Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
WANT TO BE ANNEXED.
ing to a Union with the
United States.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2S.-Con-
gresham Cooper of Florida was very
much interested in the report that G. 3.
Pendleton, a Florida newspaperman, had
been taken off the Morgan line steamer
at Havana yesterday by the Spanish au-
thorities as he was about to sail for Kay
West. Mr.. Cooper says he has known
Mr.. Pendleton for fifteen years, that he
is man Of standing and influence in his
community and a bona fde citizen of the
United States He is the proprietor OF
the Equator Democrat at Key West.
Mr. Cooper says Pendleton is in poor
health and that if he were imprisoned
in a damp cell in MORO castle his life
might be placed in jeopardy.
OIney will Investigate.
The Florida congressman went to the
state department the first thing this
morning in quest Of additional details of
the arrest. Secretary Olney told him
the department had received no report
on the case The secretary was inclined
to think that Mr.. Pendleton had not
been arrested, but had been merely de-
tanned on account of some Irregularities
in his passports However, he promptly
cabled e-Consul-General Springer at
Havana to investigate and report lmme-
diately on the case SO that prompt action
may be taken to protect his rights as an
American citizen.
Cuba on Silver Basis.
Havana, Nov. 28-Last night, shortly
before leaving Capt.-Gen. Weyler signed
a decree ordering the redemption Of the
present gold bills by the. issuance of
$20,000,000 of silver bills. The gold
bills will be exchanged by the Spanish
bank for the new bills from December
until December 81. After that date the
gold bills still in circulation will be
declared equivalent to silver. The new
bills are to be redeemable from and
after January /, 1897, at the Spanish
bank with coin. The government will
make a deposit with the bank of one
third of the 100000 in coin. It will
also levy a duty of 5 per cent. on the
Official valuation of merchandise import
ed into the island from all countries. The
duties are to be payable in silver, be-
ginning with products deposited in the
custom house on January /.
Spoke for Cuba.
New York. Nov. 28.-St. Leo's church
was crowded with Cubans and their
sympathizers yesterday when requiem
mass was celebrated in memory of the
eight Havana medical students who were
executed by the Spanish volunteers in
the city of Havana on November q,
1871 Another commemorative service
was held at Chickering hall last night,
when DR.. Lincoln de Zayas called the
meeting to order and announced that
Bourke Cochran, Charles A. Dana,
Emanuel Sanguilly, Enrique J. Varma
and DR.. Enrique Barnett would be
speakers.
Bourke Cockran's speech was one of
the most eloquent ever made by him.
He urged Intervention by this govern
ment in the interest of civilization and
humanity, and said that the annexation
of Cuba would put this country on a
footing with barbarous Spain.
Says Wey1er Lied.
New York, Nov 28-The interview
given by Gen. Weyler to the Associated
press inspires much comment at the
headquarters of the Cuban junta in
this city. President Estrada Palma
declared that the statements of Wey-
Ter We're absolutely devoid of truth,
and that he had Intentionally mis-
represented the condition of affairs in
Cuba. He says that as a matter of fact
Weyler returned to Havana a badly
worsted man. His men were harassed
at every point. Maceo, he says, is too
good a general to put his 5000 men
against $4,000 of the enemy on the open
field. but he has got the best Of every
skirmish.
The Spanish Loan.
Madrid, Nov. 2S.-The Bank of Spain
has cashed in 159,000,00O pezetas as
result of the recent loan