Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Statistics on the Recent Insur-
rection in Philippines.
Bodies Of the Three Murdered Teach
ers in Cebu Recovered.
Passports for New Citizens-Lcprosy
Cure to Be Tested.

Washington, July 23.-Major James
Parker of the adjutant generals office,
has compiled some interesting statis-
tics regarding the insurrection in the
Philippines. There We're 1861 engage
ments with the enemy, more or less
serious, between Feb. 4, 1899, the date
of the battle of Manila, and April 80,
1902, fixed as the virtual downfall of
the insurrection. The larger proper
ton of these fights were attacks from
ambush on the American troops or
skirmishes in which only small de-
tachments took part. In almost no
cases in these engagements, says Maj.
Parker, did American troops surrender
or have to retreat, or have to leave
their dead or wounded in the possess
sion of the enemy, notwithstanding in
many cases the percentage of loss was
high.
The number of troops that have been
transported to the Philippines and have
arrived there up to July IS last, was
Abs officers and 123,SO3 men. The
average strength taken from monthly
returns for the period iof the insur-
rection was approximately 10000.
Maj. Parker summarizes the casual
tiCs VI tllC <AiilSiiSd lily lOilONS.
Killed or died of wounds, 50 officers
and 9S6 enlisted men; deaths from
disease. AZ officers and 2535 enlisted
men; deaths from accidents, 6 officers
and 125 enlisted men; drowned, Of
ficers and PSF enlisted men; suicides,
10 officers and 70 enlisted men; muir
dered, officer and 81 enlisted men.
Total deaths, 1S9 officers and 4016 en-
listed men.
Wounded-19O officers and 2707 en-
listed men. a total of 1897; killed and
wounded and deaths otherwise than by
disease, 2S2 officers and Ass enlisted
men; total, 4470.
A large proportion of the deaths by
drowning occurred in action or in
active operations against the enemy.
Maj. Parker makes the percentage of
killed and wounded to the strength of
the army, 81.
The war department, today. received
the following cablegram regarding the
school teachers who have been missing
from Cebu since June 10:
John f. Wells, 20 Montgomery
avenue. Providence, r. l., and his cou-
sin. Louis A. Thomas. same address:
Ernst Heger, 1413 Vine street. Cincin-
natl. Ohio; Clyde A. France. Bera,
Ohio: missing Cebu, murdered by Lad
rones. bodies recovered. Leaders of
the murderers killed: eight others cap
tured by the constabulary."
In consequence of the act passed by
the last Congress, amending the Re-
vised Statutes so as to permit of the is
suance Of passports to persons owing
allegiance to the United States whether
citizens or not, the secretary of state
has drawn up the rules under which
passports shall hereafter be granted,
and has submitted them to the Presi-
dent who has approved and signed
them. Hereafter passports will be is
sued to loyal Filipinos, Porto Ricans,
etc, under rules prescribed by the
President which are about to be sent
to Gov. Taft and to other insular gov
errors. The effect of the new law and
of the laws going into effect will be to
extend to loyal residents of our instllar
possessions the same protection ana
the same passports that citizens of
the United States now enjoy in their
travels.
The secretary of the interior has for
warded to the board of health of Homo
lulu samples of an alleged cure for
leprosy submitted by a Brooklyn ply
stefan in behalf of a fellow practitioner
abroad The board has agreed to use
the samples in their experimental re-
search.
Sec. Shaw and Sec. Cortelyou had u
final conference. today, regarding the
payment of the accounts resulting
from the Illness, death and intermert
of President Mckinley. 1t has been
decided that no detailed account OF
the expenditures shall be made public,
hut when all the claims are settled an
announcement will be made as, to the
total.