The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-08
THE WAR;.
Period Of Intense Activity is
Succeeded by One of Monot-
OnOus Routine.
CUBA.

CUBA.
Things have ouieted down amazingly
during the week. The last of the Spanish
troops and their commander Gen. Torai
have sailed for home. Only those too i'll
to GO remain. 1t is the same with Gen.
Skaters amy.
Gen. Lawton is apparently governing
his department with great success. BuSi-
ness is resuming in all the cities, planters
are going to work, the insurgents have
changed their sulicn attitude, ard are
now apparently cheerfuily accepting the
new order of things. Garcia seems to be
well satisfied and working harmoniouSly
with Gen. Lawton. The insurgents are re-
ported to be disbanding and going 10
work. Gen. Wood is getting along well III
Santiago cleaning up the city, establish
ing good hospitals, opening the. schools,
regulating business, and giving every
body the assurance of good Government.
The death rate has fallen very greatly on
account Of Ais sanitary measures.
The Ordnance Department finds that
the exact report of the arms and muni-
tons captured exceeds the first estimate.
The following is the detailed statement.
Rifes-Sr2nish MauserS, 16, ,902; Argent,
872; Remington, G, ,118.
Carbines-2Tausers, S33; Argent, 81;
Remington 80.
ReVolNerS, IS.
Ammunition for small-arms-Mause
rifles, 500 eco cartridges; Argent rifles,
Al 200 cartridges; Remington rifles,
,660, Geo cartridges.
The worthless smaIl-arm ammunition
amounts to 81. 600 cartridges.
Forty-fcur smoothbore siege guns and
five mortars were also captured, together
with the following rifed guns: Bronze,
30; cast iron, 10; steel, 8.
Proectiles captured-Solid shot, spheri-
cal 1851; she'll spherical, 6zS; she'll, cylin-
drical, 1873; shrapnei, 437.
THE PHILIPPINES.
In Manila, and Immediately around,
peace reigns, with reyiying business and
confidence. The lighthouses have been
relichted, and commerce is improving.
The RELIGIOUS orders are said to be nego-
tiating with Hong Kong syndicate for
the sale OF ell their property.
Several s.liploadS of insurgent troops
have invaded the southern islands, with
the view of seizing everything possible
prior to the settlement OF the peace con-
ditions Gen Rios, the Spanish COM
mander. with f0tiila of gunboats, is
acting energetically but the insurgents
have captured the outlying islands OF
Romblon and Paiawan, where they found
treasures to the amount of S42, 900.
A Hong Kong doputation, representing
the Southern Filipinos and consisting OF
the best and richest natives OF Paney,
Mindoro, Ccbu, and Mindanao, visited
United States Consul Williams Sept. z,
and urged that every possible effort be
made for the annexation of the whole OF
the Philippine Islands.
The deputation declared that all classes,
the wariike mountainous as well as those
engaged in mercantile pursuits, would
welcome the Stars and Stripes, and had
resolved never to submit to Spanish or
Taeal rule. They also said there were
4 coo men, many OF them armed with rites,
near ilOiio, ready TO support the Amerl-
refuse n Htan0r
for independence, which they consider a
mistake and impracticable. They only
wish for annexation TO the United States.
The DELEGATIONS propose to interview
Gen. Otis, the American commander, to
appeal TO President Mckinley, and 70
confer with Aguinaldo's followers, with
the view of arranging for a combined
10 insist upon annexation.
They will also ask that the insurgent
regiments be enrolled in the American
army, with American officers, and that
the insurrent chiefs be given American
under Gen. Otis.
ACuinaldo remains at Bal1oor. He re-
Gently wrote an impertinent letter to Gen.
Otis. which resulted in his receiving
sharp snub.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
The main interest of the week has been
in the bitter recriminations over the man
ner in which the troops have been sup
piled and taken care OF, eSDeclaily tne
sick, and the future disposition OF the
AS to the latter Adi't-Gen.
Corbin gave out on Friday the following
list of regiments to be mustered out and
to be retained:
DESIGNATED FOR NUsTER-oUT.
1st Ala, I'd Ala, 1st Ark, 9th Cal, 7th
Cal.
Connecticut Light Battery A, 1st Conn.,,
lst ID. C..
Battery A, Ga. L. A: Battery B, Ga.
1st H., sth H., 7th ILL.,, 1st Ill. Cav;
Battery A, H. L. A.
18th Ind, 158th Ind, 159th Ind, 9th
Ind, 26th Ind.
50th Iowa, SD Iowa, 5th Iowa Battery,
9th Iowa Battery.
22d Kan; Troop A, Ky. Cav; Troop B,
KY. Cav; fst La; Louisiana Light Battery
A, Louisiana Light Battery B, Louisiana
Light Battery c.
1st Me; Battery B, Me. H. A; Battery
c, Me- IL. A. Battery ID, Ne. II. A.
5th Md, 1st Mass. I'll. A, I'd Mass, 9th
Mass, 1st Mass. Art.
32d Mich, 33d Mich, 34th Mich, 18th
Mimi, 14th MINI.
I'd Miss, 1st Mo-, Sd Mo-, 5th Mo-, Mis-
sour Light Battery A.
I'd Neb., Battalion New. infantry, 1st n.
H., 1st n. j., I'd n. j., I'd N. Y, Sd N. Y,