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Rss6svlle

Corresoond~loo OF she Argus
This Is real Scptombcr weather. bot tNys auG
cool LiSbts.
Mason Watson vas visiting - Mr. and Mrs.
Horny CopomSn's. sunday.
Ja,nos Il. Grimes was at Grafton la,t Sa,
urday - zee hts best gIvt
Miss q Is shrivcr. OF Fnirwont. Is visiting nv.
and Mrs. X Z. MoGinris.
TT Watson was spending last wSoN With
his family, near this place.
Quinter koed. OF Evansville. was the guest OK
MIR. and Mrs. J.. $. Dunn, Friday.
Nsster Dunn vas spending sunday wi h Ia
best girl aud other relatives ut Rohr.
Mrs. Emily Fairfax has been quite an for two
We Is, but Is much batter at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John MoKtauoy. " vernor,
we're spending sunday az Mr.. Alex u, Squiros,
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver pul and chldrcu arc
spending a Tow weeks with relatives In jon
orson. Pa.
Mrs, Elisabeth wheeler has been visiting Mt
snd Mrs. Chor.os Wheeler. Of independence. FOR
several weeks.
Half tho sorrow, Of women would bo aycrted
n men would ouly listen 10 thcm when they
want 60 talk.
Mrs. W. II Loar and two children. " Graf.
ton, are Visiting Mir. and Mrs. }. :. Losr and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. + "a simms. OF rorksburs.
Marion county. attended the brown Family
Reunion, last Saturday.
Jesse "a. cole. ~ Patrolia. putlor county. Pa.
was visiting his sister. Mrs. n, II. Reed, Tues
day aud Wednesday Of last week.
Mrs John n. Fortney and three children OF
Fairfax, Tucker county are visiting their
many relatives here iu this vicinity.
our people were very much shocked to hear
Of the sad and sudden death OF Dr. on. Hardy,
We he was liked by everybody hero.
Miss Optic Freelaud. OF Tvrra Alta. Is visit
Ing MIR. and Mrs, William Cobuu. We arc all
Eltd TO have MiSs Opllo with Us again.
Miss Kthel May Kecfover. ono OF our hand
come young ladies. coutcmplatos "A trip wet
now aoon. We wish her "a pleasant visit.
Mas Della NoGiuuIs returned home last week
from Fairmont. whore she has been spending
some time will her sister, MIS-. LULU MoCray.
Richard Arthur raised hi. barn lost Thurs
day, and whom completed IL will bc ono among
the finest In tho state. VIII cost about 81 ,OnO
our little town can az his present timo bon,t
OF IA handsome young Doctor. Hope lac may
locate permanently, AS Wa are la need Of an
NJ. D..
~ ~ ollie sLuttosworh and brothor samuc
OF Goshen, onOupulio county, were visiting
MT ard Mrs. Thomas Loar from Saturday
until Monday.
Gay Hiuu met with a We y bad accident la T.
Thursdoy while helping t.. raise Mr.. Arthur's
Lar'. some part of tho heavy timber u aud
mashed his foot very badly
Rov hairless och ctrea ana wife will leave
now soon for his ch trge at Pc nshorourh.
Sorry to loose Mr.. and Mrs. ooh elroe from our
midst, but No wish thom "a pleasant and pros
porous life where ere tholr lot may be cnst.
hLIA Rrr.
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Cranesville.

Correspondence, Srho Argus.
We had an extensive hail storm in THIS soc-
tion last sunday.
David Frioso and family. OF Grafton, arc
visitors In our town.
Our lads are VOL pleased with tho result OF
the 10 chers examination.
Tho Bishop Br,s. end mother, Of this place
have mo-. 4 to Duquesns. Pa.
Benton 49, hop h.s again DIV ded tho blanket
and viii have a public sale the 7lA.
Tho odd Follows arc propsr.ac 10 have an
extensive BAN az swallow Falls. On tho 10Th.
Thorg ara two sopmotors cumming IN tns
section and The x ain * yielding abaudauuy.
Tho sweet cdor 81 tho pumpkin uis and tho
hap-iack, again hoats on the morning brcols
Quite n number OF our people attended tho
picnic at tho Chidostcr church ON sunday
afternoon.
D.. falSenstiuo wns trrorr by q horso during
the past wees ana sDmewhat crippled In me
side and back.
There ssoms to he quite a discussion among
tho young cooks, as to which will be spared for
campaign crowers.
Mos.rs. !. -. Matting'ty and Cl1ud strawscr
are suffering with typhoid fever. Dr. Daily is
the at ending physician.
MSssrs. II. - and flogd Albright and -.
and clyde Hartman. Of this pln CO, arc attend
Ing tho G' 4. IL Enoamp heut az Philadelphia.
II IS reported that tho lads viii ondolvor Il,
purchase he Evangelical church at this place
aud convert 1t intoa town hail and dancing
room.
Tho auction OF the II. W. Clements store wal
aRain postponed until the 2 tn. aud after that
time we suppose that so' @ one else will try IL
stand IN the sinking said.
Tho squirrel now II als the farmers corn
And busks 81 on 70 rail.
The hunter watches round the field
And kills otd busby tail.
Quite a few u our lads wero Welcome d 90
tho circuit Court this tern, SGT We wish thom
all SPEEDY return. oar y~ioluity has formorIy
bssn sighted, but This time We and tho LAD oi
Terra A "a are tho people.
Edward Iupuett was lately through This
'o9tion, assessing real estate. lie is ~ vsno o. u
che nsf essmeut oousIdoraJly. and since our
and wa valued about 100 per cont higher than
the west side u the river. we wonder how E.
will appear tuis timo.
7AtAHAEBsr
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Personal Pstnts

Egom tho Oakland Journal.
We understand that tks family OF
w. Y. Waltz. who moved from here 90
Austen. w. Va last spunG will return
here aud take up their residence in the
near future.
Bert Montgomery, OF WeS;ornport,
Md, aud Elwood HouSsr. of Romney,
w Va, have purchased the Grant
County Gazette. The paper is located
at Bayard, w, Va.
Prot. Groves. the singing master. ar.
ounces hat he will sing at Ryans
Glade Shurch near German. on next
Monday evening and will form a class
At that place at this time.
Attorney Arthur ]. KeIso. OF Terra
Alta, has been circulating au o q
friends here during the past week
We understand he will move his law
oaee from Terra Alta 10 Kingwood in
the near future.
General J. Hale Sypher. Of Wash.
lngtou. ID. C., who has been spending
a vacation At Aurora. W. Va, wen,
out hunting with "A friend on last Sat
urday and became separated from his
companion Search was made Tor hin,
but he was not fosnd until Mondav
morning Of this week near Sunnvside.
siN miles south of Oakland. Ho was
very much exhausted 10y his long East
but was otherwise q. IA.
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Branaonvil,a

Correspondence Of tue Argus.
w. 8. Goodwin rs spending hia ga-
cation a. his home cast % town
Miss Jennie Kimberly. Of Beaver
Calls. Pa, is spending a few doya with
her family.
Niles Painter, Of Tcrro Mia. 20 the
guest Of her friend. Miss Minnie Frank
houser, near town
Miss pel.D Fidcn0ur Of clifton MILLS.
spent SUNDAY with her brother, Nor.
chant n. = Ridcnour
Miss Vida Barnes loft Friday Tor
california Pa she o. tcs senior work
in tho state Normal at that place.
Walter Tccts and family. from
LnioutoHn, IA, arc visiting Mra
Amelia Tects nud Mrs. Raveuscroft.
Miss PorsIs UaQans drove down from
K~in2vood Saturday sho was ac.
%companied by her cousin Harry samp.
son.
hrs. Ida Brooks and daughter who
have been visiting Mrs. John schrock
ior some timc. returned 20 her home
in Kingwood this week.
The Misses Thatcher. vino havo teeu
visiting their sister, Mrs Daniel Wast.
fall. returned Co. t.cir homo .t H. .
harmon last week They ...a ac.
companied by little Evanael.ne West.
fall.
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A Rig Reception.

The following letter is handed us by
Mr.. l.. NJ Albright, "a being Of locnl
interest. The writer has visited here
and il known TO many OF our people.
Mt. Pleasant, Pa Sept !, 1899.
l.. NJ. Albright,
kingwooi, W. Va.
My Dear Sir Am very sorry Won
did not como oyer. There was fully
2h,O0o people in town on TUESDAYS
reception to Company r. was chair.
man OF the Commissury Committee and
we fed IL, 600 free dinner.) We had
twenty tables, 70 to 100 at n table all
afternoon. Wo had zoe ladies' for wait
ers' II was a grand sIght to- soc
800 feet Of table, all under canvass.
hnelN decorated ana loaded down with
the best That cOuld he pr, curoi. /
think your brother Smith must have
cleared between $50 and %IOO that day.
lie sold 30 gallons ~ cream and wa
c.". aed With customers all day and
night
YoU and Mrs. Albright como over
Wncucycr u suits You The Latch
String is always out" With lNindest
regards TO all / remain.
Yours truly,
INAuS $. BRArnoCK.
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Enforcing A Good Law

The justices Court at Function bn,
oeen having a lively time during the
past week trying "a dozen or 30 cases
agnins' tho boys OF that town an
vicinity for riding on the freight
trains of tho Is. & o railroad. a
special deteotiyc named John ". Short,
In the employ OF The Company came
out there from Wheeling and got after
this kind Of business and has been
keeping Consta bic John NJ DuyaIl
busy arrestinR the offenders and bring
ing them before Justice los. A. Miller.
who has been firing them and onforc.
ing the new law against this kind Of
dangerous business. II ought TO .
strictly enforced all along the line OF
tie railroads.
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Caro- o. Tbanka

FDrfoR AR0Us 81 desire through the
columns NJ your paper To extend my
heartfelt thanks 30 the good peoyIe Of
NcW burg Tor thoir kindness and SYM
pathy during the sickness aud death
OF my wife. So. A. FEAIrrH.
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HAYDEN, w. Va. Sept. Q, 1899.
ir. j. y Erown,

HAYDEN, w. Va. Sept. ., 1899.
Mr.. j. $ Brown,
Kingwood, w Va.
Dear Dir Allow me TO commend
you in your atatGment il tho cause ~
the death OF lato whiskey victim. by
calling il by the right name, not ns
others Heart Failure, aud statement
OF conduct OF state Guards. The ono
thai stole lep-robe from my hack in
IeVFE Alta, was & thief. brother
Nhetsslfs term is 'Gentiemen" Hc
would include Dr. Stathers and Others
too tedious to! mention in same class.
God save the dignity 81 the State
Al.o article on whiskry traffic in Terra
Alta and other statements. Tell th,
truth and shame tho Devil" and the
good and true will stand by yon.
1t. M lIA.nEs.
a Soldier from 'GI to %.
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FRAME j CHENEY makes oath that
Pc 10 the senior partner Of the firm OF
j D. CHENEY g. Co, doing business N
the City Of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid. aud that said firm will pa
The sum ofONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Tor each and every case Of CATARpu
That caUuOJ be- cured by tho use Of
HALLS CATAFgH cum.
FRANK i. CHENEY
Sworn 10 before rae and suhtcribcd
in ny presence, tins 9th day Of Sep
tembGr, a. 3D. 1856.
~ a. W. GLEASON.
a Notary Public
-
Halle Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally nud acts directly ON the blood
and mucous surfaces OF tho system
send for tcstfmOuialS. free.
Ed. CHENEY & CO Toledo. q.
Sold by DRUGGISTS. as cents.
Hal's Family Pills are the beet
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Lock Box, l0i.

to put in their wheat crops.
A.. J., Elliott, Of Terra Alta, was in
kingwood on 6uainess, Tuesday.
Miss OLIVE Fairfax was IN town
Tuesday visiting relatives and shop.
ping.
Miss Maggie stanton, Of Wheeling,
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. /. p.
Martin.
Melvin n. SNYDER, OF ~Braddocll. pa
arrived here last Saturday on a short
vacation.
Mrs. II. O. Blalsor and little daugh-
ter. of Davis, are visiting relatives at
Terra Alta.
Mrs Z, NJ Williams and children
have beer here visiting relatives for
some time.
Mrs, J. w. Google left today for a
two weeks visit to her old home in
Marion county.
w /. Montgomery, Of Rowlesburg,
the attorney and insurance agent, is
mere attending court
Frank Watson, who has been work.
ing over about Fa.runont this summer
has been IN town ttis week
Hon Edward $. Elliott and wife re.
turned TO their home in Chicago. Tues
day. They went 10y way Of Morgan.
town.
Hon. John T.. MeGrav. Of Grafton.
has been here this week on legal bust
ness and shaking hands with his
friends.
The BowerY was in police court
again, Tuesday and one Of the Severe
girls fined 81 and cost for disorderlr
conduct
Miss Mary Carroll 10 at home from
The University for "a shurt vacation.
and will return again for the fall aud
winter terms.
l.. NJ Albright wants Butter, Eggs
and Chickens at his store. corner Price
~ High Streets KjpgWood and will pay
the htghcgt market price.
The punH property, occupied by
william "ancY. the engineer. was
sold this court, and purchased by Mrs.
Jane Blown for the sum OF $685..
Elder Lawrence w. Scott, Of Texas
a rainistor of the Christian Church, is
in town and will lecture jn the Court
House, Thursday night Of this week at
g o'clock, on the subject Of ''InhdeIiiy."
Mr.. aud Mrs. De Killer drove over
from %irondale TUESDAY evening and
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Fort.
uey. They are preparing to move to
Kiugwood and make this their per
mnneut home.
Hessrs. j. a. Powell and Lee GidIey
from horgantown, the pla>terers and
contractors are here engaged on - zig
contract out at the IroDH Coal Siines,
plastering twenty houses for the lroua
Coal Company.
Charles =. Guard !. H. s.. Barlow, and
Abe Burdette. of Grafton, and Oscar,
a. campbell, OF Morgautown, and
Edward Sincell. Of Oakland. arc at
torueys from abroad attending this
term OF Court
CharleY Smith has been in eonsid-
c'a''e 'ro"o'e inc D'SI week. Ire was
Mp in police court for being drunk and
disordcrlv and fined 81 and cost and
Immediately arrested on an old charge
iail Tor Zen days,
. Se''a'" young hP''C from morgan
.'""' """ mas oeen over mere counting
curing 'ne PaSt week gov lost the
o'"e' nlRh' ''yInR I'd h"o ms way
I,oD Tue nome OF h'' S'I' t"t"e "'te'
"e "ou"n 40 o" hcTeFIy hIi about 2
9 Cl"eN ~ 70" ana had 20 "aken mp
9"I' ""o w" OUT Wnere no was az
""" '"'" "'" '"e way 10 lhe hoyet.
prt too r.rri.~. fs..u 5 n.
'~~'1 'a''N" s"7
P''' "ee"' as IoIlo"s
Morgan NJ. Brooks 2G aud MARY O..
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l'o VIC bHJ Eotu euro
told iu lead and sore throat cured by Kerr
most thotoldtcs Laxative GIiuIuC rs ease
- iHse scandy ChNoreu cry Tor tlomf ~
Tho ono Day Cold cure.
For cold in tho head and sore ubroat use F(or.
motifs Ch0colatcs Laxative Quinine. the One
Day Cold Cure"
The ono oay cold cure.
kermOtts Chocolates Laxative Cufnfno fop
cold iu the heod AID sore throat Children
hke faem hks candy.
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10 % - cd curo.

Tho ono pay Cold cure.
For colds and sore throat use Kcrmotts
th1coiafeH LAXATIVE GuiuIue. Easily taken nr
candy and quickly cure
cure Cold w hoao.
kcImotts Cbocolntcs Laxative ouininc paer
lahe apd qnicF ~ cure cold head and sore
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ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCROFUL.A..

There nrcdosens OF remedies recommend G f, flr
SCrotulo. some ot them no doubt heiug able %
afford temporary relief, but ). :. ). is absolutely
I'o only remedy which completely cures Il.
HSroiUR IS some VI the most obstinate, deCp-soatCd
hlood d'HSoSosl and is beyond the reach OF the
many Sn-cRUed purifiers and tonnes because some
ching moro than II mere tonic ia rcuuircd = \ s.
ne ana meyer Tails to euro Scrofula, because ia
'e disease, thus permanently eliminating every
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S. S. S. Is the Only
Remedy Equal to this
Obstinate Disease.

- 'I1Ni Nv any poou trpuble, ana meyer fails to euro
trace O. the faint S
Inc serious consequences 10 which Scrofuln surely leud,
should impress upon those afflicted with il che vital Inn
pottance OF wasting no time upon treatment which can
not possibly eGectR cure. In many cases whore tho wrong
treatment has been relied upon, complicated gEndulnr
swollihgs have rCsulted, for which the do,to,s ib.ist dat
u dangerous surgical operation is necessary.
Mr. II. T. ThompsoU, Of kiliedgcvillc, Ga. writes: "a
bsd case. Of Scrotula broke out on the glands of INV noel.
Whlch had TO be danced and caused me much suffering. |
was treated Tor n long while, but the ply siciaus were nm
able to cure me, and my condition was ns bad ma when |
began their treatment Many blood rcmedics were used
nut WITHOUT effect. Some ono recommended y. n. S. and
| began TO improve M soon ns | had taken a few bottles
continuing the remedy, | wRs soon cured permanently.
and have never had n sign OF the disease 10 return. Swt
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Eingwesa, Ssptenbe r Z. 1899.

DIR Alex Leeds, Dentist Grafton.
Fruits when In market at the shassr
Restaurant.
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an estate called Roscobell and later
Mrs. Soutter liver on her estate on the
banks Of the Rappahannock in Virginia,
She was widely known and entertained
on a large scale.
Miss Knox was married to James
Soutter and came to New York to live.
He was president of the Bank of the
Republic. He was also president of the
Old Dominion society and was trustee
for many widows and orphans Of the
South Although by birth and inclina-
ton his sympathies were with the
South, he was opposed to the war. De-
spite this, his estates were confiscated
by order of the war department and an
order was issued for his arrest He fled
to Europe and remained there until the
war ended. His property was restored
to him by President Johnson.
OF Mrs. Soutter's children, one daugf1-
ter married Captain Charles NJ Fauntle-
roy of the United States navy and aft
erward a captain in the confederate
navy. Another daughter married Rev.
Morgan Dix. A son was in the confed-
crate army and another son was in the
confederate navy. Another son. James,
married Julie e. Brown, daughter of
the late James Brown of Brown Broth
ers, bankers. Mrs. Soutter lived abroad
many years. Her husband died in
Paris in 1873 and since that time she
has made her home with her daughter
at the Trinity rectory.
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cHAzeo. THEY DweLr IN a TUNNEL
Put Barbed- Wire Fence Around Their
Roof and Barricaded Their Doors.

Put Barbed- Wire Fence Around Their
Roof and Barricaded Their Doors.
A special correspondence to the New
York Sun from Charleston, w. ", says
one of thes trangest cases of insanity
ever known in this vicinity has come
to light in the case Of the Ellingwood
family, who live at the corner of Smith
and Brook streets. The entire family,
consisting of Mr.. Ellingwood, who is 55
years old; Mrs. Ellingwood, 50 years
old, and their two daughters, Elizabeth
and Helen, % and 20 years old respec-
lively, are now in the hands of the au-
tlorities and will be removed to one of
the state hospitals for the insane as
soon as arrangements can be made.
The doctors who have examined them
believe that the lack of food, the use
of drugs and the the lift of isolation
from their neighbors, which they have
led of late years of their own choice,
are the causes of their condition.
When the Ellingwoods came here
about IL years ago from Indiana they
were well to do and bought the land
where they now live. Two houses were
buflt, one of which they rented living
in the other. Mrs. Ellingwood, who was
Miss Lillian Cox, is related to many of
the prominent IdIIllllee Ol IQe CITY, aHQ
the family was well received. Mr.. Ell
lingwood is an artist, and the income
from his work was added to by The pro-
ceeds of music lessons given by his wife.
OF late years, it is said, the Ellingwoods
became very poor. They began to shun
society, and for the past two years Mrs.
Ellingwood and the girls, when spoken
to on the street by acquaintance,
would avert their faces and hurry by
without replying. 1t was noticed That
they, were always pale with sor. of
blush pallor. Some charitable person.
who attributed this to insufficiency of
food, took measures to relieve the fami-
ly, but were rebuffed. 1t is long since
any stranger was within their home.
How long This condition of affairs
might have continued it Is impossible
| to say had not the Ellfngwoods been
seen last week putting up six-foot
barb wire fence around the edge OF
their roof The entire family worked
on the fence until it was completed
A neighbor shouted to Mr.. Ellingwood
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THE FLAG SALuTEp.
Negros Islanders Put Themselves in Otis
Hands,

Negroes Islanders Put Themselves in Otis
Hands.
New York, Feb. ga dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says: The depu-
tation from Negros, consisting of Anis-
tetto Lacon, president of the proyis-
lonal government of the island; Esubio
Luiz Luzuriaga, minister of the treas
ury, and Jose Duis Luzuriaga, vice
president of the native congress, held
long conference with General Otis.
your correspondent interviewed the
visitors and learned that on Nov IL,
having defeated the Spanish garrisons,
the Inhabitants established a provis-
lonal government, consisting of the Off
Gals who are now here and Juan Are
meta, minister of war; Antonio Jacque,
minister of Justice; Simon Lazaros.
minister of the interior; Augustin
Amenbar, minister of agriculture ana
commerce, and Nicholas Gules. minister
OF public works. Stanislao Gusay was
chosen vice president Of the congress,
which is made up of So deputies; Jose
Vito, secretary, and Juan Llorento. vice
secretary.
When Aguinaldo learned of their sue
cess in ousting the Spanish authority
he sent his CONGRATULATIONS to them and
also copies of a form of government
which he proposed to establish in Ne
government of LuZon and subservient
to it. The leaders of the Negroes revo-
luton did not approve of Aguinaldos
suggestions and they asked Captain
Glass of the United States cruiser
Charleston for the protection of Amer
lea. Captain Glass promised to forward
their communication to the American
authorities.
Meanwhile the government has been
working smoothly and the island has
been peaceful. Hearing of the fall of
Iloilo and fearing the similar destruc-
ton of the principal towns of Negroes
should Aguinaldo's soldiers land on the
island. they sent a deputation to Gen
eral Miller at Iloilo asking for definite
answer to their application for Ameri-
can protection. General Miller replied
favorably and the deputation returned
to Negros. The American flag was
hoisted over the town of Bacolod in the
presence of the entire nonulation and
the native troops saluted the stars and
stripes with q guns. This imposing
ceremony took place on Feb. q. The
deputation then returned to lloilo and
came to this city.
The present form of government Of
Negros is similar to that of the Swiss
confederation, the island being sub
divided into one canton and two prov
fnces. The members Of the deputation
were asked:
What do you expect under United
States ruler
They replied:
I'VE put ourselves unreservedly in
the hands of the Americans. We trust
them to establish form of government
suitable to the island. We cannot guar
antee anything as to the lire of action
| the other islands will take, but we will
cooperate with the Americans and use
our influence to induce the remainder of
the Vizayan islands to come under the
| American flag"
| The area of Negroes is about 2,000 900
acres and the population about 2.50O,-
| 900. There are two races Of people in
| the island-inland savages and an outer
| fringe of rich and peaceful sugar plant
| erS.