The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-25
LETTER FROM CAPTIvES
EXCELLENT TREATMENT GIVEN
THEM BY FILIPINOS.
Troops or CAVALRY ORDERED TO MANILA
Fuller Report Of Byrne's Fight on The Island Of
Negros. Angus iuian Frars Arres'ed
as Agents Of Horg Kong

Manila. July 24-i6 +. M.)-The Uni
ted States transport Sheridan, which
sailed from San Francisco. June 25th.
with reinforcements for General Il. ).
Otis, has arrived here. On July 10th
a great waterspout was discovered di-
rectly in the course of the ship and
to avoid it, it was necessary TO make u
detour of several miles.
General Otis has received Il letter
dated July Ind, and signed by Charles
Blanford and Fred Hoppe, respectively.
assistant engineer and third officer OF
the hospital ship Relief, who were cap
tured by Filipinos off Paranaque on
May 30th. The letter says the prison
ers in the hands of the insurgents are
receiving excellent treatment. but the
suspense of fearing the loss of our posi-
items is terrible The writer's beg
General Otis to intercede for their re-
lease General Otis has taken steps i'll
that direction.
Two Augustinian Friars, who had
landed from the Hong Kong ship have
been arrested here. 1t is said they had
documents upon their persons showing
they were agents of the Filipino Jnnta
nj Hong Kong and that they intended
to bear messages to Aguinado.
On board the transport Sheridan. the
arrival of which at Manila. is repcrted
above, We're Brigadier General Samuel
Il. NJ. Young and aides: Colonel Dag
gett. Major Quinton: Companies Il and
Ii of the Fourteenth infantry. 239 enlis-
ted men and two officers; troops \ and
+. Fourth cavalry, seven officers and
1s3 enlisted men: Lieutenant Moss and
- men of the TwentyFoilrth infantry.
eight hospital CORPS men. and II mem
hers Of the signal corps. as well as
1,24S recruits for the regiments already
in the Philippines.
BYRNE'S FIGHT; MORE DETAILS.
Washington, July 24.-The War De
partmemt today made public the cable
gram received yesterday from General
Otis giving fuller details of the fight
with the robber band Oh tine Island of
Negros. Its text follows:
Campaign against mountain robber
bands, Negroes. more successful than re-
ported. Byrne with his seventy men
killed one-tllird of the four hundred and
fifty assembled. including their leader. Il
Spaniard or Spanish Mestizo. Pursuit
then made by Lieutenant Evans and de-
tachment Sixth infantry. (which killed !
and captured one of the robbers: cap
tured one hundred dead stock, many
spears and bolos, large quantities proyis-
IONS and destroyed one hundred huts.
The casualties in Byrnes fight are Pri-
Yates David S. Anderson. killed: Albert
+. Jerkes. slightly wounded. both Com
pany *.
lsigneD OTIS
CAVALRY TO PHILIPPINES.
Washington, July 24-The War De
partment has ordered troops \. c. D. T.
+. X, l.. and M, Third Cavalry, to pro
ceed to Seattle to be embarked for til,
Philippine Islands. These troops .,
from the following posts.
Fort Meyer, Va, Fort Ethan Allen
Vt. Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, and For
Sheridan, Ill.
Each Of the troops for the Philippine
is to be recruited to 12O mem by tn
transfer of recruits from San Francisco
ZEALANDA AT MANILA.
Washington. July 24.-Cables hav
been received at the War Department
from General Otis announcing the arri,
al at Manila of the Zealanda ycsterda
and the Sheridan today There wer
no casualties on the ZeaIandia and tn
health Of the troops was good with tin
exception of a few cases of measles. Th
Zealandia. sailed from San F'rancisc
June 22nd, with Companies c. T., G an
l. Twenty Fourth Infantry. seven off
GERS. 4O6 enlisted men. and recruit
making in all 800.