The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-08
Is Their Loss Estimated by Gen, Otis
in Killed and Wounded.
WILL PRESS THE ADVANTAGE.
OTIS Will lie Instructed to Push the
Fighting Till Sundays Lesson is
Forcibly unprecedented In
surgcnt Wounded Arc
Being Cared for by
General Otis.

WAsmNGToN, Feb. General
Otis Report of Casualties in the
Manila fight up to date aggregates
ro7. OF these, 40 were officers
and men killed and I4S wounded.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. THE
War Department to-day received the
following dispatch from General Otis:
Manila. Feb. 7th.
Oh, Adiutant General. Washington:
TDc insurgcnt army concentrated
around Manila from Luzon provinces.
numbering over 5000. possessing several
,mick-nring and krupp field guns 6ooa
portlou of enemy armed with MauseI
latest pattern Two Krupp and great
many rifles captured. Insurgents hred
creat quantity of ammunition. quite
number of Spanish soldiers boz insutecni
.arvice who served artillery Insurgents
constructed strong inIenchmenis near
our lines mostly tn bamboo tmckets.
These OF men charged. killing or cap
turing many of the enemy. our casual
lies probably aggregate 2jo Full reports
to-day. Casualties OF insurgents very
heavy Have buried some 600 ot their
dead and hold 500 prisoners. Their loss
killed. wounded and prisoners prcbaoiY
1000.
Took water works pumping station
Yesterday six miles out Considerable
ekirmish wih enemy. which made no
stand Pumps damaged: win be work
ing in week Have number of con-
donsers set up in city which furnish good
water T-oops in excellent spirits. quiet
prevails. ~--,
osigneO OTIS.
There was little abatement of interest in
the stirring events at Manila exhibited To-
d.v az the War department. Tile first
feeling Of anxiety for the safety of the
American forces had given way entirely
save m the case of personal friends ana
ac0uaintances of soldiers supposed TO
bo injured. and there was displayed in-
stead the greatest interest in the extent
of The loss inflicted upon the Insurgents
bv the American soldiers Officers at the
War Department who know General Otis
well declared when the announcement
came Of the killing. capture and wound
ing OF 1000 men that he had undoubtedly
underestimated the damage inflicted by
him. as was his won't instead of mag
nifying it in the Spanish fashion.
OTIS REPORT
The news of the day from abroad was
found in the casualty list sent by otis
aud in the concise and excellent dcscrip-
tion by him of the results of the engage
meut of Saturday night and Sunday.
The officials say that nothing more may
Doe expected from him on This point until
he has had an opportunity 20 forward
mail report giving in Detail an the his
tory OF the fighting. Naturally there
was "a great deal of speculation as 90 the
future conduct of affairs by OILS. but TO
some extent this must remain speculative,
iuasmuch as Secretary Alger had said
that the General is to be left 90 follow
hls own DDS sreti0n.
To assist him 20 correct understand
ins OF tine diplomatic situation hc has
been cabled the fun text of the peace
treaty ratified yesterday.
MAY TAKE ILOlLO.
forward movement is probable AZ
ioIo. where General Miller has been for
weeks lying in front of the town IN his
transports. BE has never had any doubt
~ his ability 10 take the place when
ever De got The word. but there has been
a restraining influence from Washing
ion based in part on the nope that the
insurgents could be brought 90 n peace
f1l retirement from the town and an APP
rrchension that an effort tosforce "a lana
i1e might result in serious injury TO
foreign Interests. Now, however. 10 is
foit that the latter are probably more In
jeopardy from continuance of the ex-
i-tinc state OF affairs than they would
be- in attacking .ho town.
General .Aller IS likely 20 be strongly
reinforced before the attempt is made to
take llolo.
Naval officers have watched with pride
n mnrf.1 rsnelafe
during tho recent fghting. and they we're
gratihed when Secretary Long this af-
ternoon sent the following cablegram:
Dewey Manila.
Concentrations. (SieneO LONG"
THE ROUT COMPLETE
MANILA. Feb s-3f r. M-The
Americans. rs this dispatch IS sent are
in complete control Of the Situation
within u radius of nine miles of Manila.
their lines extending to Maiabon on the
north and TO ParanaQue on the south,
gre fully twenty-five miles long.
while a few detached bodies Of the
enemy suH Offer dcsultory opposition. "a,
main body OF The rebels is in fIn retreat
and utterly routed.
or che hord.s NJ troops originally draws
up in battle array against lne Americans
fully Onc-tnird are already incapaciated
ana The others are scattered in every di-
fcctiOu.
LOSSES HEAVY.
The terrible loss OF the rebels may be |
gathered from the fact that 100 of them /
were buried iu one rice field on Monday
near Pasas aud that eighty-seyen were |
Inferred between Paco and Santa Ana.
A converted river eunboat ala terrible |
execution among the rebels. sweeping /
both banks of the river with her Gatiing /
guns and her heavier battery. Hun
dreds of FliDinoa undoubtedly crawled |
into iho oame brakes and died there
Tie Americans arc working nOhly I'm |
their efforts to find the wounded ana are |
bringing hundreds of suffering rebels 10
tnc hospitals Tor treatment
The natives are unable to understand
the humane motives which prompt the
victors 20 succ0r the wounded OF the
enemy.
WOMEN DISCOVERED.