Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-23
MAY SOON COLLAPSE
Otis Believes Climax Will Short.
ly Occur in the Philippines.
OPINIONS ABOUT The SITUATION.
Inability Of Americans and Residents to
Estimate Filipino Resoucc..-A Gaa-
boat shells BinsngOman-A Mos-
quito Fleet to Bs Sent.

"ashingooh' marc" 10 mere wa
mich retlcence SHOWN az the war ae
partment YESTERDAY 10 discuss caoi'
dispatch from Ten otis' when was re
garded as most important oy thos'
VINO read IL as indicating Una. ho''ll'
tles might cease very suddenly IN INT
rhilipplnes ana collapse OF Ihe ihsur
rec'lon come a. any .'me' ine reasoh'
Tor the oellei OF uen' gus tha'
climax might come AZ any nour was
no, stated OUT ms assumption WA
oased on 'he favorable reports ne na'
receive" from various sources ''a' VI.
rlip'hos were ''reu oi 'ne war anu
agu'naiaos ieaoersn'p ~ - oe
.,eVeo a' 'ne war oepar'.hen' 'na'
VIC 'nee hoo III w"'e'i .he h,ne' 'o""'
nave conducted the hghting mas done
much to onvince the FilipinOs OF the
uselessness of trying To drive ont the
Irn;,od st.tos forcos Tbo 8,,bt;no
.'o'
mas oeeh Vi olHereht characeer iro'il
that to which they were accustomed
when the Spaniards were in possession
40 Manila
~.
uen oeis caoio nus causou sioaV
deal OF qualification. 1t was sent to
the president at Townsville. The
lamentations that have been under
81 - -
way w 'cnu ~. '"o' iooP' """ sup
plies TO the fnlllppines nave not oeen
curtailed, however. The light bat
taries which Cen Otis renuested in
~. all. =. rLux.d.v u,.l,, mill h.
VIZ '"o'o VI '""S ",s" W
Sent as they may DC uselui III future
operations and in case OF disturbances
in distant parts of the island.
c.n O,;s a. Manila r.rorts H..
r
ioiio"ing casuai''es'
March le-At Caloocan Killed. FIRST Mon
,ana company '1s A. rr,sa;e heh i :. neeene'
n m I T. private Charles Earnor Wounded.
Twentieth infantry company F, Private Ralph
E. Truman. chest, moderate' company L.
Tnomas n Rogers, sac, severe
,,a,% @''I Intontrr '''n aomran" rornor,i ole
Johnson; company /. Private James
McAvoy Wounded: Twentieth infantry, COM
pany . Corporal james =, tinker forearm
Seve.e Mi Wasv V s, . Mos Edward pr,Sv
arm. moderate company F. William Ealy
shoulder moderate Thomas Filley, shoulder,
slight company G, Thomas Marley shoulder
ssn' popaas H. ,osnhan aa snue,
McFarane chest severe; William Layfey,h,
hip, severe sergt William D Cheek foot,
moderate Injured Twentieth infantry, COM
pnny r. CORPORA nn%aa 0r TSs
Colorado Mai Charles Anderson ankle slight;
company l., Corporal Charles W. Haakell,
thigh, moderate; company X, Private Edward
H. ryncnon PACK moderate
oriNioNs Anooi in IN '' M,
hone hone' Mafo, 90 ne ioilo"
,us seneiai VIC" VI '"o ''.ua''on %
lronl d correspondent Pre'en' a' "a
ma anu mas ''iuonV's r noV oeo" SUI
Jec'eu W censorS"'p' nc inos' re-
iliarnaDie iea'.i1 Y. '"c '''"a''on %
'ie mummy ~ 0n' n'n'''oauo anu req
'uen's W esVi'i'"T ."e nunoers' re-
sources anu p'an, ~ ,"e fA'p'nos'
Irolh'nen' geneIa's '''inA ."o VI .nree
o'sas'rous oa'''es VIII oreaN 'neir
sp'ri' anu i'aA1 VIC" que io' 'e.,ns'
"A majority VI ."e Husl' anu o'ner
resiueh's are VI 'he opin'oi' '"a' Vne
eX'ermina''on VI 'no age ans Is 'he
guarantee VI peaoe' 'na' 'hey can
easily oe wnippeu II '"ey give oat.ie'
oat tna' .hey wiz oouge d mee'lng
WIN tne Americans III iorce' some
people think they will risk battle at
Malabon and Parnaque, where they
are strongly intrenched, and that If
they are defeated they will resume
bushwhacking as long as any of them
are left.
United States Consul Williams says:
~ don't expect to live to see the end of
the war; The rebels shift about so
much that 1t is impossible to estimate
their numbers. The correspondent
questioned several generals as to the
number of the rebels and the replies
ranged from 10000 to 100, 900. The esti-
mates of the quantity of arms possessed
BY the rebels are equally uncertain.
The best authorities say $1,000. Large
sections of the armed natives are
ignorant of the use of their weapons
A euNBoAT SHELLS BINANGoMAN.