The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1899-10-06
Filipino Successes.

MacArthur'S command has returned to
Angeles, where, Generals Macarthur,
Wheaton and Wheeler have establish
ed their headquarters with 5000 troops,
Il is expected they will remain there
until a general advance is ordered.
There are no troops at Porac.
Nine Americans were wounded in
yesterdays fighting, two probably fa-
tally. 1t is estimated that fifty insur-
gents were killed or wounded.
The American prisoners are expect
ed here tomorrow, unless yesterdays
whipping changed Aguinaldo's mind.
The Spanish commissioners who re-
Gently spent month at Tarlac arrived
at Angeles today. They will proceed
to the Filipino lines. The commission
ers say they are confident they will ar
range for the liberation of all Spanish
prisoners.
Lieutenant Rowland, of General
Wheaton's staff has visited the inner
line of the Filipino outposts, presum-
ably to- notify them that the Spanish
commissioners were coming He met
with friendly reception.
The American authorities are arrang-
ing the details of the delivery of the
American prisoners at Angeles tonight
or tomorrow. A Filipino general, an
aide-de.camp and secretary will ac-
company them to Manila. The insur-
gents have been instructed that they
may send representative to confer
with Major General Otis. The regi-
ments are resting at Porac.
Generals Otis and Schwan and pos
sibly Generals Lawton and Bates will
proceed to Angeles today, where they
may confer with Filipino commission
ers, as the result of an exchange Of
communications between General Mac
Arthur and the insurgents.
Filipino general is expected with the
American prisoners today.
Two accommodating parties came in
to collision with the insurgents near
linus and four Americans were wound
ed.
Washington, September 29.-Gener-
Otis today cabled the following report
of the capture of Porac:
''Lawton's troops at Calumpit and
San fernando where concentration
taking place, ordered to cover country
Mexico, Guagua, Bacolor and Santa
reta. Macarthur ordered to take his
troops and clear country west and in
vicinity of Porac, which he did yester-
day, advancing on Porac at an early
hour with Ninth infantry and Thirty
sixth volunteers, capturing Porac and
driving enemy north Wheaton at An
geles kept enemy on his north and
moved force westward to interrupt
Porac insurgents, but they retreated
by mountain roads, result clearing the
country preparatory to future opera
tions. Our casualties at Porac five
wounded. Wheaton does not report
any casualties Captured one officer
and several enlisted men some twenty
of the enemy killed, number wounded
unknown"
London, September so.-The Times
publishes this morning long extracts
from private letter from Manila, dat
ed August 2Ist, whose writer asserts
that Aguinaldo is getting the best of
it that the Americans are making no
practical progress that Aguinaldo has
regained his influence over the villages
and has lately obtained a lot Of money
with which he is endeavoring to fom-
ent disturbances in Manila.
"Aguinaldo," says the writer, "off-rs
double the amount of the rewards for
American rifles and arms that General
Otis offers for Filipino weapons. The
result is that the Americans get none
OF the latter. while their own are be-
ing constantly stolen"
After calling General Otis good in
tentioned, but sluggish and extremely
pasimonious," the letter attributes the
difficulties of the Americans "very
largely to this false economy"
Manila is inadequately polced, but
the officers known it would be useless
to ask for.more. The hospital are mad.
quently stated, but General Otis de-
clares, according to the writer, that
half the men in the hospitals are not
sick and that to incl ease the hospitals
would only result in an increase of
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