Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1900 — Death of Lieutenant Blakeman. [ARTICLE]

Death of Lieutenant Blakeman.

Washington. Oct. 11. —General MaeArthur at Manila notified the war department that First Lieutenant Robert Blakeman. Forty-ninth volunteer infantry, died of hepatitis on the 3d iast. Lieutenant Blakeman wns born at Haskinsville, Ky., Dee. Ift, 187 ft, and served as first sergeant of Company i K of the Eighth Illinois volunteer in- : fantry during tlie Spanfsb-American war. Iu September, ISSW). he was appointed first nontenant of the Fortyninth volunteer Infantry, and accompanied his regiment to Philippines in November last. <jj j