Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-27
'DEhANDFOR MORE SOLDIERS.
The American Army in the Philip
pines is Inadequate

pines is Inadequate
FOR THE WORK CUT OUT FOR 1T.
TOWNS AND DISTRICTS THAT
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BY THE
AMERICAN TROOPS, ABANDON
ED BECAUSE THEIR ARE NO
MEN TO SPARE TO GARRISON
THEM-THE HEAVY LOSSES
SUSTAINED BY THE AMERI-
CANS DUE TO THE LACK OF
NUMBERS.
Manila, May 26-740 p. m-The
events of the past week have empha-
sized the need of much larger army
here, without which, according to the
best authorities in Manila, it would
be attempting the impossible to expect
to establish American supremacy in the
Philippine islands. The inadequacy of
the American forces is said to be re-
sponsible for the large total loss in
the number of small encounters with
out material results as compensation.
Most of the fighting has been in terri
tory which the Americans had swept
but have been compelled to abandon be-
cause they could not spare troops TO
hold it.
The forces commanded by Generals
Macarthur and Lawton hold two i'm
portant lines of communication and
do and the Rio Grande river But
much of the country they have swept
including scores of the smaller towns
and some of the larger ones, have been
left uncovered simply for want of men
to hold them and the insurgents have
returned and are occupying the towns
the Americans abandoned and are
camping in the jungles and woods out
side others on the watch for chances
to harrass the garrisons and attacking
scouting parties or detached companies
of warfare they prefer to regular bat
ties.
1t appears that the Filipinos who at
tackled the Third regiment between San
Miguel and Baliuag, were part of
Pho Del Pillars army. They came from
the SOUTH across the mountains, pre-
sumably to meet wagon train which
Gen. Lwaton expected along the road.
They also planned to capture several
large attachments and were placed in
ambush at different points. They fired
from the jungle at a distance of 200
yards and gave the Americans one of
the hardest fights experienced in the
campaign. The Filipinos lost more
heavily than the Americans in all the
encounters. The insurgent generals
take the loss of arms more to heart
than they do the loss of men.
Foreigners who have arrived here
from the insurgents country under the
recent order of expulsion, say the GEM
eteries in all the towns are filled with
fresh graves. A majority of the Fill
pinos wounded died because the insur-
gent hospitals were inadequate; medi-
cines are scarce, and they have few sur
geons, except Spanish captives, who
have been impressed.
Manila, May 26.-955 p. m.-The
Spanish general, Montero, while on the
way hither with the Spanish garrison
from Zamboanga, on the steamer Leon
Kill, died of wounds received in a re-
cent engagement with the Filipinos in
Mindanao.
Madrid, May 26.-The minister of
war, Gen. Polavieja, has received a dis
patch announcing the evacuation of
Zamboanga, Island of Mindanao, by the
Spanish garrison. The dispatch fur
Their said that as the Spaniards had de-
clined to assent to the Filipinos de-
mands that the arms and ammunition
should be surrendered with the city,
fighting ensued, the Spaniards suffering
some loss.
The dispatch adds that the natives
continue bitterly opposed to the idea
of American annexation and that the
conquest of Mindanao will prove to be
tough task
Washington, May 26-The Secretary
of War to-day sent the following cable
gram to Gen. Otis:
Many petitions are received to have
Washington and Oregon troops sent
direct to Puget Sound and Portland.
This can be done if the men wish it.
1t will deprive them of the s25 to s35
each for travel pay from San Francisco.
Let vote be taken with this knowl-
edge by the regiments and advise me.
THE ORDER RESCINDED