The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-03-31
BIG BATTLE WON IN MANILA.
A Sweeping Victory Over Hguin-
aIdo's Insurgent Forces.
TOTAL AMERICAN LOSS, 100.

New York, March 25.-The World
prints the following Manila cable,
under date of March "a:
"a sweeping victory over Aguin-
aldos forces has just been won by the
United States troops. The total
American loss is estimated at about
100, including both killed and wound
ed. The Filipino loss is between 400
and 400"
WASHINGTON, March 95.-lt is I'M
derstood here that General Otis has so
far matured his plans of campaign
that after he hcs delivered his next
blow the insurgent army as an organ
ization, will have ceased to exist. The
new movement will be, it is under
stood by combined land and water
attack, though it is not expected that
the navy's part in the programme
will be particularly prominent. Otis
has procured thirteen of the gun
boats formerly owned by the Span
ish government and these are to
play an important part in the devel-
ment of the campaign. Many of the
troops which had been engaged upon
the outer lines up to the date of Gen
eral Lawton's arrival at Manila, have
been withdrawn to the water front
and complete reorganization of the
army is in progress. The reinforce
ments now arriving at Manila are
being used to maintain the strength
of the lines running from Manila to
Pasig established by Wheaton's fly
ing brigade.
The next movement that is expected
here is to be by water 1t is believed
that Otis will place a complete brigade
on board vessels, steam rapidly north
ward and land them beyond the in
surgent headquarters at Malolos. If
this movement succeeds, as it SHOULD
if made with rapidity, the insur-
gent army will find itself COM
pletely penned in with no oppor-
tunity for retreat. To the north will
be this flying brigade, on the east
Laguna de Bay, across which they
will be prevented from escaping by
the American gunboats now atioat
there, the Pasig river to the south is
well policed by ironclads and with a
strong line in the position occupied
by Wheaton's brigade will cut off any
movement in that direction, while to
the west the bay of Manila is closed
by Dewey's vessels.
1t is hard to conceive how, if this
plan carries, the insurgents can longer
avoid decisive conflict which must
end either in breaking through the
American lines or in their surrender.
1t is evident that Otis expects the lat
ter, for he has already advised the
War department that the insurgents
can not last much longer.
MANILA, March 25.-The enemy are
extremely active in the vicinity of
Malabon in preparing defenses, evil
IDENTIFY anticipating an attack. They
keep well under cover A small body
of rebels, however, emerged from the
jungle on the extreme left yesterday
and fired upon the Kansas troops in
the trenches, fatally wounding Private
Cohen of Company B and Private
Muir of Company E.
The Two Kansnns Wounded.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 25 john c.
Muir mot Musr), who is reported
among the wounded at Manila, enlist
ed in the Twentieth Kansas from
Westphalia, Anderson county, and is
81 years of age. The name of his
nearest relative is not given on the
adiutant generals record. Morris j. |
Cohen was recruited at San Francisco
July 1 and assigned to company |