The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-19
OUR DEAD SOLDIERS.
Transports Leave Santiago and
Manila with Corpses on Board.
PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONS REPORT.
The First Volume Likely to BE Laid Before
Congress This Week-The Newly
Created Military Department
of Alaska.

Washington, Jan. -Quartermas-
ter General Ludington is informed,
that the transport Mcclellan has left
Santiago with the remains of rs sol
diers, who died last spring from yell
low fever, and 37j metallic baskets
bound for New York. All of the un-
claimed dead will be brought to Wash
ington and inferred in the national
cemetery at Arlington by the side of
other victims of the Spanish war in
Cuba. The empty caskets are des-
tined eventually for Manila, where
they will be used for bringing home
the bodies of soldiers who lost their
lives in the Philippines. The trans
port City of Petin has already left
Manila for San Francisco with the
bodies of 1856 soldiers and others who.
died in the Philippines. The war de-
partment is as yet uniformed as to-
what bodies are on the vessel, but eX-
poets TO receive complete and accu
rate list upon the arrival of the vessel
at San Francisco. All of these bodies
not claimed by relatives or friends
for private interment will be buried AT
the national cemetery at the Preside
of San Francisco.
Philippine Commission's Reports
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Philip
pine commission yesterday completed
its reports and dispatches to the pub
lie printer. Proofs of the first section
are expected to-day and there is every
reason to believe that the first vol
ume at least can be laid before con
gress within week. Because of the
tendency of the Philippine question
just now before congress il is re
garded as desirable by the commits
sion that this material be submitted
at the earliest possible moment. The
report is volumnous and arranged i'm
an orderly fashion that will make it
particularly valuable for use as
reference work. It, will be divided
into several volumes. The first vol
ume is devoted entirely to the polit-
ical issues involved in the acquisition.
of the Philippines. 1t sets out the in
structions of the president to the
commission end describes the opera
tons of the commissioners under those
instructions. Then follow chapters
on various government, cur
rency, the Chinese question, naval re-
quisites, etc. OF these subjects the
one treated Mt by far the greatest
length is that of government. The
second volume will be devoted to the
resources OF the island, and these are
sufficiently important and numerous
to occupy full volume in their de-
scription. other volumes will follow,
containing the great mass of testi-
mony taken by the commission in
pursuance OF the presidents instruc-
tions.
The Military Department of Alaska.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Col. c. NJ,
Randall, Eighth infantry, arrived in
this city yesterday from Havana, Gu.
ba, and reported at the war depart
ment for duty under orders assign
ing him to the command of the new
ly created military department Of
Alaska. He had a conference with
Secretary Root yesterday afternoon in
regard TO the character and scope OF
his new duties. In view of the inn
portance of the Alaskan department
it has been decided to promote Col.
Randall to be Il brigadier general and
to give him "A sufficient military force
and every facility for the execution
of the policy of the government in
our extreme northwest possessions.
The military strength in Alaska will
be increased by regiment of infan-
try, the selection of which will be de-
termined later and Col. Rainfall will
establish temporary headquarters at
Vancouver barracks, Washington, un.
til navigation opens and climatic CON
ditions permit of the establishment
of permanent headquarters at st. Mi
chaers, Alaska.