The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
Two Hundred Rebels Cap
tured Without Any Loss.
OTIS IN SORE NEED OF TROOPS
embarrassed by the Capture of IA mboa ux
bs Commander Very, Who Calls Upon the
Army for Men to Hold the Town-six
Americans Wounded in skirmish with the
fersisieni Insurgent Foe i'm the Province
oil tavite, jus; south Of Manila.

Ahtes caDle dispatches were received at
we Ile "ar Department yesterday from Gen.
OtS- Iae first, received at 2:I5 yesterday
morning. says:
acArthur's advance is within five
mics o. Da8upan, to which point the rail-
ROAD Is intact from Bamban. excepting
.he lariac break. The northern five miles
nave been destroyed, but the rails recoy-
eIed- Large quantity of rolling stock de-
stroyed along the line
Ffobaoly either I.awton's or Wheaton's
men are in Dagupan. No report from
Ilose ofhcers since the 18th. Should hear
from them to-day. The roads are becom-
ing practicable for transportation. and
troops are moving from San Jose to
LaWtons front. Capt. Leonhauser. with
Ihree companies OF the Twenty-ffth In
Idhtry' by night, much surprised and
captured, without casualties, an insurgent
lorce at ODonell, seven miles west of
lhe railroad station of Bamban or Capas.
Ohe lnsurgent was killed. The force con-
sisted OF four officers and 200 men. Their
rines' 1000 rounds ammunition. trans
portation, four tons of subsistence. Of
hcial records. and considerable clothing
were secured.
insurgents south of Manila somewhat
restless. and have been again driven back
from linus; six Americans slightly wound
ed"
NAVY Captures Zamboanxa,
The second cablegram relates to affairs
IN the southern islands, and was receiy
ed at $50 a. m. 1t follows.
One OF the contending insurgent fac
uons at Zamboanga secured the city
and turned the same over TO Cant. Very.
OF United States war vessel in harbor:
another insurgent faction made a dem
onStration against the city, and Very call
ed on Jolo for troops. One company sent.
The commanding officer asked permis-
sion to send three additional. leaving two
there; two companies will be dispatched
from Jolo. Both Jolo and Zamboanga
must be REINFORCED as soon as practic-
able 1t will require several days. 1t
was not intended to take possession of
ZamboGnga until later. no provisions hav-
ing been made. In the later part of Sep
tember the members of the jnsurgent
government in Cottabato district, south
ern Mindanao, were beheaded. A new
government was formed, which calls for
United States troops. Cities of Cottabato.
Duvao, Surigao, northeastern point Min
danao. of Importance. Troops will be sent
to these points when available.
Gen. Hughes is moving in Panay with
two columns. The insurgents have re-
treated from the southeastern portion
of the island"
The following relates to movements fur !
ther north:
MacArthurs advance entered DagI-
pan to-day. He ascertained that Whea- |
TONS troops had been there yesterday, |
and were withdrawn last evening. 1t is |
beheVed that many insurgent detacn- |
ments are west of railroad in province of |
ZdmDalos, meditating concentration and |
future demonstration. They will be look |
cd after Nothing yet received from
either LaWtOn or Wheaton,"
Admiral WatsOn's Report.
The Navy Department also received |
a report of the acquisition of Zamboanga
which differs in some respects from tbe |
story of that event told in Gen. Otis
cablegram. The naval account is con-
tanned in the following cablegram from |
Admiral Watson, dated at Manila yes |
terday:
Commander Very. of the Castine. with |
friendly natives and MOrOs combined. |
captured Zamboanga on the 18th instant. |
NO casualties. Landing parties from the |
Castle and the Manila hold the town.
with Fort Nazro commanding it, pending
arrival of troops from JOlO. There is con-
force of insurgents at Mercedes,
four miles away"
The acquisition of Zamboanga at this
time is of great Importance from mil /
ltary point Of view. II Is the principal
city Of MindanaO. and dominates the en-
tire southern half Of that island, which
IS second in Importance only TO Luzon.
II has population Of nearly %, 900 people.
and is well fortified. so that a small gar
risOn of troops could hold it indefinitely
against native attacks. In addition, il is
a naval station, where the S1aniards used !
10 rendezvous their ships in the southern
Gen. otis dispatch intimates that he is
somewhat embarrassed by the unexpect-
ed necessity of providing garrison speed
y for ZambOanga. 1t has been suggest
I'd that the difficulty might be mot bv
5arrisOninE ZambOanga with a nattaIion
IF marines, one of which is understood
cow TO be available in this country and
ready TO sail at short notice for Manila