Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-02

the group. There is stated to be no
doubt as to the sutficieucy of the treaty
clause to cede the enrire archipelago.
If there had been a failure on this point
that fact would not rebound TO Spain
benefit, for it is held officially that the
islands north of the Philippine archlpe-
lago belong 10 Japan.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE members OF
the Philippine commission will make a
preliminary report to the president be-
fore the end of this week and it is under
stood the report will De Immediately
given to the public. This report will be
prepared at the request OF the president
as a result of the conference betWeen the
president and the commission at the white
house to-day. The president personally
ummoned the commissioners, and an
hour was spent in consultation, during
which he explained the points he desired
covered in the preliminary report. 1t
may be weeks, possibly months. before
a complete report is ready. Secretaries
Hay and Root We're present at the con-
ference. The significant feature of to-
days conference was the revelation that
the commission is absolutely unanimous
in it's view respecting the proper line OF
treatment of the islands
London, Nov. 1.-The war office issued
the following list of casualties sustained
by General Yule's forces from the time
of the battle of Glencoe until it Joined
the force of Sir George White: Kings
R~ihes-Four killed, - wounded. Leices-
tershire regiment-One wounded, nine
missing. Artillery-One killed, one
wounded, two missing. Mounted infan-
try-Twenty-seven missing. The last
mentioned We're attached to the squad
ron of the Eighteenth nussars hat was
entrapped by the Beers after the battle
of Glencoe. They were undoubtedly
captured with the hussars.
Washington, Nov. 1.-General Otis ca
bles the wal department sa folloWs Ma
Mia, Nov. 1.-LaWtOn has advanced on
Aliaga and Talavera from ~Cabantuan,
which places are now occupied success
fully, the enemy being driven north and
westward. Two small cannon We're cap
tured with considerable ammunition and
large quantities of corn, rice, river trans
ports, also a telegraph operator with en-
tire equipment and important insurgent
dispatches. No casualties. The insur-
gents are advancing from Tarlac to meet
LaWton'S troops.
Seattle. Wash, Nov. 1.-The steamer
Humboldt from S%kagway reached port
to-day with a crowd of 40 Klondikers
who left Dawson Oct. IS. They will
probably be the last to arrive this season
from the district by water. The Yukon
and it's head waters closed for steamer
navigation Oct. 20. On that date the
river steamer w. S. Stratton. owned by
Alex. Mcdonald, got caught in an ice
jam and sank in 80 feet of water. No
lives were lost, but 81 sacks ON all Went
down with the vessel.
Charleston. S. c.. Nov. 1.-The Clyde
line steamer Navahoe, from Boston,
which arrived here today, had on board
a sailor who was picked up at sea off
this port. He reported the wreck Of the
%schoonr j. l.. ColWell off Cape Roman
on Monday. The crew consisted of nine
men and it is believed all Of them are
lost. The schooner had a cargo of lumbe
and cleared at Fernandina for New York,
San Francisco, Nov. 1.-The First
Washington and the Fifty-first Iowa vol.
unteers We're mustered out at the Pre-
sidio to-day. The Iowans started fol
home later in the day over the Contra
Pacific. The Washington soldiers will be
divided into two divisions, and Will star
for home Friday, one division going t.
/. Seattle by steamer and the other sector
travelling to their home state by rail.
New York, Nov. 1.-The dispatch re
ceived by the Yellow Pine Company toda,
from Captain John II. Gaskill
ing the loss of the steamer George l.
Colwell and all on board but himself
asked for money and said he would b.
here tomorrow afternoon.
Washington, Nov. 1.-The Brooklyn
has sailed from Gibraltar for Port Said
en- route to Manila.