Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-03-23
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a We're again taken this morning afte
OF desperate resistance on the part of th
10 F'ilipinos. Several hundred native
le were killed or ctptur.d, and thei
{, forces were completely routed.
Pateios was occupied before dawl
re by the Washington Volunteers. The
" formed for night attack, crossed th
II river and fell upon the insurgents VIII,
g had returned after having been shelle,
s. out of that place yesterday. The lot
g. by the Americans was one killed ant
e one wounded; by the Fiiipnos twelv'
killed and eleven captured.
l. The fighting around Tsguig thi'
e morning was fierce. Gen. Wheaton'l
r brigade attacked the enemy, who had
concent ntrated there, and routed them.
v After the battle Gen. Wheaton's brig
I ade rushed forward and occupied Pasig
= ard Taguig. The American losses
e have not yet been fully reported.
e Gen. Otis is highly pleased, and pro
e nounces the victory to be the create st
9 since that of February 5th.
t The Filipino forces mum bered four
: thousand. Three hundred and fifty
We're captured. Many bodies of rebels
killed during the engagement are
4 floating down the river. Today's fight
ing was like that of last week, the in
/, surgents occasionally making a stand,
but eventually fleeing. Their death
loss is supposed to be small, as the
Americans were unable to see the
enemy in the thickets. The progress
of the American forces was slow as
this morning they were fighting from
! Taguig.
GEN. OTIS OFFICIAL REPORT.
i Washington, March 15.-Gen. Otis,
at Manila, today cabled the War De-
partment that three thousand rebels
moved down last to the towns of Pasig
and Pateros, confronting the line of
Gen. Wheaton's troops, who crossed
the Pasig river and by heavy fighting
diSlodged them and drove them back.
and that four hundred prisoners were
taken and heavy Filipino loss in
Killed and wounded. He reports his
loss as very moderate, and that he now
occupies those towns with a sufficient
| force to hold them.
FAVORS FRENCH MEDIATION. !
Madrid, March 15.-Premier Silvela |
In an interview today spoke in favor
OF the Intervention of France for the !
purpose of obtaining permission from
the United States government for
Spain to resume direct negotiations
with the :Filipinos for the release of
the Spanish prisoners held by them.
Havana, March 15.-The reports of
the resignation of Civil Governor Mora
are authoritative denied.
The nervous tension and restIesspess
OF the Cubans, especially during the
evenings, is noticeable in the vincipity
OF Central Park, where the people
congregate to discuss politics.
The police are under orders not to
allow groups to assemble and are dis
persing them, which action elicits un-
favorable comment from the people,
who declare that the police are inter
ferlng with their rights and freedom.
Washington, March 15.-News has
reached here that the English subjects
in the West Indies have signed me-
mortal asking the mother country to
transfer the islands to the United
States in exchange for the Philip
pines; that the people are becoming
disgusted with the apathy and utter
Indifference of the British govern I
ment, and believe they will be better
off if the American flag floats over the
islands. b
Mapila. March 16- Major Rogers,
commanding battalion of the Twen-
tleth United States Infantry, ad-
vanced from Pasig this forenoon and
encountered over one thousand insur
gents entrenched at Canita. A hard
fight followed; but the Americans, in
a splendid charge, drove the eiemy
from the trenches and captured the
town. The American loss was one
killed and seventeen wounded. The
Twentieth Infantry, after capturing
Canita, pursued the enemy to Taytay,
which was taken and burned.
Washington, March 16.-The follow
ing cablegram was received at the War
Department today from Gen. Otis, at |
| ManilA: "Reports from Iloilo indi-
cate improvement in that there is less
activity on the part of the insurgents.
Reports from the island of Negros are
most encouraging; the inhabitants are
enthusiastic, and peace and quiet pre-
walls throughout the island. Colonel
Smith is directing sffaiIs in forming
an international government. Cebu
is quiet and business is progressing
satisfactorily under the prote ton of
the United States. Reports from
Samar ana Leyte indicate desire by
| oAtS iiiAo O1tdHto IOI lu0 DTcStICG vi
United States troops, these islands be-
ing occupied by the insurgents"
Palmetto, Ga, March 16.-Early this
morning mob of masked men stormed
the little house here doing service as a
Jail and shot nine negroes incarcerated
therein. Four of them were killed out
right, and five were badly wounded.
The negroes were in confinement
awaiting trial upon the charge of
arson. Three fires had occurred in the
town since the 1st of last January,
and had almost destroyed it.
The mob rode into town about l
O'Clock and called upon the officer on
guard to deliver to them the negroes.
Herefused and awakened bis assistants.
They were soon overpowered, however,
and with a rush the mob made for the