The record-union., 1899-04-25

indicates that General Otis is about to
execute another important movement,
the initial features of which are shown
by to-day's press advices from Manila.
The objective point is the insurgent
town of Calumpit. being about eight
miles northeast of Malolos. It was
here that the insurgents concentrated
after being driven opt Of their capital
setting up;'a new capital and making
it the base of4their Operations. s.
In moving out OF this stronghold,
General Otis proposes to conduct two
distinct operations The first one, un-
der General Macarthur, has for it's
purpose pushing straight forward from
Malolos along the railroad and strike
at Calumpit from the south. The sec
ond one is under Major General Law
ton, who, with his flying column, is
moving far around to the northeast to
the large town of NorZagay, from
which point he will turn abruptly west
toward Calumpit. This last move will
take about ten days, and military
strategists look upon it as another eff
fort to flank the insurgents by getting
behind them at Calumpit, similar to
the flank movement which General
Macarthur attempted to execute at
Malabon.
This double movement makes Calum-
pit the center for the next few days,
While attention will be divided between
MacArthur's column, advancing from
Malolos and Lawton's column on its
ten days march by Norzagay. Mac
Arthur has only a short distance to
traverse, so that his forces may be en-
gagged with the main force of the in
surgents within the next few days. The
country is fiat and open, and rather
better for our troops than that lying
south of Malolos.
Calumpit lies on the left bank Of a
small stream at its confluence with the
larger river Rio Grande. 1t is a sub
stantially built town with some 1000
houses.
The advance of General Lawton by 4
circuitous route will be over country
of which little is known here. Norza-
gay is a considerable town, and it, is
thought General Lawton is about there
by this time. Along the road between
Norzagay and Calumpit are scattered
many small towns-Angat, Bustos and
Balingog-indicating that the advance
is through a populous country. 1t is
an agricultural locality with fruit
plantations.
1t is not thought General Lawton will
meet General Macarthur before reach
ing Calumpit.
Secretary Alger said that yesterday s
battle at Quengua had not altered the
plans of the department in any degree
General Otis, General Lawton, Admiral
T0pVNaU nd ho cio
were fully authorized to deal with the
situation in the Philippines according
to their best Judgment, and the depart
ment believed it would be good policy
to refrain from meddling unnecessarily.
The Secretary said that if Otis wants
more troops he shall have them, and
that meantime the department will
make every effort to hasten the relief
of the volunteers by regular soldiers.
REINFORCEMENT FOR OTIS.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Batteries
c and NJ of the Seventh Artillery have
been ordered to return from Porto Rico.
1t is expected that these batteries and
the remainder of the Seventh Artillery,
now in this country, will be recruited
to their full strength and sent to Ma
Mia Three light batteries will sail
from San Francisco to-day, being those
requested by General Otis some time
ago. The belief is general that more
artillery will be needed in the Philip
pines
Although not officially announced 1t
is practically settled that the Nine
teenth Infantry, now in Porto Rico, the
remainder of the Fourteenth Infantry,
returning from service in A1aclra opd
the remainder of the Fourth Cavalry,
In the Far Vest will constitute 1.-The
bulk of the reinforcements to be sent
to the Philippines in addition to the
troops already under orders to that sta
ton. Part of the Fourteenth Infantry
and the Fourth Cavalry are already in
the Philippines, and the plan is to com
plete the regiments.