The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-09-23
THEPET|T|ON WAS FORGED
Private Hoon's Ofeuse Not Mere
a Lack of Courtesy for Otis.
SENTENCED TO DEATH,
Found Guilty of A ssaultinG
Filipino Women.

Washington, D. c., Sept. ia dis
patch was received at the war depart
ment regarding Private Lawrence D.
Hoon of the Ninth infantry, who was the
subject of letter from Gov Bushnell to
President Mckinley, protesting against
the sentence Of the court-martial at Ma
Mia. Gen. Otis says that the petition
presented by Hoon had the names of sew
eral members of his company forged to
1t and it was for this crime he was
convicted
1t is unlikly that the President will in
terfere in the case of Priyates Danphof-
fer and Conine, who were sentenced to
death by court-martial for assaulting
Filipino women. The sentence of the
court-martial will probably be carried out
as soon as the proceedings and findings
In the two cases can be reviewed ana
approved by him, unless there should be
some irregularity about the proceedings.
1t is stated upon high authority that
the President has fully determined not to
interfere in the execution of the SEN
tence of the court martial. He reached
this conclusion on the receipt of mes
sage from Gen. OtiS in answer to an
inquiry from the war department con-
hrming the newspaper reports of the
crime committed by these two men and
the sentence imposed by the court-mar-
tial
The 1nsurgents Fled.
The navy department has received the
following cablegram from Admiral Wat
son. dated Manila, September IS:
Davidson, In Paragua, had sharp engage
ment on the 14th at San Fabian, Lingayen
gulf, with about 300 insurgents heavily en-
trenched, at distance of from 100 to 700
yards The insurgents fled. Their fire was
l. ttxrn In
there were no casualties. The senior com
mends Davidson highly.
The Paragua is one of the gunbOatS
turned over to the army by Admiral
Watson, and Davidson, the commander,
is a young ensign. The scene of the battle
was on the north coast of Luzon, Oft the
port which forms the northern terminus
of the island.
Gen. Otis has informed the war depart
ment of the arrival at Manila of the
Transport Ohio, with the men from the
wrecked Transport Morgan City. She
left two sick men at NagaSaN. Inc
City of Sydney also reached Manila to-
day. There was no deaths during the
voyage, but one man deserted at Nagasa-
XII
Release of Prisoners.
4 cablegram has been received at the
war department from Gen. Otis, relative
to the American prisoners In the hands
of the insurgents. Gen. Otis says that
Gen. Macarthur has been approached by
a prominent Filipino who asked If he
were willing to enter into negotiations
with Aguinaldo for the release OF Ameri-
can prisoners held by the Filipincs;
He also asked whether Macarthur
would permit a Filipino army officer to
pass through the American lines in Or
der that he might confer with Gen. Otls.
While 10 names are mentioned in the dis
fhof IN, .l..sl in 4 thf
list of American prisoners are Lieut..
Gilmore and the fifteen men of the York
town. who were captured by the insur-
gents on the east coast of LuZon: Maj.
Rockefeller, who was captured beyond
the American lines one night shortly after
his arrival in the Philippines, and about
half dozen private soldiers who have
been reported missing.
Otis Action Approved.
The war department has approved the
action of Gen. Otis in refusing to allow
Spanish ships to go to ports controlled
by the insurgents to take away Spanish
prisoners. These ships. however. will be
allowed to proceed to such ports under
the escort of vessels of the United States.
The transfer of the Spanish prisoners to
the ships will be under the direction and
control of United States officers. The
war department will allow no commune
cation between Aguinaldo and his agents
and the Spanards who may 20 to bring
away the Spanish prisoners.
Lieut. Col. Miley Died at Manila.
Washington, u. c., Sept 19.-Lieut.,
Col. John y. Miley, inspector general of
volunteers. died today at Manila. The
information reaches the war department
in n cahicgram from Gen. Otis. His
death was due to cerebral meningitis, at
tendant on typhoid fever. Col. Miley' 5
rank in the regular army was first lieu
tenant Second artillery.
San Francisco, Cal, Sept 19.-The ex-
pected strike on the government trans
ports has begun. The boilermakers on
the Tacoma and the Sheridan struck
and the painters may follow suit. The
coal passers and iremen on the trans
port Centennial also struck. Their
places have been filed. The boiermak-
ers demand ten hours pay for a days
work of eight hours. The contractors
| offer ten hours for a nine-hour day. The
demands of the machinists have been
rpnlplipI with