The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-01
.EVENTS IN ORIENT
Budget of News From China
and the Philippines.
TWO ENEMIES KILLED
In Trying 10 Escape From
Mount Arayat

Manila, Dec. a-ceneral Frederick D.
Grant wires that General Alejandrinos
men are trying to escape from Mount
Arayat Two Of them were killed sun
DAY. There is no water on the noun
tain and food is scarce.
An official report says the fourth in
fantry and the fourth cavalry in Cavite
province have captured 100 armed insur-
gents and taken possession Of their
camps at Anabo and 41alagran.
Captain Biddle, chief of engineers, has
returned on the transport Meade from
the Island Of Guam. He says the con-
dIuons there have greatly improved by
the planting Of trees. The Arethusa "a
United States water carrying ship laden
with supplies, arrived here December q,
after tempesuous voyage from Cavtte,
during which her boats were swept over
board. There IS much suffering from
hunger IN the ouHayipg districts OF Guam
but no starvation. Two-thirds of the
population are at Agana, the chief city
of the island and in its vicinity.
Manila, Dec. 8.-The Philippine COM
mission has completed the preparation Of
a general municipal government bill. The
provisions, in many respects are similar
TO General AIacArthuTs order establish
ing municipal governments and authoriz-
ing elections; but they, are much more
elaborate, covering all details The
most important new feature is the estab-
Ishment Of land taxation and doing away
with the sedula COR head tax and taxa
tion on peoples occupations. A feature
new to the Philippines IS that the revenue
from land taxes is to be expended where
it Is collected. The manner e[ holding
election and the duties of officers are
prescrtber.
a decision in the san Jose medical col
lege has been deferred until Saturday.
Washington, Dec, S-GeneraI Chaffee's
latest casualty list IS as follows:
'T1en Tsin, Dec. 29.-Adjutant General.
Washington December 90 No. 109.-The
following casualties have occurred since
last report:
December 2. at Peldn, George Bell,
compan 7, Ninth infantry, pneumonia;
December % Corporal Charley Cooper.
troop K, Sixth cavalry, gunshot wound,
left thOrax; December %, Frank Chaplin.
company @, Ninth infantry, phthisis pull
monaIis.
Washington, Dec. 31.-Adjutant General
Corbin received q cable message from
General AEacArthur this morning which
says that the transport Buford with 500
recruits under Colonel Kline from New
=
that the transport Warren sailed for San
Francisco with 500 convaIescent soldiers
and few other passengers.
Washington. Dec. 31.-General MacAr-
thurs latest casualty list is as follows:
Manila, Dec. 30-Adiutant General
Washington. Killed, November @. Cab
anagan, Luzon company T, 18th infantry.
JOS Rockbud; December H. CaHnog,
Panay. company b, 3Sth volunteer infan-
try, William Mansker
WOunded-Passi, Panav, company 3.
26th volunteer infantry, Sergeant Roye-
Nigh moderate; December is, Duero. Bo-
hol Acting Assistant Surgeon Edward P.
RockhilI. slight; December 10. Limbonas
Cove, Luzon. troop B. fourth cavalry,
Andrew $. Steen, slight; November %.
Palaum LEzon, Ernest Hagedorn Second
lieutenan0, wounded in leg above knee.
slight: November g Augadanan, Luzon,
company I, 18th infantry Edward L
Kershner wounded in chest, serious; De-
cember /, Jimines. 1IindanaO, company
G.. 10Th volunteer infantry. Sergeant wal
ter Hun, thigh, serious; November s, Ba-
rugo, Leyte. company 7 43rd volunteer
infantry. Corporal Robert c. Mahon,
thigh, serious; November "a Co5o, Luzon,
company C. 18th volunteer sfantry, Will
liam Z. Howard. arm, serious; John B.
Good. arm. serious; December u. Teson.
Panay. company X 18th infantry, Ser
geant William Ayers. elbow, severe; No /
vember - Hilongas, Leyte company C,
A4th volunteer infantry, Evans F. Benner,
thigh. serious; George B. Rezner. foot,
moderate; November "a, Camilig. L.uzon.
troop T. 9ta cavalry. Corporal Martin
Bacon, foot slight: William 2. Rushing
Go. wounded in leg above knee, serious.
This season there is a large death rate
among children from Group and lung
troubles Prompt action VIII save the
little ones from these terrible diseases.
We know Of nothing SO certain to give
instant relief as One Minute Cough Cure.
1t can also be relied upon in grippe and
an throat and lung troubles of adults.
Pleasant to take. Gus Saer. 52i e.
Douglas; Geo. Van Werden, 22S \. Main
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