The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-02-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


eabled list OF Americans killed and
wounded in the battle at Manila Nc
casualties occurred in the Twentieth
Kansas regiment
ADMIRAL DEWEY notified the navy
department that he eized n schooner
loaded with arms and ammunition for
the Filipino insurgents Washington
authorities were informed that the
German consul at Hong Hong was con.
cerned in the sale of arms TO the Fill.
pincs.
THE estimates on the 9th placed the
Filipino loss at the battle of Manila
at 9, 900 dead, 3, 500 wounded and 3, 900
prisoners.
RECENT Chinese advices indicated
that all central China will soon be in
volved in one big anti-foreign rebel
lion. The success of the brigand
Yumantze and his followers has caused
the Sc Chuen rebellion to spread into
the Hu Peh and Shan Tung provinces,
where Catholic missionaries and native
Christians have been massacred, mall
treated and robbed. In numerous in
stances children of native Christians
were torn from their arms and killed
that "the foreign devils" religion
mi cht not spread.
Col. THOMAS MOONLIGHT the WE'LL
known Kansas politician, ex-minister
to Bolivia and ex-governor of Wy
oming, died in Leavenworth, Kan, on
the 9TH of the grip, aged 67 years
GEN. OTIS report OF casualties in the
Manila fight up to date aggregate 1917.
OF these 10 were officers and men
killed and i4s wounded. This does not
include two Kansans killed and six
wounded, reported by Associated press
dispatches on the night of the 9TH
from Manila.
RIGHT REV. JOHN WILLIAMS, ranking
bishop of the Episcopal church in
America, died Mt Middletown, Conn,
on the nth from the grip, aged 81 years.
The campaign against the Philip
pine islands is to be prosecuted with
vigor Iloilo is to be occupied by the
American forces and Gen. Otis will
move on to Malolos, the insurgent cap
ital, and disperse the so-called Filipino
government
The president on the 7th caused to
be promulgated the sentence in the
case of Gen. Charles L. Eagan. The
court-martial sentence was dismissal
from the army and the president has
commuted this to six years suspension
from duty, which covers the remainder
of the time prior To Gen. Eagan's re-
tirement in January, 1905.
The credentials of brigham II. Rob
erts. of Utah, as n member of the Fifty
sixth congress have been received by
Chief Clerk Mcdowell, of the house o.
representatives and placed on file.
GEN. Otis sent cablegram from
Manila to the war department on tn,
! Sth summarizing the latest results o.
the fighting. He stated, among Other
things, that Aguinaldo, the Filipino
chief, had applied for a cessation o.
hostilities and had asked for a confer
ence.
The remains of James A. Sexton
commander-in-chi of the G.. A. r
were laid to rest at Rose Hill GENE
terry, Chicago, on the Sth. Forty &. A
X. posts and letter-carriers and clerk
escorted the remains.
THOMAS ARKINs died at Crippl,
Creek, Col, of pneumonia, aged 81
years. lie was connected for over p
years with the ST. Louis Globe Demo
crat and later was an associate edito
of the Rocky Mountain News,
GEN. OTIs reported on the 9th tina
the American losses up to date in tn,
battle at Manila We're 8! killed o
missing and 207 wounded.
THE National Farmers Alliance hat
n two days session at Washington re
Gently. The meeting adopted plat
form reatlirming the demands made a
former meetings, and, in addition
made plea for the extension of tn,
rural free delivery postal service. j
c. Wilborn, of Old Point 5. c., wa,
elected president aud A. Il. Welch, oi
Victor, \. Y, secretary-treasnrer.
CHEF lsPARHECHER has issued cal
for the holding of an election on Feb
ruary rs to vote upon the Creek treaty
made between the Dawes and Creek
commissions. 1t is the sentiment OF
the people that the treaty will be rati'
fed.