Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-27
WAR NOTES,
reported


sth u. S. cavalry, stationed at the city
of Puerto Principe, and 1913 eases all
told are reported. The persistence of
the disease cannot be explained. The
camp is pitched on sloping ground,
about three miles from the town and
the tent floors are frlly 36 inches above
the ground The water is taken from
a creek that flows through the camp,
but none of it is used until it has been
filtered and boiled All camp refuse
is cremated each day. The tent floors
are displaced once every "a hours and
the sites exposed to the sun and disin-
fected with lime On the other slope
of the Ndge the 18th L. :. infantry is
encamped, and they have not a single
case of typhoid
Gen. Gomez in a state ment regard
ing his acceptance of the charge of
aiding in distributing the 100000
said: with the assistance and good
will of all we can count upon this (the
American offer to work for peace and
to initiate a true reconstruction, that
will reclaim our beloved country and
all that conscience imposes upon the
1dIlOn can De uCCOiupllSueus nus Itdi-
izing our exalted ASPIRATIONS to be
republic of fraternity and good order.
The combined efforts of all are needed
to place us upon the highway TO this
achievement and to promote the taking
of measures indispensable for crown
ing a grand work in Cuba.
1t is reported that the government
is considering whether it is not cheaper
to buy Filipinos than to shoot them.
The real definition of the conciliatory
policy which is being limited at is that
Aguinaldo and other rebel leaders are
to be bought off. This is part of the
job of the junta OF wealthy Filipinos,
now being organized under American
direction at Manila The first thing
to be learned is the price of the rebels.
Action will then be taken later
Soldiers who have served in the reg
ular army and were discharged with
out receiving their extra two months
pay should apply to the auditor, treas
ury department, Washington, ID. c.
1t takes about month before an ans
wer is received, but finally they Will
receive postal notifying them that
their claim has been fled, and to wait
for further developments.
Batteries c. and NJ. of the 18th artil-
lery have been ordered to return from
Porto Rico, and with the remainder of
the nth artillery now in this country
will be recruited to their full strength
and sent TO Manila. Three light bat
teries have already sailed from San
Francisco, being those requested by
Gen. Otis some time ago.
Two sharp slzirmishes recently took
place near Manila. In the first at
tack the rebel loss was very heavy and
the Americans only had one man
wounded. In the second engagement
three American were wounded and the
rebels left IL men killed and many
wounded on the field.
The postmaster-general has issued an
order placing the Philippine postal SER
vice on an Independent basis +. w.
Vaille, who has had charge of postal
affairs in the islands for several months,
has been appointed director of posts
for the Philippines.
1t is understood that Gen. George w.
Davis is to be the military governor
general of Porto Rico, TO succeed Gen.
Guy V. Henry. Gen. Davis is mem
Der of the Wade court of inquiry. lie
is attached officially to Major General
Brooke's command.
The President has appointed Col
James +. Smith of the 1st California
volunteer regiment, a brigader gem
eral of volunteers The regiment is
now in the Philippines. Gen. Smith
will be assigned to one of the brigades
of Gen. Otis army.
The rebel seat of government, which
since the capture of Malolos has been
at San Fernando, province of Pam
panga, is reported to have been re-
moved TO Tarlac, % miles from Manila.
in the province of the same name.
Advices from Mananillo say that an
American shell fired last summer dur
ing the bombardment of the town by
the U. S. warships exploded recently,
killing three persons and wounding
many others.
Two new cases of Yellow fever care
reported among the natives of Havana
Col. Remie and Mai Lasseras, the
Spanish commissioners, with their Sec
retaries, attempted TO enter the pur-
pose Of conference with Aguinaldo
regarding an exchange of prisoners,
but failed in their mission The party.
under flag Of truce. were stopped by
the rebel outposts on the road and
were compelled TO return without even
getting a glimpse Of the rebel leader
President Mckinley has decided not
To call for any more volunteers at
present. Gen. Otis now has %. 600 eff
fective men, and 5000 are on the way
or about TO bc ordered, which would
give him an army of about 30, 600 men,