Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-18
H0ST|LIT|ES NAY END.
Believed Climax In Situation at Ma.
nilla Is Near.
MORE PRISONERS CAPTURED.
War Department Accedes to a Re-
quest From Otis For More Bat
terics-MORquitO Fleet For
the Philippines.

Washington, March 18.-Advices have
been received from Manila which indi-
cate that the climax may occur at any
hour The officials here are very we'll
pleased with the condition of affairs.
but will not at present discuss details
of the dispatches. The Indications are
that hostilities may end within a very
short time.
A press dispatch from Manila says
that Company @ Of the Washington
regiment has captured - additional
prisoners near Taguig and seized am
munition. Most of the rebels arms
were hidden or thrown into the river.
General Otis reports the following
casualties:
March Is. at Caloocan: Killed-First
Montana, Company A, Private Henry c.
Beecher. At Pasig: Twentieth infantry.
Company l.. Private Charles Farnoff.
Wounded-Twentieth infantry, Company
F. Private Ralph f. Truman, chest. mod
crate: Company l.. Thomas Fl. Rogers.
side. severe.
March Is. action at Cainti: Killed
Twentieth infantry. Company c. Corporal
Ole johnson; Company l., Private James
McAvoy. Wounded-Twentieth infantry,
Company C., Corporal James c. Tinker,
forearm severe: Privates Oscar c. kinley.
forearm, severe NJ. Kelly. leg. slight; b.
Brady. arm. moderate; Company F. Will
liam Ealy, shoulder, moderate; Thomas
Filley, shoulder, slight; Company g.
Thomas Marley, shoulder, slight; Compa-
ny L, Kergil Fl. Mahan. shoulder. severe;
John Griff1ths. forehead, moderate; George
McFarlane, chest, severe; William Lay
feyth, hip. severe: Sergeant William D.
Cheek foot. moderate. 1njured-Twenti-
eth infantry. Company F, Corporal 5. $.
Householder, bruised forehead. Near Ma
riquina Wounded-First Colorado, Major
Charles Anderson. ankle, slight; Compa-
ny l., Corporal Charles w. Haskell, thigh.
moderate: Company x, Private Edward
r. Pynchon back. moderate.
More Guns For Otis.
The war department has ordered sent
to General Otis three light batteries and
a half dozen Hotchkiss guns to be used
as mountain batteries. The general has
cabled for these. saying that u horses
should accompany the three batteries.
These batteries are needed where 1t Is
Impossible to move the heavier artillery
now in the Philippines. The Hotchkiss
guns can be mounted on mules, which
can be secured in Manila and through
out the Philippines, and taken through
the paths and over mountains where 1t
is impossible to move heavy armament.
The navy department is taking steps
toward the formation Of mosquito
fleet for the Philippines. The conditions
now prevailing in Luzon indicate that
for a long time it will be necessary to
a strict police of the coast and
inland waters. For the inland work
especially the department will need
some light draft boats.
For this work the big ocean tugs that
formed the mosquito fleet that OPP
Grated around Cuba during the block
ade and OF which the government has a
number. are now being looked over
with a view TO just this service. Some
Of them are on the Pacific coast.
The department has figured out a
voyage that will take them up
the Alaskan coast, coaling at Sitka,
Unalaska, Cooks Inlet and so down
the Aleutian islands to Hake-
dota. the northern point of Japan.
Thence they can make the run across
the China sea, down to Hongkong and
thence to the PHILIPPINES.
1t will be about two months voy-
age, but one thatcan be made safely.