The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-27
ReinfOrcements to the Number of
5000 Troops Are Under Orders
to Sail for Manila.
FULL LIST OF CASUALTIES
FORTY-FIVE KILLED AND 145
WOUNDED IN THREE DAYS.
This Report, However, Does Not Cover
the Rcsults of Sundays Bat
tie at Malinta.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-General Otis's
dispatch received at 10 o'clock tonight, re-
cording MacArthurs advance 10 New Cana
| yam, marked a distinct and important step
| by the American troops in the opinion of
| acting Secretary Meiklejohn and Adjutant
l General Corbin Both expressed their salts
| faction at what had been accomplished The
| former dispatches regarding this branch OF
| the operations had not been so promising
| inasmuch as they had stated that General
| Macarthur, although he had driven the
| enemy, could not gain point north of Polo
| on account of the roughness of the country.
With easy railroad communication to the
| advanced point the difficulty in forwarding
| commissary supplies will be considerably
| lessened. Every step forward is regarded
| as so much ground gained and an approach
| nearer the insurgent headquarters at Malo-
| los-now stated to be but fifteen miles from
\ the vanguard Of the American army. The
| tenacity of the Filipinos in the past few
| days fighting has somewhat surprised the
| war officials here, who did not think them
/ capable of putting up and maintaining the
/ contest they have. The Associated Press
| bulletin dated at 9:15 the morning of the
| 9th was the first news of Mondays fight
| ing received by the War Department Off
| cials, General Otis's dispatches up TO that
| time having been confined TO the previous
| days operations. The fact that the insur-
| gents had been forced to retire from Mala-
| bon so early in the day regarded as
very encouraging, and acting Secretary
/ Meiklejohn remarked: '"That is good; very
| favorable, indeed
Secretary Long said tonight that nothing
| had come from Admiral Dewey during the
Il 6ax ino hn a
| Manila.
| Word is hourly expected at the War De-
| partment of the arrival of the transport
| Sheridan at Manila with 1900 reinforcements
| for General Otis. This will be formidable
/ addition to his fighting strength. They in
/ clude one full regiment and the headquar
| tiers and ore battalion of another, and If
| the experience of those taken aboard the
| Grant and Sherman be repeated they will
| be in fighting trim soon as they land
| and ready to be pushed Immediately to the
| front. Six regiments of infantry and arul-
| lery, comprising approximately 5000 men,
one regiment of which sailed from San
| Francisco yesterday, are under orders for
| Manila. Their movement will be pushed as
rapidly as possible with view to the re-
| Enforcement of General Otis at the earliest
day practicable.
The rather slow advices from Gen.
eral Otis were watched with the keenest
interest by War Department officials to-
| day, and Assistant Secretary Meikiejohn
who. in the absence Of Secretary Alger, is
| acting secretary of war, remained in his
office throughout the day in order to keep
in close touch with the progress of the
| fighting. Many army officers and other
officials were also at the department and
| he q q
developments as indicated in General Otis's
| dispatches. Early this morning the first
| message from General Otis was received
| and was soon followed by others whose con-
| tents gave the officials here their first gen.
| eral idea Of the operations OF the last two
| days. The list of killed and wounded, which
| General Otis had promised. was waited
| anxiously by the department and the friends
| and relatives here of the officers and men
in the Philippines. but it was late in the
| afternoon before it was received. Much re-
| gret was expressed at the death of Colonel
Egbert, the only regular officer among the
| killed. He was among those who distin-
guished themselves at Santiago, being
wounded at San Juan and brevetted for his
conspicuous gallantry in that engagement.
The War Department has received the fol-
lowing cablegrams:
Washington: MacArthur's advance beyond
Newcanayan two miles beyond Polo, nine
miles from Manila and fifteen miles from
Malolos. Railroad will be repaired 10 ad-
vance point tomorrow and troops supplied
by cars. Macarthur will press on to-mor-
row. He is now i'm open country. Insur-
gents are stoutly resisting behind succeed
ing lines of intrenchments from which
troops continually drive them. city per-
fectly quiet and native inhabitants appear
to be relieved of anxiety and fear of insur-
gents. Captain Krayenbuh, commissary
lieutenant, Third Artillery, mortally
wounded. OTIS.
Manila March 26, 4:3O p. m-Adjutant
General, Washington: Macarthur has
driven enemy. strongly intrenched. in large
force. north of Polo. Will continue to press
him. Insurgents have strong internchments
from Caloocan TO Malos. which have taken
them months TO construct. OTIS"
The following cablegrams from General
Otis were received by the War Department
this morning:
Washington: Attacks on Hall and pumping
station last night easily repulsed. Mac
Arthur, with moving column, has driven
enemy, but cannot gain point north OF Polo
on account of roughness OF country. Must
strike railway south OF this point This
will enable most of Aguinaldo's troops to
escape north. Still. he may oppose, as best
OF his army. consisting of released prison.
ers of war. former native Spanish troops.
il concentrated there. This northern army
will be pressed south OF city. Three thou
sand insurgent troops from southern Luzon