Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-06

further obligation in this respect, so
that Gen. Otis was unquestiOnably
warranted, in the opinion of the adj
ministration officials, in extending his
lines as Dewey reports ne has done.
The situation is regarded here as
rather anomalous from a diplomatic
standpoint. Legally, the Filipinos are
still Spanish subjects. Therefore, if
hostile operations continue outside of
the limits of Manila as laid down in
the portocol, it will amount to a re-
sumption of the war with Spain, at
least technically.
Officials noted one little flaw in Dew
ey's dispatch in that he spoke of the
American army and navy as general
ly successful conveying just
THE LEAST INTIMATION
that at some points the results were
not as satisfactory as at others. 1t is
inferred here that this might mean the
development of weakness at some of
the more exposed points on the Amer1-
can lines, which might be easily ex-
planned by the fact that the attack was
made at night, perhaps in places where
the insurgents could creep close up in
the shelter of the tropical jungle that
grows nearly into the town of Manila.
Every confidence, however, is felt that
Gen. Otis is master of the situation.
This confidence is based not only on
this mornings cablegram, but from re-
peated assurances to that effect con-
veyed by Gen. Otis to Washington from
time to time during the past few
months.
The forces under his command, as
shown by the records of the Adjutant
Generals office December 10th, the date
of the last report, were $40 troops,
and of these there were present for
duty 1856 men. This command is
composed of the following organiza-
lions:
Company A., U. S. Engineer Bat
talon.
Companies c, E, G, I, K and L,
Fourth U. S. Cavalry.
Troop of Nevada Cavalry.
Companies G, H, K and L, of the
Third U. S. Artillery.
Companies D and G, of the Sixth U.
S. Artillery.
Companies A and D of the California
Artillery.
Companies A and B. Of the Utah Ar
tillery.
The First Wyoming Battery.
The Third and Fourth U. S. In
fantry.
The Fourteenth U. S. Infantry and
headquarters.
Companies B, D. F. H. l, X, L and M,
of the Seventeenth U. S. Infantry.
The Eighteenth, Twentieth and
Twentythird U. S. Infantry.
The First California.
The First Colorado.
The First Idaho.
The Fifty first Iowa.
The Twentieth Kansas.
The Thirteenth Minnesota.
The First Montana.
The First Nebraska.
The First North Dakota.
The Second Oregon.
The Tenth Pennsylvania.
The First South Dakota
The First Tennessee.
The First Washington.
The First Wyoming.
A portion of this force, the Eight
zenith infantry and a battery of artil
lery, are at Iloilo, where Gen. Miller
was sent a month ago. Approximately
5000 men are on their way to join
Gen. Otis, in four separate expeditions,
though none are expected to reach Ma
Mia for three weeks or a month. They
are as follows:
The Fourth, and four companies of
Inc oGF6uleSIlIA llIlduILy, i, 20 ASll,
under Gen Lawton, which sailed from
Gibraltar last Friday; the Twentieth
infantry, comprising 81 officers and
1858 men, under Gen Wheaton, which
left San Francisco January 9th; the
Twenty-second infantry, in command
of Col. Egbert, which left San Fran
cisco early in the present month, and
1000 men and officers of the Third and
Seventeenth United States regiments
of infantry, which left New York Fri
day on the Sherman.
There is a big transport. the Sheri-
dan, now making ready in New York
to carry the Twelfth infantry and a
battalion of the Seventeenth infantry,
1920 men in all, and she will start not
later than the 18th inst That is
ALL THAT CAN BE SUPPLIED
to Gen. Otis in the way of reinforce
ments, according to Gen. Corbin, if the
soldiers are TO be of service in this
campaign. More, of course, will fol-
low as rapidly as they can be gotten
ready if Gen. Otis needs them in any
future operations he may plan, but, as
already stated, it is believed this partic-