The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

fEhSONAA ANU fOAXIkCA1s
THE credentials of Brigham H. Rob.
erts. of Utah, as member of the Fifty.
sixth congress have been received by
Chief Clerk Mcdowell, of the house OF
representatives. and placed on file.
GEN. Orls sent cablegram from
Manila to the war department on the
sth summarizing the latest results of
the fighting. He stated, among other
things, that Aguinaldo, the Filipino
chief, had applied for cessation of
hostilities and had asked for confer
ence.
The remains of James A. Sexton,
commander-in.chief OF the G. A. R. ,
were laid to rest at Rose Hill Gene
terry, Chicago, on the sth. Forty 6. A.
R. posts and letter-carriers and clerks
escorted the remains.
THOMAS ARkINs died at Cripple
Creek, COL, of pneumonia. aged 50
years He was connected for over 20
years with the St Louis Globe Demo-
crat and later was an associate editor
of the Rocky Mountain News.
GEN. Otis reported on the 9th that
the American losses up to date in the
battle at Manila were 8! killed or
missing and 2O7 wounded.
The National Farmers Alliance had
two days session at Washington re-
Gently. The meeting adopted plat
form reat,irning the demands made at
former meetings, and, in addition,
made a plea for the extension Of the
rural free delivery postal service. J.
c. Wilborn, of Old Point. 5. c., was
elected president and A. B. Welch, of
Victor, n. y, secretary-treasurer
CHIEF IsPARHECHER has issued call
for the holding of an election on Feb
ruary IS 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.
ted.
THE court of inquiry to investigate
Gen. Miles ''embalmed beef charges
caused much interest at the war de.
partment, but all information as to
the court routine was jealously guard.
ed and officers refrained from express
ing any forecasts in the case.
The treaty of peace was signed by
the president at 2:35 p. IN. on the 10th.
News was received AT Tacoma, WASH.
by the steamer Enpre of Japan that
the empress of China proposed to sur
round Peking with 25O,OOO foreign
equipped troops, who are to oppose
any invasion from Manchuria or the
gulf of Pechili. This vast force is to
be mobilized as rapidly as possible in
corps of 20, 900 men each.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 10th
transmitted message to congress,
calling attention to the necessity for
a cable across the Pacific ocean to our
new possessions-the Hawaiian and
Philippine islands.
The president has appointed Clinton
F. Irwin, of Illinois, to be associate
justice of the supreme court of Okla
homa, to succeed John C. Tarsney, Of
Kansas CITY. Mo.
\ DISPATCH received from Gen. Otis
on the 10Th stated that the American
forces made an attack upon Caloocan
and reduced it in short order. The Kan
sas regiment charged across the open
and carried the earthworks, drove the
enemy before them and lowered the
Filipino flag. The American loss was
slight. but the insurgents we're moved
down like grass.
PREMIER SAGAsrA, after leaving the
palace at Madrid on the llth. declared
that the queen regent of Spain would
sign the peace treaty before the con-
vcning of the cortes, this being the
prerogative of the crown, according
TO the constitution.
The report of the commission to in
vestigate the conduct of the war was
made public on the 12th. 1t is a volu-
minous document, containing 65.O
words.
A CABLEGRAM on the 18th from Ma
uila stated that things were quiet at
Caloocan, but, despite this quietude,
the problem concerning the Filipinos
was far from solved. and 1t was thought
the natives would carry on q guerrilla
warfare, every bush, clump of trees
and stone furnishing cover for their
sharpshooters. 1t is now known that
the Filipino loss in the recent skirmish
was fully $500 killed, with wounded
vastly in excess of that number and
thousands taken prisoners. The Amer
leans had IS killed, 276 wounded and
Is missing and unaccounted for.
MISCELLANEOUS
THE factory building OF the Manhat-
tan Brass company at New York was
burned. Estimated loss, $3.50, 900. There
was panic in the big tenement houses
but the fremen managed TO
contipe the flames to the factory.
A sNowsLIDE occurred at Silver
Plume. near Georgetown, COL, on the
18th, destroying several miners settle.
ments. Eleven bodies were taken out
dead and it was estimated that Is
more were still buried under the piles
Of snow. IT,
FIRE recently burned in the Aldrich
lumber yards at Gouvernsur, N. Y,
for three days, 100 men in relays be.
ing unable to extinguish it, the cold
the work. Loss, about $780,.
200, N-. I'd
CADETS CHARLES BAENDER, of Mober-
", Mo-, and Fernoy q. Lane, of Keo-
sauqua, Ia., members of the second
class, sent In their resignations and