The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-08

ment today received the following dispatch
from General Otis.
Manila. Feb z.
'Adutant General Washington.
THE lnsurgent army concentrated
around Manila from Luzon provinces
numbering about %, 900 possessing several
quick Airing and Krupp field guns. Good
portion Of the enemy armed with Mauser's
latest pattern. Two Krupp and great
many rifles captured Insurgents fired
great quantity OF ammunltatlon. quite
n number OF Spanish soldiers I'm insurCent
service. who served artillery. Insurgents
constructed strong intrenchments near
our line, mostly OF bamboo thicketa. These
our men charged, killing or capturing
many of the enemy. Our casutics probab-
lyagEregate $50. Full reports today
Casuties OF insurgents very heavy Have
buried some Geo OF their dead and hold
GOO prisoners. Their losses killed. wound
ed and prisoners probably 1900. Took
water works pumping station yesterday
six miles out Considerable skirmishine
with the enemy who made no stand.
Pumps damaged. will be working In
week. Have number OF condensers set
up IN the city which furnish good water
Troops In excellent spirits Quiet pre-
walls"
(signcdD OTIS.
SHIP WITH ARMS CAUGHT
New York. Feb. "A Washington scpc-
ial says:
Rear Admiral Dewey has notified the
navy department that he has seized
another schooner loaded with arms and
ammunition. intedned for Aguinaldo and
hls followers.
Information IN the possession OF the
authorities "a to the effect that the Ger
man consul at Hong Kong was con.
ccrned In the aole OF the arms TO the
Fl,lplnos
Il IL expected that Great Britain VIII
take steps TO prevent the ipment OF
arms or 0mmunitation to the Fillpinos
from Hong Kong
ALGER's CoNGRA, ,ULAT1oNs
Washington FEB 7.-Sccretary Aiger to
day sent the following cablegram 20
General Otis. at Manila:
Accept my best congratulat ons up-
on your magnificent victory Of Sunday
all the more credltable because you were
not the aggressor.
(signed) "ALGER."
Washington, Feb. ut NAV be TINT &
was Admiral Dewey's act IN seizinp
vessel loaded with arms and ammuuitior
Intended for them that luci co Philppln,
insurgents TO attack ,Ae American soldier
Saturday night. for Il Is asserted tina,
oneof the bitterest Of their grievances wa
what they deodlared g. -e the unwarrau,
ab intrference with their shipping. II f.
learned at the navy department that abou
week ago the admiral cause, the splzur,
OF the schooner Taneng, with a ful sun
ply Of such arms for the insurgents. Tn,
admiral's report oiscloses the fact tha
an American and not a German owned th
vessel thus being used to arm the in
surgents against Otis troops
Washington, Feb 1-Nothlng has beer
done since last week by the war depart
ment In the matter OF pepatratlng the
Spanish prisoners In the Philippines Il
was expected on Thursday that by satnr-
day General Oils woul,. furnish the de
partment the total number OF Spaniards
to be car-ied home, and that on the re
ceipt Of this Information. the CONTRACT
would be formally awarded to the span
lsh company trans-Atlantlque. on satur-
day General Otis was otherwise engaged
and the list has not yet reached a
quartermaster generals office II is said
however. that the military action IN the
Philippines probably will not interfere
with the shipment OF the Spanish prison
ers TO Spain and may rather accelerate
II az the dispatches from General Otf
indicates a number OF Spanish refugee
IN the lnsurgent ranks and the presence
OF q large humber OF prisoners OF war
in Mania makes that army more mouths
10 feed. besides diverting a large number
OF General Otis forces from an aggres-
alvq pamuaIgu 10 Ruard tha Drfgunera
aRainst.an uprising.