Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-08
ESPECIAL TO THE "HEws."l

special Manila cable says that four
guns of the Utah battery took part In
yesterdays battle near the watcrworks.
No Utah men were wounded.
Dctachmcnta from the Twentieth
regular Infantry and the First Nobras-
ka and First Wyoming regiments With
four guns OF the Utah light artillery.
advanced on the F'iliplnos. The TWEEN
tleth infantry and Scbraskans thanked
the cncmy.s rish,. while battalion "
Wyoming troops attacked them In
front. The enemy were In strong force.
but after two hours lighting deserted
the trenches ana rrtrcntcd TO Paaig
river. capt. John o'Brlon and Private
Joseph sparks. " the Wyoming bat
TALON, ana Private John curran. Of
the Twentieth infantry. we're wounded.
The weather was extremely hot. and
several regulars were prostratcd by the
heat.
The war department expects Import
ant news within the next twenty-fou
hours. Word has been received from
General Otis tina, he viii not wait for
the arrival " General t.awton and the
troops on the Grant and Sherman be-
fore he begins general attack.
These adyiccs my that OTIS will either
today or tomorrow make his contom-
plated advance upon the Fillplnuu.
with his entire force. The arrival of
the men on the transports senator and
ohio has given him enough reinforce
menta to hold Manila while he uses the
other troops To form an aggressive
campaign against the rcbris.
II u expected that In this attack
AEulnaldo may bc captured. and much
done to end tho Instruction on tho
island 81 LuEon.
TROOPS SUFFER FROM HEAT
Manila. March \. 1855 pm.-The tenn
pcraturc today ut O'Clock was NJ de-
Erccr. but the cloudy air was like steam
ana the troops were greatly inconVen-
fenced on IN" line In spite Of the tenn
pornry shade Afforded by mating and
bnmb0Oa wherever feasible. There are
fewer pruHtfntionr, however. from the
heat.
our troops today are not compelled
90 remain In the open country 90 the
same extent an yesterday. when they
The rebels seldom appear IN the open.
except In the cool OF the morning aud
IN the evening. our soldiers probably
viii feel the heat less when they arc on
the move,
The following lights ON the coast OF
panay and Duairan have been re.ca-
tnhllHhcd, Manigonizo. ZlRnnicf. Gala
bazaA, sletopecad0r. iiolio and Luzaran.
The French second class cruiser Jean
Bart has arrived here.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Washington. March s,-The following
cablcgram was received from Gen. Otis
at Manila. dated today
Adjutnnt General, Washington. Cas-.
uaitleH, March o.
san Pedro Macatl. wounded.
First Washington, company ., Cor
porM Frank Johnson, breast. hirht.
March q. waunded. sixth artillery.
battery u. Blacksmith Louis iliebccf,
leg, slight,
First Washington. company X. Prl-
vatc Frank l., hose, chest, slight; COM
pany II. stcelmon \. Russell, thigh.
moderate,
Injured. First Washington. COM
panyM. Private Fred g. Thoroy, foot
crushed on Maruulnn road.
Wounded First Nebraska. company
r., Corporal Walter J. Huntington,
chest, severely. company l. Private
Charles a, LounH. hip, severe John
Trimble. thigh. severe second oregon:
company ~, Private Harry l.. stanton.
leg. moderate, Albert a. Tide, abdo-
men, severe,
Hospital corps Private Cornelius NJ.
Holman, leg, seriously.
March Near San Pedro Mncati.
First Washington. KILLED. company {,
Private Frank n Loyejoy.
CLEANED OUT THE ENEMY.
New York. March s.-A dispatch TO
the Herald from Manila says;
General Hale determined this morn
Ing % clear away the enemy from the
front OF the right OF his wing.
The Funbont l.agunn de Hay under
Major Grant. began Smelling the enc
my's position. Two companies OF the
Twentieth Infantry, and three compan-
les of the First Nebraska. under Col.
Statenbnfg. swung In from the road 10
the waterworka, driving the rebels to-
ward the PuHlF river.
The First Wyoming advanced direct
~ on the inaurpont position In front.
| Meanwhile. the Laguna do Bay pound
cd the Zoe from the river,
Thus attacked on three sides, tho In
surgcnts were driven back.
Captain !. u. o'Iirien, OF the First
wyoming. was shot IN the right wrist,
and Major Shell ~ the bureau Of In
formation was slightly wounded
Complete reports OF the wounded are
not yet In.
den, Hale estimates the enemy's loss
at 900.
Al the time Of sending this dispatch.
the Wyoming troops occupied an rd-
vaneed position.
Tho Insurgents opened IRE across the
river from Guadaloupc. killing Private
Loyojoy ~ company G, First Washing
ton, ana wounding two others,
The insurgents have been concentrate
ing TO the east OF the city ana viii
probably try an attack from that side,
Their principal object Ia TO cut on the
water supply Of Manila. The American