The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-30
sEvENTY-rwo HOURS FIGHT.
where Do the Rebels Get Their sup.
plics-MuTr Troops for the Pbil-
HtRrs-Thc Casualties.

Washington March - Ilr dura.
iion nf the hattie outside ot Manila IS
beginning "a attract the uitsuiiuu ni
army -tratcgisis ns b b. VERY i'm.
poriaui element in determining the
strength ~ the men. the supplies II
ammunition aud stores and the spirit
n ibv army. The fr.i blow va struck
before day break last Saturday. aud tho
fighting continued all that las. pguia
on Sunday. and now ON MONDAY.
The reports show little night eght.
ing, except Ia rrpul,ing IN insurgcnt
attack saturday night
s~NentJ-Twn Hours Of Fighting.
With yesterday the fight hal LASTED
= hours. Judged bN thr Standard ol
FS.''; a;,;t!.-. -..... ;,- .s;,s!..,s. !'!!,=;;s
aud others mentioned hy urus author.
itirs. This b. a long and iuicn~,l, urtlu.
Gus engagement
Hut the lighting about Yau.la 3,
quite different from th, -tlullra, ~
civilized Hrmirs. u- ~ le 20 running
brush conflict, with ouly occasional is,
sr"s I.tv""n organized n...ii"s oi
truup.
Ions HnttIr- uf the Ct,u War.
Some OF the BATTLES of rhr civil war
lasted many day. notably hr hutt!,
of the Wildrrncst and the Sighting
about Richmond.
In speaking NJ thu element ri cndur
aucc ten. Sirrnhcru saiI . strr,lnN
that he had gone for ~ry"u Gr,s IN the
continuous fighting nruuud ~, rmund
without renewing the gurpir- origin.
ally issued before the Ggrinr began
The main question iu th"-,. lrir-run.
iinu'd tight. !. tu have 900 applies
STORES, etc. kept abreast ~ ~, tiVht
ing force, su that rhrrr uu, pr mo- ca
hausiiuu. lu this RESPECT 900 the r.
ports uf the lighting ulorr Manila nm
most gratifying to m, auihpr.i..s here
in showing thut the uuy-irrvhagicr,
cummissurN medical and igunl stores
nrr we'll mp with our Hgntiug lines.
insnrEcHts Snppiy of Ammunition.
The brlirf is expressed 90 tLc wnI
department that the Filipino ur, man
uiariurhuC the ammunition ,!lr Is be-.
ing used with such rrcL lc.su,.,.
When ten. trrrur wis lu thr rhilip
pines he went To the FiHp.nI cump,
and remained some limr amprr them
His report tn the president ,i,us that
the tilipinos obtained quite large
AiPply ~ arms md nmmuni Jon when
they captured Ca,itc. and tr-y had
Heretofore obtained supply ni Rem.
incion and Muusrrs.
Gen. Greene also found that ere FiH
pinos had established factory tor IN,
manufacture uf ammunition fur thcsr
rifles, and this factory prulahl; Is siil
In operation aud furnishing vr ficicn.
supply to the insurgents.
Trrops and Transports.
s short time ago the HraluIia ana
Pucbla left San Francisco ,yith the
Ninth infantry. bound Tor Mluiia. u,
the first Of April four sranspnrts ar,
expected to arrive at San Francisco
from Manila, nnd they will ~r'urn viii
reinforremcnts for Otis about III,
18th ~ that month The ltururk viii
take the Twcuiy-tirst infantry: the
Warren, eight batteries ~ the SiN:l .
artillery and recruits: the \rNporf
$50 marines and recruits. aud 10" Nor.
gan CITY siN companies uf the Tb;r.
tccnth infantry.
\ little latcr ihc OhiowilI arrive. and
return with the remainder of "a" Thir.
teruth infantry.
The Senator j. also expect II LATER "a /
the month, and can take Loo men |