Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-01

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ton. Later the same
influence is said to MIS- "a 49,
have blocked Mr.. Merriam's path to the
Russian mission. 1t has been understood
that the feud had been recently settled,
but the latest reports are that it is about
to break out again with new intensity.
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Nothing will be done by the War De-
partment to relieve the distress Of the des-
titute volunteers in Porto Rico. There Is
no truth in the story from San Juan which
says the deplorable condition Of these men
is due to neglect on the part Of the War
Department. Gen. Corbin said the SOL
diers who are now destitute in the West
Indies insisted on being mustered out
there, and received all their pay, commu-
tation of ratons, and travel pay to which
they are entitled. If they have spent this
it is their misfortune. They are now pri-
vate citizens, and so far as money goes
have no more claim on the Government
than any other private citizens, although
they will be given preference when the
Government needs employees. 1t is be-
lieved the reports from San Juan have
been exaggerated, and that there are COM
paratively few discharged soldiers who
are in needy circumstances.
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After the killing of the negro postmas-
ter at Lake City, S. G., the burning OF
the postoffice, and the wounding of the
postmasters wife and children, the Post
office Department decided the best thing
under the circumstances was to do away
with the postofice at Lake City entirely,
and this was done. Now there comes up
wall from the people Of that place that
they cannot get along without postal Ia
cilities. Lake City has a population of
about 600, and since the postoft1ce was
burned and the postmaster murdered
those who formerly transacted their postal
business there have had to so distance
of four miles to another postof1ce. The
Postofice Department will not even allow
the Lake City people to mail letters on the
train, postal clerks having instructions to
close the drop slot on the side Of the mail
car before reaching that place.
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The decision to send the Filipino flag
captured at Iloilo to the naval academy at
ANNAPOLIS disposes of a bitter fight be-
tween the army and navy regarding the
capture of the capital Of Panay. The
sailors and marines from the cruiser Bos-
ton went ashore at Iloilo many hours be-
fore Col. Miller landed. They received
the surrender Of the town and captured
the flag, but Col. Miller was promoted to
be a brigadier general, while the navy
people have only the flag. That there
may be no mistake about the matter, the
flag has been decorated with an inscr1p-
ton, showing it was captured by land
ing party commanded by Lieut.. Niblack,
Feb. II, 1899.
Gen. Shafter at San Francisco has been
instructed to establish a model camp at
the Preside for the accommodation Of
1000 volunteers This is in anticipation
of the muster out of volunteer troops soon
to be returned from the Philippines. Re-
ports from Gen. Otis indicate that there
will be nearly $500 sick to leave the isl
ands. These, as far as possible, will be
brought home in hospital ships. The War
Department is making detailed arrange
ments for the beginning Of the homeward
movement.
Delivered with almost every mail at
the pension Office are letters from negroes
throughout the country making inquiries
as to how soon the commissioner will be-
gin the payment of pensions to former
slaves In nearly every instance the
writer says that he has paid some agent,
lawyer, collector, preacher, club, society,
association or individual, who claimed
that the pension would be Immediately
forthcoming and they are beginning to
fear that they are not going to get the pen
sion.
China will not be partitioned by Russia
positive assurances are given that the
treaty rights Of this Government will be
protected fully. It is realized by the off,
Gals here that before long China will be
divided up among the nations, and while
this Government will not take a hand in
the land grabbing scheme it will not per-
nit the partition project to be carried out
If this Government is to be the loser.
Secretary Long does not believe Ad-
miral Dewey will take four months to
reach New York, although it will take
some time to put the Olympia in shape for
it's long voyage 1t will remain at Hong
Kong to undergo some repairs and receive
it's coat of white paint, and many stops
will be made en- route.
Since the Washington Monument was
opened to the public on Oct. 8, 1888,
1 169. 631 persons have made the ascent, or
an average of one in every seventy five
vaen. women and children in the country