaat, tliluk what it
would havo beon if thoy had had a squaro
meal boforo they startod. Dowoy fought
against mon who would rather dio than
haul down thoir flag and that mado his vic
tory all tho groator. IIIs opportunlty camo
to film and ho solzod lt. onrolllng his name
hlgh on the scroll of faino wltb Farragut,
and mark my words beforo this wook ls
out wo will hoar liko nows from Sampson,
Amld a wlld sceno of onthuslasm, cheers
and wavltig of hata and handkorchlefa the
band playod "Dlxlo," whllo a tranaparoncy
bearlng tho words "Itmnombor tho Molne"
was carrlod up tho central alslo by A. J,
Slhloy.
ltov. Andrew Gllllos was noxt introduced.
Ho sald in part: "Our task to-day Is to honor
a man who has glvon to tho world an object
lesson of what Amorican courage really ls.
Wo raiso no monument to-day to the dead,
but across tlio soa we oxtend a hand to tho
llvlng. Amerlca is but another namo for
deathlesB loyalty to country. In tho llgbt
of tho event we commemorate to-day we
see that Amerlca Is but anothor name for
boundless achlovment. Commodore Dewey
has taucht our natlon Homotulnc oi what a
Vermontor can do. Tho Vormont coat of
arms has on lt a plno troo and a cow. I be
liovo wo oueht now to tako out tho cow and
put ln a soldler or a sailor. We honor a
man who won tho most brllltant naval vic
tory in the history of tho world. nigher on
tho roll of fame than Nelson and Farragut
is wrllton the namoof Georee Dewey. Qod
Is on our eldo whether we havo tho hoaviost
gunB or not. May the commemoratlon o' to
dav lead us to creater devotlon to country.
Let tho watchword be, Vermont to tho front
and keep the ranks well closed up."
Hall Columbla was sung by tho children,
and Mayor Senter read a letter wrltten to
H. D. Hopklns by J. Alwyn Ball of Charles
ton, S. O. Hon. T. O. O'Sulllvan of New
York, a foriner Vermonter, was next Intro
duced. Mr. O'Sulllvan nald an eloquent
trlbute to Montpelier, and sald that the clty
waa proud of the fact tbat ono of her clti
zons had boon Belected as an evangol to
carry tho Amerlcan flag to the waters of
Manila bay. Never slnce tbe clvll war uave
tho Amerlcan peoplo boen so united as they
are to-day. Since tho Malno went down ln
the waters of Havana bar tho cltizens of
this country havo rallied undor the shadow
ot tho flag, as they havo never rallied before,
and wo may safely leave the future of this
country in the hands of the God of nations.
The Malo Quartotto sang a selectlon en
tltled "Dowev." tho muslo of which was
wrltten by ProfeBsor Lawrence of the Mont
pelier Semlnary, and Rev. Father W. J.
O'Sulllvan was called unon. Father O'Sul
llvan referred to a remark recently made at
the recent mass meeting held in tbat hall,
that in overy emergency Vermont had
Eroved equal to it, and waB glad that this
ad beon oxempllfled In a son ot the capltal
clty. After Senator Proctor'8 speech In tbe
Senato we knew that the dle was east and
that Amerlca would lntorvene ln Cuban
affairs. E. J. Phelps was severely scored
for the stand he had taken, and the apeaker
was of tho onlnton that lnstead of Ustenlng
to tbe advlce of Phelps, we are able to man-
uiacturo lnternatlonal law as we neeu u.
God has glven to thts country sons who
havo the ingennlty to plan and the strength
to achleve our liberty, for which wo shonld
thank blm. We are bound to foator the
plant of liberty we havo glven to the woriu.
Providence bas glven to the world a typlcal
Amorican, ono whom we can be proud to
holduD'asa typo of the Amerlcan citizen,
of whom the school children of the future
will bo told they may safely imltate, and
that man ls commodore uewey.
Mavor John W. Gordon of Barre was
the next speaker. He sald Vermont ia an
inland stato with not a foot of sea coast,
but tha crlorv of the ocean rests to-day upon
her green hllls. Admiral Dewey braved
dangers as great es Perry met ln Lake Erie
or Farragut wnen no was lasneu roiue maai
head, and upon tho eame tablet tbat pre
serves their memory shall be wrltten tbe
namo of George Sewey. Beference was
made to Capt. Clark on the Oregon, and the
speaker thought that Montpelier was mo
nonolizincr the honora of this war. In clos-
lng, Mayor Gordon pald a stlrrlng poetlo
trlbute to Admiral Dewey.
Tbe malo quartotto rendered another se
leetlon and Fred A. Howland was called
for. Mr. Howland ouloclzed Admiral
Dewey's victory, and sald onr country has
always been a conntry with a beart and a
conscience, always reauy to lenu a nanu ior
the sufferlne and the oonresaed. War bas
some advantages. Never since 1870 have
we been brought so close ln toucb with Old
England as we are to-day, and slnce the
Cuban war was begun we have been nnlted
witn tue people oi tne goutn as never do
fore. E. J. Pbelps recelved another scath
Ing rebuke at tne hands ot the speaker,
Bherldan and Grant were elonuontlv ro'
ferred to, and In the samo high nlche of
lame m wnion tneir names aro iounu was
nlacod the name of Georee Dewev.
Hon. Georgo W. Wing, the next speaker,
sald we meet to-day to navo a pralse meet
ing, to congratulate each other tnat one who
a short tlme ago was an unassuming com
modore ln the navy bas wrltten his name ln
United Btatea history as few men are able
to do, imperlshably upon tbe scroll of fame.
He was the man for the hour, for the emer
genoy. No duty was more falthfully done,
or more to tbe credlt of the man who did lt.
What may be the pollcy ot our country ln
tbe future is a mattor of Bpeculatlon, but
with sucb men as Commodore Dewey to
carry out that jpollcy we shall be safe. In
1T76 we had Washington, ln 1861 we had
Lincoln and Grant, and ln 1808 we have
Dewey, whom wo dellght to-day to honor.
The commlttee on resolutlons through J.
A. DeBoer reported, and the resolutlons
offered wore unanlmously adopted by a rls
lng vote.
O. A. G. Jackson, the next speaker, sald
that Vermont to-day prondly clalms as her
own, Admiral George Dewey. This cele
bratlon ls national in charactor and Admiral
Dewey belongs tothe country and not alone
to Vermont. Mr. Jackson pald a brllllant
tributo to Admiral Dewoy, and to the valor
of Amerlcan sailors and soldlera.
Tho venerablo Stophen Thomas was glven
an ovatlon as he rose to reapond to a touch
ing lntroductton by Mayor Senter. With
much of his old flro and eloqnence General
Thomas spoko for ten mlnutes, and was
glven throe rouslng cheers as he sat down.
Hon. Oharles Dewey was called for and
in behalf ot the brotliers and slster ot Ad
miral Dewey thanked all thoso who had ln
any way contrtbuted to tbe euccess of the
mass moetlng, and stated that he should
cablo the admiral tbat evening. The meet
ing was closed by glving throe cheers for
Admiral Dowey, a son of Montpelier, a son
of Vermont, and a son of the United States.
Tlll! PAlUDK.
Successful as waa tho maas moetlng in tho
afternoon the parado In tho evonlng eclips
ed auythlng of tho klnd ever before at
temptod at Montpelier. The commlttee
had planned for a btg crowd but tho 15,000
peoplo that llned and packed tho streets
ovor which tho parado pasaed was a sur
priso to ovory one. The State Flromen's
muBter, tou years ago, and Buffalo BIU's
flrst appearance in Montpelier with his
Wlld West show attractod Immenso orowds
but not equal to the multltudo tbat was
emptlod luto the clty Monday ovenlng.
Barre sent 5,000 people, the raaln lluo of tho
Montpelier & Wells Hlver railroad 2,500
moro, Bpoclal tralna ovor tho Central Ver
mont from aa far south as Bethel and as far
north as St. Albans brought 3,000 moro,
whllo Montpelier and Berlin, with sur
roundlng towns swellod the grand total to
moro than tho number montloned,
And lt was an orderly crowd, although
Ulted to tho brlm with patrlotism aud a de
slre to aaalat the oagle to scream. Very few
caaes ot lntoxlcatlou woro Beon and theao
woro not ot a rlotous or belllgorent nature.
Chlefof Pollco Tuttle had a largo number
of deputlos sworn In, but thoy had little to
do except to render asslslanco to ladles and
children. No flro boll struck a dlscordant
note. although spoclal procautlons for a
qulck rosponse to an olarm had boon made,
anu tno iaci uiai not a porson waa lujured
on tho rallroads speaks volumoa of pralso
for tho cautlon and coolness of ofllcers and
employoes.
The processlon formod on Barre Btroet
shortly boforo olgbt o'clock. J, M. Bout-
won, cliloi marshal, and a dozon alda had
thoir hands moro than full in gotting tho
moiiBior parauo arrangeu anu unuer way,
but lt was dono with llttlo delay. By ac
tual count ovor 000 mon woro in tho pro
coaalon, which was mado up as follows:
Montpelier Military Band; Montpelier Hlgh
ocuoui uauauon; jxorwicu univorsity ca
dets; Mayors Sonter and Gordon In car
rlagoj faculty of Norwich Unlveralty ln
carrlagesj Montpelier aldormon in carrlagej
Clan Gordon of DarrA, 100 mon, with bandj
St. Joan do Baptlat Socloty, 50 menj Capl-
mi uruiu uurps; urooKB l OSt, U. A. lt.j
St. Poter's Court, Montpelier, and 8t.
John's Court, Barro, Catbollo Order of For.
OBters, G0 men; Barre and Montpelier
u.aigiits oi i-ytinas m unnorm; lloat from
Montpelier Semlnary; Ganton Montpelier;
Watorbury Cornet Band; Canton Vlnton,
Barre; Court Ethan Allon, Foresters;
White Houso Gloe Clubj Williamstown
Cornot Band; Barre Flro Department in
unlform, 80 men: flfty mounted mon; boys
wltb torches; lloat ropresenting the flag
shlp Olympla, from tho Lano Manufactur
ing Company; carrlago with edltor and ro
portors of the Evening Argusj bloycle corpa,
iuu riuerH
Sandwlcbed ln wero numerous rockot
wagons, and light wagons loaded with flre
works, that kept tho ontiro line ablaze wltb
colored lights, rockots, Boman canillea, and
cannon crackera. Moro than $1,200 worth
of flreworks were burned along the llne of
marcu. xue uantis vieu witn each other
ln playlng patrlotlo selectlons, and tbe
scoros of transparoncles carried cauaed
much amuaemont.
Tho llne of march was from Barro street
to Maln, Maln to Btate, to Balloy Avenue,
to Baldwin street, through Stato Houie
grounds to Court, to School, to Loomis, to
Jay, to Maln, to Spring, to Summer, to
Vlne, to Elm, to Maln, returnlng to the
Btartlng point, where ranks were broken.
Almost overy rosldence along tbe llne ot
march waa elaborately decorated and brll
llantly llghted, and cheors aud waving
handorchlofs marked every atep of its
progress. Polltlca, creeda and rellglons
were for tho timo ignored, whlle Republl
can and Democrat, Protestant and Cathollo,
vled with oacli other to mako lt a celebra
tlon that should reach hlgh water mark ln
the history of the capltal clty of Vermont.
Tbe unanlmlty wltb which tho offlclals,
clvlc organlzatlons and cltizens of our slster
city of Barro reapondeil to tho lnvltatlon to
come and help us mako the day and nlght
memorable were appreciated and contribnt
ed in large measuro to the grand success
that crowned the efforts of thoae having
the affalr in cbarge.
looxTinuiD ynoM hest r-Aox.1
Tue May term of Supremo Court convei
ed on TueBday, with all the Jndgea except
Gbief Justice Hoaa present. Ile arrlved on
the noon traln. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Dr. Norman Seaver and proclamation
waa made by Sheriff ColllnB. The docket
was called but becauae of the fact that only
a few members of the bar wero present,
not very satlsfactory reaults were obtained.
The flrst case heard Tuesday afternoon was
J. W. Cramton.asslgnee, against J. B. Hol
llster, asslgnee, from Bennington county.
Batchelder & Batea for plaintlff; Butler &
Molony and W. H. Bliaa for defendant.
The next caae is from Windham county,
town school district of Brattleboro, against
graded school district et al.
W. B. Turhby, late owner of the promis
Ing mare "Susle B" bas placed in the office
of tho Flanders & Flerce compiny two
handsome equine plctures, one ot the aotod
"Gazette" owned by Cyrille Lanrin of Mont
real, record2:071. and the other ot "Alleen,"
2:07i, the world s champlon four year old
mare. Mr. Laurln, who is well known by
Montpelier horse men, had the misfortnne
to lose, by flre, his elegant stables about a
year ago, in whtch the noted horse "Anti
dote," valued at 80,000, was burned. Al
though a wealtby dealer, It requlres con
slderable faltb in the future of the borae
and tbe market, to warrant rebuilding as
he bas decldedjto do. However, the owner
and breeder of Buch animals as "Gazette"
and "Alleen" knows no such word as fail.
A PETiTioif bas been clrcnlated durlng
tbe past week for slgnatures against the
proposed order of tbe clty councll requirlng
rtders of bicycles to provlde their machines
wtth headllghts for after dark rldlng. Tbe
petltion bas recelved soveral hundred slg
natures. Tho protest of the slgners ap
pears to bo one that is reaaonable and en
tltled to favorablo conaideratlon. The
chief, if not the sole, beneflciarles of the or
dor, if adopted, wonld undoubtedly be the
dealers ln blcycle supplles. If a wbeelman
ls able, and dealres, to decorate his machlne
with a lantern, at an expense of several
dollars, theprlvllege ls a voluntary one, but
rlders who cannot afford tbe lnxury of tbls
dlsplay bardly ought to be compelled to go
to this expense. Thero seems to be no pub
llo call for the order and no adequate roason
for lts adoption.
AstDE from the buslness for which they
had been called together the members of
tho legislature were most interested in the
electrlc syBtem, that has been put in at the
Btate Houso slnce tbey were here ln 1896.
On Thursday evening every light lnslde and
out was burnlng and lt was an agreeable
contrast with poor and Bmoky gas. The en
tire plant ls equal to 750 slxteen candle
power lights, and Bepreaentatlvea' Hall ls
llghted with 124 twenty-four candle
power burners, controlled by flve dlfferent
swltches. In tho dome ls one maln switch
by which every light in the bnllding can be
turned on at once. The iegislative balls are
llghted as they have never been before, and
that with a perfect absence of heat. The
system worked to perfection, and was in the
hlghest degree credltable to George H. Al
mon, contractor, and T. O. Phlnney, ser-geant-at-arms,
who together had charge of
the work.
Pnor. Andrew J. PniLLirs, late of Chi
cago, has been engaged as director ot muslc
at Chrlst churcb, and leader of the chorna
oholr. Mrs. Minnle Marsh, who has labor
ed hard and with great success ln this po
sition, has realgned, as have Mrs. Laura
Ovlatt and Herbert S. Chapman of tho
quartette cholr. O. F. Lowe will remaln
with the vested cholr. Twenty years and
more ago, beforo Prof. Phllllps had galned
tbe splendid reputatlon he now enjoys, he
was, for many years, leader of the cholr of
Chrlst churcb, and his return to this posi
tion Is liailed with dellght by the members
of tbe church and congregatlon. Prof. Phll
llps entered upon bls duttes last Sunday.
Louls J, Hathaway will return to tbe posi
tion of organlat ln Juno, and until that tlme
MIsb Myra E. Post of Georgia will offlclato
ln that capaclty.
MlLDRBD I3HKW8TKK WOS brOUgllt IntO
court Monday afternoon for a rluai disposi
tion ot hor caso, State's Attornoy How
land asked for hor commltment to the State
asyluin for the lnsane at Waterbury. F P.
Carleton, counsel for Mlas Brewster, stated
to tho court that sho had no means to pay
for support thero, and that Wisley Brews
ter, her father, had used nearly overy dol
lar he had ln tho world in caring for and
employing counsel to defend her durlng
tho paat year, and asked tbat abe be sent to
tho asylum as a State charge. To thts Mr.
Howland offered no objectlon and Judge
MuuBon so ordored, sho to remaln there un
til furthor orders from the court, Her com
mltment to thlo lnstltutlon rings down tho
curtatu upon the last act ot a caso that bas
becomo celebrated outalde tho State in
which lt was trled, and that has, perhaps,
attractod moro wlde spread attention than
auy ovor trlod ln a Vermont court.
A Lowsn Oadot correspondeut takea up
tho Bubject of tho chock reln, dlscussed re
contly by C. M, L, in these coluuins aud
says: "It Is cortalnly an abomlnation to
clvillzatlou. You sollclt theald of the la-