Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

SECRETARY ALaER sent cab1egram
of congratulation on the 7th to Gen.
Otis on his victory at Manila.
ANOTHER member of the Filipino
junta at Washington, supposed to be
Juan Luna, took fight on the 7th.
This leaves Lopez and his sick asso-
ciate the only Philippine representa-
tives in the United States capital.
THE credentials of Brigham 81. Rob
erts. of Utah, as mem Der of the Fifty
sixth congress have been received by
Chief Clerk Mcdowell. of the house of
represen tatives, and placed on file.
GEN. Otis sent cablegram from
Manila to the war department on the
9Th summarizing the latest results of
the fighting. He stated. among other
things, that Aguinaldo, the Filipino
chief. had applied for a cessation of
hostilities and had asked for confer
ence.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a call for reports of the eondi-
ton of all national banks at the close
of business February f.
GEN. Otis reported on the 9th that
the American losses up to date in the
battle of Manila were 81 killed or
missing and 207 wounded.
a two-days' session at Washington re-
Gently. The meeting adopted a plat
form reaffirming the demands made 1T
former meetings, land, in addition,
made plea for the extension of the
rural free delivery postal service. j.
c. Wilborn, of Old Point, s. c., was
elected president and A. B. WEIGH, of
Victor, N. Y, secretary-treasurer
TEIr aaurf Of iunniru fo IN 70
Gen. Miles ''embalmed beef" charges
caused much interest at the war de-
partment but all information as to
the court routine was jealousy guard
ed and officers refrained from express
ing any forecasts in the case.
PREsIDENTS MCKINLEY on the 10th
transmitted "a 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 treaty of peace was. signed by
the president at 2:35 p. m. on the 10th.
The president has appointed Gin ton
f. Irwin, of Illinois, to be associate
justice of the supreme court of Okla
homa. to succeed John C. Tarsney, Oh
Kansas City, Mo.
A 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 were moved
down like grass
THE report of the commission to in
vestigate the conduct of the war was
made public on the 18th. It is a volu
minous document, containing IS, O0C
words
a CABLEGRAM on the 18th from Ma
Mia stated that things were quiet a
Caloocan, but despite this quietude
the problem concerning the Filipino:
was far from solved, and it was though
the natives would carry on a guerrilla
warfare, every bush, clump of trees anC
stone furnishing cover for their sharp
shooters. It is now known that the
Filipino loss in the recent skirmisf
was fully 1850 killed. with wounded
vastly in excess of that number anC
thousands taken prisoners. The Amer
leans had 65 killed, 276 wounded anG
IS missing and unaccounted for.