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LATEST FROM THE FRONT.

OTIS.
LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
Manila. April I. 1880 y. m.--The Amer
lean forces commanded by General
Macarthur. are rchting at Maiolor to-
day The men nrc In good condition.
considering the fatigues Of tho cam.
paign.
The plans OF the rebels. n they have
any. are conjccturai. Considerable
rebel forces have besn collected along
the fronts OF Gen. Lnwton and Gen.
Hall. who are holding the line from
the watcfworiH To Lalonia. There "
shooting nightly along this iifo, nppar-
.ntiy for thc. purpose OF breaking the
Americana sleep.
Consequently Gen. f.awton has de-
tailed nve aharpnhooters from each
company TO attend To the rebels and
the Americans are picking on num-
IL is reported that 5000 rebels under
Taytny.
General King this morning sent out
n accommodating party OF two COM
pnnien OF the North Dakota regiment
and brisk engagement followed, dur
ir~ which seven Fliipinos were killed.
on the American side q. lieutenant ana
two privntes wcrc wounded.
The death OF Lieut.. Gregg. OF the
Fourth Infantry. who Was Killed near
tho Manila wnterworks vortsrdny, has
deeply Affected the army. ~ he was
one Of tho most popular young officers.
Ills funeral took place today.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.
Washington. April 1.-The following
additional list OF casualties was rc-
ccived from Gen. Otis this afternoon:
KILLED.
March ~; First Nebraaka-co
Private II. n. iawton.
WOUNDED.
Twenty third lnfantry-company e,
Musician Hugh Ashley, forearm. mod
crate; Privntes Peter Olsen. forearm.
moderated Harry W. Stephenson. thigh.
severe; corporala Frank q. ARM
strong. abdomen. severe. Company l.,
Wclley barnes, thlgh. severe. Prlvatca
William q. Alvey. chest. severn. Com
nany 1, oliver y. cason. back. sever.
William House. abdomen. severe.
Fourth infnntry-company u. Cot
poral Richard r. Schmidt. forearm
moderate.
Third infantry-compnny ii.corporai
Ernest kuncr. lcga moderate. Com
pnny A.Privatcs Emil krohn. abdomen.
severe. Company u. Robert kiAiler.
forearm. moderate, Company L.. fri-
Naie GAYLORD <. blafcly. hand ana
thigh, slight. Company NJ. Charles
e, pohart, forehead, moderate.
First Nebraska-company u. First
slight; Privates John weatoyer, Fhoui-
der. severe. Company ID, william L..
Whitcomb, forearm. moderate. Com.
pany n. Albert Hisey. neck. severe.
Company y. Walter T.. Stockton, shout
der. severe. Company X. John n.
.N.sl. -
son. leg. severe. Company l.. Emil
SAIL. chest. severe.
First south Dakota-compnny G.
Wagner Joseph Waugh. thigh. severe.
Company y. Corporal l.. \. Rlchetond.
knee, moderate. Company u. Priyatcs
William Mc0undy, knee. severe. com-
llny Is, lirmnn Kruger, arm, severe.
First colorado-company =, Priyntcs
Charles Hutchins. thigh, severe. COM
rnny -. John Dennis, neck. severe.
Company u. Henry ltcdmands, cheek,
severe. corpornia John g. oLorkle,
thigh, severe; l.. Philiippi, head. severe.
END NEAR AT HAND.
New York. April l.-"our boys arc
doing well In the Philippines and
think the end IL near at hand" re-
marked Major General Merritt TO re-
porter at the Waldorf
II do not know much Of the country
where the latest fighting has been done,
but judging from the dispatches re-
ceiyed. American soldiers are doing
Hplendidly.
Naturally, am much Interested In
the news from the Philippines II II In
true that MacnhoiaH. the leader OF the
I'VE northern provinces, ls Aguinalio's
enemy and would attack him n he
should enter the northern territory, the
rebel leader seems To be In IA trap. II
he retreats much further he Will be In
the Macaholas country ana II he does
not retreat. he and his army viii be
cut to pieces by the advancing Ameri-
cans.
II have never had any doubt about
the ultimate result OF the war. II can
have hut one cnd-a victory for the
American army"
MAI. STRONG CABLES HOME.
New York. April AIRS. VIM. L.
strong. the mother OF Major Putnam
lradlee Strong, n not worrying great
~ over the news OF his being wounded
In action.
We are not Worried" she said last
night, only Wish he were safe home
again. l received cableRram from
him yesterday reading; In from, OF
Malolos. WELL II was dated March -.
eablegram dated March 30. reading;
'Malolos taken. Well We We're puz-
zled by the last cnbiegram but this
news of his wound may explain II.
The boy would send In a report OF his
wounds and sent the message to show
he was all right"
Mr.. Strong learned VI his sons
wounds ~ his club.