Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
WAR NOT ES.

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The presence at Manila of Archbis.
hop Chapelle, the apostolic delegate to
the Philippines, is greatly stirring the
Catholics of all nationalities. The Fill
pinos have gained the impression that
Mgr. Chapellc came as the joint agent
OF President Mckinley and the pope to
reinstate the friars in their former
power. Mgr. Chapelle denies this, and
Catholics of all sections are petitioning
Mgr. Chapelle and Maj.-Gen. Otis
against the friars returning to their
parishes. To quell the excitement,
Maj. Gen. Otis consented to the publ
cation in the local newspapers of a
statement which he had made to dele
CATION of Filipinos as follows: IF the
church authorities assign friars to
churches who are obnoxious to the peo-
plei they will not be compelled to ac-
cept clfoss. The individual liberty
guaranteed by the American constitu-
ton will not be denied the Filipinos,
and the government will not force upon
them any ecclesiastical denomination
contrary to their wishes"
A large number of claims for pensions
are being received by the pension office
as result of the Spanish war Stats
tics prepared by the bureau show that
the percentage of applications from
volunteers is much larger than from
the regulars. The battle of San Juan
was selected by the bureau as a basis
for calculations, as the greatest num-
Der of casualties occurred there. There
were 1872 regulars killed, or wounded
and 55 missing. Claims for pension
from the regular army number 2,762.
At that battle 81 volunteers were
killed, III wounded, and 45 missing.
The claims for pensions from volun-
teers number 3,55s. There were %
regiments of regulars and three regular
batteries engaged in this fight as
against nine regiments of volunteers
The escort of 80 men of Co. c, both
regiment, Lieut.. Ralston commanding.
which was ambushed near Pima con-
sisted of so convalescents from the hos
pital, who were going to rejoin the
regiment. The insurgents hid in the
bushes along the road and opened fire
In addition to their casualties, they
were compelled to abandon the train,
which consisted of % horses The lat
ter, with their packs all fell into the
hands of the insurgents, who pursued
the retreating escort for three miles
along the road, until the Americans
were reinforced.
Gen. Schwan's troops are in posses
sion of Batangas province and are
about to move eastward into the prov
inces of Tayahas and Laguna; Gen.
Wheaton is moving on Lemerlx and
Taal and has the navy's cooperation. |
His casualties were slight The insur- |
gent loss was considerable in men and |
property as they keep up constant OPP
position. The expedition under Kobbe |
has left for the hemp ports.
Gen. Hughes is at present on the
western coast of Panay policing that /
section. A band of Sc Tagalos, which
landed at Negros in December, was |
struck by Byrne in Negros mountains
His force killed 10 men and captured %
rifles and ammunition. with no casual
ties. Our troops in northern Luzon are
busy pursuing robber bands with good
results.
Gen. Joe Wheeler, who has been do
ing service in the Philippines, has re-
signed. Mr.. Wheeler is representa-
tive in congress from the 9Th district
in Alabama, and is interested in bill
which he hopes to get through at this
session of congress, hence will return
at once.
In order to guard against CHAMBERS
breaking out in American mules after
hey reach South Africa, they will be
7accinated before leaving the United
States.