Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-08-17
AMERICANS ADVANCE
Details Of Gen. NacArthur's Move
Beyond San Fernando.
SAYS GEN. OTIS IS INCOMPETENT.

q British Onicer Severely Critlcisss the
American General-A Raid on Rebels In
Manils-ManiIa Is One I'm
mense Pond
Manila, Aug. 10. The details Of Gen.
NacArthur's advance showed that
the Americans covered five miles In
the first five hours and at two o'clock
had advanced six miles along the rail
way, stretching on each side OF 1t for
two miles and resting at night three
miles from Angeles, which will be
made the northern base Of operations
instead Of San Fernando, where
garrison OF 800 men has been left.
The casualties are between 80 and
40 The Filipinos were surprised, ex.
pecting the American forces to move
against Tico. They followed their
usual tactics Of holding their trenches
until they became too warm and then
retreating in disorder. They are now
falling back westward toward Porto.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi.
ments had the sharpest engagements
The country our troops passed over Is
covered with rice fields and bamboo
thickets, the hardest possible ground
for marching. The mud in places was
knee deep.
Angeles Is one Of the richest towns
north Of Manila and is considered to be
a better base Of operations than San
Fernando. The forces at San Fernando
consisted Of the Iowa regiment, the
Seventeenth regiment, the Ninth rsgi.
ment the Twelfth regiment, Pell's new
Thirty-sixth regiment, battalion Of
the Sixteenth regiment, troop L, Of
the Fourth cavalry, and Is guns.
The movement had been planned for
some time, but was delayed by |
rains, Finally two days Of sunshine
dried the rice fields sufficiently to per.
init Of the attempt. The Americans
position has long been unpleasant
The rebels almost surrounded the town
and fred nearly every night into It, the
Americans not replying except on ex.
treme provocation. 1t was necessary
to keep 500 or 900 men on post duty
constantly.
Capt Deems, with provost guard,
last night captured noted Filipino
fakir with several aliases, who by
means Of ventriloquism had persuaded
the natives that he has supernatural
powers. He raised much money,
Ostensibly for the instruction, which
he kept for himself. Our soldiers sur.
rounded his house and corralled 80 FIJI.
ipinos Many others escaped. The
troops also captured 81, 900. Emmanuel,
~ the fakir is generally known, has
been predicting the fall Of Manila.
His 'prophesies" have created excite.
ment among the natives who believed
them.
Reports from rebel sources say 1870
Tilipinos were killed in Gen. Halls en-.
gagement at Calamba and In the sub.
sequent skirmishes.
Our troops are now about Angeles,
waiting for the artillery, which has the
greatest difficulty In moving owing to |
the wet ground.
SAYS GEN. OTIS IS INCOMPETENT.
Chicago, Aug. 1O.-A special dispatch
10 the Tribune from Victoria, b. c.,
gays. Commander st. John, Of the
British cruiser Peacock, who arrived
here from Manila en- route home, de.
clares that Gen. Otis Is utterly IL.
norant Of the necessities or respon-
abilities Of campaign in the trop.
les. He has 5000 dead to his &C.
count, the British officer declares
and his hesitation has already
shown his forces that he has no grasp
on the situation. Otis field transport
service Is declared to be wretchedly in.
sufficiently and his hospital corps
farce, and his plan Of campaign cal
culated to advance the enemy's inter.
est as no other could. A serious breach
Is declared TO exist between the United
States army and navy at the front, and
Commander st. John says the first
thing that the United States govern.
ment should do is to recall this man.
II Is really pitiful to see the sacrifice
Of the splendid men Of his army"
REBELS RAIDED IN MANILA.
Manila, Aug. 10. 1t having been sus-
pected for some time. that insurgents
were entering Manila under the guise
of peaceful Filipinos, the provost mar.
shal began an investigation and discov.
cred that rebels had entered the city
and were actively plotting to instigate
riots. At midnight last night the head.
quarters of the enemy was located In
cigar factory at Binondo A company
of the Sixth infantry and Capt. Ames
proceeded to Binondo and surrounded
the building. The factory was then
raided and 4S Of the insurgents were
captured, including number Of Off |
Gers.
MANILA Is ONE IMMENSE POND
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. O.-Manila
advices received on the steamship En-
press Of Japan say that typhoons and
rains have turned the city, wet enough
at the best Of times, into an immense
pond, with cutters over foot deep in |
water. Samnaloc district was oom.