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ae Fever. During the progress of the Spanish-American War, many of the brave American soldiersmet death by fever. The loss by fever far exceededthatin battle. Here let it be said that the heart of a grate-ful nation goes out to the noble Red Cross Society andthe sweet Sisters of Charity, for their heroic services incaring for the dying and aursing the sick and woundedback to life. Tae Resutt or tHE War. The Spanish American_ War has brouzht glory to the land of Washington. Inthis brief war the Unite! States has acquired Puerto Ricotogether with other West India Islands, the island ofLuzon with its important city of Munila, besides innum-erable important commercial privileges. Cuba hassecured her freedom, and whether she shall prove worthythe sacrifice, depends on future developments. Spainhas lost her fleet and miny of her most important col-onies. The war has cost the United States $100,00).000and more, and many of her brave young sons havegiven up their lives. The brillianey of our naval vic-tories has no parallel in all history—henceforth she is‘*Mistress of the Seas.”’ Berar Istanp War. The Pillager Indians, a tribeof the Chippewas of Minnesota, claiming that an attemptwas made to remove tnem from their farms, had forsome time threatened trouble. On Oct. 5, 1898, thePillagers of the Bear Island agency, made an assault onthe U. S. troops, killing Major Wilkinson and severalothers. The troops were under command of Gen. Bacon.Colonel Sheehan, U. S. Marshall, who led an advance,received three bullet wounds. The Indians fled in theirwar canoes. The trouble was precipitated by the arrest
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