Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-09-12
THE PHILIPPINES.

The transport Port Albert sailed from
Tacoma for Manila with sol mules, Il
horses, 10 blacksmith FORCES, ll,68t
sacks of bran, 8246 sacks Of oats, 4S5'
bales of hay, 81 kegs of nails and 80;
bundles of corrugated iron aboard.
But three regiments of volunteer
troops remain in the Philippines and the
last of these are scheduled the end oi
this week.
Plans are under consideration at the
war department for the organization OF
three more volunteer regiments and il
Is probable the full volunteer army oi
$1,000 will be called out One regiment
Ia to be composed of negroes. Twenty
three regiments of volunteers have al
ready been ordered and three more will
bring the force of enlisted men mp to
"a 900 The other 1000 authorized by
law may be allowed for officers. but if il
Is decided that the law permits $4,000
priyates, q reserve force Of 1000 men
may be maintained to fill vacancies that
are sure TO follow from sickness, dis
charge, etc.
MANILA, August 30.-General Wheel.
er has been ordered to report to General
Mae Arthur. He will be given command
Of General Funston's brigade, which
Colonel Liscum has commanded TEN
polarily. General Wheeler will proceed
to San Fernando tomorrow, after having
spent week in visiting the lines,
General Wheeler said II am much
pleased with the situation. think that
when Major. General Otis gets more
troops here he will make rapid progress.
The country is more favorable for mill,
tary operations than | supposed, The
impression that the country is unhealthy
Is wrong"
The railroad to Angeles will be re-
stored within q week, and General Mac.
Arthur will ADVANCE his headquarters
TO that place.
MANILA, September 8.-Late this af-
ternoon the Kansas regiment embarked
on big barges in the river and were
towed 10 the United States transport
Tartar, the regimental flag flying and
the men cheering and singing. The
Tartar sailed for home this evening
Many Spanish prisoners are escaping
from the Filipinos and bringing into the
American lines stories of hard treat
ment. They agree that that the Fill
pinos are exceedingly short of rations
and that a large section of their troops
Is reduced to the use of homemade
black powder. The natives are trying
every scheme 70 get food aud munitions
from Manila. Daily arrests are made
for attempts to smuggle contraband of
war through the American lines. In
one case casco with cargo of bamboo
poles were overhapled aud the poles
found full Of rice.
A force of native police have begun
to patrol the city of Manila, co-operet-
ing with the provost guard, whose lack
Of knowledge Of the language and re-
sorts of native criminals had given an
opportunity for burglary. an industry
which has been fiourishing of late. The
new force includes many members Of
the old force and some insurgents who
had grown tired Of fighting, 1t has al.
ready done much good work In running
down native criminals.
The American secret service recently
found Filipino spy in Calamba. He
is supposed to have been the man who
stole four guns belonging to the Wash
ington regiment. He offered desperate
resistance to the soldier who svas sent
to capture him and tried to run away
with two revolver shots in his head
Finally he was brought down by a rife
bullet in the hip. He died after jump
ing from the stretcher and trying to run.
The Washington volunteers were
loaded ON the transport Pennsylvania
at Manila Sunday and have sailed for
San Francisco.
MANILA, September 2.-Argogula, the
most impregnable stronghold of the
bands which have been destroying plan
tations and levying tribute OH the pee.
Pile of Negros, was taken Tuesday by
the Sixth infantry under Lieutenant
Colonel Byrne. The only means Of
reaching the town was up perpendi, l.
lar hill, covered with dense shrubbery
and thousand feet high. The Ameri-
cans accomplished this under fire, al
though an officer and several men were
hit and rock were rolled down upon
them. The native strength was esti-
mated at 400. Many of the rebels were
wounded aud captured and 2l were
killed.
The American forces captured guam
tity of stores and destroyed the fortifica-
tions