Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-13
WAR NOTES.

A special from Manila announces the
death of Gen. Montenegro, who was
the most aggressive, and, next TO
Aguinaldo, the most influential, of the
insurgent leaders. The announcement
was made by the pacificos who recently
arrived in Manila that Gen. Monte
negro died in battle. Gen. Antonio
Montenegro, the Filipino leader ana
assistant to Aguinaldo, was generally
feared by his troops owing to the Sc
verify of his discipline. Many of his
subordinate officers have been executed
at his command on the charge of un-
trustworthiness.
Gems Lawton and King recently
launched an expedition of three gun
boats, with 800 picked men in canoes,
in tow of the gunboats. The object OF
the expedition is to cross the lake, cap
ture Santa Cruz and sweep the country
to the south. The expedition, which
embarked at San Pedro Macati, con-
sisted of eight companies of the 14th
infantry, three companies of the Atm
cavalry, four of the North Dakota vol
two mountain guns and 200 sharp
shooters of the 18th infantry.
A dispatch from Havana says that
the local newspapers revive the rumor
that Gen. Ludlow is to be transferred
from Havana to the Philippines, and
that Gen. Lee is to be made the head
of the new Occidental department. Gen.
Lees appointment would be an excel
lent one from political point of view,
for he has the cordial friendship OF
nearly all the elements in the popula-
ton there, and has had n chance to
gain a valuable insight into the work
ings of the Cuban character.
The banditti question in the prov
ince of Santiago de Caba is assuming
much more serious proportions. In
spite of the fact that there have been
many arrests in the neighborhood of
Sancti Spiritus, including the principal
leaders, the number of outlaws is in
creasing instead of diminishing. The
gendarmes are practically worthless
unless they are with American troops.
Gen. Lawton succeeded in raising
the American flag over Santa Cruz after
a spirited conflict in which six Ameri-
cans were wounded. The native forces,
commanded by Chinese, was driven
into mountains, after having GS slain,
n large number wounded and captured.
An American general has expressed
the opinion that 1000 men would
now be necessary to crush the rebellion.
l.. =. Mitchell. assistant comptroller
of the treasury, in a decision rendered
holds that while the marine corps can
not be understood to be part of the
navy for all purposes, the officers and
enlisted men Of the corps who were
appointed or enlisted therein for the
war only, and were honorably dis
charged, are entitled TO the extra pay
granted by the act of March 3, 1898.
The strike on the United railroads in
Havana is assuming a serious charac-
ter The number of strikers has been
increased to 600. The company has
advertised for men TO take the strikers
places. Commercial and personal in
terests are suffering and it is declared
that the strikers will prevent new men
from working. If disorders occur the
military authorities will interfere.
The United States cruiser Charles
ton, which has been cruising along the
west coast Of Luzon to the north, sent
boat in shore near Dagupan the other
day to make soundings. The rebels
opened fire, wounded a United States
officer. The cruiser thereupon bonn
barded the town, the insurgents evacu-
ating it.
There are persistent rumors afoat in
Manila that Aguinaldo, the insurgent
leader, has been supplanted in the con-
troll of Filipino affairs, by Gen. An
tonic Luna, commander-in-chi of the
Filipino forces. Luna is described as
being a typical beligerent and see
ond Weyler.
Acting Secretary Allen, Of Washing
ton, has received a letter from the
manager of the Neptune Co, the great
Swedish wrecking corporation, an
nouncing that it is not possible to
raise and repair the vessels of Ceyera' S
fleet sunk near Santiago.
Aguinaldo has issued decree direct
ing that Spanish shall be the official
language throughout the archipelago,
and protesting against the American
prctension to force the use of English
on the natives, who do not know it.
Gen Otis has cabled the war depart
ment that the transport Sherman has
left Manila with 100 wounded soldiers,
which included all that were able TO
be sent home at that time
The casualties in the Philippines
from Feb. to April 4, 1899, inclusive,
as reported to the Acknowledgement,
are: Killed, 1s4; wounded, go; total,
1.160.
The President has appointed Col.
Adelbert /. Burlington TO be brigadier-
general and chief of the bureau Of or
dinance to succeed the late Gen. Flager