The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-16
Are Advised Not to Oppose the Ad-
vance Of Americans,
Bul to Divide late Small Bands and Harass
Them on Every Occasion.

the Rebel Leader in the Island
Of Panay, Captured While At
tempting to Pass the Lines Into
Iloilo.
MANILA, Nov. 10, II p. m.--General
Hughes, with part of the Nineteenth
and Twenty sixth Regiments moved
from Iloilo Thursday, November 9th,
to Otton, six miles west, for the pur-
pose of capturing Santa Barbara, the
rebel stronghold ten miles north OF
Iloilo. Heavy rains preceded the move
ment. and the roads were in places i'm
passable.
The same night Colonel Carpenter,
with the Eighteenth Regiment and
Battery G of the Sixth Artillery, moved
westerly from Jaro to connect With
General Hughes. Colonel Carpenter was
forced to return to Jaro on account OF
the roads, and the entire movement was
hampered by lack of proper transpor-
tation.
Company C of the Twenty-sixth Regi-
ment had the only fighting When
three miles out of Jaro, this company
charged the rebel trenches, and three
of the enemy were killed. One Amer
lean was wounded.
General Hughes on November 18th,
occupied Tagbanan and Guimbal, on
the southern coast, and also Cordova,
in the interior. The enemy did not
oppose General Hughes advance.
Recent orders from Aguinaldo found
in the trenches said DO not oppose
the Americans advance. Burn the vii
lagos as they are evacuated. Divide
the forces into bands of forty. HarasS
the Americans on every occasion"
Araneta, the rebel leader in the ISL
and of Panay, was captured at Tagba-
nan while attempting to pass the lines
into Iloilo.
Two battalions of the Twenty-sixth
will garrison Iloilo and Jaro.
San Miguel, visible from Iloilo, has
been burned by the rebels.
1t is reported that an expedition,
evading the navy, recently landed arms
and ammunition on the Antique coast,
and that the rebels threatened oppo-
sition with an armed force of 5000
men. These stories are not believed.
All ports Of the Sulu Islands outside
of the American possessions have been
ordered closed to commerce.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-General
Otis to-day reported the following
casualties:
Wounded in action at San Mateo,
November 11th-James Wright, Com
pany K, Sixteenth Infantry, both
thighs, severe.
In action at Arayat, October 18th
James Turner, Company 1, Twenty
fourth Infantry, neck, severe.
In action at San Fabian, expedition
airy brigade, November 1Oth-John
O'Neil, Company H, Thirteenth Infan-
try, chest, severe: Tony Eberhardt.
Thirty-third Infantry, abdomen, slight;
John F. Coates, Company G, right arm,
slight; George Puehl, left arm, slight.
In action at Bambam, 11th-James
F. Wyatt, Company M, Thirty-sixth
Infantry, right knee, moderate
In action at Madelacat, 1Oth-Ernest
W. Rhodes, Company c, Seventh In
fantry, back, severe; Dell Quincy. right
thigh, severe.
In action road to San Jacinto, No.
vember 11th-Killed: Oscar K. Mercier.
acting hospital steward, Thirty third
Infantry; Lowell E. Casteel, Sergeant,
Company E; John A. Robinson, Cor
poral, Company H; Willie Boone, Com
pany H; Smack Mitchell, Company l.;
Arthur Pettus, Company E.
Wounded: Arthur Radzinski. Ser
geant Major, left thorax. severe. Her
bert E. Harpoln, Sergeant. COMPANY
G, right thigh, slight; George r. Sims
corporal, Company I, right leg, slight
George A Matlock, artificer, Company
A, left forearm, slight; Lazaro C. Cas-
tillo Company E, left thorax, severe;
Edward A. Hurth, Company L, left
thigh, slight: Duke H. Howell Com
pany M, left side, slight; John f. Ref
fet, Company M, left side, slight: John
W. Stokes, Company NJ, left shoulder.
slight: Francis c. Tanner Company F.
right wrist, slight: Charles Ularv.
Company e, right leg, slight: Charles
i. Throckmorton, Company l.. right
thigh, slight: Charles E. Rowe. Cor
poral, Company M, sprain of back. Sc
we're; James Boyn, Company E. sub
naxilliary, slight.
PRESS CENSORSHIP AT MANILA.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The dis
patches from Manila yesterday referred
to Major Marsh" as commanding the
left battalion of the Thirty-third Reg
lment, commanded by Colonel Hare. in
the sharp engagement with the insur-
gents near San Fabian Saturday. The
o1ncer Is Major Paynton c. March, for
merry captain of Astor Battery, and
later on General MacArthur's staff
owing to the character of the censor
snip at Manila, General Otis not per-
uniting the sending of the names of
the Killed and wounded, a full account
OF the engagement near San Fabian
was cabled. but the correspondents
were not permitted to send the name
u MAJOR John A. Logan, killed in ac-
ton, or those Of the others killed or
wounded.
DUEL IN MISSOURI.