Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-28

riddled with bullets and burned, and
the following guns, with their ammu-
milton, were captured: A one FOUNDER;
one Colt automatic gun, and one Nor
denfeldt 25 millimeter gun. The crew
of the Urdaneta are prisoners or have
been killed. Further details are lack
ing.
Cadet Wood in Command.
Washington, Sept. 26.-The gunboat
Urdaneta, which was captured with her
crew at Orani, about twenty-five miles
from Manila on the bay Of Manila, is
little craft of only forty tons displace-
ment, not much larger than a small
tug. She was captured by the navy
early in the war and has been on po-
lice duty in the bay for months past.
According to the last reports to the de
partment the little boat was last May
under the command of Naval Cadet
Welborn G. Wood, but the personnel of
the crew is not a matter Of record, be-
ing subject to frequent change. Wood
was appointed to the naval academy
from Oregon, has passed his academic
course and was performing two years
sea service at the time of his capture.
Naturally the department officials are
vexed that the difficulties of the nego-
tiations looking to the release of Lieut..
Gilmore of the Yorktown and his men
she I'D be added to by this last misfOr-
tune. Still there is no disposition I'M
necessarily to curb the junior officers
of the navy who are rendering such
gallant service in the Philippines.
Orani is in the northwestern corner
of Manila bay, and about thirty-five
miles from Manila. 1t is in the pro-
vince Of Bataan and has a population
of 400 1t is at the neck of the PENN
sula which lies between Manila bay
and Subig bay, where the naval en-
gagement with the insurgents has just
taken place. This peninsula is about
fifteen miles across.
The United States gunbOats Charles
ton, Monterey, Concord and Zafiro had
an engagement with the insurgent bat
teries opposite Kalaklan point. The
Americans landed and stOrmed the
works, driving the enemy to the hills
and capturing and killing many and
destroying a 16-centimeter Krupp gun.
There were two casualties on the
American side. The important feature
of the engagement is the fact which is
disclosed that the insurgents have been
able to obtain Krupp guns.
Two important dispatches from Gen.
Otis ar Manila were made public by
the war department Monday. The
first indicates that the insurgents on
the island of Negros are about to rec
ognize the authority of the United
States An election in Negros will be
held on Oct. 9.
The second dispatch says the Amer
lean flag will be raised in Sulu island
The chief insurgents in ZambOanga
are reported willing to accept the au-
thority of the United States, but desire
to name conditions, which Gen. Otis
would not accept
Secretary Root has received a cable
message from Gen. Otis regarding Lne
Chinese situation in the Philippines.
Gen. Otis discusses at considerable
length the subject of Chinese in the
Philippine islands and the dispatch
was referred to the state department
where it was maue the subject of a con-
ference beween Acting Secretary Hill
Senator Davis and the Chinese min
lister.
Twenty Sails.
San Francisco, Sept. 26.-The 26th
regiment United States volunteers,
sailed Monday for Manila on the trans
port Grant. In addition the Grant car
ried $50 recruits for the various regi-
ments.