The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-03-10
WILL NOT WAIT
The Capture of AguinaldO, the Filipino
Leader, Expecter in Few Hours.
qis Entire Force VIII be Used in DRIVING
the Insurgeni From the Jungles
and Other Places Where They
Have Been Entrenched.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The war de
partment expects some important news
from Manila within the next twenty
four hours. Word has been received
from Gen. Otis that he will not wait
for the arrival of Gen. Lawton and the
troops on the Grant aud Sherman, t.
arrive before he begins his general at
tack upon the insurgents.
The advices say that Gen. Otis viii
either Tuesday or Wednesday make hi.
contemplated attack upon the insur.
gents by his entire force and drive the
rebels from the jungles and other
places where they have thrown up de.
lenses. The arrival of the troops by
the transports Senator and Ohio have
given Gen. Otis enough reinfOrcements
to hold the city of Manila while he
uses the other troops for the aggres
sive campaign against the rebels.
1t is expected that Gen. Otis will
capture Aguinaldo, and by this general
attack do much to end the instruction
on the island of Luzon. The reports
from Manila say that the constant fir
ing of the rebel sharpshoOters has be-
come most annoying to our soldiers:
that they are anxious for a genera
battle rather than be daily subject tC
this picking off by the rebels. 1t
was said at the adjutant generals Of
fee Tuesday morning that the news of
big battle was expected either Tues
day night or Wednesday.
MANILA, March Sat daylight Tues
day morning the enemy were discov-
cred trying to mount a gun across the
river from San Pedro and the 9th artil-
lery promptly shelled the rebel battery.
Temporarily stopping work, the enemy
poured fusilade of musketry across
the river, but a gunboat moved up and
cleared the banks of the stream with
rapid-fre guns.
All was quiet during the night.
Post offices have been established a
Negroes, Cebu and Iloilo and the clerk:
left Monday for their respective post:
| by the steamer Espana.
The enemy is still in front of Gen
Wheaton's line. Near San Pedro Ma
cati they have been actively attempt
ing to make the positions of the Gtl
artillery on the hills untenable, thei
sharpshOoters keeping up a constan
| FIRE all day.
Private Lovejoy, Company c, Wash
ington volunteers, was killed by
stay bullet. Maj. Bell, 18th United
States cavalry; Private Young, Com
pany NJ, goth infantry; Private Curren
Company Ii, Goth infantry, and Private
Sparks, Company 1, 1st Wyoming vol
unteers, We're wounded Tuesday.
Tuesday morning the enemy in from
Of Gen. Overnshine's line sent out
flag of truce, but retired when Lieut.
Koohler with two men advanced I
meetit. Tuesday afternoon they agai
showed d white flag, and a genera
with two officers and an interprete
advanced. When the Americans wer
within about 200 yards of the rebe
party, the latter dragged rifles frOI
behind their backs and opened fir
upon them, but fortunately without G.
feet.
Hawthorne's battery fired two shell
killing several OF the enemy.
At 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon tn
| +omneroturo WAS "a 6er,oec Eohrar
heit and the heat is intense especial
on the lines, where 25 men were ten
porarily Frustrated during the day.
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