The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-29
Three American Prisoners Acting as Officers
for Filipinos
CAPTURE OF THE URDANETA
WatsOnCadet
of the Unknown-Her in
RiverU o "A with
IN Cebu-Routed and Their Fort Captured-More
Troops Reach Manila-The Kearsarge to go
IntoC mmissio
Into Commission.

set down as New York city. His 'Gext
of kim Is George Mitchell, father, w.
ing ait Bucksville, S. G.
INSURGENTS IN CEBU DEFEATED
The war department received today
the following dispatch from General
Otis:
Manila, September 26.
"Adjutant General, Washington.
"On September 22nd and 23rd Snyder
attacked strong insurgent positions
about five miles west Of Ceou with 265
officers and men of tha Tennessee regi-
ment, and SIT officers and men of the
Nineteenth, Sixteenth and Twenty
third infantry and Sixth artillery,
driving enemy from works and cap
turing seven forts, including a sDlsoth
bore cannon mounted -aTein, and
fourteen entrenched and fortified places
Our loss Private William NJ. Hanley,
company A, Sixth infantry, Killed, and
four wounded. Eneny's iogs estimated
at forty. Insurgents retreated to new
Notifications far southwest. Snyder
returned to Cebu with the Tennessee
troops who had disembarlzed from
transport Indiana Ito take part in the
action. Two companies Of the Nine
teentlh infantry hold important posi-
tiOnS in mountains.
otis"
Another message received from Gen
eral Otis today announced the arrival
of the transport Pueblo, which sailed
from San Francisco August 18th with
6 officers and $50 recruits. There were
no casualties during the voyage.
THE KERSARGE TO GO INTO COM
MISSION.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived by Judge Tdvocate General
Lemly from the president of THE naval
trial board, announcing the result of
the speed trial of the battleship Kear-
sarge yesterday, off the New England
coast:
Boston, September 25.
''KeaTsarge speed trial completed.
Average speed for four continuous
hours, subject to tidal correction,
16845 knots The margin is considered
to cover, and will grant builders re-
quest to return to Newport News. Will
report corrected speed when computa-
tions are completed.
ROGERS"
The navy department win at once
make arrangements to put the Kear-
sarge in commission, and She will tenn
porarily, be attached to the North At
lantic squadron.
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.
It has been definitely determined to
create four departments in the Philip
pines, ais outlined in these dispatches
few days since. There are yet some
details to be worked out and a posi-
bility of changes in the lines of the
departments. The latest plan contem-
plates two departments in the island Of
Luzon, one taking in Manila and it's
environs and extending north, covering
all the territory occupied by General
Macarthur. The other depar tment
probably will be in the north Of the
island with headquarters on Lingyen
bay. Each of these departments in
Luzon will be under a major general.
"A department. will be established, COW
ering the Visayan group Of islands and
another, the Sufu group. Each of these
would be under THE command CT bri-
gadier general. The plan is not fully
arranged but the latest proposition en-
bracing these features meets With ap-
prova1 aft tfha war deDartment