The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

front. LeOnhauser with three compan-
les Twenty fifth infantry by night
march surprised and captured without
casualties inSurgent force at O'DOnneu
ban or Capas One insurEent killed;
force consisted of four officers and 200
men, their rifles, ten thousand rounds
ammunition transportation, four tons
subsistence, official records and cOnsid-
cradle clothing secured. Insurgents
south Manila somewhat restless again
driven back from linus; six men
slightly wounded
SECOND. DISPATCH
The second dispatch relates to af-
fairs in the southern islands and was
received at $3.50 a. m. 1t follows:
"One of the contending inslrgent fac
tiOns at ZambOanga secured the city
and turned same over to Ca plain Very
of United States war vessel in harbor;
other inSurgent faction made demon
StratiOn against city and Very called
on JolO for troops. One company sent.
The commanding officer asked permis-
sion to send three additional, leaving
two there: two companies viii be dis
patched from JOlO. Both JOlO and Zam-
bOanga must be reinforced as soon as
practicable 1t viii require several
days. it was not intended to take pos
session of ZambOanga until later; no
provision made Latter part SepteIn-
ber members insurgent government in
COutabaO district southern MindanaO.
beheaded. New government formed
which calls for United States troops.
Cities COttabaO, DuvaO, SurigaO, north
eastern point MindanaO, of Importance;
troops will be sent to these points when
available. Hughes moving in Panay
with two columns; insurgents have re-
treated from southeastern portion of
Island"
The following relates to movements
farther north;
Macarthur advance entered Dagu-
pan today; ascertained that Wheaton
troops had been there yesterday and
were withdrawn last evening. 1t is be-
lieVed that many insurgents detach-
ments are west of railroad in province
of Zambales. meditating concentration
and future demonstrations. They viii
be looked after. Nothing yet received
from either LaWtOn or Wheaton"
The navy department also received e
report of the acquisition of ZambOanga
which differs in some respects from the
story of that event told in Gen. Otis
cableSram. The naval account is con-
tained in the following cablegram from
Admiral Watson dated at Manila to-
day:
Commander Very OF the Castine
with friendly natives and MOros COM
bined, captured ZambOanga on the
10th instant. No casualties. Landing
parties from CaStine and the Manila
hold the town with Fort Nazro, COM
manding it, pending arrival of troop
from JOlO. There is considerable force
of insurgents at Mercedes, four miles
away"
The acquisition of zamboanga at this
time is of great Importance from a mil
1tary point of view 1t is the principal
city of MindanaO and dominates the
entire southern half of that island
which is second in Importance only to
LuzOn. It has a population of nearly
p 600 people and is well fortified, 50
that a small garrison of troops could
hold it indefinitely against native at
tackS. In addition it is naval station
where the Spaniards used to rendez-
vous their ships in the southern archi-
pelagO.
Gen. Otis dispatch intimates that he
IS somewhat embarrassed by the uneX-
pected necessity of providing a garri-
son speedily for Zamboanga. 1t has
been suggested that the difficulty might
be met by garrisOning ZambOanga with
the battalion of marines, one of which
is understood now to be available in
this country and ready to sail at short
notice for Manila.
LIST OF DEATHS.
Washington. Nov. 2O.-Gen. Otis has
cabled the following death report to the
war department:
y ute dysentery. Nov. u Jacob
Teeter, chronic diarrhOea: Gale z. Gran
dali A, Ninth infantry; Third Marvin
A. Golfer, civilian, late G, Seventeenth
infantry, chronic dysentery; 11th Chas
Guenther, 3, Thirty-fourth infantry:
18th. Reginald Heiser NJ Thirtv-sixth
infantry; 18th, Ignace RomonoVica
servant, D, Third infantry; 10th. John
Breny, musician, E. Sixteenth infantry;
gUnshot wound While resisting arrest,
18th, James Murphy. a. .TWenty-SeV
infantry. variola, 7th, VIM. E Curry,
K, Sixth infantry; gunshot wound. ac-
18th, Norman Lewis, K, -Four
teenth infantry; Thomas Roach. L,
Twenty-first infantry. typhoid fever.
18th. James ClaUser, c. Twenty-f in
fantry; John Larrow, Fourth infantry:
11th. John William, c, Thirteenth in
fantry; appendicitis. 9Th, James H. Hill,
c, Nineteenth infantry; tuberculosis
pulmonary; 18th Henry Ninaire G,
Twentieth infantry; drowned accfden-
tally in river at Oten, 9th. John K.
Woodard, artificer, L, Eighteenth in
fantry.