River Falls journal

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be used in the elections which will be

held next year or the year after to settle

the question as to whether the island

shall have independence or be annexed

to the United States. The coming cen

sus will attract a good deal of interest

all over the world.

Thegunsof Manila and Santiago were

heard round the world. Little Hayti,

which has much to learn, has listened

to some effect. A request for redress

for wrongs to an American citizen met

w ith a response which for promptne. s

was unparalleled. A few years ago

every little government in creation

thought it could fool with big, good

natured Uncle Sam with impunity.

Your uncle is just as good-natured as

he ever was, but when he speaks he

means business, and those in the habit

of amusing themselves at his expense

are realizing the fact.

The bureau of navigation in its forth

coming report will show that during

the past fiscal year the growth of out

merchant marine has been larger than

during any previous year except 1891.

Vessels tothenumberof 1,429, aggregat

ing 320,876 tons gross, have been con

structed, and in addition 22 foreign ves

sels have received an American regis

try. A report from Manila says that 141

Spanish, German and British vessels

there have been given an American reg

istry. The stars and stripes will un

doubtedly be seen mere frequently on

the high seas hereafter.

“Stamp licker’s tongue” is the new

est thing in the form of ailment. It is

the name recently applied by an Eng

lish physician to a form of sore mouth

occurring with clerks who have many

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

River Falls journal. (1899). River Falls, Pierce County, Wis., 1899-08-31. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033255/1899-08-31/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: River Falls journal, 1899-08-31.