Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-10-09
AFFAIRS In
PHILIPPINES
q sla.
A Number of Places Captured
With the Usual Number
OF CASUALTIES.
OTIS PLAN or GOVERNMENT.
Cities and Towns VIII Run Their
Own GoVernment Subject
Military Appropai. IS

Noveleta, Island of Luzon, Oct.9.-
General Schwan's column, consisting
Of the thirteenth infantry, battalion
of the fourteenth, and two troops of
cavalry, Captain Reilly's battery, fifth
artillery and loves scouts advanced
from Bacoor and .soeeupied .Cavite,
Viejo and Noveleta. The American
loss was three officers and nine pri.
Yates wounded, one of the officers be-
ing mortally hurt. The loss, of the
enemy is unknown but bodiesof three
Filipinos were seen. There were two
sharp fights near Noveleta The ad-
vance upon San francisco .de 'Mala-
bon is continuing General Schwanss
advance guard entered Rosario this
morning meeting with slight resist
ance. eas 80 rw
Washington, Oct 9!;zMajor General
Otis has informed the war department
OF his adoption of a comprehensive
scheme of local government for all
cities and towns in Luzon, occupied
by American forces. In each town
there will be municipal council COM
posed of president and as many
representatives or head men as there
may be wards or barrios in the town,
which shall be. charged with the
maintenance of public order and the
regulation of municipal affairs. 1t will
by majority vote. through the adop-
tion of ordinances or DEGREES, admin
lister a municipal government, but no
ordinance or decree shall be enforced
until approved by the commanding Of
fcer of the troops. .sra :. -
Washington, Oct. 9.-Generals. I. Otis
has made the following report to the
war department of yesterdays fight
ing: "Schwan, with a column of
seventeen hundred and twenty-six
men, thirteenth infantry battalion,
fourteenth infantry with cavalry and
artillery, left lBacoor yesterday morn
ing and proceededes ifos Novelette,. I
Encountered heavy opposition at old
Cavite and beyond, but drove the enc.
my, capturing two guns, inficting
damage. His casualties were, Cap
tain Saffold, thirteenth infantry, kill
ed: Captain McGrath fourteenth cav
airy, seriously wounded, ten enlisted
men wounded. Column entering Ro-
sario this morning meeting slight op-
position. Navy vessels and marines
at Cavite made demonstration on No
veleta yesterday while Schwan ad-
yanced same time. Troops at linus
attacked insurgents at San Nicholas
two miles east of them, drove them
from the road intersecting there. Four
men slightly wounded. Enemy left
six bodies on field"
Washington, Oct General Otis
has cabled list of nineteen soldiers
who have died since September 20.
Washington, Oct Captain Mar
ion B. Saffold, of the thirteenth in
fantry, who lost his life in the at
tack on Noveleta, yesterday, was a
graduate of the military academy,
class of 1879. He was born at Selma,
Ala. Sept. 1st., 1856. He participated
in the campaign against the Apache
Indians in New Mexico and Arizona
and took a creditable part in the cam
paign against Santiago. In April last
he went to the Philippines.
Manila, Oct. 9.-This afternoon in
surgents opened fire near the La
Iona church, four miles from the
heart of Manila, the bullets falling
among the tents Gf the twenty-fifth
infantry. The Americans that manned
the trenches replied at range of Il
200 yards. The insurgents volleyed
and the Americans used artillery. The
fight lasted an hour after which the
insurgents retreated One American
was wounded. Scouts of the TWEEN
.tieth infantry are now accommodating.