The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-15

AoAHSiiS the Observation-Disclosures our
ed from New York. February 10, having
on board the Twelfth and a battalion Of
the Seventeenth infantry. has arrived
here after a smooth passage. 5i,t
On the night of April II Lieutenant
Meyer disappeared from the ship. The
weather was intensely hot and the leu
tenant was sleeping on deck: and It Is
supposed that he fell overheard.
Three privates and six children OF
prlvates died from pneumonia. n
Found Town Deserted.
MANILA. April 1850 a. M
Starting in an eastern direction, along
the road to Pansangahan, party Of
sharpshooters, under Lieut.. Southern,
OF the Washington regiment, came upon
O trench across the road, about a mile
out of Santa Cruz. Lieutenant South-'
ern was wounded. t.
The Americans then advanced, with
the mounted guns and the Fourteenth
Infantry battalion in the center: Llncks
battalion of the First Idaho infantry
on the right side and FRAMES battalion
OF the First North Dakota Infantry, on
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carried without loss to the Americans.
Pansangahan was found deserted.
Four monuments on the border OF the
village celebrate the proclamation of
Filipino independence Issued last year,
and glorlfy "Aguinaldo the Liberator."
The troops on entering the abandoned
houses found them In perfect order.
Additional Filipino dead found north
Of Santa Cruz swell the number OF the
enemy killed on Monday to 100.
According to the statement of some
OF the prisoners the FIlipinos drove a
hundred Spanish prisoners and twelve
priests into Santa Cruz at the point
Of the bayonet on Sunday night. Four,
other priests died OF starvation. It.
appears that Filipino force at Santa
Cruz consisted Of 300 rifles and 1000
bolos.
AS he lacks sufficient troops for gar
rlsoning. General Llwton will with
draw from the towns entered. Not
house has been burned. the only con-
tiscatlon being Of pigs and chickens.
1t Is hoped that this respect for prop
erty will convince the natives OF the
good Intentions Of the, American.
Surprised the Natives.
AT PaHsanghan woman was found
hiding In basket and youth buried
in mud except as to his head. Both
were given food and money, to their
great astonishment
All non-combatnnts are released with
American proclamations to be distrlb-
,uted to their friends, and oil church
Valuables are forwarded to the arch
bishop.
Lieutenant Brooke has brought 10
Manila one OF the captured steamers,
with five of the American dead, ten of
the wounded and fifty who were sick.
Most OF the sick attribute their disor-
ders to the Cuban campaign. Through
the treachery or ignorance Of the Fill
ipino pilot the steamer was stranded q
whole day. the provisions failed and
there was some suffering on that score.
Otis Bulletin.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE war
department has received the following
cable:
MANILA. April II.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Sheridan arrived; casualties, Lieu
tenant Meyer and three enlisted men,
died en- route. Health of troops very
good. OTIS.
Lieutenant Meyer Is the man referred
to in the Associated Press dispatch as
having disappeared in tho night. He Is
second lieutenant Ralph Z. Meyer, ap-
pointed from civil life September ., 1895.
He was then a resident of Ohio. The
transport Sheridan above reported sail
ed from New York. February 1s, with
the. Twelfth infantry and companies a,
c., Z. and F, Seventeenth infantry,
comprising flfty-seven officers, 1,7s6 en-
listed men and hfty-six women and
children. Lieutenant Colonel ]. II. |
Smith. Twelfth infantry, was In com
mand of the expedition.