The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-28
Spain Prepares to EYacuate
Caroline Islands.
Vessel Leaves Manila to Bring
Away the Garrison.
FOLLOWS THE ARMY.
Cable Boat Keeps Up With
Movement of Troops.
Line VIII Reach Calamba by
Tonight.

Manila, July 2S.-5:15 p. MN COM
pliance with an order received from
Madrid the Spanish transport A1va will
proceed from Manila Immediately to
the Caroline islands in order to repatri-
ate the garrison and inhabitants of
those islands.
There is great interest in the first
attempt of a cable boat to follow the
movements of the army. The boat left
Tambay near Taguig at the northern
end of Laguna de Bay this morning af-
ter making connection with the land
wire and successfully laid eighteen
miles of cable. It is expected that the
cable boat will reach Calamba tonight.
OTIS STORY OF CALAMBA.
Washington, July 2S.-The war de-
partment this morning received its first
official report of the capture Of Ca
lamba in the following cablegram from
Gen. Otis: Hall with 1000 men cap
tured CaIamba, important strategic
position on Laguna de Bay yesterday.
driving out 800 insurgents. Command
composed of portions of the Fourth
cavalry, Twenty-frst infantry. Wash
ington volunteers, transported in
launches and cascoes, gunboat accom-
panying Casualties:
Privates Charles Gieesupp, Fourth,
and McDuffy, H, Twenty-first, killed.
Corporal Thomas Totten. G, Fourth,
mortaIly wounded.
PriVates Michael Sheridan, Herbert
Tracey, Napoleon White, K, Twenty
first, seriously wounded.
Privates Hindes and Plummer, G, and
Samson, c, Fourth; Phillips, H, Christie
and Hollister D, and Ashland I, Twen-
ty-frst, slightly wounded.
Insurgent casualties unknown. Forty
Spanish prisoners released; Spanish
gunboat in good condition; long sought
for in bay; captured.
This town the direct objective of
Lawton when he captured Santa Cruz
and launches in April but unable to
reach town by boats on account of
shoal water.
COMING ON THE SHERMAN.
Washington, July 28.=Genera1 Otis
today cabled the following details of the
troops enroute home on the transport
Sherman. Transport Sherman, with
California infantry and heavy artillery
left for San Francisco July %; infantry
forty-one officers one thousand enlisted; !;
artillery. nine officers and zT6 enlisted
men; infantry left at La Carlota, Ne
gros, Private Claude W. Huff company
E; w. J. Clark, G. W. Iverson, com
pany F; John M. Noonan, JUS NJ. Dub
ney, James T. Brown, VIM. d. Stewart,
company G; Fl. G. Collins, company L,
sick.
Private Benjamin F. Hurd, company
nurse; Private Ralph Coates, company
K, missing in action near Manila April
GERMANS SUPPLY AGUINALDO.
New York, July 28.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
According to verbal reports to the
navy from officers returning from the
Philippines, Aguinaldo continues to get
war supplies through German merch-
ants in Hong Kong and Japanese mer-
chants in Yokohama, although our con-
suIs have been directed to keep a sharp
lookout for flibustering. In more
than one instance British officers have
aided the United States in preventing
the shipment of arms from Hong Kong
but officers just returning say there is
no doubt the temptation offered by
Aguinaldos high prices has induced
merchants to violate the neutrality laws
and try to force the imperfect blockade.
Twelve Spanish gunboats recently put
on blockade duty have done remarka-
bly, good service in cutting off supplies
between different Islands. Last mail re-
ports said they had captured 16 differ
ent cargoes of supplies, but not any
valuable munitions of war