The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-11
AMERICANS ADVANCE
Details of Gen. MacArthur's Move
Beyond San Fernando.
SAYS GEN, OTIS IS INCOMPETENT.
British Officer Severely Criuciscs the
American General-A Raid on Rebels in
Manila-Manila Is one linz
mense Pond.

meuse Pond.
Manila, Aug 10. The details of Gen
MacArthur's advance showed that
the Americans covered five miles In
the first five hours and at two o'clocL
had advanced six miles along the rail
way, stretching on each side of il foi
two miles and resting at night tire,
miles from Angeles, which will be
made the northern base of operation,
instead of san Fernando, where q
garrison of 800 men has been left
The casualties are between 30 anc
a. The Fiiiplnos were surprised. ex
pecting the American forces to NOV,
against Tico. They followed THEN
usual tactics of holding their trenche.
until they became too warm and then
retreatng in disorder. They are now
falling back westward toward Porte
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi.
ments had the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over Is
covered with rice fields and bamboo
thiclSets the hardest possible ground
for marching. The mud in places was
knee deep.
Angelo, is one of the richest towns
north of Mania and j., considered 20 be
a better base of operations tnan san
Fernando. The force, at san Fernando
consisted of the Iowa regiment. tug
seventeenth regiment. the Nin,u rcg,-
ment. the Twelfth regiment. Pe,l', new
Ihrty-SiNth regiment. battalion of
the sixteenth regiment, troop T.. %.
the Fourth cavalry, and IS g.u..
The movement had been planned for
some time, but was delayed bv
rains. Finally two days of sunshine
dried the rice field, sufficiently to per.
init of the attempt. The Americans
position has long been unpleasant.
The rebels almost surrounded the town
and fired nearly every night into it, the
Americans not replying except ON ex-
IRENE provocation. 1t was necessary
To keep 800 or 600 men on post duty
constantly.
Capt Deems, with provost guard.
last night captured a noted Filipino
fakir with several aliases, who by
means of ventriloquism had persuaded
the natives that he has supernatural
powers He raised much money,
ostensibly for the instruction, which
he kept for himself Our soldiers sur
rounded his house and corralled 80 Fill
ipinos. Many others escaped. The
troops also captured 81, 40. Emmanuel,
as the fakir is generally known, has
been predicting the fall of Manila.
His ''prophesies" have created excite
ment among the natives who believed
them.
Reports from rebel sources say $50
Filipinos were killed in Gen. Halls en-
gagement at Calamba and in the sub
sequent skirmishes.
Our troops are now about Angeles.
waiting for the artillery, which has the
greatest difficulty in moving owing to
the wet ground.
SAYS GEN. OTIS Is INCOMPETENT.
Chicago, Aug. 1O-A special dispatch
TO the Tribune from Victoria. Il. c..
says: Commander st. John, of the
British cruiser Peacock, who arrived
here from Manila en- route home, de-
clares that Gen. Otis is utterly ig-
norant of the necessities or respon-
sibilities of campaign in the trop-
les He has 5000 dead to his ac-
count, the British officer declares
and his hesitation has already
shown his forces that he has no grasp
on the situation. Otis field transport
service is declared to be wretchedly in
sufficiently and his hospital corps
farce, and his plan of campaign cal
culated to advance the enemy's inter
est as no other could A serious breach