The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
WAR NOT E5.

ticularly the secret service branch,
which it is generally admitted, has
done virtually nothing during the last
IL months to justify it's 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 n rebel
warehouse near Cabanutan, province
of New Egija, containing all the ar
chives of the Malolos government,
Aguinaldo's correspondence up to the
time of his fight 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 communion
ton with Aguinaldo until Dec. %,
since when he has heard nothing from
him and Tinio thinks Aguinaldo 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 detailed plan
for attacking the American forces,
written by Aguinaldo, in the Tagalog
y
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 ACCESSIBILITY 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
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
Ma. -Gen. Wheaton is designated to
succeed Gen. Macarthur as commander
of the department of southern Luzon.
Brandfort was captured on the Sd by
a combined movement of Col. fuckers
and Gen. Pole-Carew'3 divisions on the
east and center and Gen. Hutton S
mounted infantry on che west. The
British surprised the Boers, 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 fighting 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
win not inscribe; and they are resort
ing to every influence they can bring
to bear to induce people to register
before May IS, the last day on which
| the registration can be made.
Advices from the island of Samar say
that detachment of the AID volun.
teers was besieged by the insurgents al
| 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 f.
V. Smith, of Gen. Funston's staff, in
the town of Jaen, three miles north
east of San Isidro, province of New
Ecija.