Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-02-09
FILIPINO ARMY.
One Third Tncapacitated, the
Other Two Thirds Scattered
Far and Wide.

Washington, Feb. There
was little abatement of interest
in the stirring events at Manila
exhibited at the War Department
to day. The first feeling of anx.
iety for the safety of the Ameri>
can forces had given away
entirely save in the case of the
personal friends and acquain-
tances Of soldiers supposed to be
injured, and there was displayed
instead the greatest interest in
the extent Of the loss inflicted
upon the insurgents by the
American soldiers and sailors.
Officers at the War Department
who know General Otis we'll, de-
clared, when he announced the
killing, capture or wounding of
1000 men, that he undoubtedly
had underestimated the damage
inflicted by him, as was his won't,
instead of magnifying it in the
Spanish fashion.
The news of the day from
abroad was found in the casualty
list sent by General Otis and in
the concise and excellent descrip-
ton by him of the results of the
engagement of Saturday night
and Sunday. The officials say
that nothing more can be exs
pected from him on this point
until he has had ar opportunity
to forward a mail report giving
in detail all the history of the
fighting, Naturally there was a
great deal of speculation as to
the future conduct of affairs by
General Oils, but to some ex-
tent this must remain speculation
inasmuch as Secretary Alger had
said that the General is TO be left
to follow his own discretion.
To assist him to a correct uns
derstandiug of the diplomatic
situation he has been cabled the
full text of the peace treaty rati-
fed yesterday.
A for ward movement is proba-
BILE at Iloilo, where General Mil>
Ter has been for weeks lying in
front OF the town 10 his transs
ports, He has never had any
doubt Of his ability to take the
place when ever he got the word,
but there has been a restraining
influence from Washington, based
10 part on the hope that the in
surgents could be brought to a
peaceful retirement from the
town, and an apprehension that
an effort to force a landing might
result in serious injury to fors
eign interest. Now, however, it
is felt that the latter are perhaps
more in jeopardy from a contins
lance Of the existing state of af-
fairs than they would be through
a rapid seizure of the town,
General Miller now has with
him the Eighteenth infantry add
a battery of artillery and it is
likely that he will be strongly
reinforced before the attempt is
made to take Iloilo.
Naval tmoeIs have watched
with pride the achievements of
the naval vessels during the
recent fighting and they were
gratiied when Secretary Long
this afternoon sent the following
cablegram:
dewey. Manila:
Congratulations.
Signed LONG"
Manila, Feb, T. 3:45 P. M
The Americans, as this. dispatch
is sent, are in complete control
of the situation within a radius
of nine miles from Manila. Their
lines extending to the Malabon,
on the North, and to Paraaque,
on the South. and are fully
twenty-five miles long.
While a few detached bodies of
the enemy still offer disultory
opposition the main body of the
rebels is in full retreat and ut-
terly routed.
OF the hordes of troops origi-
nal1y drawn up in battle array
against the Americans, fully one
third are already incapacitated,
and the others are scattered in
every direction.