Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-04
CORP. MOHUN DEAD
4 District Soldier Loses His Life
From Gunshot Wound.
A CAREER OF ADVENTURE ENDS
Nothing Known Of Gen. WheeIer's
Coming to Washington.
OTIS LATEST REPORTS

| 9th United States Infantry, whose death
| occurred in the Philippines on November
-, from gunshot wound received in ac-
! ton, according to a report made to the
War Department by Maj. Gen. Otis.
| member of well-known District family.
He was brother of Dorsey Mohun, for
merely United States consul at Zanzibar. md
of Passed Assistant Paymaster Philip V.
MOhun of the navy. His mother resides at
2ll9 California avenue. Mr.. Mohun was
well known in this city. where he was ex-
trcmely popular He had always Ionged
for career of adventure and this desire
was first gratified some eight or ten years
ago, when he went to Central America with
one of the Nicaragua canal surveying par
ties. Afterward he went to the Congo
country with his brother Dorsey Shortly
before the outbreak of the war between
Spain and the United States Mr. Mohun
Joined flibustering expedition at Key
w est. which landed successfully in Cuba.
He served in the insurgent army for a brief
period and, returning to the United States,
became an employee of the transportation
branch of the army quartermaster's depart
inent Not long ago, desiring to broaden
his field of adventures he enlisted in Wash
tngton for the regular service and was sent
to Manila. He was twenty-eight years old.
About Gen. Wheeler.
Notwithstanding the repeated statements
to the effect that Gen. Joe Wheeler is
about to return to Washington to resume
his seat in Congress- the officials of the
War Department assert that they know
nothing of any such purpose on the part
Of the officer. Certainly he has not yet
applied to the department for leave of alb
sencc. although perhaps it may not be
necessary for him to go further than his
immediate superior officer Gen. Otis, to
secure permission to return to the states.
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limited to sixty days. The officials refer
to the decision of the last House that Gen
W heeler had forfeited his seat in the House
by holding his army commission and made
the point that the conditions now are pre-
ciseiy similar. So that if the general re-
turns he must either resign his commission
Or his seat in Congress. 1t is suggested
that a solution of the problem might he
lad by appointing the general to be a brig
adler general in the regular army, and re-
firing him at once. in which case, as q re-
tired officer. he might continue in the legis-
lative branch under the decision in the
case of Gen. Sickles.
Passengers on the Grant.
Gen. Shafter has informed the War De
partment that the following passengers
We're on the transport Grant, which has
just arrived at San Francisco from Manila:
Major Morris. surgeon; Capt. Baker
quartermasttr volunteers; Acting Assistant
Surgeons LittlefieId and Spiller, five en-
Ested men, fory discharged soldiers. four
teen sick: casualty. Private Oscar Moody
+. -1~t Infantry. November ~. acute septo-
meningitis He .sys there were no other
remains on board.
The Athcninn Arrives at Manila.
Gen. Otis mas notified the War Depart
Eent that the Athenian arrived at Manila
Saturday from Honolulu.
Capt. French's Remnins
Gen. Shafter at San Francisco has noti-
fed the War Department Of the arrival Of
the transport Tacoma, with the remains
Of Capt Charles French, 2tth Infantry. on
board. He reports also, that there were
no military PasscuEeTs ana 40 casualties.
Deaths in the Philippines.
Gen Otis reports to the War Department
the following deaths since last report:
Drowncd-RiO Graudc, October - Clarence
. tonepart. *. 9TH Infantry Acute dysen-
tery-Novcmber -. Thomas Smith. X 22d
+ Infantry: nth, Thomas Il. Pail, Z, 2Tth In
fautry; 18th. Dcwanc Goodrich. artihcer.
9Th infantry; 18th, Louis ". Mohuu. cor
poral, L. 9th Infantry. Guushot in action
I November -. Richard Z COrbett, {. 18th
Infantry, 2ith, Harry HIscuck, sergeant II
10Th Infantry: 18th, James Z. Rooney, \,
18th Infantry; 2Jth, John c. Wctherby, f.
4th infantry. Typhoid fever-Noyember -,
| Roy Sturrs, l., Sd Infantry. Uraemia-No-
Vember 80. John II. Williams. L, 9Th ArtiI-
! lery. Chronic Diarrhoea-November 30
James NJ. Hart. 9th Infantry; December /
| Fay Foster, ID, 9th Infantry.
The Warren Leaves Frisco.
Gen. Shafter has informed the adjutant
general that the transport Warren left San
| Francisco with headquarters. field. staff
band and eight companies of the 10th In
I fantry Volunteers. thirty-five officers and
| So men; Acting Assistant Surgeon Harry
;. Moor. ten men Of the hospital corps and