The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
WAR NOTES,

fenced TO death by court-martlal, ana
that Private McBennett has been con-
demned to 20 years Imprisonment for
having criminally assaulted native
women in Manila a month ago. The |
crimes, it is said, greatly aroused the
natives. The papers assert also that
Gen. Otis has recommended that Presi-
dent Mckinley approve the sentences
and that he desires a public execution
of the men sentenced to death as a
warning against a repetition OF the
crime.
Private Thomas McVeigh, Co. G, LIST
Wyoming volunteer infantry, was tried
by a general court-martial at linus in
July, on charge of striking his SUI
perior officer. He was sentenced to be
shot to death, two-thirds of the court
concurring in the sentence. President
Mckinley has directed that the SEN
tence be committed to dishonorable
discharge, forfeiture of pay and al
lowances and confinement at hard la
Dor for three years on Alcatraz island,
California.
Some time ago Admiral Schley APP
piled TO the navy department for sea
service. At present he is head of the
retiring board. The navy department
has now granted the request and has
notified him to hold himself in readi-
ness to command the South Atlantic
station. The department is about to
take steps to make the command COM
mensurate with his rank by increasing
considerably the number of vessels on
the station.
Mail advices received at the war de-
partment from Manila state that the
natives of the island of Samar are
praying for the speedy arrival OF the
Americans and will welcome the hoist
ing of the American flag. 1t is said
that as a result of the forcible collec-
ton of taxes by the emissaries OF the
insurgents, who take all they have
got, the natives are in state of semi
starvation.
Gen. Otis cables to the war depart
ment that the cable ship Hooker,
stranded on Corregidor island, can be
saved. Arrangements have been made
for taking the ship to the Cavite navy
yard, where she will be put in condi-
| ton, under direction of Naval Con-
structor Hobson, for the voyage to
Hong Kong, where she will be docked
and repaired.
The war department has informa-
| ton concerning the escape from Aguin-
aldo of DIR. Gonzalez and Sr. Ronifacio
| Arcvalo. These men were in the in
surgent camp for some time, and being
very wealthy they were assessed quite
heavily to assist the cause. Gonzalez
was offered the position of minister OF
foreign affairs by Aguinaldo, but de
clined.
According to a dispatch to the Worlt
from Ithaca the Schurman peace com
mission offered every inducement shor
of independence to Aguinaldo II h'
would end the insurrection. Among
other things the insurgent leader wa
promised $4,000 year and the powe
to appoint minor officials, but m
wanted nothing but absolute indepen
dence.
So far ). 800 men have been obtaine
for the 10 new volunteer regiment
last authorized, of which number 50
were enlisted on the 18th. The full
quota of the 10 regiment is 900 men
The regiment most successful in re
cruiting is the 39th, Col. r. L. Bullar
commanding, at Fort Crook, Net
The enrolment of this regiment is 72S
The navigation bureau of the nav
, has issued a list of vessels of tn
, United States navy of all kinds, max
ing the surprising showing of 3l2 craft
This includes many small vessels an
craft captured in Cuba and the PHILIP
, pines, but the showing is nevertheless
: remarkable in comparison with tn
t naval list of two years ago.
There are now IL, COS men quartere
at the Presidia, San Francisco, Ca
This includes $50 recruits, 40 casual
! $50 in the regular garrison, approx
: mately $3.50 volunteer infantry on I'll
way to the Philippines and approx
: mately 5000 more returned from Tt
! islands and awaiting muster out.
. The American gunboat Pampanf
J, chased the British steamer Yuen-Sar
from Manila to Hong Kong recent
The gunboat sighted the steamer du
ing the night of September 13, abo
t 80 miles off the north coast of Il
L island of Luzon, and suspected tn
}. she was ,filibuster. '@'
e In order to provide ample transpo
tation facilities for-the columns whi
will operate against the Filipinos, &c
is Ludjngton is shipping 1900 more mul
is: to Manila. Thirteen hundred are nc
l., on the way.
Col. Gardeners regiment sails fro
e, San Francisco for Manila, Sept. 20.
N /: Advices from Kalisch; in Russi
Poland, say that 80 persons we
crushed to death in d panic in syr
~ gogne.there on. the 14th, caused by t
y upsetting of lamp. The victims we