The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-13
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WASHINGTON, TSn N.--lIs . AsspsAbA
to the War ,Dspartsnent Today GsatsAi
otis predictsa thAt ne cosid end ~ nj,
pino upeislng in twenty days. u Ais forces
were augmented by the rsgul<rs now on
their way to the Philippines. The man.
ner in which the government regards Cen
eral Otis was indicated In an oficial des-
patch sent to him to-day. saying that the
press and people wefs unanimOuS In ap-
proval OF his campaign.
General Otis's despatch says: 1T 10
reported that the insurgent representative
ut Washington telegraphed Agulnaldo to
drive out the Americans before the arrival
Of reinforeements A despatch, received
at HOng-Kong, and mailed for the Malolos
government. decided on the attack to he
made about the 7th instant. The eager
ness Of the insurgent troops to engage
ptecipitatsd the battle. 1t is very quiet
to-day OIL the line from Caloocan. on The
north, to Pasay on the south. Yesterday
small reconnoitering party twelve miles
south Of the city fired on two men. who
were slightly wounded. Two insurgents
with arms were captured In the affair OF
the tenth. General MeArthur's division
was very successful The enemy's loss is
considerable. have collected seventy
dead bodies More are not yet discovered.
Insurgents are reported to be gathering In
force twelve miles north on the railway,
but are evidently perplexed."
MANILA, Feb 11.-4.5O p. m.--The mont
tor Monadnock and the cruiser Charleston
shelled the town of Malaban all OF this fore
noon and desultory firing Is continuing be-
tween our troops and the insurgents On our
left
Private Harry Mcclure OF Company Fl,
First Idaho Infantry, has been killed and
six others were wounded, including Cap
tain r. r. Hamer OF the First Idaho and
Lieutenant William Gardenhier of the First
Montana Infantry.
The troops which attacked and captured
the town Of Caloocan yesterday comprised
the left wing of General McArthur's divis-
ion, supported by troops from General An
dersons brigade. The American loss was
three killed ard thirty-two wounded. The
dead are John A. Gibbon of the Hospital
Corps, Alonzc Ricketts, OF Company I,
Twentieth Kansas Infantry, and Fred Hall
OF Company I, First Montana Infantry: Only
two officers we're wounded. Lhautenant-Col-
orel Robert Bruce Wallace Of the First
Montana Infantry was shot through the
lungs, but will probably recover, and Cap
tain w, l.. Fiji of the First Montana was
shot in the thigh.
The Kansas and Montana boys in their
magnificent charge through a wooded ra-
vine suffered the principal losses. Nothing
could surpass the fearlessness of their adj
vance across an open field on the right
directly in the face OF the enemy's strong
est intrenchments.
Captain Dyer's guns of the Sixth Arti-
lery on the left and Major Young's Utah
Artillery kept pouring shrapnel into the
cnemy's lines at a range of 1900 yards with
great accuracy almost every shot telling.
and ceased firing only when the infantry
approached close to the town. Brisadier-
General H. g. Otis in command of the in
fantry, advanced with his troops. establish
ing his headquarters in Coloocan lmmedi-
aely after its capture.
Last night our lines extended from west
to east beyond the town. lntrenchments
were thrown up and outposts picketcd to
meet any possible attack from the enemy,
who had retired toward Malabon.
Yesterdays fighting was witnessed from
General MacArthur's headquarters ON Bin
ords Cemetery Hill by Captain King Hall,
of the British warship Nurcissus; British
Consul ltamsden, and other foreigners, who
unite in bestowing the highest encomiums
fo1 courage upon onr troops and the splen-
did gcneralship displayed by our command
Ing officers.
john +. Bass. of Harper's Weeltly was
wounded in the arm in Yesterdays firing.
The American possessions In the East
now include Haytay and Cainta, fifteen
miles from Manila and north to tic shore
o! Lake Laguna and Delay These towns,
which have about 500 inhabitants each,
surrendered TO Colonel Stotzenburg, Of the
First Nebraska Infantry on Thursday with
oct a shot being fired