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Reorgnnining the Force.

Manila, March 20.--Ihe entire Amer
lean force has been reorganized, two
divisions, of three brigades each, be-
ing formed Gen. Lawton Saturday as
sumed command of the First, which
consists of the Washington, North Da-
kota and California volunteers, under
Gen. King; six troops of the Fourth cav
airy, the Fourteenth regulars, the
Idaho volunteers, and battalion of
the Iowa troops, under Gen. Overshine;
the Third and Twenty-second regular
infantry and the Oregon regiment, un-
der Gen. Wheaton, and Dyers and Haw-
thorne's light batteries.
Gen. MacArthur's division consists of
two batteries of the Third artillery, the
| Kansas and Montana volunteers, under
Gen. n. G. Otis; the Colorado, Nebraska
and South Dakota regiments, and six
companies Of the Pennsylyanians, un-
der Gen. Hale; the Fourth and Seven
l-teenth regulars, the Minnesota and
| Wyoming volunteers and the Utah ar
tillery.
Aseparate brigade will be assigned to
provost guard duty, consisting of the
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Twenty-third regular infantry.
Gen. Anderson, now in command of
the first division of the Eighth army
corps, will return to the United States
in accordance with the order of Janu-
| ary "a.
An attack was made by the rebels
Friday upon the battery at Iona
Church, but were repulsed by the Penn.
sylvania, with heavy loss. Lieut..
Thompson and Privates McVay and Nc
Canse, of company c, were wounded.
A gunboat, with company of the
Twsnty-third regulars on board, is now
on the lake attacking the small towns.
She was last heard Of of Morong and
Santa Cruz.
Native Government for Negroes.
New York, March 20.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Iloilo, March 10, via
Manila, says: At Negros island com
mittee, with Col. Smith presiding, is
drafting constitution on simple lines,
placing the government in the hands
of the natives, excepting the customs
postal and Geographic services, mill
tary and police matters and external
4 politics.
i kilograms from other portions of thu
island betoken friendly sentiments to
ward the Americans. It, is likely tha'
/ there will be peaceful resumption o;
all business.
Senior Lacson, the president of the
native government, desires to retire t.
private life, in which event Juan Aran
eta, prominent native planter, will be
come president.
The native troops will become gen
darmerie at fixed scale of wages AND
with special rations and barracks. They
will hand over their Mausers and Rem
tngtons and receive Springfield rifle
for arms.
i Col. Smith is popular and is display
ing much tact in his conduct of affairs
Everything there is satisfactory.
The Boston has gone to Zamboanga
formerly the refuge of the Spaniard
from the southern islands, to assum,
i peaceful control. After confereno,
i here between Gen. Miller, Commands
II Walker, of the Concord; Lieut.. Com
mander Cowper, and prominent ma
tives on, board the Plover, it was de
cided that Cowper should GROSS TIN
lines and negotiate settlement witt
the rebels, who are much reduced II
number owing to assertions.
4 Should this result be reached, tn
bottom would be knocked out Of tn
revolution. The only thing left vii
be for Otis to tackle Lnzon, and hi
troops would soon reduce Aguinald,
and his faction to suing for peace.