The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-04
DEWEY RAISES
ADMIRAl'S FLAG
Il Was SaIuted by the Forts
and WarShlpS at Manila,
GUNB0AT SCATTERS REBELS.
They Were Attempting 10 Reinforce The
FIIlpln0S at Guadalupe.
LOSS Of THE INSURGENTS HEAVY.
Private IN Third ARTILLERY Killed Some Of the
Wives Of Officers Allowed 10 Land Senator
Has Arrived With ReinioTosmenlS.
They Were Attempting 10 Reinforce The
FIllFnoS at Guadalupe.
LOSS Of THE INSURGENTS HEAVY.

Manila, March admiral George
Dewey raised his flag as an admiral on
board the Olympia this morning and
was saluted by the guns of the forts. of
the foreign warships, the British cruiser
Narcissus and the German cruiser
Kaiserin Augusta, and by the American
ships in port
GUNBOAT SCATTERS REBELS.
Manila, March 4, II a. NAT daylight
Gen. Wheaton's outposts discovered
large body OF rebels attempting to
cross the river for the purpose of re-
inforcing the enemy at Guadalupe, and
a gunboat advanced under heavy fire
and poured shot into the jungle on both
sides Of the river and shelled the enc
mys position at Guadalupe effectually,
but temporarily scattering the rebels.
The enemys loss was heavy.
Private John T. Oziz, of Battery G,
Third artillery was killed
ON board the gunboat Private Wheel
err OF Company J. and Louis BARREN.
of Company q, California regiment,
were wounded.
Some of the wives Of officers have
been allowed TO land from the United
states transport Morgan city, but they
have been ordered To return on board
that steamer by 3 o'clock this after
noon. The l.. $. cruiser Charleston has
arrived here from Aparri.
COMMISSION ARRIVES.
Manila, March 4. 4:30 p. m.-The
United States cruiser Baltimore arrived
here at 4 p. m. today from Hong Kong,
having on board the civil members OF
Al. =
sion.
REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE.
Washington, March 4.-Thc war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram announcing the arrival at
Manila of four companies of reinforce
ments for the army in the Philippines:
Manila. March A..
To Adiutant General. Washington:
The transport Senator just arrived;
troops i'm good health. one casualty, ac-
cidental drowning. OTIS.
The senator carried Companies A, B.
& and - OF the Twenty second infantry
and sailed from san Francisco Febru-
ary l. The balance of this regiment
will soon arrive at Manila on the trans
port Ohio.
No SMALLPOX.
Washington. March 4-The war de-
partment today received the following:
Gibraltar. March 4.
To Adjutant General. Washington:
Surgeons REPORTING smallpox on Sher-
idan. SMITH
BROoKE'S DEATH REPORT.
Washington. March 4.-Gen. Brooke
has cabled the war department the fol-
lowing death reports:
March ., Santa Clara, Private Ben-
jamin II. Davis, Company r., First
Michigan. heart failure following
dengue fever. First Lieut. James Wood.
assistant surgeon. 202d New York, died
3 o'clock today (March - military hos
pital No. 2. Havana; pernicious NAL
aria.
GUNBOAT FIRED ON.
Manila, March 4. 6:0j y. m.--The rcb-
els i'm the village of San Jose fired on
the United states gunboat Bennington
today and the warship shelled that
place and other suburbs OF Malabon,
this afternoon.
The United States transports Senator
and Ohio have arrived here with REIN
torcements of troops.
CASUALTIES REPORTED.
Washington, March i.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Major General otis:
Manila. March 4, 1899.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Casualties near Caloocan, list Mont
ana. March . band. Private Alfrei
Cashmere. thigh. slight. Near san
Pedro Macati. Third Artillery. March l.
battery g.. Sergeant Dennis Shea, hand
severe. Just reported as missing, Grant
Cullam. 90. g, Tenth Pennsylvania,
sent outside lines for information Jan
uary 30 not seen since. OTIS.