The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-11
NJ ARTHUR THE MAN.
The Presidents Choice For
Philippines Campaign.
FORCE TO BE 10000 MEN.
Statement Prepared by the War Depart
nent Showed That Many Would BE at
anila or Enroute There by Oct. 22.
Lists of the Dead.

CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-The Record today
said:
According to a regular army officer
who passed through Chicago on his
way to the Philippine service, General
Arthur Macarthur is President McKin-
ley's choice for field commander of the
Luzon island campaign at the end of
the rainy season.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-A statements
prepared at the war department shows
that by Oct. % there will be at Manila
or on the way to the Philippines $4,000
men. They will all reach the islands
before the beginning of the dry season.
The troops to be sent from this country
are ten regiments of volunteers amount
ing to 1900 men; recruits for skeleton
regiments organized in the Philippines,
1900; recruits for regulars, $500; eight
troops Third cavalry, $50; marines, 400.
Beginning probably today and up to
Oct. % there will sail from the Pacific
coast II transports with carrying ca
pacity of 693 officers and 1870 men,
which will include nearly all the organi.
cations above named.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-General Otis
cabled the following additional deaths
in his commando
MANILA, Aug. 6.
Adiutant General, Washington:
Following deaths since last weekly re-
port:
Cause unknown, April 6, Ralph O.
Coates, Company K, First California;
drowned, July IA. John Mullaney, cor
poral, Twenty-first infantry; July IA,
William H. Murray X, Twenty first in
fantry; Aug. 3, Albert Boos, D., Six
teenth infantry; typhoid fever, July, IA,
Richard H. Ralph, B, Utah artillery, on
Hancock at Nagasad; dysentery, July
| IL, Christian h. Spressor, corporal, X,
Eighteenth infantry; July 30, William
R.-Rasmusson, corporal, +, Twelfth in
fantry; July 30, Levi w. Mellinger,
corporal, f, Thirteenth infantry; Aug.
4, Edward L. Bedell, A, Twenty first
infantry; malarial fever, July 10,
James NJ. Dabney, G, FIRST California;
July 30 John L. Garvey, L, Ninth in
| fantry; Aug. 2, Thomas Burchill, q,
Twenty second infantry; from wounds
| Sixth infantry; July 20, Thomas Tot
ten, L, Fourth cavalry; July 81, Her
bert Tracy, X, Twenty first infantry
meningitis, July 30, Arthur Morse, D,
Eighteenth infantry; pulmonary tuber.
culosis, July 81, James MoCarron, cor =
poral, b. Twenty-tirst infantry; pneu-
monia, July 81, Thomas Conway, M,
Twenty first. infantryI volvulus ileoca..a,
ceum, Aug. /, James McHugh, NJ,
Twenty first infantry; suicide, Aug 2,
Marvin r. McHenry, H, Fourteenth
| infantry; appendicitis, Aug. B, Clar-
ence Mason, band, Fifty-frst Iowa.
OTIS. :
The war department received the fol-
lowing from General Brooke:
HAVANA, Aug. 6.
Death report-Havana hospital No.
/, Robert Bird, civilian, employe of
| quartermaster, died Aug. 2, dysen-
termaster's employe, died Aug. 2, yell
low fever; William j. Money, civilian,
died Aug. 5, yellow fever; Havana, Dun,
can Mari, machinist United States navy,
died Aug. 5, yellow fever. BROOKE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The following
| dispatch was received from Admiral
Watson, in command of the Asiatic
station:
Secretary Navy: -
NazrO, the commander of the Manila.
on July II, re-established lighthouse at
Cape Melville, Balabac, Philippine ISL
ands; hoisred flag with appropriate
honors. july 18th, on his return, 13
Moros, under arms, were found to be IN
possession Of the lighthouse. Landing
part ycommanded by Ensign E. L. Bis
Sett, encountered resistance, No cas-
ualty in Our party. Loss in killed, one
officer and one man of the enemy.
Ilaapn Manaln phinf pf hn
Moros, was killed, seven taken prisoners,
two escaped. Chief of party was very
unpopular with the people of Balabac,
Philippine islands, owing to fear of him.
Light has been restored. Manila has
landed force. Oharlestown on her way
to Balabac Will render all assistance.
WATSpNJ