Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-05-10
WAR NOT rs.

uone virtually nOtnlnB uurlnB tne last
l2 months to justify its existence.
Robberies take place nightly in various
parts of the city. but the thieves are
not arrested. Murders have been com
mitted, yet the murderers are still at
large. The ordinary police have shown
striking incapacity together with an
almost daily abuse of their authority,
which has won for them the dislike of
the educated classes and the detesta-
tion of others. Now that the elections
are coming the candidates seem to
have united in abusing the police.
Even the municipality of Havana re-
Gently, in an official statement, vigor-
| ously condemned both branches of the
service
Gen. Funston has discovered rebel
warehouse near Cabanutan, province
of New Egija, containing all the ar
chives of the Malolos government,
Aguinaldos correspondence up to the
time of his flight much valuable his
torical matter The belief is growing
that Aguinaldo was killed by the
| Igorottes. There is no proof that he
has been alive since Maj. Peyton c.
March of the SD regiment abandoned
the chase after the Filipino leader in
! the Benquet mountains. An insurgent
| officer who recently surrendered to
Gen. Young says that the insurgent
| general Tinio, believes Auginaldo
dead. Tinio held regular communica-
ton with Aguinaldo until Dec. 20,
since when he has heard nothing from
him and Tinio thinks Aguinado would
find means to communicate with him
! if alive.
The insurgent archives discovered by
Gen. Funston include papers implicat-
ing prominent foreign firms at Manila
in unlawful dealings. 1t is reported
that evidence has been obtained that
some of them furnished munitions of
war to the rebels and it is also said that
the American authorities are in posses
sion from this source of a detailed plan
for attacking the American forces,
written by Aguinaldo in the Tagalog
language, January 0, 1899, and trans
lated into Spanish by Buencamino No
correspondence from the so-called anti
imperialist party of the United States
was found
The navy department is considering
the advisability of selling all the steam
yachts, tugboats and small vessels pur-
chased as auxiliaries just after the de-
struction of the Maine two years ago.
The larger vessels, useful as golfers
and transports, will be retained. There
are about 20 yachts and as many tugs
that are laid up at navy yards and rap
idly going to pieces for want of repairs
and proper care. 1t would cost nearly
$500, 900 year to keep the vessels in
fair order.
In accordance with Gen. Otis request
to be allowed to return to the United
States, the war department issued or
ders on the 4th relieving him, which
took effect the following day, the date
fixed by Gen. Otis for his sailing. The
orders designate Maj. Gen. Macarthur
to succeed Gen. Otis in command of the
division of the Philippines. Brevet
Maj. Gen. Wheaton is designated to
succeed Gen. Macarthur as commander
of the department of southern Luzon.
Brandfort was captured on the 3D. by
combined movement of Col fuckers
and Gen. Pole-Carew's divisions on the
east and center and Gen. Hutton's
mounted infantry on the west The
British surprised the Beers, who re-
treated hastily. Four thousand of the
enemy were stationed there in order to
oppose the British advance. Col Tuck
er's artillery had sharp duel with the
enemy's guns and put two of them out
of action.
kilograms received from Gen. Young
report that Aguinaldo has rejoined the
rebel Gen. Tino in the north and that
they have reassembled a considerable
force in the mountains Gen. Young
desires to strike them before the rains
and asks for reinforcements. The tenor
of the dispatches indicates that Gen.
Young is confident that Agninaldo is
with Tino and it is presumed they are
planning to resume lighting during the
rains
The Republican federal party has
won in all the registration board cleo
tions in Santa Clara. In Havana the
leaders of the various parties are fear
full lest through indifference the Cubans
will not inscribe: and they are resort
ing to every influence they can bring
to bear to induce people to register
before May 16, the last day on which
the registration can be made.
Advices from the island of Samar saw
that a detachment of the 43d volun-
teers was besieged by the insurgents at
Catubig for five days recently. The
Americans lost 10 killed and wounded
during the siege. Maj Gilmore, upon
learning Of the critical situation of the
detachment, sent force which quickly
scattered the insurgents and relieved
the besieged force
Gen. PANTHEON Garcia, the highest
insurgent officer except Aguinaldo. was
captured on the 9th by Lieutenant +.
V. Smith, of Gen. Funston's staff, in
the town of Jaen, three miles north
east of San Isidro, province of New
Ecija.
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