Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-02
TO IGNORE CUBANS.
GEN. BROOKE WILL NOT RECOG-
NIZE INsURGENT ARMY.
MORE FIGHTING REPORTED
Street Collisions Between Arrogant
Cubans and VanQuished Spaniards-
No Yellow Journalism Goes in Ha-
vana-Distress in Several Provinces
Relieved.

Havana, Dec. 29.-Gen. Brooke does
not recognize the Cuban army and
will do everything compatible with
tact and judgment to cause its dis
bandment An auxiliary force OF Gu
bans may be formed and the recruits
taken as individuals. Consequently
the city police work on the part OF the
Cuban commanders in the provinces or
Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar del
Rio will not be encouraged. The Of
fers of assistance which are contlnu-
ously being made by the Cuban ch1efs
are politely received, but not accepted.
Havana newspapers will not be CEN
sored in the Spanish sense, but they
will be watched and cautioned against
incendiary and untruthful utterances
and suppressed if habitual offenders.
It is understood that the United
States treasury will fix the value of a
centeme at S482 and Spanish silver
dollar at 60 cents.
The official report to Gen. Ludlow
regarding the row in the Bombay
street cafe Tuesday night in which Co
NJ 10th t. S. infantry, was concerned,
states that there were no casualties so
far as known and on inquiry made at
the cafe none could be heard of. The
disturbance took place outside the dis
trict occupied by the United States
forces.
Wednesday afternoon Spaniard
named Fernandez, a member OF thej
municipal police, was surrounded by q
crowd of Cubans in Bombay street
Cuban and American flags were waved
in his face, his rifle was twisted out OF
his hands and half hundred men
yelled to him shout Viva Cuba Libre,
or die" Fernandez threw up his arms
as if to assent and then, when the mob
had quieted down to hear him, cried
in clear tones viva Espana, Viva
Espana'' Three knives were thrust
into him and he is dying. 1t is fav-
orite sport among the Cuban young
men to stop in the streets persons sup
posed to be pro-Spanish and make
them kiss the Cuban flag and cry Viva
Cuba Libre." Sometimes these incl
dents have their humorous features,
but quite as often the victims are
viciously treated. Wednesday a fight
was started by some Cubans carrying
American and Cubans flags, who de-
clared that they had been insulted by
some Spanish marines. A Cuban drew
his pistol and, declaring he would de-
! fend the American flag, fired. Other
shots were fired. According to an UNI
official report Spanish soldier OF the
Calarava battalion was killed,
! Spanish marine fatally wounded and
at least one other, if not several, hurt.
| Charles w. Gould returned Wednes-
| day after a second visit with the sup
ply ship Comal to Cardenas, Matanzas
and Sagua la Grande. He reports there
is no starvation to speak Of now in
those districts. Since his first visit, a
month ago, 10000 persons have moved
upon farms, where they are supported
| by rations supplied by the Americans,
pending a crop. Wednesday morning
| two battalions of the list Texas and I'd
Louisiana volunteer regiments, which
arrived Tuesday on the transport
Mobile, marched to Camp Quemados.
Among the matters which the
United States and Spanish military
commissioners referred to their re-
spective governments for settlement
was the pretended sale by the Spanish
officials of number of obsolete guns
before the two commissions had agreed
upon the character of the material
which the Spanish were to be at liberty
to dispose of as government movable
property. The United States decided
that the Spanish authorities were en-
titled to the obsolete ordnance and
Gen. Clous informed Gen. Castellanos
of the decision Wednesday, thus set
Ting the last point in dispute between
the two commissions. The United
States troops occupied Castle la Punta
Wednesday afternoon. Sergeant Mike
Crowley, retired, of New York city, has
been asked by McCullagh to come here
to organize a detective force.
Cubans Getting Ugly.
Chicago, Dec. 29.-The Tribune's Ha-
yana special cable says: Cuban resi-
dents of Havana declared last night