The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| a severe cyclone visited northern
Madagascar, on the night of the 4th
the district of Mejanga, on Bembatoka
| bay, on the west coast, suffering Sc.
verely. The new government build.
ings there collapsed, and there were
other large property losses. No loss
of life is reported.
An official denial has been issued
from the government of the Congo
state of the report that the Belgian
post at Rojaf, on the Nile, between
Fashoda and Uganda, had been cap
tured by the dervishes.
The statement of the condition Of
the treasury issued on the 9th showed:
Available cash balance. $273,9S1 ,26o;
gold reserve. $227.33O.4O9.
A dispatch from Manila. on the
morning of the 9th, said: 1t is impossi-
bic to ascertain as yet how the news
has been received at Malolos. the seat
of the insurgent government. but the
Filipinos in Manila express the opin-
ion that the movement for independ-
ence has received its death blow, and
that annexation will soon be welcomed
generally.
A late dispatch from Manila says
that the engagements of the 4th and
5th proved a verita5le slaughter for
the Fiipinos, their killed being re-
ported as amounting to thousands.
The American forces could scarcely
have been better disposed. 1t is
known that the attack was expected.
and preparations had been made to
meet it.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin has been SEN
fenced to serve the term of her natural
life in the San Quentin (CalD peniten-
tiary for the murder of Mrs. John P.
Dnnning. of Dover, Del. whom she
killed by means of box of poisoned
candy. sent through the mails.
Instructions have been sent to Maj
Gen. Otis directing him to follow up
his victory over the insurgents, and
to crush the power of Aguinaldo in
The Philippines.
The treaty of peace with Spain was
ratified by the senate, on the 9th, by
vote of 81 to 27, one more than the
necessary two-thirds vote. Senators
McEncry. OF Louisiana. and McLaurin,
Of South Carolina, left the doubtful
and lined up with the ma iori.
ty.
The American losses in the battle !
With the Filipinos appear to have been
heavier than was first reported. Ac-
'ording to the latest returns, the
american dead will probably reach so,
While the wounded will number about !
100.
As the result of the fighting in the !
'attle around Manila. on the 4th and
th. it is estimated that 1000 Filipinos
we're killed, $500 wounded and 5000
we're taken prisoners. They were
literally moved down.
1t is understood at San Francisco
hat the battleship Iowa will be i'm
nediately prepared for trip to Ma
lila. She will stay long enough to
AXE OH an immense supply of ammu-
ition for Dewey's fleet and to await
ispatches from Washington.
Secretary Hay will formally notify
he Spanish government, through the
rench embassy, that the treaty of
aris has been ratified by the United
tates senate. Upon receipt of this
nnouncement the Madrid government
III, it is expected, convoke the cortes,
nd that body will Immediately rati-
, the instrument.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, Of Alabama.
,e of the popular idols of the Santi-
70 campaign, Is likely, II efforts now
1der way do not miss fire, to soon find
mself a major-general in the regular
my. And oil good Americans will
y amen.