Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-19
FIGHTING IN PHILIPPINES.
Only Minor Engagements, with Few Casual
ties, Occur Now,
American Prisoners Believed 10 Have
Been Rescued from Insurgents
The General Situation.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Gen. Otis today
cabled the war department as follows;
Manila, Dec. lS.-Hughes reports
from Rombllon island his arrival at
Capiz North Panay, 10th inst, driving
out the Tagalos. Carpenter with six
companies Is occupying northern Pa
nay, two companies on Romblon island.
Hughes with battalion Nineteenth in
fantry has gone to cebu to police tina;
island.
Young, northern Luzon, reports sew
eral minor engagements with few cas-
ualties. Col. Hare with small column
which has the American prisoners, has
passed through the mountains and Is
marching on PamDlona, short dis
tance east Of Apart, navy eo-operai-
ing. Seven hundred and thirty-one
Spanish prisoners arrived last evenings
500 more expected today; l,i0O leave
for Spain this afternoon"
Gen. Otis's latest casualty list Is as
follows:
Drowned-Rio Grande, near Cabana-
tuan. November It'll Twenty-second
infantry, c. j. Marks, company F; at
Tayuig, December End, Twenty-fourth
infantry, John II. tombstone, corporal
company II.
sentery.-November 25th, Thirty
fourth infantry, Frank Wells, company
A; December 9th, Eleventh cavalry,
John Delaney, sergeant troop r; De-
cember 18th. Fourth infantry, David
II aLfpeyhaVa aqnananV
Typhoid November 9Th, Twenty
ond infantry. Charles Bainwater COM
pany G; December Sth, Twelfth infan-
try, Dean Il, Shearer, company Il.
Gunshot wounds In action-December
10th, Thirty-third infantry Giloett
Baron. Company G.; December l5th'
Thirty-sixth infantry Hardy T. Law
renee. company i.
eningitis-December 10th, Thirty
seventh infantry, Lewis J.. osgood'
company c.
Variola-December 10th, Third cav
airy. William Homer paup, company
A; December 18th. Twenty second In
fantry, Arthur Hollenbeck. company
L.
December 9TH, Eighteenth In
fantry. Thomas Smith, company X.
septloaemla-Decem 18th, - IN
fantry, Henry Wolper. sergeant band.
ENCOURAGING news reached the navy
department today from Admiral Wat
son at Manila. respecting the MEM
beers OF the crew OF the Yorktown
boats party which landed at Baler
last spring. The report gives the &C.
count OF sailor OF the party who has
made his way TO Manila. and 1t shows
that eleven OF the original party Of If
teen are still alive. The man Ryn-
ders) who brings this news was cox
swain OF the Yorktown, native OF
Amsterdam, but a resident OF San
Francisco. where he shipped.
The four dead men mentioned enlist
ed at the following points: Nygard. a
Russian. at Brooklyn; Mcdonald. OF
Carmel Valley, Cal, at Mare island,
Diller, o native OF Peru. Ind, at Mare
island. and Morrissey. a native Of CO.
lumbus, Neb., also at Mare island.
Admiral Watsons cablegram is as
follows:
Manila, Dec. l7.-Seaman Rynders.
Of the Yorktown, captured at Baler, re-
captured with Woodbury. by cavalry
at Bayombong, has reported Oh board
flagship: both wounded when Gilmore
was taken and Ut behind. He reports
INWARD. Mcdonald. Dillon. Morrissey.
killed. Rynders, Woodbury.. Venville.
wounded In foot, unable 10 travel Do
ing we'll Baler June 18th. Expect
Woodbury. tomorrow; wounded not
cared for; wounds received personal
care. Woodbury. and Rynders walked
TO Manila. WATSON"
Manila, Dec. lS.-Gen. Lawton will
start tonight with the Eleventh cav
airy, under Col. Lockett, and battalions
OF the Twenty ninth and Twenty
seventh infantry, under Lieut.. Col.
Sargent, 20 capture San Mateo. where
Gerenomo has three hundred insur-
gents.
Gen. Grant has nearly cleared Fam
bales province. He discovered hidden
in subig bay a steamer, the Don Fran
cisco, of $50 tons. fully equipped and
coaled she is supposed 10 be the vessel
Aguinaldo was keeping ready for his
escape.
Capt. Layson, OF the Thirty second
regiment, has routed an insurgent band
In Zambales province and killed several
officers.
Mai. Smith, with three companies OF
the Seventeenth. surrounded and cap
tured another band Of guerrillas which
were terrorizing a large section north.
The troops Killed several OF the band.
Gen. Hughes has captured lnsurgent
strongholds at Leapiz and Romblon.
the navy cooperating. One man was
killed and one wounded.
The insurgents in the island Of Panay
are apparently suppressed
II Is officially announced that Gen.
Yotny reforfa that ha halisvaa tha