Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-15

Havana, Oct 12.-The provisional
government Will have nothing to do
with the question of sovereignty OF
the Isle of Pines or with the separa-
ton of the government OF that island
from the rest of the Cuban republic.
The executive authorities of the
United States already have declared
that the Isle of Pines belongs to
Cuba and has embodied that affirma-
ton in a treaty cOnceding the sOVe-
reignty of the island to Cuba, and
this treaty is pending ratification in
the American senate. The entire
matter being one for the adjudica-
ton of the state department. the pro-
visional government, which is wholly
under the war department, will not
mix therein.
The mode of government of the
Isle of Pines on the part of the Cuban
republic may be altogether amended,
but the desire of the Americans in
the Isle of Pines for a territorial or
municipal government as part of the
United States cannot be conceded by
any act on the part of the provision
al government of Cuba or the war de
partment
The president of the American as
sociation of the Isle of Pines has not
yet interviewed Secretary Taft on
this matter, but the most that is like
" to be done will be the placing of an
American military officer as temper
ary. governor of the isle in lieu of the
present Cuban mayor, with whom the
relations of the American residents
have not been pleasant. The Ameri
can residents of the isle have adopted
unanimously resolution generating
Secretary of State Root and General
Leonard Wood from all blame in con-
nection with the turning over of the
isle to Cuba and they feel that this
step ought to open the way to nego
tiations for making the isle American
property They consider the present
condition of affairs opportune for Sc
curing a settlement of the matter
which they believe hung fire indefi
nitely in the United States senate.
Official Pay Stopped.
Taft has decided that the pay OF
the Cuban senators and congressman
be stopped with October 1, when the
Palma government ceased. He will
decree congress to be in recess until
the question of its status is settled.
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon held
reception yesterday afternoon in the
S9e4ace. 1t was attended by several
hundred Cubans and others, including
almost all the army and navy officers
here. Taft gave a dinner at the
palace to the naval officers.
The battleship Louisiana will leave
here Saturday afternoon for Norfolk,
with Taft and party on board. The
Louisiana will be accompanied by the
.battleship Virginia with General
Funston on board The battleship
New Jersey and cruiser Minneapolis
will sail for the north today, followed
shortly by the cruiser Newark. The
cruiser Brooklyn and the battleship
Texas will remain.
With the arrival in Cuba of addi
tional army forces, the marines now
here will be gradually withdrawn.
Junta Will Work for Peace.
washington, Oct. &c aptain
Charles c. Cook of Ohio. counsel for
the cuban junta in the United States,
called at the white house yesterday
in company with A. A. Agurre of
washington. Cook desired to thank
the president for his recent letter to
Minister Quesada regarding Cuba and
to assure him that the leaders of the
Cuban revolutionists would do all in
their mower to restore peace and
order in the island The callers did
not see the president. but left their
messages for him with one of the
secretaries.