The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-03-18
ADVANCE is SLOW.
Americans Apparently Meeting with
Determined Resistance by
the FiIipinos-

Manila. March i5.--s a. m.-Late
yesterday (Tuesday) Gen. Wheston's
column encountered the enemy in such
force between Pateros and Taguig as
10 necessitate n change in the original
plans. The cavalry attacked a rebel
stronghold in the jungle, driving the
enemy into Pateros. The Americans
had one man killed and three wounded,
Scott's battery shelled the city and
woods effectively. Later the enemy
crossed the river from Pasig. Two
companies OF the Second Oregon in
fantry cleared the right bank after a
sharp engagement, and then retired
with three wounded. In the mean
time the Washington volunteers closed
in, driving small bodies OF the rebels
back upon Pateros. One man was
killed. During the night the enemy
burned the town Of Pasig.
Manila, March 10. 1870 p. m.-Gen.
Wheaton's brigade continues the work
of clearing out the rebels around Basig.
The Washington volunteers have cap
tured and burned Pateros, meeting
with a sharp fire from the enemy while
crossing the river. Tuesdays fighting
was like that OF the past week, the In
surgents occasionally making stand,
but eventually fleeing. Their loss IL
supposed TO have been small, as the
Americans were unable TO see the
enemy in the thickets. The progress OF
the Americans advance is slow.
Washington. March Is. The cable
gram from Gen. Otis was received at
the war department Tuesday:
Manila. March H--Adjutant General.
Washington: Until yesterday field opera
tions here. since capturing Caloocan, were
OF minor nature, consisting OF driving back
small bands OF insurgents. with consider
able loss TO latter. Yesterday Gen.
Wheaton, with Twentieth. Twenty-second
infantry, the oregon and Washington
troops, section Sixth artillery and squad
ron Fourth cavalry, attacked large force
OF enemy: drove them back and took line
OF Pasig river. which he now holds. Two
improvised gunboats in lake have cap
tured considerable property. ,lnsurgent
| loss heavy, our own killed and wounded
slight. aggregating S5. mostly slightly
wounded Insurgents made no determined
stand.
(Signed) OTIS
Washington, March 15.--Gen. Otis, in
forbidding further negotiations be-
tween the Spanish at Manila and the
insurgents, touching the surrender Of
the Spanish prisoners held by the lat
ter acted upon his own authority. The
government has not sent him any in
structions upon this point but it will
unquestionably support him TO the ex-
treme in any action of that kind he
may take.
In preventing the Spanish govern
meHt from negotiating with the in
surgents, il is said here that Gen. Otis
undoubtedly was correct in his attitude.
Inasmuch as the ratification OF the
peace treaty has not been effected, the
United States and Spain are still tech
nically in state Of war, qualified only
by the operation of the protocol sus-
pending hostilities. In this condition
there is no authority on the part of the
! Spaniards TO negotiate with the insur-
gents without the explicit consent OF
| the United States. III the Spanish min
lister Of foreign affairs feels called up.
on 10 address himself respecting this
subject to the state department, di-
rectly or indirectly, he undoubtedly
would be informed that Gen. Otis must
be sustained, though treasured as to
the intentions Of the United States ia
use all proper efforts to carry out its
undertaking.
Des Moines, Ia, March 15.-Gov
Shaw has received the following mes
sage from Col. Lopez, Of the Fifty
first Iowa at Manila: "The First bat
talon Of the Fifty-first Town is al
Manila on the fighting line; the Second
Is ut Cavite, and the Third is at an out.
post of Cavite. The health OF the boys
is good, and there have been no casu.
alties."