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Acknowledgements of the army, shows
grand total of 1O,076 men. The casu-
ality list alone aggregates 3,454, OF
whom as officers and ass enlisted men
were killed and 1877 officers and 2,764
enlisted men were wounded. The
death list, numbering 6,6l9, was made
up of 224 officers and 1896 enlisted
men. OF this total but 3S officers and
45s enlisted men were killed, the re-
mainder of the deaths resulting from
various causes, including the follow
ing: Wounds, 10 officers and 1872 en-
listed men; disease, 1875 officers and s.
344 enlisted men; accident, officers
and 200 men; drownings, officers and
SO men; suicide, officers and SO men;
murders or homicide, SO enlisted men.
In the regular army the total casual
ties in actions and deaths amounted to
Abs. and in the volunteer establish
ment to 1921. In the casualty list the
regulars had l27 officers and 1856 en-
listed men killed and wounded, and
the volunteers 1O5 officers and 1856 en-
listed men killed and wounded. In
the regular army between April 80,
1898, and June 80, 1899, 917 enlisted
men were discharged by sentence of
general court martial and 2,946 en-
listed men deserted.
The annual report of the adjutant-
general of the army. Brig. Gen. Cor
bin, to the secretary of war, was made
public on Nov. /. Aside from the
strictly technical recital of all the de-
tails of busy year in military life,
the report gives much information of
an interesting general character and
submits numerous recommendations
for the betterment of the service. Gen.
Corbin sums up the military forces
now in the service of the United States
as: Regular army, 64,5s6; volunteers,
"a, 574; total, 90, 100 The regular es-
adjustment consists of 10 regiments of
cavalry, of artillery, and 25 of infan-
try. The volunteer establishment con-
sists of 1 regiment of cavalry, "a of in
fantry and Porto Pico battalion.
The distribution of these troops up to
October last, was as follows: In the
United States, 34,229; Porto Rico,
3, 1868; Cuba, Hist; Philippines, 80, 3l5;
en- route to the Philippines, 1909;
Alaska, 400; Hawaiian islands, 400.
Two columns of Gen. MacArthur's
division on the 9Th took Magalang, about
six miles northeast of Angeles. Col.
Smith, with two battalions of the nth
infantry, two guns of the LIST artillery
and body of engineers advanced from
Angeles. Maj O'Brien with a battalion
of the nth infantry and two troops of
the 4th cavalry moved from Calalut.
Col. Smith killed II insurgents,
wounded 1913 and captured so, as well
as taking lot of insurgent transpor-
tation. Mai. O'Brien killed 40 insur-
gents, wounded many and took % pris-
oners. The Americans had II men
wounded.
1t turns out that the wrecks of the
worships of Admiral Cervera's squad
ron which remain at Santiago are bet
ter than gold mines for the wrecSers.
A party of the latter has just begun to
explore the wreck of the torpedo boat
destroyer Plurton and the first diver, it
is reported, found 81, 900 in the purser's
cabin. Recently some wreckers
attempted to board the Cristobal Colon,
but found il already occupied by an
other party who considered the wreck
their property. 4 fierce fight ensued,
in which one man was killed and sew
eral wounded.
On the I'd Mai Bell with the 36th
volunteers and a troop Of the 4th cav
airy cleared the country of all armed
insurgents from Florida Blanco to con-
siderable distance beyond Porac, pur-
suing them into the mountains, cap
turing nine of their cavalry horses,
several guns, considerable property,
killing, wounding and capturing a
number of the enemy. The insurgent
cavalry of that section is now practl-
cally destroyed Bells casualties, one
man killed and two wounded.
Maj. Bells regiment on Oct. ? adj
vanced from Guagua on Florida Blanca
which was found to be deserted. Bish-
ops battalion is stationed there. Maj.
Bell also made another descent upon
Porac pursuing the Filipinos thence
into the mountains and capturing
their horses and baggage. The Amer
lean loss was one killed and two
wounded. Maj. Bell reports that he
entirely destroyed the insurgent cav
airy that was operating in that section.
There was almost riot in the Santi-
ago prison on the 18th when the order
was enforced respecting the use of the
conventional convict uniform of stripes,
with clipped hair and clean-shaven
faces. The prisoners fatty refused to
comply and the prison officials were
compelled to use force. In several in
stances prisoners were bound during
the shaving operation. All consider
the new regulation imposes the lowest
degradation.
The insurgents attempted to ambush
Capt. Batson's scouts between Santiago
and Sarogassa, but Capt Batson
charged them and drove them out from
their position, killing and wounding
several Of them. One American officer
was killed and private wounded.
Lieut.. Slavens and Is men recon
noitering on McArthur's front, struck
40 or more entrenched insurgents and
Immediately attacked and dispersed
them, killing three and wounding a
pnnhar No caSualt ties