Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02


soD officers and men with rifles several
American and seventy Spanish prisoners, at
BayorboEg. province of Nueva Viscaya.
was Il successful blufr Lieut.. Munro tap
ped the rebel wire. teIegraphed to 'Conon
that he was advancing with large force,
and demanded his surrender. After nego-
tiltioi,s. Conon consented To captulate to
superior force whereupon Lieut.. Mum
TO te!egraphed that he would enter the
town with a small guard and receive the
sarrison's surrender He captured the
whole Filipino force ar2 secured their
arms. The rebels supposing Munro had an
army behind him.
Gen. Otis Confirms Earlier Report.
Gen. Otis has informed the War Depart.
nnent of the capture of the large province
Of Nueva Niscaye and the surrender of In
sUrgent General Conon's force of 500 men,
with arms and ammunition. indicated in his
dispatch "Wednesday. His dispatch is as
follows:
MANILA. December . 1899.
"Ad1utant General. War Department..
" NashingtOn:
Report is received that Bayonbong with
the province Cf Nueva Viscaya. surrendered
November 2S to Lieut. Munro, 4th Cavalry.
who commanded the advance scouts on the
Carrangalan trail, consisting of fifty men
of the 4th Cavalry and three native scouts.
S44A NiclLCA eAI -O4lOiI SUI S4iCiti etl
his entire force, numbering StD men. armed
Win AdGsers' ana numoer OF ofhcers
Seventy Spanish and d few American pris-
oners We're secured. and probably consd-
cradle insurgent property. OTIS
Col BreretOn's Suicide
Gen. Otis has notified the War Depart
ment Of the suicide Of Lieut. Col Brereton,
f4th Infantry, in the following MESA ge:
MANILA, December . 1899
"AdJUtant General War Department. Wash
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r-f+tas l-rf'4I.. . -, ~ r. li-9''L'e' cgiil- ON
F4rranfs. i-,f - '',s''I' f Leai 9dI
I.l-@l- .tf l.'' '' VI LuZ'il' at u
manifested November -. at Aringey
,,.-.,. OTIS"
I Prs,SrI - ~ ~, 81 JoIih
r.-nt. shows that is,- was a most yaIuabie
ana eiil'l~nt officer, ana had been especially
N'i't-.-' '-'''u ~ IN IL-,2h Tor marked
Ir59 HfrI ,-.fbs III 1s9S pS'. tiG pI san 9tn
I4rn at Paterson y j Toyar7har ~ 1S{c
and is said to have been a disfant relative
graduated from the AIiIitzr, "a nv. IL,
1S55. and was .ienGI 10 tbe 1iyn Ts 1r
fentry. He was with thai regirnant In
Texas Indian territory ard NJ 49,
from D.can1I,a- ~ - -" 1lti HeNlco
period OF fourtear1 ,-e,.r 6}lEiTre5 -b - -
succeeding wears he vas rr,,ff-s11- nF nfI,
fary science AND ra,tssz ~ E5,-,,r- -
ler-s M Irrrs,,.t.l, \ - - - , -
served with Ills Iegfrnn5 i1 iI' ii o.
Auri1 1Sts H. reached III gra7 ~ |-,Iti -
tain. 24th Infantry in April 1876 ana serval
"a sChiefduartermastero of yoIrpte-re ,Zirb tba
r1DL Of r1s,t Tor dIYrine tbs e,5,It =, .ii ne ne
US voITTsi AZ tb bt4Ic s ne
i4A4' 5uiy l. 1855. ana was absen; on sick
arttn, as cIiaCt ~ ~ ~, W mr..
he was appointed Iientenant cIo,si - 9b 'S
I'D Volunteer Infantry. and accompanied
that regiment to the Philippines. arriving
,he ,sIS G'Uuei @ -, nc serve credltably IN
deve!oped sy1nDtGns of insanitt aT1d miVr III iie
I'm that state committed suicide at Manila.
this morning. He leaves q widow and three
chi4dren
Reinforcements for Otis.
Acting Adf,,rsnt General c.fI,,oro bas ro-
oe}yed reiepr S,y1 Sro en- -''iSte Shaf mas re-
San Francisco. saying that the transport
Columbia sailed for Manila Yesterday Vim
AaId s+,ff ba,d er,l1 C,r,-,a.,,,.. II -
=, 80 H. l. ~ l.
a." VI 7-u IHIah,rE, t"ehty-ohe officers,
o" men, Lieut.. Col. Beacon commanding
acting Assistant Surgeon o. B. Wood. eight
members Ta.5T hospital corps and two casuals
lbih infantry
Lhe transport Logan, which sailed from
New York for Manila November 20, arrived
a. GloraI'ar i.L ar this morning with the 41st
~ ~N"LulLIttI I'M 7I,Iry' NoI. r r g Richmond
IN command He reported all we'll.
telegram has been received at the War
TIE TRANSPORT Vo.fock IaS, g. :" E. lLls tnat
yesterday FOR Manila with field stan and
seven companies Of the 42d Volunteer In
aeIo,I1 81 9frcers and 1l6 men. in
bers ~ the H~S|i,aS ~ c.-o =, Pi"" hiie mem
Goth Infantry. anu = OPT Deiit
Recomm.n,.,
20, o+,s -. -,-,..-
N''9 mas submitted 10 the War De-
far'meht tht following list OF officers in
the Philippines who have been found o11aIt
hed and are recor,r,.,5., 9
A'4 duNdlct-
Ioth Infantry Ca,+airs . I,.u, ,a.,
1rfartr,.. pa1.. -. - ION
E-i-s4 If,,+s,,r7, - N. IN e'4i'i ,
1,,,~-. ~ ! - a.,
No an Infanfrv- Il II e'iS q - =
son. 18Th Infantry E b Gosa IAN
Infantry, II q. Learnard. I4th In
iSEtrE, Ieter Murray, 2lst Infantry:
a CS,f,. ., r, w A mayer
~ " 80 ~, s.' NdICu''- H'il 'tFairyi q
second lleurpD-