Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-17
QUIET BUT LuZON.
General Otis Sends Encouraging News
From the Philippines.
OUR ADVANCE CONTINUED.
village of Cninti Captured After n
Fierce Struggle of Four Hours
With IntreMchcd F%i1ipinos.
Rebel Loss Heavy.

Washington, March 1.-THE GROWN,
success Of the American campaign II
the Philippines is indicated in this ca.
Bile dispatch, received at the war de.
partment:
Manila, March Is.
Reports from lloilo indicate improve
ment; less activity on the part of insur-
gents OF island.
Reports from Negroes most encour-
aging: inhabitants enthusiastic: quiet
prevails throughout the island AMI
Colonel Smith directing affairs in franz
ing internal government.
"Cebu quiet; business progressing I'M
der United State projections: reports
from Samar and Leyte indicate desire
OF inhabitants for United States troops;
these islands occupied: insurgents con-
troll confined to Luzon.
The occupation Of the Paslg river
line. with the control Of Laguna de Bay,
has cut the country occupied by the Ia
gales in two nearly equal parts.
OTIS"
The most valuable information con-
tanned in this message, in the opinion
of the war office. is that the insurgent
strength is now confined to a small re-
gion in the island of Luzon.
Although the plan of General Otis
campaign is not divulged at the war
no secret is made of the
fact that the ultimate object of the
present aggressive movement is to cap
ture Malolos and, if possible, the in
surgent leader. Aguinaldo himself. If
details of the plan of campaign are
known at the war department., no in
is obtainable, for obvious
reasons, but 1t is stated freely that a
result is to be expected with
n a very short time.
In this statement due account is taken
Il the slowness with which the Amcri-
troops are advancing. The
~ is q difficult one in which to carry
m a swift campaign, n General
so called flying column is
lot traversing the distances from city
o city In the rapid manner which the
am given to his command would i'm
~.
Invariably successful.
But up to this time the progress of s
bly, successful, and the campaign
~ I NC hdiIIpCIeu W flOtIllIlS Gk-
apt the topography Of the country.
There is a very keen desire on the -.
Of h war department officers !
lat A%guinaldo be captured. The ad- Z
Illustration is convinced that the back ,
ne of the i%nsurgent movement would i
broken by the loss of the chief leader, n
Id there is a great deal Of hope that :
.guinaldo may be taken prisoner. The y
ct Is we'll recognized among the Off "
rs that an organization of ignorant $
I'd half savage men such as Aguinal- y
IS followers speedily breaks up when
loses Its chief leader.
II MalolOs is taken, as will almost
be the case, a strong effort h
II be made TO capture Aguinaldo and r
me Of his principal officers. "
The transport Grant. which carried VI
neral Lawton n his command to DC
anila, will soon sail for San Francis OF
She will bring home only sick and II
men. so
The following cable dispatch has been sa
from General Otis:
Manila. March 16.
March IL near Guada-
pc: Wounded-Twentieth infantry. OF
NJ. Sergeant William Berk- Lt
. shoulder. slight. Near San Pedro he
cati: Wounded-Sixth artillery, Bat al
y %, Private Fred j. Kelly, shoulder. hi
,ht. ha
March IA. near Guadaloupe: Killed fe.
nth cavalry, Troop E, Saddler Sam Hit
Jones. Accidentally Wounded-
nth cavalry, Troop r. Captain Fred
leeler, hand, slight; Michael Good, ]
severe; Horace Fl. Smith. thigh. se- ba
George b. Parks. chest, severe: ed
lest Wilcox, arm. moderate; Twen- Ste
infantry. C, Privates Alfred w
'm' ribs. severe: Marshall Connie. Tu
n. slight. Near Pateros: Wounded vo1
ond Oregon, E, Private Walter Do. pal
eyebrow. slight. In1ured-First
sh,ngton. c. Private Rodney N.
lrch. powder burn, slight. 4
March Is. near Pateros: Wounded ly's
md Oregon, r. Private Edward las
ch, hip, slight. owe" inf