Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-20

Manila, July 14.-Lake Laguna A.
Bay is being patrolled by three troons
of the 4th cavalry under Capt. McCrag
and the army gunboat Napidan. com
manded by Lieut.. Larsen. The forca
makes it's headquarters on an island
living on cascoes, in which the men
are towed about to make unexpectsd
visits to towns where there are smap
forces OF insurgents, for the purpose NJ
keeping the rebels moving
On Tuesday the troops had an Apga.s-
ment at Mantilupa on the south SHORE
of the lake They found 500 insurg4nts
there, entrenched near the shore. Tho
Napidan shelled the rebels and marty
OF American troops numbering lax
landed and drove them by a sharp run.
ming fire to the hills where they were
too strongly entrenched for the small
force TO attack them. Two of the cav
alrymen were wounded and the bodies
OF 10 insurgents were found. It is sun
posed that the enemy's loss is IS.
Troops Greatly DebilitateG.
San Francisco, July 14-Adyices re-
ceived by the transport Newport, dated
Manila, June II, are as follows: "Tha
volunteers are greatly debilitated in
consequence of their hard campaigning
through three months of tropic wealth.
er. Since the middle of May no youn-
teer regiments had a sick list NJ
less than 20 per cent. Most of them
at the present date had 25 per cent. III
and few regiments have less than
one-third Of their number on duty.
The Nebraska regiment has suffered
the worst. II came in from San Fer
nando few days ago with less than
200 men in the ranks. Some of the
companies have only two sets of tours.
The South Dakota followed yesterday
with 275 men on duty The Montana
and Kansas regiments at San Fernan-
do have not more than $50 mer avail
able each. The morning after the
Washington troops took Morong a
week ago, only 263 men responded to
roll call. The Washington men have
been engaged since March u in pre-
venting the insurgent armies Of the
north and south from forming a June
tion in the region of Laguna de Bay,
often being engaged at the same time
with the enemy in opposite directions.
Twenty-four Of the Nebraska officers
are on the sick list, and the Montana,
Kansas, Washington and South Dakota
regiments show 20 or more officers in
the hospitals or sick in their quarters.
These regiments have borne the brunt
of the fighting. Their losses in killed
and wounded range from 100 in the
Montana regiment to $50 Nebraska
men. The loss of the Kansas regiment
is second to that of Nebraska, while the
Washington and South Dakota regi-
ments follow closely. each with losses
of about 200. The Oregon regiment al
so suffered severely. OF the regulars,
the Sd artillery is the heaviest loser,
its killed and wounded numbering 123.'
viii Use Dynamite Guns.
New York, July IA special to The
Herald from Washington says: by
Mantle guns are to be used by the
American troops in the fall campaign
against the Filipinos. Preparations
are being made by the ordnance depart
ment to supply Gen. Otis with six
Sims-Dudley dynamite pneumatic wea-
pons. The tests made at the Sandy
Hook proving grounds OF a gun Of this
type proved very satisfactory"
Otis Wants $500 Horses.
Washington, July IA dispatch
has been received from Gen. Otis re-
guessing that there be sent to the Phil
ippines $500 horses in order tina. a
brigade OF cavalry may be. organized
for use a the end Of the rainy season
Gen. Otis has tried the horses OF Ma
Mia and nearby countries but none Of
them seem to be available for cavalry.
Secretary Alger thinks that animals
from the southern states, not 100
heavy, but tough and wiry, wall be he
best.