Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-24

Ihlfty-nVe members OF Legislature, 20 per
diem.
Clerk of Supreme Court. salary not fixed.
Interpreter Supreme Court, salary not
fixed.
Clerk District Court. salary not fixed.
Interpreter District Court, salary not liked.
All of these officials with the exception
of the members of the Legislature, who
are elected, and the clerks and interpret
ers of the courts, who are selected by
the judges, are appointed by the Presi-
dent and confirmed by the Senate. 1t IS
the purpose of the President to select ma
tive Porto Ricans for these offices so
far as possible, but it is probable that the
first lot will be men Of experience in adj
ministratiye affairs in the United States.
While it is not necessary, it is advisable
that they should speak the Spanish Ian
guage.
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A traveller recently returned to this
country from the Philippines gives an IN
teresting description of the graceful car
rage and walk of the women IN that
place. AS a rule the women of all
classes are as straight as the wall of a
house, if not straighter. \ plumb line
dropped from the nape of the neck would,
in most instances, fall well behind the
heels. But the gait is a peculiar swing
which is quite noticeable. Some charge
this, as well as the straightness, 10 their
habit of carrying all burdens, from
cake of soap to house and lot, on the
top of the head. That is probably the
cause of the erect bearing, but | think
the peculiar gait due to a certain swing
of the limbs required for keeping the
shoes on the feet. The local woman $
shoes consist usually of flat sole with
a toe cap. Sometimes the cap has room
for all the toes; sometimes not. Often
the sole is raised from the ground by
wooden heels and soles blocks like, but
lower than those used by the japanese.
Stockings are not usually worn.
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A correspondent of Leslie's Weekly,
who has trudged about the island, gives
these condensed facts about Guam: Not
newspaper is published in Guam. There
are fourteen horses in Guam. Guam has
sixty soldiers and as many carblnes.
There are fifty natives of the Carolines
who live in Guam. They are absolutely
improyident. There is one good road IN
Guam, six miles long, extending from
Pill to the capital There are two dozen
bullock carts in good repair in Guam.
There are now two Spaniards in Guam.
Guam has a population of 5000. The
subsidiary currency at Guam is worn,
chopped and bitten until its early respec-
liability is open to question. Guam is
free port There are two japanese on
the island. They own the principal
stores. There is one Chinaman in Guam.
He is the sole proprietor of the only A
No. 1 investment on the island-the dis
tillery.
ST.
At conference of Baptist ministers
recently held in New York DR.. Frank Nj.
Wells, who was chaplain of the First
Tennessee volunteers in the Philippines,
denounced the evil of the American sa-
loon in our new Pacific possessions. lie
said that the greatest objection to Amer
lean rule was because of our having in
troduced whisky into the islands Il
know" he said. ''that there are 500 whis-
ky saloons in Manila run by Americans.
My statements have been denied by some
officers, but / challenge an investigation.
The situation is just about the same in
Cebu and noilo as in Luzon. In the city
of Cebu native women sit about the
streets, with baskets full of bottles of
whisky, and they sell drinks to the sol
diers in cocoanut cups, much the same
as peanuts are sold in the streets here
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Prof A. f. Frye, superintendent of
public schools in Cuba, has come to the
United States to arrange trip for J.
600 OF these teachers to this country
during the summer. His plan is to spend
six weeks at Harvard with the teachers
and then take them to New York, Chi
cago, Washington and then back to Cuba.
Discussing the results of his work in
Cuba, he said: "On March / we had -
900 schools in operation, with $4,000
children in attendance. / appointed Gu
ban teachers because it was necessary to
teach in Spanish and because they helped
to support many needy families. We
hope TO add English to our course OF
study and night schools for adults have
already been started"
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1t is estimated that the cost Of fighting
the plague in Honolulu will reach at least
So, 900, 600, large part of these expenses
having been incurred in finding homes
for the people who were burned out by
the fires. particularly the great confagra-
ton on JAN 90 Eight hundred japanese
residents who were burned out in that
fire have petitioned the Government to
exempt them from taxes for the year
1900. If the request is granted it would
be to open the way for similar claims
on the part of some 10000 Chinese and
roarI1. oS MANY uativpS
49,.
Private Elliott Hook was cooking q
beefsteak at caloocan when a Mauser
bullet hit the pan in which the steak was
sizzling, knocked it about a rod and
sprinkled Hook with hot grease. The dis
appointed soldier Immediately loaded his
rifle and watched all day long to get a
shot at the rebels, saying to his com
rades Il went into this war at the call
of my country. but since that fellow
spilled my meat it has become personal
matter And so he regarded it until
be sailed away from Manila.
49,
Rear Admiral Philip says that once
when his flagship lay in New York har-
Dor he was walking the quarterback when
a sailor approached him and asked per-
mission to hail yacht which had an
chored near by. why do you wish to
hail herr" said the admiral. Because /
own her, was the unexpected reply. The
sailor was a Young New York swell who
had joined the navy to fight Spain.
49,:
Commander Seaton Schroeder. the new
Governor of Guam. was executive officer
of the hattieship Massachusetts during
our war with Spain He was a class
mate Of Commander Wainwright At the
naval academy, both men having receiy-
ed their appointments from President
Lincoln in 1864 Mrs Schroeder. who
will 20 to Guam with her husband and
children. Is sister Of Commander Vain
wright.
49,
The recall Of Gen. Otis from the Phil
ippines calls TO mind story related by
a War Department clerk. just back from
Manila. II seems the. at the palace IN
Manila there is kept a register for the
signature Of al eGse>rs IN the city, sim
liar 10 that which is kept opposite Gen.
Corhin's Office ia tie War Department.