The record-union., 1899-03-25


far matured his plans of campaign that
within a week or ten days he VIII De
able to begin a movement which IS
expected to mark the destruction Oh
Aguinaldo's army. Although the stras-
glars and fugitives may inf5st the island
OF Luzon for some time, it is believed
before General Otis has delivered his
next blow the insurgent army as an or
ganization will have ceased to exist.
The new movement, it is understood,
will be by land and water, although IL
is not expected that the navy's part IN
the program will be particularly proml-
nent Otis has procured thirteen of the
gunboats formerly owned by the Span
ish Government, and these are to play
an important part in the development
of the campaign Many of the troops
which had been engaged on the outer
lines, up to the date of General Law
toms arrival at Manila, have been with
drawn to the water front, and a crJin-
plete reorganization of the army is III
progress.
The reinforcenentS now arriving at
Manila are being used to maintain the
strength of the lines running from Ma
Mia to Pasig, established by Wheaton s
flying brigade. The next movement
that is expected here is to be by water
1t is Believed Otis will place complete
brigade ON board vessels, steam rapidly
northward and land them beyond the
insurgent headquarters at Malolos. If
this movement succeeds, as it should if
made with rapidity, the insurgent army
VIII find itself completely penned in,
with no opportunity for retreat. To
the north will be the flying brigade, to
the east Laguna de Bay, across which
they viii be prevented from escaping
by the American gunboatS now afloat
there; the Pasig River to the south is
We'll policed by ironclads, and with a
strong line in the position occupied by
Wheatons brigade will cut off any
movement in that direction, while to
the west the Bay of Manila is closed
by Dewey's vessels.
1t is hard to conceive how, if this plan
carries, the insurgents can longer avoid
a decisive conflict, which must end
either in their breaking through the
American lines or in their surrender
It is evident Otis expects the latter, for
he has already advised the War De-
partment that the insurrection cannot
last much longer.
REBELS EXTREMELY ACTIVE.
MANILA March 9th, noon.-The en-
envy is extremely active in the vicinity
of Malabon preparing defenses, evil
IDENTIFY anticipating an attack. They
keep well under cover. A small body
of rebels, however, emerged from the
jungle on the extreme left yesterday
and fired upon the Kansas troops in the
trenches, fatally wounding Private
Cohen of Company and Private MUIR
of Company E.
The Oregon Volunteers and the
Twenty-second Infantry marched to the
front to-day. The Third and Seven
teenth Regiments have disembarked
from the Sherman General H G. Otis
brigade struck their tents this morning
and an early move is probable.
Sixteen English refugees arrived here
yesterday from Dagupan. the railroad
terminus, on board the steamer Sat
Urnas. They report that the natives
are generally friendly, and the officers
invariably courteous Mr. Higgins.
manager of the railroad, and about a
dozen unmarried men in charge of vari-
advantage of the opportunity to leave.
Nothing has been heard from the two
American planters at Calumpit since
hcstihties began. According to Filipino
accounts a thousand Americans ha re
beer killed. the fatalities being especi-
ally heavy at Caloocan, where the
United States troops rushed like mad
men against storm of bullets
Two Spanish prisoners who have es-
capped from Polo to the lines of the
Kansas Regiment report that the Fill
pirlos have concentrated their forces al
Malabon and Polo. They add that only
Aguinaldo's bodyguard is at Malolos,
and that the rebel leaders apparently
iutend to stake their fortunes on a
light at Malabon, where it was expected
an engagement would take place yes
tercay- If defeated, it is further as
serted, the rebels intend to disperse to
the swamps and mountains. The rebels
We're putting their Bolos in front. be-
Eeving that the Bolomen's charms
Will avert the bullets. The Bolos of
the Filipinos greatly outnumber the
rifles in their hands. The rebels are
further said to have admitted that they
and bayonet charges
The escaped Spaniards corroborated.
the stories told of food shortage among
the rebels, and they added that hospit-
ais are short of supplies.
INSURGENT BULLETS IMPLICIT
SHOCKING WOUNDS.
SAN FRANCISCO, March "A. = The
Associated Press has received the fol-
lowing correspondence from Manila.
dated February Dist:
The American troops are anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the six regi-
ments of reinforcements now on the
way to Manila. Until that time will
come there will probably be no very
decided movement of the American SOL
diers, as the long line that has to be
maintained is too thin to permit of
serious offensive operations against the
Filipinos. When the American rein
forcements do arrive it is expected
that short work will be made of Aguin-
aldo's men.
Full details have been received of the
outbreak on the night of February 4th
For the past two months the First Ne
braska has been camped at Santa Masa.
which was practically on the firing line.
The sentinels of the Insurgents near
the Nebraska outposts were very close
at several places, and for several nights
previous to the first firing an insurgent
Lieutenant had caused trouble near
outpost No. , by attempting to post
his sentinels within the Nebraska lines.
Saturday evening, on February 4th,
at 8 O'Clock, the insurgent Lieutenant
advanced with a few men and disre-
garded the challenge of the sentinel