Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-07
WAR NOT ES.

less, with TWO nelu-pieces, shiioo oh
the 2sth into the hills against band
of natives who recently ambushed four
of our soldiers and who have been gen.
orally troublesome The American
force drove the natives from their
trenches into the hills after an all-day
fight. There were no casualties on
the American side, though there were
some heat prostrations. The native
loss in not known. The rebels are
said to have had six cannon, from
which they fred nails and scrap iron.
The cruiser Charleston landed men,
who guarded the city during the alb
sence of the troops.
| The war department is making up |
the lineal rank of the officers recently
appointed in the first IL volunteer reg
iments. These are being made by
regiments only, not for the whole OF
the volunteers. Promotions in the
future will be made in regiments based
upon this lineal rank. Length OF time
in which officers served as officers in
the service of the United States will
determine the rank of the new officers.
Service in the militia will not count
Officers from state regiments will have
their service dated from the time they
were mustered into the United States
service for the Spanish war.
All haste is being used TO dispatch
the troops now waiting at San Fran
cisco to Manila 1t is expected that
the entire casual detachment now at
the Preside will set sail within about
two weeks. The Puebla left on Aug.
20 with $50 recruits, the Warren goes
on the 1st and the Columbia on the 5th
with as many recruits and casuals as
they can carry. If these assignments
do not take up all the recruits now at
the Preside, the remainder will be
shipped on the Sheridan, which Will
be ready in about 10 days The Lee
lanaw departed with her horses on
Aug. 81.
1t is reported that Aguinaldo, the
Filipino leader, has ordered the rebel
generals in the province of Cavite to
close in on and attempt to take the
town of linus, and it is added that
troops are concentrating around the
town from the lake country. The re-
bells, it is further said, have an outpost
of 700 men on the Dasmarinas road,
and an equal force in the town of
, Anabo The Americans are entrench-
ing the town and they have no fear OF
the result of any attack by the rebels.
A dispatch from Rome says that his
holiness, the Pope, is concerned about
the war in the Philippines. He has
communicated his anxiety to Rev. FIR.
| n - In vNia
Leo expressed a strong desire to see
S peace between the United States and
the natives and said that he contem
: plated the opening of negotiations
: with the United States government
q with view to regulating the position
II of Catholics in the Philippines.
e Gen. Lawton's course in extending
c municipal government in the Philip
) pines is explained in detail in Manili
Z newspapers. They state that the gen
le eral has made tour of many towns
along the line of his division, includ
ing Santa Anna. Pandacan and Sar
D. Felipe, and has established in each
-. complete system of civil government
The inhabitants of the towns are T.
have entire charge of affairs, accord
ing to Gen. Lawton's system.
:, At the conclusion of the Dewey cele
~ bration at New York, Admiral Samp
q son will be relieved of the comman'
:" of the North Atlantic squadron, at hi
ie own request. After short leave O
80 absence he will be assigned to shor
IL duty, probably in command of one q
III the navy yards His successor will b
| - Il ha
nc or Schley.
O. The commission which has been CT
TX gagged in distributing the So, 600, 600 ar
n propriated for the purpose of payin
e. off Cuban soldiers who surrender thei
all arms to the American officials has r,
he turned to Havana. 1t reports that 80
lie, 692 persons have received their shar
t." of the gratuity and that the tots
in amount of money distributed is s.
100 see 900
rer The discovery of shorter route b.
ne tween Manila and the United Stat,
oy has had rather a depressing effe'
ok upon some OF the troops as III reduc'
10 their travel pay. The old route Wa
ca $3.50 miles, but of late the transpor
,s, have cut off the 700 miles required b
.rt touching at Honolulu.
no President Mckinley in welcomiu
cL the Pennsylvania troops home from I'll
go Philippines said that it was his intel
~, ton to push the war to a close, ar
81 that all the soldiers and guns nece
~ sary for speedy suppression of ii
lIe rebellion would be seut to the Phil
,nr pines.
v" Gov. Gen Brooke has ordered u
10y municipality of Matanzas to retul
WI the local cemetery to the ecclesiastic
ao- authorities, in accordance with Il
proclamation issued in April.
The president of Santo Domint
has rendered his resignation in fav
the of Gen. Jiminez.