Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
STILL PRESSING ON
Young's Troops Advancing Under
Difficulties.
Otis REPORTS DEFEAT OF INSURGENTS
Arrival of Transports at Manila
With Reinforcements.
LATEST LIST OF DEATHS

LATEST LIST OF DEATHS
MANILA, October 80, $50 a.m.-General a.
Young, with the infantry, is advancing
upon Cabanutuan under difficulties The
country is furrowed with rivers and deep
ravineS, the bridges over which have been
destroyed; the mud is deep, rations
short and the transportation of supplies
has been delayed by low water and the
poor condition of the roads. There are suf-
ficient stores however, to keep the brigade
The insurgents for a long time have lived
off the country, impoverishinS it. The
American horses are not yet accustomed
to the native grass, and a long bullock
train has left San Fernando carrying hay
for the cavalry.
The Spaniards report that there are no
insurgents at Cabanatuan.
The gunboat Laguna de Bay dispersed
force of rebels who were engaged in con-
structing trenches beyond Santa Rosa. The
boat was fired upon by party of insur-
gents bearing a white flag. She is now
aground.
Numbers of Chinese are coming to An
geles from Tarlac, paying the insurgents
for the privilege
1t is reported that Aguinaldo and the
Filipino congress are still at Tarlac.
Ihere are about JuO insurgents De1Ore
Angeles. They have been quiet for the past
week. Two thousand rebels are at Bam-
ban, five miles to the north.
Gen. Bates has been recalled from San
Fernando and ordered to sail for the south
ern islands soon as possible.
Another Insurgent Defeat.
General Otis has made the following brief
report of the latest military operations in
the Philippines:
MANILA, October 80 1899.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
"A detachment of Bells regiment, 36th
Volunteers, accommodating toward Florida
Blanca, West Guagua, struck a body of
insurgents in newly constructed trenches;
attacked and drove the enemy, who left
in the hands of the detachment four insur-
gent officers and eight enlisted men, killed;
three prisoners and nine rifles, casualties,
Captain French and Lieutenant Ferguson
wounded, not dangerously; enlisted
man was killed, six wounded. OTIS
Arrival of Rcinforcements.
General Otis notified the War Depart
ment that the transport GIenogle arrived
at Manila this morning in good condition.
with - officers and 716 men of the 32d Vol
unteers. Private Edward R. McCandless,
Company X, died at sea the list in
stant from septic peritonitis
General OTIS also reported the arrival OF
the hospital ship Relief in perfect condi-
ton. The Relief sailed from san Francisco
September % without military passengers,
except a quartermaster and a sergeant. Her
safe arrival effectualiy disproVes the re-
port that she is not seawOrthy.
Recent Casualties.
Gen. Otis reported the following casual
ties among the troops in the Philippines
and the deaths since the last report:
killed-Civilian on tug Oceania, river Chi
CO Pampanga, October -, John d. Dean
blacksmith; 21st Infantry, at Calamba, Oc-
tober %, l. George Mitchell.
Wounded-CIvlnan empiOye on tug Ocean
ia, river CHICO Pampanga, October ~ w.
Z. Chamberlain; severe. 21st infantry, at
Caiamba, B, Corp. Amesse Elliott, snoul-
der; moderate. October q, d, Ernest
knowles, thigh; severe George Smith,
Knee; severe.
Deaths since last report-Uraemia, Octo-
Der l, William L. Fauper, X, 9Th infantry,
epilepsy; 9th, Edgar A. Kenny, Il, 10Th In
tantry, drowning, accidental; 10th, John l..
Rand, NJ, 4th Cavalry, pneumonia; 18th,
James Hart, OiIer, ship YorktOWn, castro
enteritis; Michael Dairy, E, 2lst Infantry,
pulmonary tuberculosis; 2lst, Robert H.
Smith, +, 18th Infantry, anemia; 22d, Chas.
ii. Slater, Is, 2lst Inlantry, gunshot wound,
accidental, 2,d, Frank GraVeiiy, +, 9th
Infantry, dysentery, acute; Corp. Edward
Harris, f, 2lst Infantry; 18th, Charles
Skinner, II, 4th Infantry, dySentery, chron-
ic; Alexander Nj. Culross. X. 4th Infantry
18th, Robert NJ Richwine, E, 37th Infantry,
diarrhoea, chronic; 10Th, Edward S. Bruce,
|. 18th Infantry.
Departure for Manila.
Gen. Shafter, at San Francisco, has in
formed the War Department of the depar-
ture of the transports Centennial and City
of Pekin with troops for the Philippines.
The Centennial carried Capt. Hughes, 4th
Cavalry; one acting assistant surgeon, and
the following nlisted men: Hospital Corps,
l; 4th Cavalry, /; 2Sth-Infantry, 6; 10Th In
fantry, .; 2iI public 30 private horses and
IS civilian employees.
The City of Pekin carried headqua rters,
field, staff, band, eight companies, 31st In
fantry, Volunteers; 80 officers 79S enlisted
men, 10 rounds ammunition (caliber .3O)
per man; Majs. Morrison Judge advocate;
Hyde, quarter1naster; Taylor and Tomason,
surgeons; Capt. Hughes and Lieut.. Hughes,
18th Infantry; Lieut.. Aiken, 37th Infantry
10 Hospital Corps men and 115 casuals and
recruits.
Returned From Manila.
zen. Smarter reports the following cas-
ualties the transport City of Sydney,
which has just arrived at San Francisco
from Manila: Corp. j. Quiulan, A, Engi-
neers, died October u, pulmonary tuber-
| culosis; Private e H. Peen Il, 9th Infan-
try, October %, tuberculosis, acute; Albert
Mheilerhlan, M nan d, 4th Infantry, jumped over
board, october Z.
Otis Has Nearly 10000 Troops.
With the arrival of the 32d Regiment OF
volunteers at Manila this morning on the
steamship Glenogle General Otis has un.
der his command 39.333 troops, a large,
force than he has yet had since he begar
| his campaign.
| Orders have been given for the 49th Vol
| unteers, a colored organization, to start
| from Jefferson barracks, Mo-, on the 18th
OF next month for San francisco, where
they Will take ship for Manila. This will
be the last of the volunteer regiments tc
| be embarked for Manila, and when they
| arrive there General Otis will have under
| ms command formidable force of 65OO(
| men, which, it is calculated. will be sufi.
cient for the campaign which will COM
mence In earnest as soon ais the dry sea.
| son becomes settled.
Manila Chinese Uneasy.
Recent mail advices from Manila show
much uneasiness among the Chinese resi-.
| dents Of the city and suburbs due to re-