Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-23

Manila, February %, 12!45 p. NJ
While the guns on the city walls and
those on board the ships of Rear Ad-
miral Dewey's fleet in the bay fired a
salute in honor of WashingtOn's birth
day, four commissioners from the ISL
and of Negros had an interview with
Major Gen. Otis and informed him that
The American flag had already been
raised over the islands and its inhabi
tantS were ready, anxious and willing
TO accept any proposition the Ameri-
cans might offer. The insurgents have
been driven from the island entirely.
Although the Iloilo rebels have given
the people of Negros such trouble es
pecially in the matter of financial as
distance demanded by the rebel lead
ers, the inhabitants of Negroes have
persistently held aloof and new
through the commissioners announced
that they wanted the advice and help
Of Gen. Otis. The latter assured them
that the Americans would provide an
acceptable government and in the
meantime he instructed them not to
pay the rebels anything. The Negros
commissioners were delighted with
their reception.
The U. S. cruiser Charleston is coal
ing here, preparatory to starting on a
cruise.
The United States gunboat Benning-
ton arrived here to-day from the island
of Guam.
The U. S. transport st. Paul has ar
rived here from Iloilo but she Q4u 49,.
bring any news of Importance.
Washington, February 22-Gen. Otis
to-day cabled the war department as
follows:
Manila, February 22.-Following cas-
ualties in entertainments yesterday
caused by men exposing themselves to
the enemy:
First California, Co. X, Sergeant
Frank N. Turton, wounded, forehead,
slight; Private James P. Cassidy,
killed.
Following during reconnaissance this
morning, vicinity of San Pedro Mac
arti:
First Washington, wounded slightly,
Co. q, Private Joseph H. Warrington
Christian E. Horn. H. D. Hazard;
wounded seriously Co. H, Corporal w.
B. Tucker; killed, Private Edwin
Hampton, Co. H, Second Oregon.
Following in skirmish near water
wounded, Co. D, Private John F. Alley,
neck, very severe; Co. F, Alonzo Fike,
elbow, slight; Co. X, Charles Gov
ryck, knee, slight.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-The au-
thorities here are giving close attention
to the daily developments in the military
situation in the Philippines and have
decided to push the campaign against the
rebellious followers of Aguinaldo with
energy. Every casualty report that comes
from Gen. Otis notes the wounding or
killing of some of the American troops
by what are practically sharpshooters
on the other side. The insurgents APP
parently have learned that they cannot
hope to cope with American troops on
anything like even terms in a regular set
battle, and from now on they are ex-
pected to rely upon the harrassing tao
tics they have practiced for the past ten
days. The main body of the insurgents
have now fallen back well out of the Ene
of effective range of the gunboats, but as
the American troops have been obliged
to extend their lines in order to protect
the water works, and also to take ad-
vantage of the natural typographical de-
fenses of Manila, the troops are exposed
to the fire of these guerihas without an
opportunity to retaliate for the enemy
fee before an advance in force.
This was, after all, about what was
expected by the War Department Off
Gals, and that was why in sending rein
forcements to Gen. Otis they made it a
point to send as many of the regular
troops as possible who had been used in
Indian figting in the bad lands of the
West Gen. Law on. who goes out to take
command of these troops is an old In
dian fighter, and soon after these troops
arrive, within two or three weeks, a for
ward campaign will begin and heavy
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