The record-union., 1899-02-10
Matters in Luzon Now in a State Of
Temporary Quiet.
No Important Developments Looked for IN
Next Few Days.
General Miller to Begin an At
tempt to Occupy I1oilo-Filip-
mos Concentrating Their Forces
Between Ca1coocan and Mala-
bon.

bon.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Al1 that
General Otis had to report to the War
Department to-day related to the casu-
altles that have occurred so far among
the American troops as the result of
the actions since the Saturday night
battle. Matters in Luzon are now in a
state of temporary quiet, apparently,
and one of the officials who knows as
we'll as any one what was going on,
said this afternoon that he did not ex-
pect to hear of important developments
in the Philippines for the next four or
five days.
Secretary Alger repeated his state
ment made yesterday to the effect that
he had sent no instructions to General
Otis, and in answer to an inquiry as
to the projected movement toward a
landing at Iloilo, added that if General
Miller had been ordered to make a
landing the order must have been given
by General Otis; it had not gone from
the War Department The impression
prevails, however, that this movement
is already under way, and it would not
be surprising to hear within the next
two days that it had been executed
Admiral Dewey was heard from this
morning to the effect that he had found
1t necessary to clear out all armed in
surgents at a little village which COM
manded the land approach to his naval
station at Cavite The action was
thoroughly approved at the Navy De-
partment.
AMERICANS TO OCCUPY ILOILO.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. = Probably
within forty-eight hours General Miller
will have begun an attempt to occupy
Iloilo. on the island of Panay. No
specific orders on this score have been
sent to him since the battle of Saturday
and Sunday, nor has he been heard
from recently respecting the matter,
but it was his known intention to make
the important movement as soon as he
felt that conditions warranted it, and
statements contained in the press re-
ports from Manila convince the officials
here that General Otis has at last au-
thorized the landing.
The best indications of that deter
mination was the dispatch this morn
ing from Manila OF the First Regiment
of Tennessee Infantry for Iloilo. So
long as the massing of insurgents
serious threat against its safety, Cen
eral Otis felt bound not to weaken his
forces by sending any additional troops
to Iloilo, but now that he has the in
surgents demoralized, he can proceed
to carry out his plan for the occupa-
ton of Iloilo. This movement might
have been made some time ago, but
for the necessity the commanding Cen
eral was under of withdrawing the
Fifty-frst Iowa Regiment from before
Iloilo. These troops had been on their
transport SO long that they were really
unfit for active service until they had
an opportunity of stretching themselves
ashore for few days. The last time
they had been ashore was at Honolulu,
en- route from San Francisco for Ma
Mia
General Miller has with him the
Eighteenth Infantry and Battery of
the Sixth Artillery, and these will be
reinforced in the course of twenty-fo
hours by the First Tennessee Regiment,
making a force quite equal to the oc-
cupation of Iloilo.
FILIPINOS BEING REINFORCED.
MANILA, Feb. 9-4:40 p. m.-All is
quiet here to-day. The Filipinos are
lying low, except on the extreme left
and right They are evidently con-
centrating between Caloocan and Mala-
bon Judging from appearances, the
Fihpinos are being reinforced by better
drilled men from the northern prov
inces. in front of Caloocan they are
as thick as a swarm of bees.
The American troops felt the heat at
midday in the open, but they are anx-
ious to proceed The soldiers are i'm
patient of restraint while in sight of
the enemy.
The Filipinos are still intrenching
themselves on the left of Caloocan
Sergeant Major. Smith of the Tennes-
sees has been ordered to the United
States by the next transport as an
escort of the remains of Colonel Will
lam G. Smith of the First Tennessee
Volunteers, who died of apoplexy dur
ing the recent battle with the Filipinos
SAN ROGUE BURNED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Navy
Denartment to-day received the fol-
lowing dispatch:
Manila Feb. 9.-After continued in
reference and intimidation of our
work. I ordered the insurgents to leave
San .Rouue by 9 this morning. They
left during the night, few remaining
and we burned the village this morn
ing 1t is now occupied by our troops
All quiet. lew =
San ROGUE is a village ON the neck
of land connecting Cavite and the
main Land of Luzon-
NATIVES CLAIM TO HAVE F1RED
THE VILLAGES.
MANILA. Feb. $3.50 p. m. - Inc
natives, fearing the Americans were
about to make an attack on or pom
bard the town of San Rogue, set nre
to it to-day 1t is still burning as tnis
dispatch is sent, and as it IS composeu
in the main of bamboo huts, 1t VIII
probably be totally destroyed.
Telegraph operators are now worth
their weight in gold, and the memper
of the Signal Corps are working nign'
and day.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The follow
ing cablegram was received to-day
from General Otis:
Manila. Feb 9.-Adjutant General
WASHINGTON: Additional casualties:
Tb,rtaanth Minnesota - Wounded