Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-25

YORK WORLD.
New York, March 24-The World
will tomorrow print the following
Manila cable under date of March "a:
"a sweeping victory over Aguinaldo's
forces has Just been won by the United
States troops.
1.-THE total American loss is estimat-
ed at about one hundred. including
both the killed and wounded.
'The Filipino loss is between three
hundred and four hundred"
Washington, March 24.-It is under
stood here that Gen. Otis has so far
matured his plans of campaign that
within a week or ten days he will
be able to begin the movement which
is expected to mark the destruction OF
Aguinaldo's army. Although stray
glers and fugitives may infest the is
land of Luzon for some time, it is be-
lieved that after Otis has delivered
his next blow the insurgent army, as
an organization, will have ceased to
exist. The movement will be, it is I'M
derstood, by a combined land and water
attack, though it is not expected that
the army's part in the progress will be
particularly prominent. Otis has pro-
cured IS of the gunboats formerly own
Ell by the Spanish government, and
these are to play an important part in
the development of the campaign.
Many of the troops which had been
engaged on the outer lines up to the
date of Gen. Lawton's arrival at Ma
Mia, have been withdrawn to the wa
ter front, and complete reorganiza-
ton of the army is now in progress.
The re-inforcements now arriving at
Manila are being used to maintain the
strength of the lines running from Ma
Mia to Pasig and established by Whea-
toms flying brigade. The next move
ment that is expected here is to be by
water. 1t is believed that Otis will
place a complete brigade on board YES
sells, steam rapidly northward, and land
them beyond the insurgent headquar-
tiers at MalaIos If this movement sue
ceeds, as it should, if made with rap
idity, the insurgent army will find it,
self completely penned in with no op
portunity for retreat. To the north
will be the flying brigade, on the east
Laguna de Bay, across which they will
be prevented froJn escaping by the
American gunboats now af1oat there;
the Pasig river to the south is well
policed by iron clads and with a strong
tons brigade will cut off any movement
in that direction while to the west the
Bay of Manila is closed by Dewey's YES
sells. 1t Is hard to conceive how, if
this plan carries, the insurgents can
longer avoid a decisive conflict which
must end either in their breaking
through the American lines or in their
surrender. 1t is evident that Otis ex-
poets the latter for he has already ad-
vised the War Department that the in
surgents cannot last much longer.
Manila, March 24.-The enemy are
extremely active in the vicinity of
Malabon in preparing defenses, evil
IDENTIFY anticipating an attack. They
keep we'll under cover. A small body
of rebels, however, emerged from the
jungle on the extreme left yesterday
and fired upon the Kansas troops in The
trenches, fatally wounding Private Co
hen, of company B, and Private Muse,
of company E.
The Oregon volunteers and the Twen-
ty-second regulars marched to the
front to-day. The Third and Seven
tenth regiments have disembarked
from the Sherman. Gen. H G. Otss
brigade struck their tents this morning
and an early move is probable
Sixteen English refugees arrived here
yesterday from Dagupan, the railroad
terminus, on board the steamer Satur-
nus. They report that the natives are
generally friendly and the officers in
variably courteous. Mr.. Higgins, man
ager of the railroad, and about a dozen