Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
DEWEY RAISES HIS NEW FLAG.
lie Is Duly Sniuted-Tvo of the Com
missioncrs Arrive,

MANILA. March 4.-Admirh George
Dewey raised his flag as an admiral on
board the Olympia this morning. and was
salgted by the guns Of the forts and CT
the foreign warships, the British cruiser
Narcissus. and the German cruiser Kali
serin Augusta, and by the American ships
in port
The United States cruiser Baltimore ar
rived here at 4 r. NJ to-day with two OF
the civil members OF the Philippines COM
mission-Proiessor J. G.. Schurmann, pres
ident Of Cornell University and Profess
sor Dean =. Worcester. Of the University
OF Michigan.
WIVES OF OFFICERS LAND
Some Of the wives Of officers have been
allowed to land from the United states
transport Morgan City. but they nave
been ordered to return on board that
steamer by o'clock this evening.
The United States cruiser Charleston
has arrived here from Apparri.
DEWEY'S THANKS.
WASHINGTON. March Admiral
Dewey to-day clbled Secretary Long as
follows:
Manila, March 4.-please accept for
yourself the President and Congress. end
the great honor which has been conferred
upon me-
(slgneD DEWEY"
REINFORCEMENT ARRIVE.
WASHINGTON. March THE War De-
partment has received the following cable
gram announcing the arrival az Manila
of the six companies of reinforcements
for the army in the Philippines:
Manila. March 4-Adiutant-G General.
Washngton The transport Senator just
arrived. Troops in good health. one
casualty-accidental drowning
Signed Otis"
REBELS SHELLED.
MANILA. March 4. il Is A. M-At day
light General WheatOn's outp0sts dlscoy-
cred a large body of rebels attempting
TO cross the river for the purpose Of re-
nfOrcing the enemy at Guadalupe. and a
gunboat advanced under a heavy fire and
poured shot into the jungle on both sides
OF the river and shelled the enemy 3
position at Guadalupe. effectIally, al
though only temporarily. scattering The
rebels. The enemy's loss was heavy.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
Private J. r. Oise Of Battery G. Third
Artillery, was killed.
on board the gunboat. privates w
Wheeler Company l.. and Louis BARREN,
Company G., California Regiment, were
wounded.
MORA SHETIED.
MANILA March a, 4.0j p. M-The
rebels I'm the village of San Jose fired ON
the United states gunb0at Pennington to-
day, and the warshp sheiod that place
and other suburbs OF MalabOn this after
noon.
The United States transports Senator
and Ohio have arrived here with reinforce
meuts of troops.
OTIS CALLS on COMMISSIONERS.
MANILA, March 4-l0:Jj 4. M-General
Otis. accompanied by his aides. Captain
Murray and Lieutenant Slade, this morn
ing paid formal visit 10 the civil mem
bers Of the United States-Philppine Com
mission, who arrived here yesterday from
Honekong on board the cruiser Bditi-
more.
\ house on the Ermite waterfront has
been prepared for the residence OF the
commission Colonel Charles DENLY, the
only one OF the commissioners who has
not arrived. ls expected by the next
steamer from Hougk0ng.
OHIO NOT ARRIVED.
The vessel which arrived here yester-
day. and which WIS reported az tho
transport Ohio. turns ont 10 DE the gun
boat Manila. The error was caused by a
dense fog.
The troops brought by the transport
Senator are still on board that vessel
A permanent cable has been establish
ed between Manila and Cayite