Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-25

States transport Sheridan, which sailed
from san Francisco June 18th with re-
Inducements for General T.. S. OTIS,
has arrived here. on July 10th Il great
water spout was discovered directly in
the course of the ship. and TO avoid it. it
was necessary to make Il detour of soy
eral miles.
LOADED WITH TROOPS.
on board the Sheridan were Brira-
der General Samuel u. NJ. Young and
aides; Colonel Daggett Major Quinton;
Companies Il and II of the Fourteenth
Infantry, 239 enlisted men and two
company officers; troops a ana T..
Fourth Cavalry. seven officers and l13
enlisted men: Lieutenant Moss and -
men of the Twenty -fuurth Infantry:
eight hospital corps mon. and 81 mem
bers of the Signal Corps. as well as
1.2iS recruits for the regiments already
In the Philippines.
AMERICAN CAPITALISTS.
General Otis has received n letter
dated July . and signed by Charles
Blnndford and Fred flcppe respectively
assistant engineer and third officer Of
the hospital ship Relief. who were cap
tured by FilipinOs off iararaQuc on
May 30th. The letter says the priso-
ners in the hands Of the insurgents
'arc receiving excellent treatment. but
the suspense of fearing the loss of our
positions Is terrible" The writer's beg
General Otis to interccdc for their re-
lease General OTIS has taken steps in
that direction.
AUGUSTIN FRIARS ARRESTED.
Two Augustinlan friars. who had
landed from the Hong Kong ship, have
been arrested here. 1t is said they had
documents upon their persons showing
they were agents of the Filipino junta
a Hong Kong, and that they intended
to bear messages to Aguinaldo
ANOTHER TROOP SHIP.
Washington July 2i.-Cables have
been received at the War Department
from General Otis announcing the ar
rival at Manila Of the Xcalandia ycster-
day and the Sheridan to-day. There
were no casualties on the Xealandia.
and the health of the troops was good
with the exception of Il few cases OF
measles. The Xealandia sailed from
San Francisco Juno 22l with Compa-
mics; G. r.. q. and /. Twcnty-fourth In
fantry. seven officers. i0G enlisted men
and recruits making in all 800.
BYRNE'S VICTORY.
Washington July 2i-The War De-
par;ment to-day made public the cable
gram received Yesterday from General
Otis. giving fuller details of the fight
with the robber band on the island of
Negroes. Its text follows:
Campaign against mountain robber
bands, Negroes. more successful than
reported. Byrnc. with his seventy men.
killed one-third of the four hundred
and fifty assembled Including their
leader, Il Spaniard. of Spanish Mcstizo
Pursuit then made by Lieutenant
Evans and detachment. Sixth Infantry
who killed three ana captured one Of
the robbers: captured one hundred dead
stock. many spears and bolcs. large
quantities provisions. and destroyed one
hundred huts. The two casualties in
Byrne's fight are Private David $. An
derson. killed: Albert Il. Jcrkcs. slight
ly wounded. both Company X.
(Sisned) OTIS"
MORE TROOPS ORDERED FOR
WARD.
Washington, July 2i.-The War Do
partmert has ordered Troops a. c. j.
#. +. Is. l. and NJ Third Cavalry. to
proceed 10 Seattle to be embarked for
the Philippine Islands These troops go
from the following posts: For; Myer.
Va; Fort Ethan Allen. VT: Jefferson
Barracks. Mo-; and Fort Sheridan. I'll
F>a oh of the troops for the Philippines is
20 be recruited TO 100 men by the trans
fer OF recruits from San Francisco.