The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-15
IN THE FAR EAST.
Events and Matters of Interest In tho
Philippines.


lowing despatch was received from Gen.
Obs this morning:
"Manila, March 6.--Additional casu-
allies March a, near San Pedro Macati
are, killed three, wounded three, iujur-
ed two.
Washington, March GA cablegram
from Gen. Obs received at the war de-
partnent this morning gives statement |
of deaths since last report, March 2, d.
Wounds received in action, B; variola, |
g; typhoid j; diarrLGa2
MANILA, March S-The tempera-
ture at three O'clock this afternoon was
81. but it was cloudy and the air was
| ike steam. The troops are greatly in
convenienced on the line in spite of the
temporary shade afforded by mating
aud bamboos wherever feasible. There
were fewer prostrations, however, from
the heat. Our troops to-day are not
compelled to remain in the open coun-
try to the same extent as when they
were engaged clearing jungle. The
rebels seldom appear in the open, ex-
cept in the cool of the morning and in
the evening, Our soldiers will prob
ably feel the heat less when they are
on the move.
WAsHINGToN.-General Otis cables
from Manila March 8: Casualties M arch
a, near San Pedro Macati, two wounded;
March g, three wounded, two injured;
March Z, near San Pedro Macati;
killed, Private Frank A. Lovejoy, First
Washington.
General Brooke cables from Havana
that Privates Lewis w. Channel, Com
pany F, Eighth Massachusetts,, died of
typhoid fever on hospital ship, Mis-.
souri,. Sergeant Benjamin Hollis,
Eighth Illinois, at Santiago and Pri-
Yates Chris. Shoon, Eighth Cavalry
Puerto Principe.
Especial cable to Publishers Press,"
Boston.-General Hale is Withdrawing
his troops and the insurgents have &C.
cupied their lost ground during the
night. Nineteen sharpshooters were
captured within the lines by Capt.
Lincks of Idaho. Private Champlain,
Fourteenth infantry, doing outpost
duty, was mistaken for Filipino dur.
ing the night and shot dead by sentry
from his own company. The Negros
and Cebu expeditions landed without
opposition. The native civil officials
were retained by the American admin.
istration. (Signed ED. L. KEEN.
Boston, March 10.-Special cable
gram to the Publishers Press from Ma
Mia: At San Pedro Macati to-day a
band of insurgents was discovered
building an embankment on the road
eighty yards to the left of the Kansas
regiment. A company of Kansas SOL
diers charged, driving them back.
} Capt. Edward Smith, First Idaho, was
wounded to-day in a skirmish. The
bodies of Col. Smith, First Tennessee,
Maj. McConville, First Idaho, Lieut..
French, First Montana, Capt. Elliott,
: Twentieth Kansas, have been shipped
| to San Francisco on the Scandal.
WASHINGTON, Mch. 1O.-The war
department received a cablegram this
morning from Manila stating that the
transport Grant has arrived. The
troops are in good condition. The
| Arizona and Newport leave today for
y San Francisco. The Grant with Mai
Gen. Lawton's command sailed foi
New York January 10, with the entire
= fourth infantry, and four companies Of
: the Seventeenth, a total of forty-twC
i. officers and LIS men.
r MANILA, March 11.-Lawton's com
i mand has landed from the transport
= Grant and now general forward
: movement is contemplated. Quiet con
v tinues all along the line. United States
cruiser Charleston has relieved the
converted steamship Buffalo off Para
naque. The last batch of Spanish sol
: diers, 1856 men, excepting few in hos
b pitfalls embarked for Spain yesterday.
K MANILA, Mch. 13.-Guadaloupe wa
j. captured this morning by Gen. Wheat
n on's new brigade, consisting of tn,
twentieth and twenty-second regulars
- a portion of the Oregon and Washing
ton volunteers, the fourth cavalr,
II mounted and the sixth artillery. TIL,
g troops advanced south ward from Sal
!. Pedro Macati, right Ganking behint
= the town. Resistance was slight. Th
y" enemy retreated toward Pasig ant
3. Pateros and then attacked. A gunboa
n steamed up the Pasig, Smelling tn
n jungle and materially aiding the troops
:. The American loss was five wounded
70 The total casualties are, enemy's loss
70 forty killed, large number wounde,
and sixteen who fell into the hands O
the Americans. The American wound
ed we're all regulars.
10 MANILA, March 13.-Gen. Otis ha
D. forbidden a continuance of the negoti
u atoms between the Spanish commits
sioners and Filipinos to release tn
= Spanish prisoners held by the natives
"a The object is presumably to proven
l. the Filipinos from obtaining the i'm
= mense indemnity demanded for freein
ic the prisoners, as the money is un
:, doubtedly used in aiding the nativ
~ cause.
MANILA, March 13.-6 p. M.-Sal
d Nicolo and Pasig were also capture
v today by Wheaton's flying column
10 After taking Guadalupe the troop
moved to the right and passed throug
San Nicolo meeting but little resist
ance. Pateros was next attacked, th
d insurgents retreating to Pasig. Whea
IL toms men followed them closely to Pa
> sig, where another stand of some hour
= duration was made by the enemy
a. The artillery bombarded the town Wig
D, orously, finally causing the Filipino