The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-12-07

subsisttng on = scant supply OF Rice
Washington. Dec. 2.-Gcn. Otis ad.
vices to the war department to-day
show that the advance into the inte-
rior Is being vigorously pushed and the
American troops continue TO drive back
and dispcrsc the scattered bands en-
countered. He states that Capt. War
wick. Eighteenth infantry. was killed
In an engagement at Passi, Iloilo prov
ince, on the Goth inst. Gen. Otis dis
patch is as follows:
al ughes reports from central Panny
that lloilo province, onc-third Of the
island. is cleared OF insurgents. by
forced marches with two battalions
from Labuano, by way OF Calinog, he
obliged the enemy to engage nt Pnssi
and drove him with loss To the noun
tains In detached bodies, capturing ten
field pieces, OF which two were brecch-
leaders; also nine rifles and several
| thousand rounds small ammunition;
| Hughes casualties, Capt. Warwick,
Sixteenth infantry, and Private Daniel
w. Humphreys, company X, Sixteenth
infantry, killed. lie reports his troops
In excellent health. Is now convert
ing wheel into pack transportation for
the purpose Of entering mountains.
Expected that he will pass on to Capia,
northern coast of island.
"Dispatches from Lawton indicate
Bayombong was captured ON the 2sth.
Both trails over mountains impracti'
| cable for wheel transportation of any
kind. Troops have subsistcd on rice
and scant supply OF that. Macarthur
| troops have had several minor engage.
mcnts, capturing men and rifles. Bell
capture in mountains includes II mod
crn guns, all in good condition. Over
80 pieces of artillery have been captured
by troops Of corps in the last three
weeks.
"Orcgon brought in 100 Spanish
prisoners from Vigan yesterday; % re-
ccivcd by rail previous evening. Young.
with three troops of cavalry and
March's battalion of the Thirty-third
infantry should have reached Vigan
yesterday.
Conditions mt Zamboang satisfac-
tory. Additional ordnance surrendered
consisting of four field pieces, II rifles
and quantity of ammunition. Ma.
tives from adjoining towns are visit
ing In the city and native military
bands are screnading troops. Thirty.
first infantry leaves Manila this even.
ing to garrison several stations on
Mindanao coast; no difficulties antici-
pated."
A Rrsve Incident Of tho Campaign.
Manila, Dec. Capt. Fowler's
march after Gen. Alcjandrino's troops,
with one company Of the Thirty-third
regiment, was one OF the bravcst In.
cidents Of the war. The company left
| Dagupan nlonc under orders to locate
the enemy. Capt. Fowler had been
warned by the natives that he and his
men would be cxtcrminated. The
guides deserted them before Manga
tarom was reached. All Alcjandrino's Is
artillery was focused upon the main
street, along which the Americans ad.
vanced.
The guns were manned by Spaniards,
who said af.crward that they fired over
the heads of the American, as they de-
sired that the latter should win, thus
hoping to gain their own freedom. In
the terrified temper OF the insurgents,
who run Mt the sight Of IN American,
a single company might 20 anywhere
| In the north now. according to Capt.
Fowler. No prisoners except officers
and civil leaders are retained by tn.
Americans. Their policy is To release
all others almost Immediately.
| A Trick of tho Bandita
| Manila. Dec - a-Apuinuldo's mother