The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-24

cablegram:
Manila, Oct 24-Hughes reports
Panay insurgents driven out of Negros.
Byrne struck out band, killed ten, cap
tured thirteen. Native troops struck
another band, killed six. No casualties.
OTIS
FILIPINOS PUNISHED.
Manila, Oct. 24.-The insurgents
around Calamba and Angeles have
bothered the Americans lately with
their repeated attacks, which like most
of the Filipinos' attacks, consist of
shooting a lot of ammunition into their
opponents camp from long range Ma
jOr Cheatham's battalion of the Thirty
seventh infantry, three companies of
the Twenty first infantry, a battery of
the Fifth artillery and a gatling gun
sailed out this morning from Calamba,
drove the FilipinOs from their trenches
AMI pursued them for three miles, in
f1icting heavy loss on them. One Amer
lean was killed and three were wounded
in the TWenty-first infantry.
Lieutenant Ferguson with twenty
scouts of the Thirty-siXth regiment,
recOnaoitering near Labao, encount-
cred party of mounted Filipinos. He
killed six of them and captured eight,
with ten rifles.
Four men from the gunboat Mari
velos were lured ashore eighteen miles
from IloilO by a flag of truce and the
insurgents killed one of them, wounded
one and captured third. The gun
boat was unable to fire for fear of
WOunuing the Americans.
The second battalion of the Nine
teenth regiment, Major Reefe COM
7nanG ng, embarked for Iloilo today to
reinforce the troops
THOSE PEACE OVERTURES.
Washington, Oct 24.-General OTIS
account of the last Filipino peace over
ture is as follows:
October 20, message received at An
geles under flag of truce, expressed de-
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send commission to Manila to arrange
difficulties connected with delivery of
Spanish prisoners and to discuss mat
ter of particular character. Reply re-
turned that commission accredited by
any one other than General Aguinaldo,
general-in- chief of insurgcnt forces,
could not be recognized or received. No
| later correspondence. OTIS.''
LARGER HOSPITAL FORCE.
Washington. Oct. 24.-Surgeon Gen
eraI Sternberg today received word
from Colonel WOodhaI. chief surgeon
at Manila, that he has at present thir-
| ty-elgnt hospital stewards, ninety-siX
acting hospital stewards and 1 O41 pri-
Yates of the hospital corps, and that
| he requires twelve more stewards, thir-
| ty-tWO acting hospital stewards and 100
| privates, in view of the increase of the
| army. There are now enrOute to the
| Philippines four hospital stewards, ten
| assistants and 268 privates; there are
| with the volunteer regiments now I'M
| der orders to the Philippines, forty-two
| stewards, fourteen assistants and 168
| privates; there are at Washington bar
racks and Fort Columbus 120 privates
| awaiting transportation. This almost
| fills quota called for by Manila to meet
! the increase of the service.
LAWTON IS BUSY.
New York, Oct. PA dispatch to the
| Herald from San Isidro via Manila
| says:
General Lawton is now giving his
| personal attention to getting the boats
| containing subsistence and ammunition
stores up the Rio Grande, but they are
| still four miles away 1t is a serious
problem to undertake to supply the
| troops here, as the water is too shallow
| for launches.
Some twenty Americans are reported
| to have been moved north from here
| two days ago.
| A Filipino newspaper makes the
! statement that independence will be
! given to the islands in December when
| Bryan will be elected president of the
! United States. The newspaper also
| makes the statement that the Ameri-
| can casualties have been $4,000 since
! last February and that the policy now
| is retreating fight. A Filipino officer
| who had been captured, in an interview
| said he had no wish to return to camp
! as they were short of ammunition.
This town is to be put under a civil
| administration.
! One hundred men of the Thirty-fourtt
| are coming to San Isidro to act as
| scouts.
! A reconnaissance at Santa Rosa. eigh
| miles away, revealed a small force O,
| the enemy entrenched. The bridges OF
| the river at that point are down.