Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-03-23
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Manila, March 1S.-The entire force
of American troops in the Philippines
has been reorganized, two divis
ions of three brigades each having been
formed. General Lawton today as
sumed command of the First Division,
which consists of the Washington, the
North Dakota and the California Vol
unteers, under General King; six
troops of cavalry, the Fourteenth Reg
ulars, the Idaho Volunteers, and
battalion of Iowa troops, under General
Ovenshine, the Third and Twenty
second Regular Infantry, and the Ore
gon regiment, under General Wheaton,
and Dyer IS and Hawthorne's light bat
teries.
The Second Division is commanded
by General Macarthur and consists of |
two batteries of the Third Artillery, |
the Kansas and the Montana VOlun |
teers, under Gen. NJ. G. Otis; the Colo
RADIO, the Nebraska, and the South
Dakota regiments, and six companies
of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, under
General Hale.
A separate brigade, to be assigned to
provost guard duty, consists of the
Fourth, Seventeenth, Twentieth, eight
companies of the Twenty-third Reg
ular Infantry, the Minnesota and the
Wyoming Volunteers and the Utah
artillery.
Manila, March 1S.-A provisional
customs system is being introduced in
Cebu. Colonel Hamer, of the First
Idaho olunteers, is the acting military
governor there. Matters pertaining
to internal revenue licenses and inter-
ior economy are receiving considera-
ton. These affairs can probably be
conducted by the natives desiring citi-
zenship and by means of such meas
ures as Will establish quasi civil ad-
mlnistration within the island, under
military supervision, of tentative
character. but as nearly approaching
permanency as possible. 1t is desired
that those citizens of Cebu who may
acknowledge the United States gov
eminent shall be enabled to conduct
their affairs under the guarantee of
civil representative government.
captain Wood, of the Eighteenth In
fantry, has been made collector of
customs.
| Washington, March 1S.-The Navy
Department received dispatch from
Admiral Dewey at Manila today. an-
nouncing the arrival there of the
United States battleshlp Oregon ard
the distilllng ship Iris.
| Washington. March 1S.-The Paris
says it believes it is certain that the
Duke of ARGOS, ex-Spanish minister to
Mexico, will be appointed minister
from Spain at Washington.
/; Manila, March 20.-Insurgent Chief
Aguinaldo is taking extreme measures
to Suppress signs among bis followers
of a desire fora cessation of hOstilities.
Twelve adherents of the plan of in
dependence, residents of Manila, are
condemned to death because they
wrote advising surrender, and all loyal
Filipinos are called upon to perform
the national service of dispatching
them.
! Friday last General Lagarda visited
Malolos for the purpose Of advising
Aguinaldo to quit. He argued with
the insurgent leader and attempted to
convince him of the folly of his persist
ence in the face of overwhelming odds.
Aguinaldo, made furious by the prof
fered advice, ordered Lagarda to be
executed Immediately, and the unfor-
tunate general was promptly decap-
itated.
! Manila, March 2O.-Reports received
from General Miller, at Iloilo, state
that the insurgents attacked that city
and the outlying village of Jaro,
! but were repulsel with loss of two
hundred killed and wounded.
Manila, March 2O.-Colonel Dubois,
with battalion of the First California
Infantry will go to Negros Island to-
morrow to join Colonel Smith.
Insurgent emissaries from the Island
of Panay are reported to be agitatiDg
the natives of Negroes.
Manila, March 20.-The memb ers of
the United States Commission to the
Philippines, with the exception of
Colonel DENLY, who has not yet ar
rived. held their first meeting today.
Manila, March 2O.-General Wheaton
determined to punish the Filipinos
who combined forces and Saturday
night attacked a company of the |
Washington Volunteers, a detached |
post at Taguig, about a mile and a |
half southeast of Pasig. So at day.
break yesterday his brigade staff ted in
the following order: The Sixth Artii-
lery, holding the extreme right, the
Oregon Volunteers, holding the centre;
the Washington regiment keeping to
the edge of the lake, and the Twenty
second regulars occupying the right of
the line, which swept the whole coun-
try along the lake, in southeasterly
direction. toward General Overshiue Is
position.