Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-25

OTIS SOON TO MOVE.
HIS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN AGAINST
AGUIyALDO ABOUT MATURED.
HIS BLOW EXPECTED TO Be CRUSHING
IL is Thought That After II IL Dealt
the Insurgent Army as an Orgnnl-
zation VIII Cease to Exist-Com-
bined Land md Water Attack.

WASHINGTON, March 2L-It is UNDER
stood here that General Otis has so far
matured his plan of campaign that within
week or ten days he will be able to
begin the movement which is expected to
mark the destruction OF Aguinaldo's army.
Although stragglers and fugitives may
nfest the army at T.uzon for some time,
1t is believed that after Otis has delivered
his next blow the insurgent army. as an
organization. will have ceased to exist.
The new movement will be, II Is under
stood, by a combined land and water
attack, though It is not expected that the
navy's part in the programme will be
particularly prominent. Otis has pro-
cured thirteen Of the gunhoats formerly
owned by the Spanish Government, and
these are 10 play an important part in
the development of the campaign.
REBELS PREPARING FOR ATTACK.
MANILA, March %. noon.-The enemy
are extremely active I'm the vicinity of
Malabon in preparing defences evidently
anticipating an American attack. They
keep well 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 Cohen. of Com
pany b, and Private Muser, OF Company
b..
The oregon Volunteers and the Twenty
second Regulars marched to the front to-
| day. The Third and Seventeenth regi-
ments have disembarked from the Sher-
man.
General IT. G. Ous's Brigade struck its
tents this morning, and an early move IS
probable.
REFUGEES FROM DAGUPAN.
Sixteen English refugees arrived here
yesterday from Dagupan, the railroad
terminus, on board the steamer Saturn
They report that the natives are gene
rally friendly. and the officers invariably
courteous. Mr. Higgins, manager Of the
railroad. and about a dozen unmarried
men, in charge of various business inter-
ests. declined TO take advantage OF the
| opportunity 10 leave. Nothing has been
heard from the two American planters
| at Calumpit since hostilities began.
FILIPINO TALES OF SLAUGHTER.
According TO Filipino accounts. 1900
Americans have been killed the fatalities
being especially heavy at Caloocan where
the United States troops rushed like
madmen against a storm Of bullets"
REBELS WILL STAKE ALL AT
MATABON
MANILA, March 2L-G:2j p. M.-TwO
Spanish prisoners who have escaped from
Polo to the lines of the Kansas regiment.
report that the FilpinOs have concen-
trated their forces at Malabon and Polo.
They add that only Aguinaldo's bodyguard
is at Malolos and that the rebel leaders
apparently intend TO stake their fortunes
on fight at Malabon, where II was eX-
pected an engagement would take place
yesterday II defeated. 1t is further as
serted. the rebels intend 20 dispense TO the
sWamps and mountains. The rebels were
putting their bOlOs in front. believing
that the bOlO-men's charms will avert
the bullets The bolOs OF the Fiipinos
greatly outnumber the rifles in their
hands.
CAN'T STAND SHELLS AND BAYO-
NETS
The rebels are further said 10 have adj
mitted that they could not stand the
American shells and bayOnet charges.
The escaped Spaniards corroborated the
stories told Of food shortage among the
| rebels, and they added that the rebel
hospitals are short Of supplies.