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The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-31
SIGNIFICANT SPEECH BY
GENERAL WOOD AT SANTIAGO

Santiago, Cuba, Aug. 2i.-Goyerpo,
General Wood was officially BANQUET
ed Saturday night by the Republican
and Democratic parties. The civil gov.
ernor the Archbishop of Cuba. the
principal civil and judicial diynitaries
and hundred representative mer.
chants were present.
The archbishop said that the time
had arrived for peace and he believed
that a consolidation of political parties
would be of greater benefit to Cuba in
the future than a house divided against
itself. He said he was glad to greet
the people Of the United States in the
person of General Wood.
Senior Tamayo, secretary Of state,
said:
''This is moment when political
contentious should be set aside. Cuba
is about TO obtain what three gener
ations bled for: and II the constitution
al convention is not what 1t should be.
the noble dead will rise to demand
that blood shall not have been used in
vain.
If we fail in this convention, we
shall be unworothy of the blood that
was shed at FL Caney and on San Juan
hill. General Wood is the true friend
Of Cuba. and l can certify to 1t. The
United States government is sincere in
the promises 1t has made"
Governor General Wood was greeted
with shouts of appreciation and
"vivas,' which We're taken up by 5000
people assembled outside the club
house. He spoke in part as follows:
Whatever the ultimate destiny of
Cuba may be. its immediate future is
independence. This is no political move
on the part of the United States, but a
sincere desire to do what is right.
Therefore. l beg. as personal favor
to me and the United States govern
ment, TO sink your political differences
and passions and to send men to the
convention who are renowned for hon
or and capacity, go that the convention
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may mean more than the Cuban. even
now anticipate.
~ care not what your party politics
are, out whatever they are, for the
puesent, party consideration must be
suspended Tor the sake of the great
eno IN view; the end that will make
history and affect the welfare of ali
cuban people.
1our delegates must be competent
10 draft a constitution. Bear In mind
that no constitution which does not
provide for stable government will
oe accepted by the United STATES.
wish to avoid making Cuba into a
second Hayti, although 1 do not think
that possible.
You want liberty for all and for no
particular party. The United States
insist that you shall have 1t. This is
possible and easily possible. We have
said 1t to the world. 1t lies
with you to help us make our word
good. Your enemies predict failure.
The people of the United States and
their representatives hope to see you
defeat these predictions. IL we were
not your friends we would not seek
the best men you have, but would seek
the disturbed and the, malcontents to
represent you in the convention. We
seek and demand the best you have.
Again, l say, send people to the con-
vention who will hereafter make your
political system workable and perma-
nent."
General Woods speech is considered
by Cubans to be the most importan,
declaration made since the American
occupation began.
The Cuban flag was raised over the
palace by General Woods permission
thousands Of Cubans witnessing the
ceremony. Later in the afternoon the
American, Cuban and Spanish arms
were fastened together In decorations
in the principal theater, where General
Wood was present. This was the first
time the Spanish arms have been ex.
hibited since the evacuation.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-31
Native. of India Dying From cho,era

London, Aug. 2s.-"The present epi-
demic of cholera" says the Simla cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, "is one
Of the worst outbreaks on record. The
bubonic plague is child's play COM
pared with 1t.
"The natives are dying like flies, at
the rate of 5000 week. The epidemic
Is undoubtedly due to the pollution of
the scanty water supply during the
famine
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into the city all day long, on regular
trains and innumerable specials from
all parts of the country. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 of them arrived yes
ferday. and many times that number
are expected to arrive to-day and Mon
day. General Daniel +. Sickles ar
rived last night.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26
FOREIGN.

Minister Ilg of Abyssinia arrived in
Rome.
Obstruction in the reichstag is un-
paralleled.
Fattori was elected chief ruler OF
San Marino
The French are training carrier pig
cons for war.
The Venezuela arbitration cost Eng
land e65,625
General Lockhart, commander of
British troops in India, died.
Paris cabmen are likely to increase
fares during the exposition
Germany is expected to attempt the
gradual occupation of Shantung.
Leipsig police confscated wreaths
placed on the graves of revolutionists.
The princess of Wales opened an
Irish industrial exhibition in London.
The German reichstag will be dis
solved after the defeat Of the naval
bill.
Russia favors the independence of
Bulgaria but wants the principality to
wait.
The British government announced
that it would defend its interests in
China
At Berlin Herr Franz Stuck, the
painter, is dangerously i'll with pneu-
monia.
A new cabinet for Newfoundland
with Robert Bond as premier has been
formed.
w w. Astor's unpopularity in Eng
land is increasing. Speaking of him
the prince of Wales said THAT man
makes me tired"
Pope Leo received and blessed 10000
pilgrims from the Latium province in
ST. Peters.
Germany may refuse to arrange COM
mercial treaties With America. A tar
if war is possible.
Over a hundred German cities pro-
test against the passage of the meat
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26

on the river innumerable sampans fly
busily back and forth. Some filed with
flowers look particularly pretty, their
closest rivals being those piled high
with vegetables and such fuuits as Gus
tard apples, lychees Buddha's hands,
persimmons, deep red mandarin
oranges, pale yellow coolie oranges,
loquots and compouts. Others carry
fish, meat, cooking utensils, charcoal
kindling wood, a few being fitted up as
kitchens, in which chow-chow is cooked
to order
1t has been shown that the Pearl is
by no means a dull stream, and in ad
dition to all the liveliness already men
toned there goes on much joss pidgin,
involving the display OF special decora-
tons, the beating of drums, clashing OF
cymbals, exploding Of firecrackers and
for about two weeks in summer casting
upon the waters of enormous quaint
ties of lighted joss papers. At New
year time all craft, even the humblets,
are adorned by red lucky papers and
sprays of artificial flowers made OF
brass or golden flowers, nor does any
boat fail to observe the feast of Ian
terms, the large junks, flower boats,
floating hotels, and mandarins' house
boats, making an amazing display OF
lanterns of all shapes and sizes.
But the Pearls gayest day is the 9TH
of the fifth month, about June Is, when
the dragon festival occurs. From 10
o'clock in the morning until 4 in the
afternoon long narrow boats rowed by
so men race up and down the river.
The boats are always accompanied by
vast concourse of men and boys, who
run along the shore, shouting, waving
banners and beating gongs.
In managing their craft the Chinese
show great skill, and considering how
these crowd the watery thoroughfares
of Canton there are not many accidents.
The dragon boats, however, owing to
their extreme shalloWness and peculiar
build, are so easily upset that the festi
val is apt to be marked by a few mis-
haps
This bright river picture is not with
out some somber tints These are cast
upon it by special class of house
boats inhabited by lepers, who may
not mingle with other people, and by
gloomy looking sampans used to carry
away the dead New York Sun
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26
raised by Lord Roberts over Bloom

raised by Lord Roberts over Bloem-
fontein.
Lord Roberts is rapidly converging
troops with view Of capturing the
beers who have been defending the
Orange river.
1.-The war will have to be fought to
the bitter end" the Transvaal state
secretary said on learning Salisbury's
reply to Kruger.
Lord Roberts is opening the rail-
road from Bloemfontein to Cape
Town and also seeks to trap the beers
who have been defending the Orange
river.
The wife of an officer at Mafeking
received a telegram from her husband
saying he would be with her shortly.
London papers believe the town has
been relieved by Plumer.
The British cavalry patrols, going
as far as the Modder river, have found
no sign of the enemy. The bridge is
untouched. Altogether 400 beers have
come in to Kimberley to surrender.
A Lisbon correspondent says: "A
military force of 70 officers and III
men will sail for Lourenzo Marquee
Tuesday next This will include a
battery of artillery and squad OF
cavalry"
A Cape Town correspondent says:
"The boer prisoners, / learn, will be
detained indefinitely on board trans
ports, and it is believed the prison
ers will, perhaps, be spared the trip
to ST. Helena
Bioemfontein capitulated without a
shot. The British flag was hoisted
over the abandoned presidency. The
Free State capital probably was re-
moved to Kroonstadt. Lord Roberts
in his dispatches referred to Steyn as
the late president
The British are waiting for supplies
Roberts, with $4,000 men, will go tc
Pretoria, which Wolseley says should
be reached by May Is. Butler, with
40 900 men, will seek the beers in
trenched at Biggarsberg. The move
ments are to be simultaneous. The
country in the rear is quiet, and viii
be held by the militia.
At ST. Louis the boer hospital and
ambulance corps finance committee
has abandoned the original idea of the
organization which was to send hos
pital and ambulance corps to south
Africa. 1t has been decided to send
on the $4,000 they have already col
lected to the national committee OF
boer sympathizers at New York fo1
the assistance of the widows and or
phans Of deceased boer soldiers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26
BOER-BRITISH WAR.

The Basuto border was cleared OF
beers.
The beers estimate their casualties
at 1900
The British war loan was subscrib-
ed ten times over.
A corps of 1000 boer women is said
to be fighting in kits.
After few days rest Gen Roberts
cry will be "On to Pretoria"
Gen. Clements army crosses the
Orange river and is now in the Free
State.
President Kruger is reported to have
annexed the Orange Free State to the
Fransvaal.
The boer forces in the Transvaal es-
timated at $4,000 to $4,000, with 5000
to $4,000 in Natal
Gen. Gatacre, Gen Clement and
Gen. Brabant invaded the Orange Free
State from the south. )
The London Times says that France
and Germany never seriously enter
tanned a notion of intervention.
The French foreign minister said
that intervention in South Africa has
now become almost impossible.
Cecil Rhodes criticised British gen.
eralship and declared the English
victories were due largely to luck.
Considerable bodies of the Orange
Free States are reported in British
dispatches TO be ready to surrender.
Cecil Rhodes declared for the ex-
tinctiOn of the south African republics
and for crown colony government
The kaiser replied to Kruger that
he would be glad to mediate when
ever both belligerents were ready for
it,
The Orange Free State seat of gov
eminent has been removed to Kroon-
stadt, 100 miles north of Bloemfon-
tein.
Mckinley thinks he has done his
full duty in offering mediation and
chat there is nothing more for him
to do.
Free-Staters are laying down arms:
1900 surrendered at Edenburg to
Pole-Carew; hundreds signed pledge
of peace.
A shamrock was embroidered in the
Union Jack made by Lady Roberts and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26

bill prohibiting the Importation Of
American meat
Mgr Aguste Guidi, archbishop of
Nicala and papal auditor is dead in
Rome, aged 81.
Commentator Domenico Fattori has
been elected chief ruler of the repub-
| lie of San Marino
Paris socialists celebrated commune
day with big public reunion and a
revolutionary dinner.
The British and Foreign Bible Soci-
ETY. is going to provide all boer prison
ers with Bibles printed in Dutch.
General Sir William S. A. Lockhart
commander in chief of the British
forces in India, is dead in Calcutta
aged SO.
The sultan granted Russia railway
concessions in Asia Minor, and new de-
mands will follow. Germany wants
like privileges
The first appeal to arbitration under
The Hague conference is by Bulgaria
and Roumania, who dispute the pos
session OF an island in the Danube.
The prince of Wales is to be rein
stalled as grand master Of the English
Freemasons April 25, the twenty-sixth
anniversary o. his grand mastership.
! Further evidence of improved com
mercial and financial conditions in
Peru was furnished when the Bank q
Peru and London announced that ali
lcurrent payments would be made ir
sterling or Peruvian pounds. This is
the only South American republic now
under the gold regime.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
SPANISH AMERICAN ISLANDS.

The Schley fund is growing rapidly.
Twenty ports in southern LuzOn
are opened.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey began a
southern trip.
Aguinaldos infant son has died in
captivity in Manila.
Secretary Root told a Havana editor
that Cuba would soon be turned over
to the Cubans.
The Filipino junta in Manila per-
suaded the rebels to hold out in anticl-
patton of democratic success.
Prof. Jacob G. Schurman has writ
ten letter condemning the PROPOSE
ton to tax the Porto Ricans
Secretary Long has decided to es-
tablish a navy policy board, of which
Admiral Dewey shall be the head
Cubans seriously object to estab-
fishing quarantine regulations fol
Havana April 1, as has been an
nounced.
Secretary of War Root said in an
interview in Havana that Cubans are
capable of disagreement, but lack
experience.
General Gomez, in letter published
in Havana, says the Cubans are now
trying to shake off the intervening
government"
Cuba will be represented at the
Paris exposition by an extensive ex-
hibition, the first instaIlment OF which
has been sent on the steamer L'Aqui-
tame.
Porto Rican merchants declare thai
they will be satisfied with either free
trade or a tariff, but urge that the
question be settled one way or the
other at once.
Admiral Dewey submitted the re-
port of his aid on the trial of the sub
marine boat Holland. He expressed
satisfaction that the craft was not il
Manila harbor to oppose him.
Every steamer leaving Havana now
adays takes a full complement of pas
sengers, and passages are booked
ahead until the end of the month by
people desiring to eyade the quaran-
tine
Gen. Joseph Wheeler arrived il
washington. His resignation has mo-
yet been accepted. He says he vii
claim his seat in congress. Genera
Wheeler predicted wonderful future
for the Philippines
A mass meeting of 10000 citizens a.
San Juan petitioned congress to act
speedily and relieve the present ruin
GUS conditions The fate of the tariff
bill is in doubt. The matter may BIZ
dropped by congress and left in Nc
Kinleys hands.
At Key West interest in the de
struction of the Maine was revived BY
the unwilling of the monument to thu
few fallen heroes whose mangled re
mains were brought there from Ha
vana for interment shortly after the
vessel was blown up.
A cable message from General Otis
at Manila received at the war depart
ment says that he shipped for BARGE
Iona, Spain, 533 Spaniards, including
"a officers and 427 enlisted men of The
Spanish army who had been rescued
from the Filipino insurgents; also tn,
wives of eight officers and Ii children
of the families of officers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26
DOMESTIC.
Chicago March wheat, 66Ac.

Chicago March wheat, 661ac.
Wisconsin letter carriers form an
association.
The senate will consider the case of
Quay April 3.
Mrs. Leibing, aged 80, an old settler
of Dwight, is dead.
The cold wave in the south proved
disastrous to fruit.
A Milwaukee mans divorced wife
married his father.
A fraudulent damage suit conspiracy
was unearthed in Chicago.
Edward Sanford prominent lawyer
of Morris, ILL.,, died, aged sc.
At Elgin the standpipe Of the city's
waterworks system collapsed.
Dave Sullivan defeated Kid Broad
in a twenty-five round bout.
The Iowa senate passed the bill
creating an appellate court.
The Music Hall building at Quincy,
Mass, was burned. Loss, $4,000.
Charity Jane Robinson of Fond du
Lac celebrated her 1920 birthday.
w. G. Wilson, a leading citizen of
Robinson, H., died, aged 81 years.
Milwaukee republicans nominated
Henry F. Baumgaertner for mayor.
The chamberlain of Elmira, N. Y.
confessed a shortage of over 100000.
Mrs. Fiske may establish theaters of
her own in Cleveland and New York.
The University of Illinois urges the
11cn Of ~ IN hill in n0tc
Mayor Van Wyck predicts Tam
many will carry New York by 100000.
Augustin Daly's art treasures, cost
ing 81 100000, sold at auction for ST.
1874
John Sanders, farmer, 50 years old,
was found dead in bed near Benton,
III.
Mckinley attended meeting to
raise funds for a statue to Longfel-
low
The G. A. R. committee expect
/ 100000 visitors during the encamp-
ment.
The industrial compact, new CO.
operative society, claims $4,000 mem
bers.
Frade with Cuba, Porto Rico,
Philippines, and Hawaii continues to
increase.
Illinois coal production last year
was %, 4S4, 445 tons, an increase of 25
per cent.
George Marks, respondent from ILL
ness, shot and killed himself at Sand
witch, H.
All elevated railroad train in New
York ran wild and eleven persons were
injured.
DR.. E. B. Emerson, pension examin-
ing surgeon, died of paralysis at
Stokes, H.
James b. Seward, a second cousin
CT Secretary William H. Seward, died
in Chicago.
Bishop Potter said the Episcopal
church should be extended to the
Philippines.
ST. Paul's Methodist church at La
fayette, Ind, was destroyed by fire.
Loss. $4,000.
The Automobile club of America
wants good road from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait says men
and women should get equal pay for
equal work
Maud S, the famous trotter, is dead.
President Mckinley signed the gold
standard bill
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-26
BUSTING POLISHED FURNITURE.

The more highly surface is pol
ished the more liable it is to show the
marks Of anything that is passed over
it.. The best materials for dust cloths
are soft, worn silk, worn French fan
mel, and fine qaulity of eheesecloth.
A damp cloth will cloud the polish OF
furniture and therefore should not be
used.-Ladies' Home Journal
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CHAPTER XVIII,

The next month was December,
Christmas day was made known to
the Fanshaws chiefly by the fireworks
which We're discharged by the negroes
on the Hasbrooke estate. The dawn
came in with great footing of horns,
beating of old pans, the discharge of
guns, the bursting of inflated hog
bladders. There was to be cake
walk in the barn, q dance, barbecued
OK, glorious feast, Christmas tree.
The Fanshaws were not going to in
dulge even in an extra dinner. Ronald
had remembered his hands by pres
ents OF money, but they were going
to spend it in town. Something, how
ever, did happen to mark the day as
an eventful one. Old Jade Fanshaw
was brought home in Bud Tarbell's
dump cart, on pile of wheat straw,
covered by an old quilt. This oc-
Cured about IL o'clock in the day.
Ronald remembered that it took place
just as the dinner bell rang at earn
leigh. Bud Tarbell told tho little
group in the front yard that Jade
wasn't dead an they needn't be
skeerd." He explained that he was
driving along a mountain road looking
for sticks of lightwood when he saw
Fanshaw walking ahead of him as
sound as dollar as far as he was
able to see. He looked away for
minute and then he saw Fanshaw
down on his all-fours, crawling along
with head down like grazing COW.
AT fust was afeerd of i'm, fur he
was actin mighty curis," observed
Iarbell, but terrectly his knee j'ints
seemed to flicker IN he come down