Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21
WAR NOT ES,

Co. Ii, 10th infantry, have been SEN
fenced to death by court-martial, and
that Private McBennett has been con-
demned to 20 years Imprisonment for
having criminally assaulted native
women in Manila month ago. The
crimes, it is said, greatly aroused the
natives. The papers assert also that
Gen. Otis has recommended that Presi-
dent Mckinley approve the sentences
and that he desires public execution
of the men sentenced to death as a
warning against repetition of the
crime
Private Thomas McVeigh, Co. G, LIST
Wyoming volunteer infantry, was tried
by general court-martial at linus in
July, on charge of striking his SUI
perior officer. He was sentenced to be
shot to death, two-thirds of the court
concurring in the sentence. President
Mckinley has directed that the SEN
tence be committed to dishonorable
discharge, forfeiture of pay and al
lowances and confinement at hard la
Dor for three years on Alcatraz island,
California.
Some time ago Admiral Schley APP
piled to the navy department for sea
service. At present he is head of the
retiring board. The navy department
has now granted the request and has
notified him to hold himself in readi-
ness to command the South Atlantic
station. The department is about to
take steps to make the command COM
mensurate with his rank by increasing
considerably the number of vessels on
the station.
Mail advices received at the war de-
partment from Manila state that the
natives of the island of Samar are
praying for the speedy arrival of the
Americans and will welcome the hoist
ing of the American flag. 1t is said
that as a result of the forcible collec-
ton of taxes by the emissaries of the
insurgents, who take all they have
got, the natives are in a state of semi
starvation.
Gen. Otis cables to the war depart
ment that the cable ship Hooker,
stranded on Corregidor island, can be
saved. Arrangements have been made
for taking the ship to the Cavite navy
yard, where she will be put in condi
ton, under direction of Naval Con-
structor Hobson, for the voyage to
Hong Kong, where she will be locked
and repaired.
The war department has informa-
ton concerning the escape from Aguin-
aldo of Dr. Gonzalez and Sr. Ronifacio
Arcvalo. These men were in the in
surgent camp for some time, and being
very wealthy they were assessed quite
heavily TO assist the cause. Gonzalez
was offered the position of minister of
foreign affairs by Aguinaldo, but de-
clined.
According to dispatch to the World
from Ithaca the Schurman peace COM
mission offered every inducement short
of independence to Aguinaldo if he
would end the insurrection. Among
other things the insurgent leader was
promised IS, 900 year and the power
to appoint minor officials, but he
wanted nothing but absolute indepen-
dence.
So far ), $40 men have been obtained
for the 10 new volunteer regiments
last authorized, of which number $50
were enlisted on the 18th. The full
quota of the 10 regiment is 10, 900 men.
The regiment most successful in re-
cruiting is the 39th, Col. r. l.. Billiard
commanding, at Fort Crook, Neb.
The enrolment of this regiment is 725.
The navigation bureau of the navy
| has issued list of vessels of the
United States navy of all kinds, MAX
| ing the surprising showing of 312 craft.
| This includes many small vessels and
craft captured in Cuba and the Philip
pines, but the showing is nevertheless
remarkable in comparison with the
naval list of two years ago.
There are now II, SOS men quartered
at the Presdia, San Francisco, Cal.
This includes $50 recruits, 40 casuals,
| $50 in the regular garrison, approx
mately $3.50 volunteer infantry on the
way to the Philippines and approx
mately 5000 more returned from the
islands and awaiting muster out.
The American gunboat Pampango
! chased the British steamer uen-Sang
from Manila to Hong Kong recently
The gunboat sighted the steamer dur
ing the night of September 10, about
80 miles off the north coast of the
| island of Luzon, and suspected that
she was a filibuster.
In order to provide ample transpor-
tation facilities for the columns which
will operate against the Filipinos, Gen.
Ludington is shipping l, 500 more mules
to Manila. Thirteen hundred are now
on the way.
Col. Gardeners regiment sails from
1 San Francisco for Manila, Sept. 90.
Advices from Kalisch, in Russian
Poland. say that 80 persons were
crushed to death in panic in a syna-
pogue there on the 18th, caused by the