The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-28
| COL. RICE MAY
| Be PROMOTED.
Advance in Rank Recommended
by General Hughes.
1t. COL. DICKMAN MENTIONED.
He May Succeed Colonel Rice as CON-
mandsI Of the 26Ih Regiment.
GOOD WORK DONE ON ISLAND OF PAMAY
Rebels Dispersed and Driven 10 The Mountain
Fas nesses r Il Fromosd Col. Flea Mar Be
GYOna Command In Lulon
GOOD WORK DONE ON ISLAND OF PANAY

Boston. NOV. 2s.--A special dispatch
from Washington says:
AIjutant General Corbin received a
cablegram from Gen. Olls yesterday
afternoon, stating that Gen. Hughes,
commanding the United States forces
at Iloflo, reports that Col. Edmund
Rice, commanding a detachment OF the
Goth Infantry, and Col. Gilbert 5. Car
/ penter, commanding a detachment Of
/ the 18th Infantry, have driven the
I Panay insurgents, who sustained heavy
( losses, far into the mountains and it
! is believed the insurgents are badly
scattered
Gen. Hughes recommends Coils Rice
and Carpenter for promotion for their
successful action against the insur-
| gents. Lieut.. col. Joseph II. ID ckman
of the 26th, who recently led a detach-
| ment OF the 26th against the insur-
! gents, is also mentioned for gAllantry.
1t is probable, ina view OF Gen. Otiss
message, that C0ls. Rice and Carpenter
will be promoted to be BriEadier GEN
erals of Volunteers, and that Lieut.
! Col. Dickman viii be made colonel
OF the 26th. 1he president has
a high regard for both Coils. , ee and
Carpenter and IL is probable that he
will avail himself OF the first opportu-
nifty To promote these brave officers.
Should the president make Col. Rice
a Brigadier General, he will probably
be placed in command OF a brigade of
troops in LuZOn. Lieut.. Col. Dickman
who is likely TO be made colonel OF the
26th upon the promotion OF Col Rice
was a captain In the Sth Artillery ON
tine formation Of the 2Cth, and was ap-
Lieut.. Col. Duvall resigned 10 accept
the colonelcy of the 4Sth Regiment, he 1
was promoted to ill the vacancy. He |
was appointed a cadet to the military /
academy from Ohio in 1876, and after
his graduation. was made "a lieutenant
and later LIST lieutenant ana captain OF
cavalry.
Should Dickman be made colonel Of
the 26th. Maj. Guy V. Henry viii be
promoted TO the lieutenant colonelcy.
He is a son of the late Gen. Guy "
Henry. and he is a 2d lieutenant OF
cavalry in the regular establishment.
Gen Otis says that hundreds Of the
insurgents were either killed or wound
ed or captured in the recent fighting. A
fun list Of the casualties on the Ameri-
can side i'm the recent fighting has not
yet been cabled but a complete list will
probably reach here tomorrow. But
one casualty in the 26th has so far been
but as not more than fourt''
Of the unfortunates have been so far
10 the War Department. IL is
feared that the complete list of the
killed and wounded will reveal more
names OF the 26th
The campaign against the Panay in
surgents viii not be abandoned until
they have surrendered rare either cap
tured or so badly scattered that they
will be unable TO reorganize. Col. Rice. |
with the Goth, and Col. Carpenter. with
his detachment or regulars. reinforced
by the 9Th artillery, will continue tho
chase after the fleeing rebels. The pras
ent campaign against the Panav reb-
els Is the FIRST extensive one since the
Nity OF lloilo was captured last Febru
lry.