Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
InsuIar intelligence.

InsuIar Intelligence.
Captain James T. Ord of Porto Rico,
provisional regiment of infantry, has
been honorably discharged.
Manila dispatches announce the sur
render of Samson, an insurgent chief
tain, With all his force, % cannon and
As rifles.
Tie money ratio for the Philippines
for the first quarter of 1902 has been
fixed at $2.1O Mexican silver to 81
American gold.
twenty-five Filipinos were killed and
two Americans wounded in hand-to-
hand battle in a gorge near San Jose,
Batangas, December %.
A. c.. Harrison, Jr., and DR.. II. ii.
Miller of Philadelphia have arrived at
San Francisco after making valuable
natural history, anthropolOgical and
chronological collections in the island
Of Sumatra.
The war department is in receipt of
cablegram from General Chaffee,
reporting that Odus Reeder, second
lieutenant of Philippine scouts, com
mitted suicide on the morning of De
cember %.
Archbishop Chapelle, apostolic del
egate to the Philippines, declares
there was no friction or serious diff
ferences between himself, the arch
bishop of Manila, Cardinal Gibbons,
the friars and others.
Capt. Tomioka, experimenting en-
gineer of the Togo Kisen Kaisha, has
arrived at San Francisco from YokO-
hama on hi sway to Europe to arrange
for the construction of two huge new
steamships for his company.
The petition for the sale of the
Danish West Indies without first sub
hitting the matter to a plebiscite re-
ferred to in these dispatches Dec. "a,
has been presented to King Christian,
the cabinet and the rigsdag. It bore
$50 signatures.
Assistant Secretary Darling has re-
ceiVed a dispatch from Commander
SeatOn Schroeder, naval governor Of
Guam, acknowledging the receipt of
official notice of the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley and enclosing a letter
of coincidence signed by the leading
citizens of Guam.
Capt. SchOeffel, with a detachment
of eighteen men of Co. E. Ninth infan-
try, at Dapday, island of Samar, was
attacked by a large force of bOlOmen
A severe hand to hand fight ensued. in
which a sergeant, a corporal and five
priVates were killed. Capt. Schoeffel
was wounded but not dangerously.
Five priVates were dangerously and
one slightly wounded No property
was lost. The enemy was finally re-
pulsed with heavy loss.
Instead of sailing for the United
States the day after Christmas. as
planned, the Danish man-of-war Val
kyrien remains at anchor in the har-
Dor Of st. Thomas, Danish West In
dies, under orders from the govern
ment at Copenhagen. The postpone
ment is to an indefinite time. The
Valykrien was to have touched at
Norfolk and visited the ports of New
York and Perth Amboy, N. ]. It is
believed that the decision not to al
low the ship to come to America at
present is wholly due to the feeling en-
gendered in the Danish islands by the
negotiations for their sale to the
United States.
A large, orderly demonstration took
place at Christiansted, island of st.
Croix, D. W. l. Those who took part
in it comprised representatives of the
native, official and planting elements.
Resolutions were made urging Den
mark to introduce reforms and i'm
proVements in the Danish West Indies
and to lift the islands out of the hui
mutations of the past. 1t was also
set forth that the leading inhabitants
OF the islands, especially the natives
OF standing, merchants, planters and
Danish subjects generally, demand
that the islands be not sold. The pro- |
cession, which was headed by bands |
OF music, marched through Christian |
sted, carrying 900 flags and cheering
for the king.